Public Enemy #1 (Part 1)
Public Enemy #1 (Part 1)

Public Enemy #1 (Part 1) easy guitar chords by James Brown

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    • Verse 1
    You know what, 
    this is James 
    Brown 

    I'm 
    such a lover 
    of people 

    Because 
    people 
    did so 
    much for me 

    Verse 2
    I'm 
    a lover 
    of all 
    humanity, 
    all 
    mankind 

    And I feel 
    that he 
    who has 

    been successful 

    Should look 
    out for his 
    fellow man, 

    his brother 

    I feel 
    that's my 
    role, 
    that's my job 

    I know, and when 
    I was a kid... 
    Verse 3

    You see, I 
    was gonna be 
    a preacher, 

    huh, 
    ay 

    Maybe 
    I am, 
    but 
    to me, 
    I 
    feel 
    like I'm a 
    teacher, 

    some
    what 

    'Cause I've been 
    able to experience 

    things 
    that 
    most 
    poor... 

    A lot of 
    people haven't 
    been able 

    to, even 
    the rich 

    So I'll 
    start by 
    preaching 
    right here 
    Verse 4

    'Cause 
    I want to 
    preach to you 

    one more time 
    about 
    heroin 

    I talked 
    once 
    before, now 

    I want to preach 

    I want to 
    start by 
    saying 

    I heard 
    heroin talking 
    one more 

    time, and 
    said 

    Verse 5
    "From where 
    I came, 
    nobody 
    knows 

    I 
    come from 
    a land 
    where 
    the poppy 

    seed 
    grows 

    A whole 
    nation 
    gathered, 

    to plot 
    my 
    destruction 

    Because 
    I'm a breeder 
    of crime 
    and 

    wholesale 
    corrup
    tion 

    Verse 6

    You say, 
    I'm 
    pure 
    and then I'm 
    dilutable 

    And 
    once 
    I'm in your 
    blood 
    I'll make 

    it 
    pursuitable" 

    And I heard 
    her only 
    to say, 

    "Sing it 
    on son" 

    She says, "Sing 
    it on son", 

    she 
    says, "I've lost 
    my 
    son, 
    he's gone 
    on away 

    Sing 
    it on, 

    so you might 
    save a 
    life" 

    Verse 7
    I said, "Madam, 
    just looka 
    here 

    I 
    say, 
    own a 
    record 
    and 
    make all 
    men 

    That 
    dare 
    to use 
    it 
    wallow 
    in sin" 

    Driven 
    them 
    to commit 

    a world 
    of crime 

    Captured 
    their will 
    and destroy 

    their mind 

    They 
    changed 
    their lives 

    and destroyed 
    the meek 

    Misused 
    the fools 
    and made 

    the strong 
    men 
    weak 

    Verse 8
    Hallo, 
    wait 
    a minute, 
    looka 
    here 

    They take 
    gold 
    from the rich 

    and made 
    them 
    poor 

    Take a young 
    foolish 
    maiden 

    and made her 
    a whore 

    Look 
    at that" 

    Verse 9
    And then I 
    heard, 
    by that 
    time 

    I heard 
    a man over 
    in the corner 

    He was 
    sitting 
    down with 

    his head hanging 
    low 

    I noticed 
    him when I 

    first walked 
    in 

    And he 
    was addicted 
    to drugs 
    but he 
    said, 

    "I 
    feel it 

    Verse 10
    And brother, 
    I want to get 
    up and testify" 

    So everybody 
    star
    ted screaming 

    and 
    hollering 
    and 
    crying 

    I 
    saw a little 
    tears 
    coming from my 

    eye 
    'cause I know 
    I felt 
    it 

    And 
    this brother 
    got up 
    and said, 

    "Let me have 
    it 

    I want to 
    tell you everything 

    Verse 11
    Talk to 
    a man 
    that knows" 

    He said, 
    "Some 
    will sell 

    me, and 
    some will 
    buy 

    For 
    a state 
    of affection 
    and 

    they cause 
    high 

    But regardless 
    of the position, 

    reason 
    of use 

    You 
    control 
    my 
    addiction 

    Verse 12
    and I give 
    nothing 
    but abuse" 

    He 
    said, "Let me tell 
    you about 
    heroin 

    With 
    a full 
    cause 
    of torment 

    For it's pleasures 
    and pain 

    It will 
    take all 
    of your money 

    and 
    poison 
    your brain" 

    Verse 13
    Lord, 
    I started 
    singing, 
    I said... mmm 

    The place 
    started 
    to kinda 

    rocking 
    a little bit 

    I heard 
    somebody 
    pat 
    their foot 

    and say, "Sing 
    on, brother" 

    I started 
    humming 
    a little bit 

    in the background 

    Verse 14
    And then 
    that brother 
    said, "Wait 
    a 

    minute" 

    He 
    said, "Beware 
    of the 
    sharp 
    needle brother, 

    it'll make 
    you sick 

    Annoyed, 
    anguished, 

    and won't 
    let 
    you kick 

    It'll 
    make you 
    hustle, 

    steal, 
    borrow 
    and beg 

    I'm 
    still 
    talking 
    about that 
    bad 
    thing, 

    King Heroin 

    When you want 
    to look for 
    a vein 

    in your 
    arm or your 
    leg" 

    Verse 15
    I felt 
    so bad 
    I didn't 
    know what 
    to do 

    He said, 
    "More priceless 
    than 
    diamond, 

    more treasured 
    than 
    gold 

    More important 
    than 
    whiskey, 

    more deadly 
    than 
    wine 

    It'll 
    just give 
    you discomfort 
    and no 

    Verse 16
    peace 
    of mind" 

    "And when you 
    come out the 
    nod", he 

    said, "you'll 
    always 
    be aware 

    You've shot 
    every drop 
    of your heart 

    and it's 
    full of fear 

    Now you must 
    rush 
    out and hit 

    an
    other 
    sting 

    Praise me 
    as Old 
    Heroin, the King" 

    But 
    he said, "Be 
    quick, 

    my friend 
    and get 
    off your 
    knees, 
    I 
    can't" 

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