Dollar Day chords by Mos Def

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Verse 1
Em 
So there's a story  (E minor) about the
lady in Louisiana
She's a flood survivor and
the rescue teams
B 
They come through, and they,  (B major) 
Em 
B 
 (E minor) I guess trying to recover people  (B major) 
Em 
And they see this  (E minor) women she's
B 
wading through the  (B major) streets
Em 
I guess it had been  (E minor) some
time after the storm
B 
Em 
 (B major) And I guess they were  (E minor) shocked
that you know she was alive
B 
And  (B major) rescue worker said, "So,
oh my God how did you survive
How did you do it? Where've
you been?"
Em 
B 
 (E minor) An   d  (B major) she said,
"Where I been? Where you been?"
Where you been? You understand?
Em 
That's about the size  (E minor) of it
C 
This for the street (C major) s,

Verse 2
B 
 (B major) 
Em 
the streets  (E minor) everywhere
C 
The streets affected  (C major) by the storm called,
B 
Em 
C 
 (B major)  (E minor) America  (C major) 
B 
Em 
I'm do (B major) ing this for y'all,  (E minor) and for me,
C 
Em 
C 
B 
 (C major) for the Creator  (E minor)  (C major)  (B major) 
C 
 (C major) God

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Verse 3

save, these streets

One dollar per every human be ing

Feel that Katrina clap

See that Katrina clap

Verse 4
Em 
Listen, homie,  (E minor) 
C 
B 
it's Dollar Day  (C major) in  (B major) New Orleans
Em 
C 
It's water water  (E minor) everywhere and  (C major) people
B 
Em 
B 
Em 
 (B major) dead in  (E minor) the  street (B major) s   (E minor) 
D 
B 
And Mr. Presid (D major) ent he  (B major) bout that cash
Em 
He got a  (E minor) policy for handling the
B 
Em 
 (B major) niggas and trash  (E minor) 
C 
B 
An (C major) d if you  (B major) poor you black
Em 
 (E minor) I laugh a laugh they won't
B 
Em 
 (B major) give when you ask  (E minor) 
C 
B 
You  (C major) better  (B major) off on crack
Em 
B 
Em 
 (E minor) Dead or in jail, or  (B major) with a gun in Iraq  (E minor) 
C 
B 
 (C major) And it's as  (B major) simple as that
Em 
 (E minor) No opinion my man it's
B 
Em 
math (B major) ematical fact  (E minor) 
C 
B 
Listen, a million poor  (C major) since  (B major) 2004
Em 
And they got  (E minor) illions and
B 
killions to  (B major) waste on the war
Em 
And  (E minor) make you question
C 
B 
 (C major) what the taxes  (B major) is for
Em 
Or the  (E minor) cost to reinforce,
C 
D 
B 
 (C major)  (D major) the broke  (B major) levee wall
Em 
Tell the  (E minor) boss, he shouldn't be
B 
Em 
the  (B major) boss anymore  (E minor) 
G 
D 
B 
 (G major)  (D major) Y'all  (B major) pray amin
Em 
 (E minor) God

Verse 5
B 
C 
B 
 (B major) save,  (C major) these  (B major) streets
C 
Em 
 (C major) One  (E minor) dollar per every human being
B 
C 
Em 
Am 
B 
Em 
B 
 (B major) Feel  (C major) that Kat (E minor) rina  (A minor) clap  (B major)  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
B 
Em 
See that Kat (E minor) rina clap  (B major)  (E minor) 
C 
B 
C 
B 
 (C major) God  (B major) save,  (C major) these  (B major) streets
C 
Em 
B 
Quit  (C major) bein'  (E minor) cheap  (B major) nigga
C 
Em 
C 
freedom  (C major) ain't  (E minor) free  (C major) 
B 
C 
Em 
B 
 (B major) Feel  (C major) that Katrina  (E minor) clap  (B major) 
Em 
See that Kat (E minor) rina clap

Verse 6
Em 
Lord have mercy  (E minor) 
C 
B 
Lord God  (C major) God  (B major) save our soul
Em 
D 
Em 
B 
A God  (E minor) save  (D major) our soul,  (E minor) a  (B major) God
Em 
A God save  (E minor) our  souls
B 
Lord God God  (B major) save our soul
Em 
C 
A God save  (E minor) our soul soul  (C major) soul
B 
Em 
B 
Em 
 (B major) Soul  (E minor) sur (B major) viv (E minor) or

