Keep On chords by Eric Roberson
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Verse 1
(D minor) That (F major) ain't enough to keep us down,
(D minor) we gotta keep on till we get it (A minor) (F major) (D minor)
That (F major) ain't enough to keep us down,
(D minor) we gotta keep on till we get it (F major) (D minor) (F major)
(D minor) My grand (F major) ma told me
how it was growing up,
segregation (D minor) couldn't walk
through the front
Real (A minor) (F major) messed up,
but that's all that (A minor) they knew
The (D minor) Martin and his boys
came out of the blue
Gave (F major) them a voice for
what we (A minor) deserved
Now (D minor) they're sitting at the table
demanding to be served
A (F major) shot was fired, took down Dr. King
Black cit (D minor) ies burned down,
so they messed up big
That (A minor) (F major) ain't enough to keep us down
(D minor) We gotta keep on till we get it
(A minor) That (F major) ain't enough to keep us down
We (D minor) (G major) gotta keep (D minor) on till we get it.
So (A minor) (F major) that ain't enough to
keep us down. (D minor)
We gotta keep on till we get it.
So (F major) keep on till we get it.
(D minor) So keep on till we get it.
(A minor) Hey, (F major) hey, (A minor) hey, (D minor) hey,
(F major) hey, hey, (D minor) (G major) hey,
(A minor) hey. (D minor) (F major) (D minor)
(A minor) (D minor) (F major) (D minor)
(G major) (D minor)
Now I (A minor) nev (F major) er thought in my (A minor) lifetime
We (D minor) would have a president
with skin like mine
(A minor) Cleaned (C major) (F major) in some bushes
an (D minor) d sawed (A minor) a window
Until (D minor) demo bombs
came out of the blue
Now (A minor) (F major) everything was crappy
but the gaze (C major) was hope (A minor) less
Had to (D minor) knock the first lady,
man, (C major) that was (D minor) so dope
Now (A minor) (F major) we are back to a
house full (A minor) of clowns
Trying to (D minor) replace everything we enjoy now
But (F major) that ain't enough to keep us down
We gotta keep (D minor) on till we get it
That (F major) ain't enough to keep us down
We (D minor) gotta keep on till we get it
Is (F major) that enough to keep us down?
(D minor) Gotta keep on till we get it
Keep (F major) on till we get it
Keep (D minor) on till we (F major) get it (C major) (F major)
(D minor) To my sis (A minor) ters and my broth (D minor) ers (F major)
(A minor) Nev (E minor) er (D minor) underestimate (F major) (A minor)
What is in (D minor) store (A minor) for (D minor) you
(F major) (A minor) (E minor)
(F major) Sometimes (D minor) you (A minor) need to fall (F major)
(D minor) to allow wind to get under (G major) your wings (F major)
(E minor) So (F major) you can (D minor) fly, (F major) (D minor) yeah,
(A minor) (D minor) yeah (G major)
(F major) So when (D minor) times get tough you say
(C major) That (F major) ain't enough to keep us down (D minor)
(A minor) We (D minor) gotta keep on till we get it (F major)
An (G major) d (A minor) don't you for (D minor) get it
That (F major) ain't enough,
that ain't (D minor) enough (C major) (D minor)
so the other day somebody (C major)
(F major) asked me well what is it
(G major) I (D minor) (A minor) (D minor) keep going to begin it
is (A minor) (F major) (C major) (A minor) (D minor) whatever you
dream of brother for (A minor) (C major) (F major) me
love (D minor) (A minor) (D minor) and equality
for all colors
Especially (A minor) y ain't (F major) enough.
That ain't (C major) enough.
That ain't (A minor) enough.
(D minor) But even that ain't enough. (C major)
(D minor) That ain't (A minor) enough. enough. (C major) (F major)
Like, let's talk (C major) to these young (A minor) kids
an (D minor) d tell them whatever
they're going through,
(C major) you just (D minor) gotta keep on. (F major)
Keep on till we get it.
Not every (D minor) day's gonna be easy,
(F major) but yo, you (D minor) gotta push through (F major) it.
Keep on till we get it.
Do you know we had fam (D minor) ily
that was born in pain,
lived in pain,
(F major) and died in pain?
on till we get it.
They never had a chance (D minor) to hear it,
but thank (F major) God we (D minor) do. (F major)
Keep on till we get it.
So you got to keep (D minor) on,
so you (F major) can (C major) leave the (F major) door open.
(D minor) So once you get it,
(G major) you got to pull someone (E minor)
else along. (F major) (D minor) (F major)
(D minor) Even if (A minor) it's (D minor) just to tell them, (G major)
(F major) they need (D minor) to keep (E minor) keep (F major) ing on.
See, (D minor) somebody out there needs a love. (G major)
If (F major) you (D minor) find some (E minor) body (F major) to show love to
I (D minor) hope this message (A minor) got
(D minor) your attention (G major)
(F major) Because the (D minor) message here is that I (C major) love you (F major)
I (A minor) love (D minor) you
Brothers and sisters,
I hope (F major) I can show you that (G major) (A minor) (C major) (D minor)
(F major) (D minor)
(F major) (D minor) (G major) (D minor)
(A minor) (C major) (F major)
So (A minor) (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (C major) (F major)
(C major) (A minor) (D minor) (A minor) (C major) (F major)
(C major) (A minor) (D minor) (F major)
(C major) (D minor) (A minor) (F major) (C major) (A minor) (D minor)
(F major) (D minor)
(F major) (D minor)
(F major) (D minor)
You (F major)
Outro 1
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