96° in the Shade - Third World

[Chorus] (x2) B F# G#m G#m    [Break] X X

96 degrees - In the shade

Real hot   - In the shade      [Verse]

                             G#m G#m F# F#

Said it was 96 degrees - In the shade

Ten thousand soldiers  - On parade

Taking I and I - To meet a big fat boy

Sent from overseas - The queen employ

Excellency, before you I come

With my representation

You know where I'm coming from - …

You caught me on the loose,

    fighting to be free

Now you show me a noose

    on the cotton tree   [Chorus] (x2)

Entertainment for you   [Solo - Verse]

Martyrdom for me                  (x4)

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   [Chorus]

The truth is I'll never die       (x4)