Bb

black

man

with

a

Bb

black

cat

Bb

liv-

in'

in

a

black

neigh-

bor-

hood.__

Bb

He's

got

an

Bb

in-

ter

state__

run-

nin'

through__

Bb

his

front

yard.__

You

know,

he

Ab

Eb

thinks

he's

got

it

so

good.__

Bb

Bb

wom-

an

in

the

Bb

kitch-

en

Bb

clean-

in'

up

the

eve-

nin'

slop.__

Bb

And

he

looks__

Ab

at

her and

says,

"Hey,

dar-

lin',

Eb

I can re-

mem-

ber

when

you

could__

Bb

stop

a

clock."__

Bb

Oh,

but

ain't

that

A-

mer-

Bb

young

man

in

a

Bb

T-

shirt

Bb

lis-

t'nin

to

a

rock

in'

roll

in'

Bb

sta-

tion.__

He's

got

Bb

greas-

y

hair__

and

a

Bb

greas-

y

smile__

That

says,

"Lord

Ab

Eb

this

must

be

my

des-

tin-

Bb

na-

tion."

Bb

told

me

when

I

was

Bb

young-

er

Bb

"Boy

you

gon-

na

be

Pres-

i-

Bb

dent."

But

just

like__

Ab

ev-

'ry'

thing

else,

those

old

Eb

cra-

zy

dreams

just

kind-

a

Bb

came

and

went.__

Bb

Oh,

but

ain't

that

A-

mer-

Bb

peo-

ple

and

more

Bb

peo-

ple.

Bb

What

do

they

know?__

Bb

Bb

Go

to

work__

in

some

high-

Bb

rise

and

va-

ca-

tion

down

at

Ab

Eb

the

Gulf

of

Mex-

i-

co.__

Bb

Bb

win-

ners

and

theres

Bb

los-

ers,

Bb

but

they

ain't

no

big

deal.__

Bb

'Cause

the

sim-

Ab

ple

man, ba-

by

pays

for

the

Eb

thrills,

the

bills,

the

Bb

pills

that

kill.__

Bb

Oh,

but

ain't

that

A-

mer-