[C]96 deg[G]rees
in the [Am]shade
[C]real hot[G]
in the [Am]shade
said it was [Am]96 degrees in the [G]shade
[Am]ten thousand soldiers on [G]parade
[Am]taking i and i to meet a [G]big fat boy
[Am]sent from overseas
the [G]queen employ
[Am]excellency before you i come
with my [G]representation
you know where i'm [Am]coming from[G]
you [Am]caught me on the loose
fighting to be free
now you [G]show me a noose
on the cotton tree
enter[Am]tainment for you
martyrd[G]om for me
[C]96 de[G]grees in the [Am]shade
[C]real hot[G] in the [Am]shade
like the verse:
some may suffer and some may burn
but i know that one day my people will learn
as sure as the sun shines, way up in the sky
today i stand here a victim the truth is i'll never die
96 degrees in the shade
real hot in the shade
in the [Am]shade
[C]real hot[G]
in the [Am]shade
said it was [Am]96 degrees in the [G]shade
[Am]ten thousand soldiers on [G]parade
[Am]taking i and i to meet a [G]big fat boy
[Am]sent from overseas
the [G]queen employ
[Am]excellency before you i come
with my [G]representation
you know where i'm [Am]coming from[G]
you [Am]caught me on the loose
fighting to be free
now you [G]show me a noose
on the cotton tree
enter[Am]tainment for you
martyrd[G]om for me
[C]96 de[G]grees in the [Am]shade
[C]real hot[G] in the [Am]shade
like the verse:
some may suffer and some may burn
but i know that one day my people will learn
as sure as the sun shines, way up in the sky
today i stand here a victim the truth is i'll never die
96 degrees in the shade
real hot in the shade