Key: F major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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way
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from the chains and the cane fields
map for the travelling
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never make plans for retirement day
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Who's to be blamed for our lack of preparation
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now we done spent every dime of our pay
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we've got on the much less fortunate
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than the chains that we try to forget
Verse 2
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refrain:
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do we hurt you pride?
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Can you hear me now rosa,
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was it worth the ride?
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we're still not unified, no we're not
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is this why you died?
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Verse 3
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So we've come a long way from picking cotton, many never thought they'd live to see the day when bush
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pick rice But if all you've become is another house nigga baby tell me was it worth all the sacrifice
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Get outa my way while i climb to the top now but
if what i chase should reject me
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You know i'm gonna need
Verse 4
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Can you hear me now rosa,
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was it worth the ride?
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Can you see me now marcus
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we're still not unified,
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no we're not
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is this why you died?
Verse 5
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So we belittle we bredda so
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Now we so damn proud
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And being a bad man is good thing
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Now being a good man is a bad thing
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So it's rich or poor, black or white
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Sit and be trampled or get up and fight
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After so many years it's still hard to ad just
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Even when the front is empty we still
Verse 6
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malcom,
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do we hurt you pride?
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Can you hear me now rosa,
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was it worth the ride?
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Can you see me now marcus
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we're still not unified,
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no we're not
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is this why you died?
Outro 1
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