Key: F minor•
Verse 1
Fm
Db
Yeah,
this right here is dedicated to
everybody that held me down
(Shine a light on me, shine a light on me) especially the Lord,
you know what I mean
Db
Fm
Shine a light on me,
shine a light on me
Y'all a bright light in my life,
you feel me? (yeah yeah, ay)
Verse 2
Db
dustry people ain't friends,
just peers
like the morning of a Sunday
They don't love you until
Still killing over colors,
now it's black and blue
We dyin' every day, B,
When you speak up for
your race just watch
They gon' twist and say you hate these cops,
How can he love Jesus,
Contradictory, nah,
it's complimentary
Understanding me ain't
for the simple and elementary
Db
Fm
Oh, I know this might go over some heads
But now I give the government bread
'Cause you playing back the words that I said,
that's crazy
Verse 3
Fm
told me that she always knew (yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
My day ones still the same ones,
Db
Fm
love to the crew (yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
I thank you
Verse 4
Db
Fm
Glued to my television daily after school
And I never saw me going to college
Higher learning was a different world,
I can acknowledge
Fm
Db
Gettin' paid from doin'
this little rap thing
couple thousand for a lesson
Graduated in recession,
Ab
Sally Mae just want a check and I'm stressin'
my dreams
Who woulda knew man,
Fm
it's crazy
S1 introduced me to Jay- Z,
Eb
Db
never met my dad but I met the music that raised me
But now I give the government bread
'Cause you playing back the words that I said,
that's crazy
Verse 5
Fm
told me that she always knew (yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
My day ones still the same ones,
I told my lady I ain't never met
I thank you
Verse 6
it, can't take the credit
Paid off all of my debts
but I still feel so indebted
with these songs I wrote
My life story oughta give y'all hope
and counted out
I've been down for the count,
about to quit
Mama told me keep going,
I either get a scholarship
or I could get a hit
I still can't believe I made it here
Verse 7
(yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
My momma say she ain't surprised,
Fm
told me that she always knew (yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
My day ones still the same ones,
I told my lady I ain't never met
I thank you
Verse 8
Yeah yeah, ay
Db
Fm
Shine a light on me, shine a light on me
Db
Fm
Shine a light on me, shine a light on me
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsFm Db Ab Eb
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