Katrina chords by Myself

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Life is so hard,
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we live then we die
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I  don't know why,
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we live and we die
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It's the same shit, for the different days
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It's the same shit
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How come they treat us like dogs
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with nothing left to eat?
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No shoes on our feet,
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left us dead in this heat
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America eats the young all
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in the name of peace
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No water for our babies,
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left them dead in these streets
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Police walk the beat,
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brutality increased
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Corruption and injunctions
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are monstrous to say the least
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Many mothers they weep,
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us fathers know that it's deep
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Deep within the waters,
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carrying away our daughters
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I'm couples and cousins,
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abandoned by the hundreds
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Dirty like the dozens,
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like juveniles and others
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Genocide is real,
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many die from the struggling
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Some might think I'm buggin',
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media steady frontin'
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What do you expect
from this country?
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Expect nothin'
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What do you expect from
this country?
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Expect nothin'
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What do you, what do you, what,
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what, what, what, what do you do?
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Life is so hard, we live and we die
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All kinds of sorrow eat in every day
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I don't know why,
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we live and we die
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It's the same shit, for 50 days,
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it's the same shit
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Do you know what it means
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to miss New Orleans?
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I've been to many places,
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many faces I've seen
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Do you know what it means
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to miss New Orleans?
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I've been to many places,
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many faces I've seen
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On TV, they painted a picture,
rich got richer
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People drowning in sorrow,
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no more hope for tomorrow
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Excuse me, sir,
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can I borrow some footage
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from Geraldo?
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Tragic scenes that can be seen
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in every ghetto, every borough.
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What do you expect from Butch?
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He has no morals.
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A racist individual.
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Point of view is critical.
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What I'm saying is pivotal.
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We need more than a miracle.
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Power of Katrina was spiritual
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and it's difficult.
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Now is not the time to say, but to pray.
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Bubba, Sheena, and Jay
might not even be here today.
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My own family had to make a
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way on a massage.
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Closing under the bridge
is like a little passage.
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So they can reach a safer place,
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feel a compassion.
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Why my people got neglected,
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that's the question I'm asking
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The Garton District, French Quarters,
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dig in any hoarder
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I'm hoping somebody's taping me
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with every corner
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Life is so hard
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We live and we die
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Our constant sorrow
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each and every day
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I don't know why
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We live and we die
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It's the same shit for the different days
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It's the same shit for the different days
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Do you know?
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Do you know?
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Do you know?
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They don't know?
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Keep it up !
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