TRADITIONAL CHAINS

Composed by Simon Black

Intro: (Am)-(G)-(F)-(Am)-(Am)-(G)-(F)-(Am)

(Am)A(G)a(F)a(Am)ah, a(G)a(F)a(Am)ah,
(Am)No(G)o(F)o(Am)o(E)oh.

(Am)Brown you're (G)wrong,
(F)White you're (Am)right,
Yellow you're (G)mellow,
But (F)black get back.(Am)
That's the way they (G)play their (F)ga(Am)mes,
That's the way they (G)play their (F)ga(Am)mes.

(Am)A(G)a(F)a(Am)ah, a(G)a(F)a (Am)ah,
(Am)No(G)o(F)o(Am)o(E)oh.

(Am)Uptown (G)downtown (F)ghettos,(Am)
Young man gets (G)wasted by the (F)law.(Am)
Young woman's (G)life completely (F)wasted a(Am)way,
She's turned into a (G)street-walking (F)whore.(Am)
Her soul be (G)longs to the (F)dealer,(Am)
Keeps her (G)mind as (F)well;(Am)
One foot (G)striving for the (F)heights of Hea(Am)ven,
The other foot's got a (G)sure hold on the (F)depths (G)of (Am)hell.
(G)-(F)-(Am)

(Am)A(G)a(F)a(Am)ah, a(G)a(F)a(Am)ah,
(Am)No(G)o(F)o(Am)o(E)oh.

Chorus:
But you know I thank (Am)Go-(G)-d for (F)Jesus(Am)
For (G)setting me (F)free.(Am)
I raise my (G)hands and I (F)give Him (Am)praise
For breaking those tra(G)ditional (F)chains (G)off (Am)me.
Yes, I raise my (G)hands and I (F)give Him (Am)praise
For breaking those tra(G)ditional (F)chains (G)off (Am)me. (G)-(F)-(Am)

(Am)A(G)a(F)a(Am)ah, a(G)a(F)a(Am)ah,
(Am)No(G)o(F)o(Am)o(E)oh.

(Am)You know I've been (G)told this (F)lie (G)be(Am)fore,
"A good edu(G)cation is (F)all you (Am)need;
Get your di(G)ploma and (F)you'll (G)be (Am)free."
When I went down (G)town to ap(F)ply for a (Am)job,
I found that they (G)judge by race, (F)color and (Am)creed,
And my piece of paper didn't (G)make a damned bit of (F)difference.(Am)

(Am)A(G)a(F)a(Am)ah, a(G)a(F)a(Am)ah,
(Am)No(G)o(F)o(Am)o(E)oh.

[Repeat Chorus]

(Am)A(G)a(F)a(Am)ah, a(G)a(F)a(Am)ah,
(Am)No(G)o(F)o(Am)o(E)oh.

Second Chorus:
Yeah, you know I thank (Am)Go-(G)od for (F)freedom.(Am)
Love's (G)setting me (F)free.(Am)
I raise my (G)hands and I (F)give Him (Am)praise
For breaking those tra(G)ditional (F)chains off (Am)me.
Yes, I raise my (G)hands and I (F)give Him (Am)praise
For breaking those tra(G)ditional (F)chains off (Am)me. (G)-(F)-(Am)

Listing of All Chords in This Song