Many Moons chords by Janelle Monae
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Intro 1
(A minor) (F major) (G major) (D minor) (F major)
(D major) (F major)
(D major) (F major)
(A minor) (F major) (D major) (F major)
(A minor) (F major) (D major) (F major)
We're (A minor) dancing free but we're stuck
Verse 1
(F major) here underground
(D minor) (D major) (F major) And every (A minor) body trying
to (F major) figure they way (A minor) out (D minor) (D major)
(F major) Hey hey hey,
(A minor) all we ever wanted to say (D major)
(E minor) Was (E major) chased,
erased and then thrown away (F major) (A minor)
And day to (G major) day we live in
(A minor) a daze
(D minor)
Verse 2
(E major) (D minor) (F major)
We (A minor) march all around (F major) til' the sun goes
down (A minor) night children
Broken (F major) (A minor) dreams, no sunshine, endless (F major) crimes,
we long for (F sharpdim) freedom (for freedom)
(A minor) You're (F major) free but in (D minor) your mind,
your freedom's in a bind (E major)
Verse 3
Oh (A minor) make it rain,
ain't a (F major) thing in the sky to fall (D minor)
(D major) (The silver bullet's in your (F major) hand
and the war's heating up)
And (A minor) when the truth goes bang (F major) the
shouts splatter (D major) out
(Revolutionize your (F major) lives and
find a way (A minor) out)
And when you're growing down (F major) instead
of growing up (D major)
(You gotta ooo ah ah like
a (F major) (A minor) panther)
Tell me are you bold enough (F major) to reach for
love? (D minor) (D major) (F major) (D minor) (A minor)
(Na na na)
Verse 4
He lived in sec (D major) tor ten
(E major) He had a friend named (A minor) Benjamin
(F major) Sail away, sail (C major) away (G major) Susan (F major) (E major)
Verse 5
So (A minor) strong for so (F major) long
(D major) All I wanna do is sing my (E major) simple song
Square (A minor) or round, rich (F major) or poor
At the (D minor) end of (D major) day and night (D minor) all
we (E major) want is more (A minor)
I keep my feet (F major) on solid ground (D major) and (F major) use
my wings when storms (A minor) come around
I keep (F major) my feet on solid ground (D major) for
(A minor) (F major) freedom (D minor)
You're free but in your mind,
(A minor) (F major) your (G major) freedom's in a bind
Verse 6
Oh (A minor) make it rain,
ain't a (F major) thing in the sky to fall (D minor)
(D major) (The silver bullet's in your (F major) hand and
the war's heating (A minor) up)
And when the truth goes bang (F major) the shouts
splatter (D minor) out
(D major) (Revolutionize your lives (F major) and
find a (A minor) way out)
And when you're growing down (F major)
instead of growing (D major) up
(You gotta ooo ah ah like
a (F major) (A minor) panther)
Tell me are you bold enough
(F major) to reach for love?
(D major) (Na na na)
Verse 7
Civil rights, (D minor) (A minor) civil (F major) war
(A minor) Hood rat, crack (G major) whore
Carefree, nightclub
Closet drunk, bathtub
(D minor) Out (A minor) cast, weirdo
Stepchild, (E minor) freak show
(G major) Black girl, bad hair
Broad nose, (D major) (G major) cold stare (D minor)
Tap shoes, Broadway
Tuxedo, (G major) holiday
Creative black, Love song
Stupid words, (D minor) erased song
Gun shots, orange house
Dead (F major) man (E minor) walking with a dirty mouth
(G major) Spoiled (E minor) milk, (G major) stale bread
Welfare, bu (D minor) bonic plague
(A minor) Record deal, light bulb
(G major) Keep back kid now corporate thug
Breast cancer, common cold
HIV, (D minor) lost hope
(A minor) Overweight, self es (F major) teem
Mis (G major) fit, broken dream
Fish tank, small bowl
Closed mind, (D minor) dark hold (F major)
Cybergirl, droid (A minor) control
(G major) Get away now they trying
to steal your soul
Microphone, one stage
Tomboy, (D minor) outrage
Street fight (A minor) , bloody war
(G major) Instigators, third floor
Promiscuous child,
broken heart (D minor)
STD, quarantine
(F major) Heroin (A minor) user, coke head
Fi (G major) nal chapter, death bed
Plastic sweat, metal skin
(D minor) Metallic tears, mannequin
(A minor) Carefree, night club
(G major) Closet drunk, (E minor) bathtub (G major)
White house, Jim Crow
Dirty lies, (D minor) my regards
(A minor)
Interlude 1
(E minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (D minor)
(A minor) (E minor) (G major) (D minor)
(F major) (A minor) (E minor) (G major) (D minor) (G major)
(A minor) (E minor) (G major) (D minor)
(A minor)
(E minor) (G major) (D minor)
(F major) (A minor) (E minor) (A minor) (G major) (D minor)
(A minor)
Verse 8
When the world (A minor) just treats you wrong (E minor)
(G major) Just come with me and I'll
take (D minor) you home (A minor)
No need to (E minor) pack a bag (G major) (D minor)
(A minor) Who put your life in the (E minor) danger zone?
(G major) You running dropping like
a (D minor) rolling stone (A minor)
No time to pack (E minor) a bag (G major) (D minor)
You (A minor) just can't stop your
hurt from (E minor) hanging on
The (G major) old man dies and then
a baby's (D minor) born
(A minor) Chan, chan, chan,
(E minor) change your life (G major) (D minor)
(A minor) And when the world just
(E minor) treats you wrong (G major)
Just come with us and
you'll (D minor) take you home
(A minor) Shan, shan shan shan- (E minor) gri la
Na (G major) na na na na na (D minor) na na (G major) na na na (A minor)
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