Verse 7
C 
Bm 
It's Dollar Day  (C major) in  (B minor) New  Orleans
Em 
C 
It's water  (E minor) water everywhere  (C major) and  babies
B 
Em 
 (B major) dead in the streets  (E minor) 
B 
It's enough to  (B major) make you holler out
Em 
D 
Like where the  (E minor) fuck is Sir Bono  (D major) and his
B 
Em 
famous friend (B major) s  now  (E minor) 
C 
B 
Em 
Don't get it  (C major) twisted man I  (B major) dig U2  (E minor) 
But if you ain't about the ghetto
C 
Em 
 (C major) then fuck  (E minor) you too
Who care bout rock 'n roll when
B 
Bm 
B 
Em 
 (B major) babies  (B minor) can't eat  (B major) food  (E minor) 
B 
Listen homie man that  (B major) shit ain't cool

Verse 8
Em 
It's like  (E minor) Dollar Day
C 
D 
Bm 
 (C major) for  (D major) New  (B minor) Or   leans
B 
Em 
 (B major) It's water  (E minor) water everywhere and
D 
B 
 (D major) homies  (B major) dead in the streets
Em 
Bm 
B 
 (E minor) And Mr. Presid (B minor) ent's a  (B major) natural ass
Em 
Bm 
He out  (E minor) treating niggas  (B minor) worse
B 
than they  (B major) treat the trash
C 
 (C major) God

Verse 9
B 
 (B major) save, these streets
C 
B 
C 
 (C major) One  (B major) dollar per every  (C major) human being
Em 
B 
Feel that Katrina  (E minor) clap  (B major) 
Em 
C 
See  (E minor) that Katrina clap  (C major) 
B 
God  (B major) save, these streets
C 
B 
C 
Quit  (C major) being  (B major) cheap  (C major) nigga
freedom ain't free!
Em 
Feel that Katrina  (E minor) clap
See that Katrina clap
Soul survivor
C 
God God  (C major) God

Verse 10
B 
 (B major) save our soul
Em 
A  (E minor) God  save our soul
B 
Em 
A God,  (B major) a God save  (E minor) our soul
C 
B 
Lord God  (C major) God  (B major) save our soul
Em 
A God  (E minor) save our soul a
C 
Em 
 (C major) God  (E minor) a God save

Verse 11
Em 
C 
B 
C 
Em 
 (E minor) Lord did not  (C major) in  (B major) tend  (C major)  (E minor) for
C 
B 
the wicked to  (C major) rule the world  (B major) 
Em 
C 
B 
 (E minor) Say  God did not  (C major) in tend  (B major) for the
Em 
D 
Em 
Am 
 (E minor) wicked to rule  (D major) the world  (E minor)  (A minor) 
A 
Am 
C 
B 
Em 
 (A major) God  (A minor) did  (C major) not  (B major) intend  (E minor) for  the
C 
B 
wicked to rule  (C major) the world  (B major) 
Em 
D 
 (E minor) And even  (D major) when they knew
C 
B 
 (C major) it's a  (B major) matter of truth
Em 
C 
Em 
Be (E minor) fore they wick- ed ruling  (C major) is  (E minor) through

Verse 12
Em 
C 
B 
Em 
God  (E minor) save,  (C major) these  (B major) streets  (E minor) 
C 
Bm 
A Dollar Day  (C major) for New  (B minor) Orleans
B 
Em 
C 
B 
Em 
 (B major) God  (E minor) save,  (C major) these  (B major) streets  (E minor) 
Quit bein cheap homie freedom ain't free
C 
 (C major) God

Verse 13
B 
C 
B 
 (B major) save  (C major) these  (B major) streets
C 
B 
C 
B 
C 
Em 
One  (C major)  (B major) dollar  (C major) per  (B major) every  (C major) human being  (E minor) 
B 
C 
Em 
 (B major) Feel  (C major) that Katrina  (E minor) clap
Em 
C 
See  (E minor) that Katrina clap  (C major) 
B 
God save  (B major) these streets
C 
Quit  (C major) being cheap nigga
freedom ain't free!
Em 
Feel that Kat (E minor) rina clap! Ha
Ghetto Katrina clap! Ha
Em 
C 
Soul  (E minor) sur (C major) vivor

Verse 14

Lord God God save our soul

A God save God save our soul

Feel that Katrina

Verse 15
Em 
 (E minor) clap
Let's make them dollars stack
Em 
C 
 (E minor) And  (C major) rebuild these streets
B 
 (B major) God save these streets
C 
B 
God save these  (C major) street (B major) s
C 
C 
B 
C 
 (C major) God save  (C major) the soul!  (B major)  (C major) 
C 
Feel  (C major) that Katrina clap
See that Katrina clap