Queen - White Man: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "White Man" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Dm I'm a simple man With a simple name C From this soil my people came G In this soil remain F Dm F Dm Oh yeah, oh yeah And we made us our shoes And we trod soft on the land But the immigrant built roads On our blood and sand Oh yeah Chorus: F Dm F Dm White man, White man G Don't you see the light A# Dm behind your blackened skies F Dm F Dm White man, White man G A# Dm You took away the sight to blind my simple eyes F Dm F Dm White man, White man A# G Where you gonna hide Dm From the hell you've made ? Oh, the red man knows war With his hands and his knives On the Bible you swore Fought your battle with lies Oh yeah Leave my body in shame Leave my soul in disgrace But by every God's name Say your prayers for your race Chorus White man, white man (oh) White man, white man White man (ooh, white man) Fought your battle with lies White man White man (on and on, on and on) But we weren't too civilized, yeah White man, white man (look around you) Take a look around Every skin and bone (Yeah, I'll getcha, I'll getcha, yeah) What is left of your dream? Just the words on your stone A man who learned how to teach Then forgot how to learn Oh yeah You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  C  Dm  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "White Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "White Man" by Queen.