Key: A major
Verse 1
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Come
on,
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here we go now.
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Oh yeah, it's a true story y
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My grandfather, back in 43,
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he caught hell in Mississippi.
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Se gregation was the law of the land.
With his faith he faced out hate
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He took control of his own fate
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He chose to leave with his family
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He moved up north where
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it could breathe
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He had to go through it,
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He had to go through it to get to it
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Had to go through it.
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To get to it
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Half my life on one job
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Show was hot
Breathing down my neck
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Always on my case.
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Be my own boss, and that's start the day
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I had to go through it,
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I had to go through it, to get to it
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I had to go through it,
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Hey!
Interlude 1
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My ancestors shined
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a light on me
Protect me from hate and bigotry
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I learned from the past
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They suffered long an d paid my dues
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See, I'm the child of the master plan
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Here I stand today, a proud black man
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They had to go through it, yeah, yeah
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To get to it
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Verse 3
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Louder, -ou -ou
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Yeah
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Yeah
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Yeah Ludovic
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