G#	Fm	A#m	G# 
G#	Fm	A#m	G# 

G#                           Fm 
        Our forefathers worked the fields  

              A#m	                 C#m 
        in  burning sun, they sweat and strained 

G#                     Fm            
        But we are sad to say,  
A#m                      D# 
        we won't do it again 

G#                                                Fm 
         Because now that we've realized 
                 A#m                              	C#m 
          that oh so long we've been hypnotized 

G#                        Fm 
         We suffered day and night, 
A#m                           	G# 
         but since then we're bright 

         C#	                  D# 
         Yes, my skin is black 
	                           Cm                                   Fm 
         So when you see me come, you can turn your back 
                  C#		D#                      G# 
         You ain't gonna be No you'll never be a man like me 

G#                       Fm 
          If ever they made a slip,  
                     A#m	      C#m 
          they'd be corrected by the whip 
G#	                    Fm            
        But we are glad to say,  
A#m                      D# 
        it won't happen again 

G#                         Fm               
          'Cause now it is our turn  
              A#m	              C#m 
          to take the lead because we have learned 
G#                        Fm 
         We suffered day and night, 
A#m                           	G# 
         but since then we're bright 

         C#	                  D# 
         Yes, my skin is black 
	                           Cm                                   Fm 
         So when you see me come, you can turn your back 
                  C#		D#                      G# 
         You ain't gonna be No you'll never be a man like me 

         C#	                  D# 
         Yes, my skin is black black black 
	                           Cm                                   Fm 
         So when you see me come, you can turn your back 
                  C#		  D#                      G# 
         You ain't gonna be No you'll never be a man like me