Key: B major•
Intro 1
B
E
F#
E
G#m
C#m
B
G#m
D#m
G#m
F#
E
F#
E
G#m
C#m
Verse 1
B
F#
G#m
They just gave up on our entire generation
F#
C#m
So we were all pushed to the side
E
F#
'cause we didn't see the world through
C#m
B
our teacher's eyes
When all we needed was a
F#
G#m
little bit of motivation
F#
C#m
But because we wore our pants
saggin'
y'all labelled us gangsters
F#
C#m
And said we wasn't worth the time
Verse 2
B
D#m
B
I never asked you
D#m
G#m
don't know
D#m
B
you never told me
that I will never know
Verse 3
'cause I went to City High
F#
G#m
F#
sign- ups at registration
F#
Now you would think the classroom's the place
F#
C#m
But there's some brothers outside
Sellin' that stuff
Verse 4
B
E
There are too many things you
B
D#m
that doesn't know me
whether I live or die
'cause I went to City High
Verse 5
G#m
E
F#
E
We are the leaders of your nation
We're gonna make sure
What happened to the meaning
F#
E
of "In God we trust"
So as we get older and our
F#
E
children grow up
We ain't gonna teach them
B
G#m
F#
what y'all showed us
Verse 6
B
F#
G#m
There's too many babies dy in' be
fore they're born
F#
C#m
(Lord ain't that the truth)
Too many young ladies cryin'
(Now y'all know there's a difference)
(By this negative music)
F#
C#m
What happened to the Isaac Hayes
And the Curtis Mayfield's
Verse 7
B
And there were so many things that needed ex
plaining
D#m
G#m
for me to learn
D#m
B
when it was rainin'
E
F#
But instead you left me out here all alone
Verse 8
G#m
E
F#
E
We are the leaders of your nation
What happened to the meaning
F#
E
of "In God we trust"
So as we get older and our
F#
E
children grow up
We ain't gonna teach them what
B
G#m
y'all showed us
F#
SPOKEN
Verse 9
C#m
F#
C#m
For people who did believe
E
C#m
You knew the world was in our hands
E
B
Help build them strong so
All the prejudice
believe us
Verse 10
B
E
We don't want no pacifier
B
E
We are the leaders of your nation
We're gonna make sure
There ain't no justice
What happened to the meaning
F#
B
of "In God we trust"
E
B
So as we get older and our children grow up
B
showed
D#m
G#m
F#
E
us
Outro 1
[Repeat x1]
B
E
B
G#m
F#
E
B
E
B
C#m
G#m
B
F#
E
F#
E
F#
B
D#m
G#m
F#
E
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