| Bm G Em 2x |
| Bm |
| Southern man better |
| Dmaj7* |
| keep your head |
| G |
| Don't forget what your |
| E7 |
| good book said |
| Bm |
| Southern change gonna |
| Dmaj7 |
| come at last |
| G |
| Now your crosses are |
| E7 |
| burning fast; |
| Bm G Em Bm G Em |
| Southern man |
| Bm |
| I saw cotton and |
| G Em |
| I saw black |
| Bm |
| Tall white mansions and |
| G Em |
| little shacks. |
| Bm |
| Southern man when will you |
| G Em |
| pay them back? |
| F# |
| I heard screaming |
| and bullwhips cracking |
| How long? How long? How? |
| Bm G Em 2x |
| Bm G Em . . . . |
| Bm |
| Southern man better |
| Dmaj7 |
| keep your head |
| G |
| Don't forget what your |
| E7 |
| good book said |
| Bm |
| Southern change gonna |
| Dmaj7 |
| come at last |
| G |
| Now your crosses are |
| E7 |
| burning fast; |
| Bm G Em Bm G Em |
| Southern man |
| Bm |
| Lily Belle, your hair is |
| G Em |
| golden brown |
| Bm |
| I've seen your black man |
| G Em |
| coming round |
| Bm |
| Swear by God I'm gonna |
| G Em |
| cut him down! |
| F# |
| I heard screaming |
| F# |
| and bullwhips cracking |
| F# F# |
| How long? How long? How? |
| Bm G Em 2x |
| Bm G Em . . . . |