The Song Of The Brown Buffalo
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D A
Hey white man
C
Do you know what I am?
Bm
I'm the brown buffalo, by way of Mexico
D A
I am an attorney, on a lifelong journey
C Bm
I fight for chicano power
Dm
Never met a man I couldn't devour
A
Never met a plan I couldn't put in place
They attack, I brace, they escape, I chase
C G
I'm a tad temperamental so get out my face
I'm mad monumental, see my dick from space!
A#
I am strength for the weak
F G
I am speed for the slow
A
This is the song of the Brown Buffalo
D D7 D D7
V
Hey!
D
I'm beastly and I'm brutish
D7
And my fur is caked with gore
D D7
I'm the trouble you've been looking for
D
And you don't know I'm brilliant
D7
Cuz you only hear my roar
D D7
I'm the trouble you've been looking for
D7 C A D
And I don't ever hide from a fight that needs to be fought
C D
And I would never filter a cigarette or a thought
Chorus
A G D A
Cuz my mind is open wide, and it grows, and it grows
A G D A
Inhibitions cast aside, it just goes where it goes
C G
I don't answer to a bossman, no, no, no
See I'm a great big bad brown buffalo
D D7
D D7
D
My head is full of acid
D7
But my heart is kind and pure
D D7
I'm the trouble you've been looking for
D D7
My politics are liberal, but I pack a .44
D D7
Which I use to fight for those who are too weak to wage a war
D D7
I'm the trouble we've been looking for
A G D A
Cuz my mind is open wide, it expands, it expands
A G D A
Every open gate I pried with these hands, with these hands
B D A
Leaving no path left untried, walk the sands, walk the sands
C G
I'm no ordinary human no, no, no
G
See I'm a great big bad brown buffalo
And if you think I'm not hefe, you got it wrong
A D
This is my birthright baby, and this is my song
Interlude
A D A D A D G D A
Food, booze, drugs, guns, ha, and radical politics
D A D
Food, booze, drugs, guns and radical politics
D A D
Food, booze, drugs, guns and radical politics
Food, booze, drugs, guns and radical politics
D A7
Aye yai yai yai yai yai!
D A7
Aye yai yai yai yai yai yai yai yai yai yai!
D A7
Aye yai yai yai yai ya, ah!
D A7
Hey white man
Am7
Do you know what I am?
A
I'm the brown buffalo
G D
See now you know
How to play The Song Of The Brown Buffalo
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.