Black Like Me
Written by Mickey Guyton, Nathan Chapman, Fraser Churchill & Emma Davidson-Dillon
Recorded by Mickey Guyton
Album: Bridges (2020)

(Capo on 4)

Intro.:  3/4 |(Em)(G) / |(C)(G) / |(Em)(G) / |(C)(G) / |

(Verse)
(G) Little kid in a small town, (Am) (Em) I did my best just to fit in (G)
(C) (G) Broke my heart on the playground, (Am) (C) when they said I was different (G)
Oh (G/B)now, now I'm (Em)all grown up, and nothing has changed (C)
Yeah, it's (Cm)still the same

(Chorus)
It's a (Em)hard (G)life on (C)easy (G)street
Just white (Em)painted pick-(G/B)et fences far as (C)you can (G)see
If you (Em)think we (G/B)live in the (C)land of the (G)free
You should (Em)try to (G/B)be (C)black like (G)me

(Verse)
(G) My daddy worked day and night (Am) (C) for an old house and a used car (G)
(G) Just to live that good life, (Am) (C) mm, it shouldn't be twice as hard (G)
Oh (G/B)now, now I'm (Em)all grown up and nothing has changed (C)
Yeah, it's (Cm)still the same.

(Chorus)
It's a (Em)hard (G)life on (C)easy (G)street
Just white (Em)painted pick-(G/B)et fences far as (C)you can (G)see
If you (Em)think we (G/B)live in the (C)land of the (G)free
You should (Em)try to (G/B)be (C)black like (G)me

Oh, oh, (Em)oh, (G/B)oh, (C)oh, oh, (G)oh
Oh, oh, (Em)oh, (G/B)oh, (C)oh, oh, (G)oh

Oh, I know I’m not the only one,
Oh, yeah, who feels like I don’t belong

(Chorus)
It's a (Em)hard (G)life on (C)easy (G)street
Just white (Em)painted pick-(G/B)et fences far as (C)you can (G)see
If you (Em)think we (G/B)live in the (C)land of the (G)free
You should (Em)try to (G/B)be, oh, oh (C)black like (G)me

(Tag)
Oh, and (Em)some-(G)day we'll (C)all be (G)free
And I'm (Em)proud to (G/B)be, oh, (C)black like (G)me
And I'm (Em)proud to (G/B)be (C)black like (G)me
(Em)Proud to (G/B)be (C)black like (G)me, - - - (C)black like (G)me - - - - -