Call It What It Is Chords - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

Intro

D F G D F G

Verse 1

D F G D F G They shot him in the back... now it's a crime to be black... D F G D F G So don't act surprised... when it gets vandalized...

chorus

F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder

Verse 2

D F G D F G D F G D There's good cops... bad cops... white cops... black cops...

chorus

F G F G You got to call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder

Verse 3

D F G D F G D F G D F G Trayvon Martin... Ezell Ford... Michael Brown... and so many, many more...

chorus

G F G F G D F G D F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, call it what... it... is... murder

Verse 4

D F G D F G Government... ain't easy... D F G D F G Policing... ain't easy... D F G D F G Hard times... ain't easy... D F G D F G D F G D F G O-ppression... ain't easy... racism... ain't easy... D F G D F G D Fear... ain't easy... suffer-ing ain't easy

chorus

F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder ...murder

Verse 5

D F G D F G Gun control... mind control... D F G D Self-control... we've dug ourselves a hole

chorus

F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder F G F G You got to call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder F G F G Call it what it is, call it what it is, F G D F G D F G Call it what... it... is... murder Notes, use barre chords on the “call it what it is…” chorus section and slide the barre chord from the F to the G shape in one action then strum on the G shape (fast count 1,2,3,4,5) F to G G G G, 1 2 3 4 5 Rather than playing the chords you can use a slide or pick as follows or have one guitar play chords and a second play the slide Verses

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chorus 3x x1 2x

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