Play along at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0W7K8tYK-Y
"Backlash Blues", one of Simone's civil rights songs. The lyrics were written by her friend
and poet Langston Hughes
[Chords]
[Bb7] 686766
[Bb7#5] 6x677x
[Bb9] x10111
[E7] x7675x
[Eb7] x6564x
[F7] x8786x
Intro
[Bb] [Ab] [A] [Bb] [F7]
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------6--|
G|--------------------------------------------------8--|
D|-----------------------------------------------7--7--|
A|--8--8--10--10--11--11--10--10--8--6--7--8--8-----8--|
E|--6--6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6--4--5--6-----------|
Verse
[Bb7]
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
[Bb7] [Bb7#5]
Just who do think I am
[Eb7]
You raise my taxes, freeze my wages
[Eb7]
And send my son to vietnam
Verse
[Eb7]
You give me second class houses
[Bb7]
And second class schools
[Bb7]
Do you think that all the colored folks
[Bb7]
Are just second class fools
[F7] [Eb7]
Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you
[Bb7] [Eb7] [E7] [F7]
With the backlash blues
Bridge
[Bb7]
When I try to find a job
[Bb7]
To earn a little cash
[Bb7]
All you got to offer
[Bb7]
Is your mean old white backlash
[Eb7]
But the world is big
Big and bright and round
[Bb7]
And it's full of folks like me
[Bb7]
Who are black, yellow, beige and brown
[F7] [Eb7]
Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you
[Bb7] [Eb7] [E7] [F7]
With the backlash blues
Guitar solo
[Bb7] [Bb7] [Bb7] [Bb7]
[Bb7] [Bb7] [Bb7] [Bb7]
[Eb7] [Eb7] [Eb7] [Eb7]
[Bb7] [Bb7] [Bb7] [Bb7]
[Eb7] [Eb7] [F7] [F7]
[Bb7] [Eb7] [E7] [F7]
Outro
[Bb7]
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
[Bb7]
Just what do you think I got to lose
[Eb7]
I'm gonna leave you
[Eb7]
With the backlash blues
[F7]
You're the one will have the blues
[Eb7] [Bb7] [Eb7] [Bb7] [Bb9]
Not me, just wait and see
