Make mama proud chords by Lil flip

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Verse 1
Em 
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C 
Em 
D 
C 
Em 
In  elementary
I used crayons,
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even chalk
C 
I learned to count money before
Em 
I could read and talk
Bm 
Em 
And my mama told me son,
Bm 
you need to shine
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C 
I couldn't stand at the back,
Em 
I had to lead the line
I use to make good grades,
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but I talked in class
C 
In middle school I was late
Em 
when I walked in class
I the teacher ran a aron,
Bm 
I taught the class
C 
And what I didn't know,
Em 
I was about to ask
And just because I played ball,
D 
I got easy grades
Em 
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Bm 
And when I turned 13, I got even fades
Em 
Everybody wearing Air Macs,
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Ree's and J's
Em 
But all my parents cared about,
Bm 
was be
Em 
's and A's
In high school,
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I picked up my pen and pad
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I had dreams,
of pulling up in a Benz or Jag
Bm 
Em 
I   had to get it on my own,
Bm 
I couldn't de  pend on dad
D 
C 
I had to grow up too fast,
Em 
but then I'm glad
Because the stuff I know now,
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I wouldn't believe it
C 
The main goals that I set,
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I wouldn't achieve it
Em 
I'd probably be  locked up,
D 
or running the streets
C 
I'd probably wouldn't have platinum,
Bm 
Em 
in front of my teeth
I'd probably still be mocking,
Bm 
trying to earn a dollar
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C 
I'd probably be in the hood
Em 
Bm 
selling sherm or powder
Em 
But instead,
Bm 
I'm making bread legal dough
C 
Going to church and staying away
Em 
from these evil hoes

Verse 2
Em 
You only got one life,
D 
you better do what you can
C 
'Cause when you turn thirteen,
Em 
you are a man
And I can't be broke so I'ma
D 
rock the crowd
C 
It's up to me,
Em 
I gotta make my mama proud

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Verse 3

You only got one life,

you better do what you can

'Cause when you turn thirteen,

you are a man

And I can't be broke

so I'ma rock the crowd

It's up to me,

I gotta make my mama proud

Verse 4
Em 
There's a place called heaven
D 
and a place called hell
C 
There's a place called freedom
and a place called jail
Em 
And if you go  to jail,
D 
they gone treat you bad
C 
Em 
Take your commissary, and beat you bad
So I'm staying out of trouble,
D 
I'm chasing my dream
C 
I know you see your little
Em 
boy on t.v. screens
Bm 
Em 
I'm blowing up,
Bm 
D 
your little boy making it happen
Em 
I'm not selling dope mama,
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Em 
I'm making it rapping
So when you go to sleep at night,
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you know I'm safe
C 
Cause in Houston everyday
Em 
somebody catching a case
D 
Like yesterday, my partner went to jail
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And he ain't coming home
Em 
until he fifty seven
Bm 
D 
He nineteen, so you do  the math
C 
Bm 
I got smart, man, I choose to rap
Em 
So when I grow up, my kids
Bm 
can have a good life
C 
That's all I wrote,
Bm 
Em 
y'all have good night
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C 
Em 
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Verse 5
C 
Em 
C 
Em 
You only got one life,
D 
you better do what you can
C 
'Cause when you turn thirteen,
Em 
you are a man
And I can't be broke so I'ma
D 
rock the crowd
Em 
D 
Em 
It's up to me, I gotta make my mama proud