I'M BLACK/AIN'T GOT NO (FROM 'HAIR')

LEVEL 4E · 120 BPM · Galt MacDermot

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Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

I’m black,

I’m (G)black.

I’m (Em)pink,

I’m (G)pink.

I’m (Em)Rin so (G)white.

I’m (C)in (Bm)vi (D)si (Em)ble.

Ain’t got no home, er, ain’t got no (G)shoes, ture, ain’t got no (Em)mon ey, ain’t got no (G)class, in’, ain’t got no (D)scarf, nies, ain’t got no (Bm)gloves, der wear, ain’t got no (Em)bed, et, ain’t got no (C)pot, Train, ain’t got no (G)faith.

Ain’t got no smokes, er, ain’t got no (G)job, ture, ain’t got no (Em)work, ey, ain’t got no (G)coins, in’, ain’t got no (D)scarf, nies, ain’t got no (Bm)un der wear, ain’t got no (Em)soap, et, ain’t got no (C)pot, ken, ain’t got no (G)mind.

Ain’t got no (Em)grass,

ain’t got no (G)a cid, ain’t got no (Em)clothes,

ain’t got no (G)pad,

ain’t got no (D)ap ples, ain’t got no (Bm)knife,

ain’t got no (Em)guns,

ain’t got no (C)gar bage, ain’t got no (G)draft card.

Ain’t got no (Bm)earth, ain’t got no fun, ain’t got no bike, ain’t got no pim ples, ain’t got no (D)trees, ain’t got no air, ain’t got no (A)wa ter, cit y, ban jo, tooth picks, shoe lace, tea chers, foot ball, te le phone, re cords, doc tor, broth er, sis ter, u ni forms, ma chine guns, air planes, germs, M 1; (D)bang (A)bang bang.

M 2; (D)bang (A)bang bang.

A bombs, H bombs, P bombs, Q bombs, Chi nese checks, Hin dus, Bin dus, I ta li a nos, Pol lacks, Ger mans, Yous, Jews, ups and downs.

(Em)Vi et nam, John son, high school, sex, cof fee, books, food, scis sors, ma ga zines, news, ci ga rettes, Hol ly wood, Tues day Weld, Bur ton, Tay lor, pop art, pop off, pop corn, pop si cle, An dy War pop, pop pa per, pop Pop eye, pop pers, Eng land, ou ter space, a stro nauts, Je sus, air, air, air, air, (G)air,

air,

air!

Ain’t got no (Em)home, ain’t got no (G)shoes, ain’t got no (Em)mon ey, ain’t got no (G)class, ain’t got no (D)scarf, ain’t got no (Bm)gloves, ain’t got no (F#)bed, ain’t got no (D)pot, ain’t got no (Bm)faith, ain’t got no (C)God.