Dont Call Me White
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F#5 A5 E5
Don't call me white, don't call me white
F#5 A5 E5
Don't call me white, don't call me white
F#5 A5 E5
Your connotations wearing my nuts thin
F#5 A5 E5
Could it be semantics generating the mess
We're in
F#5 A5
I understand that language
F#5 E5
Breeds stereotype
A5
But what's the explanation for the malice
For the spite?
F#5 A5 E5
Don't call me white, don't call me white
F#5 A5 E5
Don't call me white, don't call me white
F#5 A5 E5
I wasn't brought here, I was born
F#5 A5 E5
Circumsized, categorized, allegiance sworn
F#5 A5
Does this mean I have to take such shit
F#5 E5
For being fair skinned, no!
A5
I ain't part of no conspiracy, I'm just
Your average Joe
F#5 A5 E5
Don't call me white, don't call me white
F#5 A5 C#5
Don't call me white, don't call me white
C#5 palm muted
Represents everything I hate
A5 E5
The soap shoved in your mouth to cleanse
The mind
C#5 C#5
Palm muted
A vast majority I've sheep, a buttoned
Collar, starched and bleached
A5
Constricting veins, the blood flow to the
Brain slows
E5
They're so fuckin ordinary
F#5 A5 E5
White, Don't call me white
E5 D5 A5
Oh, we're better off this way
E5 D5 A5
Oh, say what you're gonna say
F#5 A5 F#5
So go ahead and label me, an asshole cause
E5
I can
A5
Accept responsibility for what I've done
F#5
But not for who I am
A5 E5
Don't call me white
F#5 A5 E5
Don't call me white, don't call me white
How to play Dont Call Me White
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#5. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.