Little brown man
This is the song that I quoted in the dedication part
of my dissertation about labor migration...
I first heard this from Joey Ayala
and it has haunted me since then.
I have her sidekick/pretty friend/fellow musician
Tapati to thank for for this lyrics and chords :)
Intro: D-C-Bm-C-D-Am-G-D-C-Bm-E-G-D-A
I
D C Bm C
glad to know you’re feeling better
D Am G
happy to hear you’ve found your mind
D C Bm E
it’s no joke to be living in america
G D A
she ain’t friendly to our kind
II
D C Bm C
you’ll always be a second-class citizen
D Am G
even if you pay your taxes right on time
D C Bm E
you struggled so hard to get that green card
G
working under the table
Em A D
calling home when you’re able to
Refrain
G C A D
little brown man in the land of the giants
G C A D
little brown woman on the white prairie
G D C
hold on to your dollars don’t go on no shopping spree
G Em A
you got to save it all for the family
III = I
everything’s disposable in the first world
nothing’s indispensable - you can throw it all away
good food in the garbage good people in the welfare line
it happens all the time
IV = II
peaches and apples and grapes don’t make it all that easy
bacon and eggs everyday can get to be a drag
these fancy slums get cold when the winter comes
chills you right to the bone
and you wish you were home
Refrain x 2
D G /F# Em /D C A
you got to save your soul
D-C-Bm-C-D
for the family
