Tom: G
INTRO:
Am Am7/G D F
Am Am7/G D F
Am Am7/G D F Am
VERSE:
Am
Young man, young man
D F Am
Got the heart of a lion and the drive of a wild horse
Am
Young man, young man
D F Am
Better watch how you step when you step off the front porch
Am G Am
Your granddad done went through hell
F Am
Don't take for granted what he built
Am
Young man, young man
D
If you don't know your roots
F
Then you don't know what you stand for
CHORUS:
F G
Proud to be a Black man
G Am
Livin' in the land of the brave and the free
Am Em
Yeah, I'm all-American
Em F F
And that American dream ain't cheap
G
Oh oh
Am G
When you're livin' as a Black man
G Am Am7/G F#m
It's a different kinda 'merican dream
F Am Am7/G F#m F Am
It's a different kinda 'merican dream
VERSE:
Am
One man, one man
D F Am
Put his life on the line for the folks tryna break chains
Am
One man, one man
D F Am
Rode in deep in the streets with a dream just to make change
Am G
One man, one man
F Am
Still in the field, had to kneel for the same thing
Am
Run, man, run, man
D F
You know we ain't done yet
CHORUS:
F
Proud to be a Black man
G Am
Livin' in the land of the brave and the free
Am
Yeah I'm all-American
Em F F
And that American dream ain't cheap
G Am
Woh oh Oh oh
Am G
When you're livin' as a Black man
G F F G
It's a different kinda 'merican dream
G Am Am Em F
It's a different kinda 'merican dream
BDA K:
F
A lot of people die for the flag
G
A lot of people lie for the flag
Am
Seen a lot of songs for the flag
Em Em
Do a lot of wrong for the flag
F
Some people can't breathe for the flag
G
Had to take a knee for the flag
Am
I really wanna ride for the flag
G
But I gotta keep an eye on the flag
Am Am7/G D F
Am Am7/G D F
INTERLUDE: (same chords as INTRO)
Am Am7/G D
Yeah ah with skin black as night
F Am
A Black boy runs for his life
Am7/G D F Am
Faced down by the hounds of a checkered past oh oh
Am7/G D F Am
Objectified, commodified, and scrutinized by blue eyes
Am7/G D
And blue and white lights dancing off your skin
F Am
As he dances in the wind
Am7/G D
His ways, Black saves, Black blood
F Am
Black love, Black blood, Black love
Am7/G D F
Black love, Black love, Black love, Black love
VERSE::
Am
White man, white man
D
Could you spare a little change
F Am
'Cause it's change at the front door
Am
White man, white man
D F
Can you do it right, man
CHORUS:
F
Proud to be a Black man
G Am
Livin' in the land of the brave and the free
Am
Yeah I'm all-American
Em F
And that American dream ain't cheap
G G
Woh oh
Am G
When you're livin' as a Black man
G F
It's a different kinda 'merican dream
G
We pledge allegiance
Am
Look at how they treat us
Em
They turn around and beat us
F
I guess we all part of the 'merican dream
G
We've come a long way
Am
But we've got a long way
G Am
Oh ohhhhh oh oh oh Woh
Am Am7/G F#m F Am
It's a different kinda 'merican dream
Am Am7/G F#m F Am Am7/G F#m F
American dream
================================ COMPLETE LYRICS =================================
[Verse 1]
Young man, young man
Got the heart of a lion and the drive of a wild horse
Young man, young man
Better watch how you step when you step off the front porch
Your granddad done went through hell
Don't take for granted what he built
Young man, young man
If you don't know your roots
Then you don't know what you stand for
[Chorus]
Proud to be a Black man
Livin' in the land of the brave and the free
Yeah, I'm all-American
And that American dream ain't cheap
We've come a long way
Still got a long way to go
When you're livin' as a Black man
It's a different kinda 'merican dream
It's a different kinda 'merican dream
[Verse 2]
One man, one man
Put his life on the line for the folks tryna break chains
One man, one man
Rode in deep in the streets with a dream just to make change
One man, one man
Still in the field, had to kneel for the same thing
Run, man, run, man
You know we ain't done yet
[Chorus]
Proud to be a Black man
Livin' in the land of the brave and the free
Yeah I'm all-American
And that American dream ain't cheap
We've come a long way
Still got a long way to go
When you're livin' as a Black man
It's a different kinda 'merican dream
It's a different kinda 'merican dream
[Bridge]
A lot of people die for the flag
A lot of people lie for the flag
Seen a lot of songs for the flag
Do a lot of wrong for the flag
Some people can't breathe for the flag
Had to take a knee for the flag
I really wanna ride for the flag
But I gotta keep an eye on the flag
[Interlude]
With skin black as night
A Black boy runs for his life
Faced down by the hounds of a checkered past oh oh
Objectified, commodified, and scrutinized by blue eyes
And blue and white lights dancing off his skin
As he dances in the wind
His ways, Black saves, Black blood
Black love, Black blood, Black love
Black love, Black love, Black love, Black love
[Verse 3]
White man, white man
Could you spare a little change
'Cause it's change at the front door
White man, white man
Can you do it right, man
