Long Summer Day
Two GallantsVersion1
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Well, the summer day make a white man lazy
Well, all I've ever known is poor
Owe my skin to the country store
Dont own my walls, my roof, my door
But he tells me I'm free
But I fight the will to live
Hell might take but heaven gives
It's the only one so I'll forgive
And Im not the one to grieve
And the summer day make a white man lazy
He sits on his porch killing time
I gotta work to feed my wife and baby
I work so god damn hard that it's a crime
Well, I went down to the polling place
The white men there just laughed in my face
Saying boy, this aint no nigger's race
You best get on your way
Sir, I believe I've got the right
Said you aint got nothing if you aint white
And I thought I said get out of sight
Well, what was I to say?
And the summer day make a white man lazy
He sits on his porch killing time
I gotta work to feed my wife and baby
I work so god damn hard that it's a crime
When I was 'bout the age of five
Watched my daddy burned alive
They cut him low and they hung him high
Swayin' in the breeze
The last words I heard him say
Before they stole his life that day
Was forgive them lord, they've gone astray
Now take me to my knees
And the summer day make a white man lazy
He sits on his porch killing time
But the summer day make a nigger feel crazy
Might make me do something out of line
Intermezzo:
Well, I dont know but I heard tell
Of a furnace below a place called hell
And who would catch me if I fell?
Who would pray for me?
But one thing I see for sure
It's hot as hell up here I know
And the devil lives right down the road
It's all the same to me
And the summer day make a white man lazy
He sits on his porch killing time
But the summer day make a nigger feel crazy
Might make me do something out of line
(all in barre chords)
But if you should see my wife
Tell her that I wont be home tonight
So dont leave on the light
I got a little business down the road
And If I'm dead by sunrise
Kiss my baby girl for me
It aint life if it aint free
I got a mighty burden to unload
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Readable chord sheet for Long Summer Day by Two Gallants
e ------0-------| B --------2p0---| G ------------1-| D --2-----------| A --------------| E 0---0---------| Well, the [E]summer day make a [B]white man [E6]lazy [A] [B] [E6] Well, [A]all I've ever [E]known is poor [F#m]Owe my skin to the [E]country store Dont[F#m] own my walls, my[E] roof, my door But [B]he tells me I'm free [A] But I fight the [E]will to live [F#m]Hell might take but [E]heaven gives It's the [F#m]only one so [E]I'll forgive And [B]Im not the one to grieve And the [E]summer day make a [B]white man [E6]lazy [E]He sits on his por[B]ch killing [E6]time I [A]gotta work to [E]feed my wife and [A]baby I [E]work so god damn [B]hard that it's a [E]crime Well, [A]I went down to the [E]polling place The [F#m]white men there just lau[E]ghed in my face Saying [F#m]boy, this aint no[E] nigger's race You [B]best get on your way Sir, [A]I believe I've [E]got the right Said you [F#m]aint got nothing if[E] you aint white And I [F#m]thought I said get [E]out of sight Well, [B]what was I to say? And the [E]summer day make a [B]white man [E6]lazy [E]He sits on his por[B]ch killing [E6]time I [A]gotta work to [E]feed my wife and [A]baby I [E]work so god damn [B]hard that it's a [E]crime When [A]I was 'bout the [E]age of five [F#m]Watched my daddy b[E]urned alive The[F#m]y cut him low and the[E]y hung him high [B]Swayin' in the breeze [A] The last words I [E]heard him say Be[F#m]fore they stole his [E]life that day Was [F#m]forgive them lord, they've [E]gone astray Now [B]take me to my knees And the [E]summer day make a [B]white man l[E6]azy [E]He sits on his por[B]ch killing [E6]time But the s[Bm]ummer day make a[F#m] nigger feel[A] crazy[E] [Bm]Might make me do s[F#m]omething out of li[E]ne [B] Intermezzo: [A] [B] [E] [E] [B] [E] [Bm] [F#m] [A] [E] [Bm] [F#m] [E] [B] Well, [A]I dont know but [E]I heard tell Of a [F#m]furnace below a p[E]lace called hell And [F#m]who would catch me [E]if I fell? [B]Who would pray for me? [A] But one thing I [E]see for sure It's [F#m]hot as hell up [E]here I know And the [F#m]devil lives right d[E]own the road It's [B]all the same to me And the [A]summer day make a [B]white man [E]lazy [E]He sits on his [B]porch killing [E6]time But the s[Bm]ummer day make a[F#m] nigger feel[A] crazy[E] [Bm]Might make me do s[F#m]omething out of li[E]ne [B] (all in barre chords) But if [C#m]you should see my [A]wife Tell her that I [E]wont be home[B] tonight So d[C#m]ont leave on the[A] light [E] I got a little business down the [A]road And [C#m]If I'm dead by [A]sunrise Kiss my [E]baby girl for [B]me It aint[E] life if it ain[A]t free I [C#m]got a mighty [B]burden to [E6]unload