Key: A minor•
Intro 1
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E
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Verse 1
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This morning I woke up in a curfew
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O God, I was a prisoner too, yeah!
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They were all dressed in uniforms of brutality,
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eh!
Verse 2
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How many rivers do we have to cross
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Before we can talk to the boss? Eh!
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All that we got, it seems we have lost
Verse 3
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(That's why we gonna be)
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Burnin' and a- lootin' tonight
(Say we gonna burn and loot)
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(Oh, yeah, yeah)
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Burnin' all illusion tonight
Verse 4
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Give me the food and let me grow
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Let the Roots Man take a blow
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It's not the music of the ghetto. Eh!
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Weepin'
Verse 5
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night
(Ooh, can't stop the tears!)
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tonight
(We've been suffering these long,
long- a years)
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Weepin' and a- wailin' tonight
(Will you say cheer?)
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night
(But where?)
Verse 6
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Let the roots man take a blow
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Dm
All them drugs gonna
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It's not the music of the ghetto
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a- lootin' tonight
(To survive, yeah!)
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Burnin' and a- lootin' tonight
(Save your babies' lives)
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Burning all illusion tonight
(Lord- a, Lord- a, Lord- a, Lord!)
Verse 7
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Burning and a- looting tonight
Outro 1
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Dm
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