BLACK IN THE RED, WHITE & BLUE
Redlady W.
Genre: Singer Songwriter/country/ soul/pop/R&B
Tempo: midtempo
This is a lyric only
Additional Notes:
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Backstory:
Song Map:
V1: Mama taught me the rules of being black in a southern world
V2: Goal accomplished We are the best in the world- thanks to Red, White, Black and Blue
V2 We got our freedom but not equal justice under the law
Lyrics:
BLACK IN THE RED, WHITE & BLUE
Jennifer Jardine | Schantell Wharton
Schantell Wharton: redlady8029@gmail.com ASCAP IPI: 1784504
Jennifer Jardine: (310) 383-4519; jenmjardine@gmail.com, BMI IPI: 1021977275
V1: G#m E B F#
Young black girl, Southern world, 1982
G#m E B F#
Mama taught her all the rules:
G#m E
Keep your head down down down,
B F#
Don’t look them in the eye
G#m E
Be silent... to survive
PRE: E B F#
There ain’t no liberty in the land of the free
G#m E B F#
For people like you and me
CH:
Oh one day we’ll sing
Voices crying out let freedom ring
Oh we’ll have a better life
Equal under stars and stripes
A nation of hearts that includes
Black in the red, white & blue
V2:
G#m E B F#
She’s a woman now, it’s crazy how, nothing’s really changed
G#m E B F#
It’s not safe it’s still the same
G#m E
Injustice all around
B F#
Her children see her cry
G#m E B F#
They say, “Mama dry your eyes, we won’t give up the fight…
Pre-ch 2: E B F#
Until there’s liberty in the land of the free
G#m E B F#
For people like you and me
REPEAT CH:
