Backlash Blues
Nina Simone
Play along at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0W7K8tYK-Y "Backlash Blues" one of Simone’s civil rights songs. The lyrics were written by her friend and poet Langston Hughes [Chords] Bb7 686766 Bb7#5 6x677x Bb9 x10111 E7 x7675x Eb7 x6564x F7 x8786x [Intro] E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------6--| G|--------------------------------------------------8--| D|-----------------------------------------------7--7--| A|--8--8--10--10--11--11--10--10--8--6--7--8--8-----8--| E|--6--6--6---6---6---6---6---6---6--4--5--6-----------| [Verse] Mr. Backlash Mr. Backlash Bb7 Bb7#5 Just who do think I am You raise my taxes freeze my wages And send my son to vietnam [Verse] You give me second class houses And second class schools Do you think that all the colored folks Are just second class fools Mr. Backlash I’m gonna leave you With the backlash blues [Bridge] When I try to find a job To earn a little cash All you got to offer Is your mean old white backlash But the world is big Big and bright and round And it’s full of folks like me Who are black yellow beige and brown Mr. Backlash I’m gonna leave you With the backlash blues Guitar solo [Outro] Mr. Backlash Mr. Backlash Just what do you think I got to lose I’m gonna leave you With the backlash blues You’re the one will have the blues Not me just wait and see