Swell-Headed Black Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Black man know you[Bm]rself,
don't make [G]vanity go to your [A]head
[D]Black man know your[Bm]self,
don't make [G]vanity go to your [A]head
As the black man [D]get a
little posi[Bm]tion,
him start to [G]show off on his broodring
[A]As the black man get[D] a little position,
[Bm]him start to show [G]off on his broodring
[A]But he that ex [D]alted himself
[Bm]must be [G]a base
[A]He burned the[D] bridges behind him[Bm]
He don't re[G]member
where he's coming from
[A]He walks like the ear[D]th belongs to him[Bm]
Oh [G]yes[A]
[D]Swell -headed black [Bm]man,
swell -headed black [G]man[A]
[D]Swell -headed black [Bm]man,
swell -headed black [G]man
[A]There is no [D]alternative,
[Bm]so he gets[G] swell -headed
[A]Although he's not bus[D]y,
he's still [Bm]busy, oh [G]yes
[A]He's grip to fir[D]e, vent to [Bm]hire, oh yes[G][A]
[D]Swell -headed black [Bm]man,
swell -headed black [G]man[A]
[D]Swear that you're [Bm]black man,
swear that you're a black [G]man,
mmm, [A]yes[D][Bm][G][A][D][Bm]
[G]
[A]As a black man [D]get a little posi[Bm]tion,
he'll start to [G]show off on his pro[A]ject
He's a black man, [D]get a little posi[Bm]tion
He'll start to [G]show off on his pro[A]geny
But he got [D]ex alted in himsel[Bm]f,
must be [G]a beast
[A]He burned the[D] bridges behind him[Bm]
He walks like the [G]earth belongs to [A]him
He don't [D]remember
where he's coming [Bm]from, oh [G]no[A]
[D]Sweaty black man[Bm], sweaty black man[G][A]
[D]Swell -headed black [Bm]man,
swell -headed black [G]man
[A]There is no [D]alternative,
[Bm]so he gets[G] swell -headed
[A]And when he's not bus[D]y,
he's still [Bm]busy, oh [G]yes
[A]He's qui[D]ck to fir[Bm]e,
then [G]to hire his gradu[A]ates
[D]Swell -headed black [Bm]man,
swell -headed black [G]man[A][D][Bm][G][A]
[D][Bm][G]
[A][D][Bm][G][Bm][G][Bm]
[A]
[D]Take it [Bm]cool, take it [G]cool, boy
[A]Take [D]it coo[Bm]l, take it coo[G]l,
[Bm]boy[A]
[D]Don't lose [Bm]it cool, don't lose it cool