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Key: B minor•
Verse 1
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Ohoo aye
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aye aye
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Naija in the loud and roudy of my world
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There is a secret place
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where I find myself
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Can I find you Biafra the noise of
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horns of thirsty Nigerians
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Of hustlers of mothers confront
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me as I walk pass Lagos
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In prayer contemplation like a ghost
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I feel the sorrow of a many
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Still I do not know how much pain it takes
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Naija I walk the island I walk the mainland
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I see diversity I smell capacity
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but still we suffer why
Verse 2
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I am the voice of Isaac Boro
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I speak Ken Saro Wiwa
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And I am the spirit of Jaja of Opobo

Fight for right for our freedom
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A power hungry class of
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army arrangements
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Stealing money in
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my country's plight
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A soldier pretending to be a politician
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You teacher who no nothing do not
Interlude 1

teach me lies
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Naijagenerators
Verse 3
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wake from my self pity
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No time to waste like okada
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really hits
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Naija for too long we have surrendered
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To the ignorance of our
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self defense in you
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We have failed America
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How far must we walk in
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calamity in suppression
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How long would take for
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you to love Naija
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As I sit here I want to live
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There are so many plans
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for you but still I can't deliver
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I am
Verse 4
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the voice of Isaac Boro
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I speak Ken Saro Wiwa
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And I am the spirit of Ja
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ja of Opobo

Fight for right for our freedom
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A power hungry class
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of army arrangements
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Stealing money in my country's plight
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A soldier pretending to be a politician
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You teacher who no nothing
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do not teach me lies
Verse 5
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Stealing money steal stealing

money in my

Stealing money steal stealing

money in my
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Stealing money in my country's plight
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Stealing money in my country's plight
Verse 6
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Great mother my respect
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for you is in depth

My fear of death for you might kill me

Fallen Lucifer perceive wahala

As we embrace you with change
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You stay selfish fundamental

Black Africa we still survive

We still will rise for the world needs
Ebdim
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us to be America

Hey eey this this soul is heavy

the little you have left to me

I charge to function in your madness
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I am in your in your madness
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I am
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Verse 7
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I am the voice of Isaac Boro
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I speak Ken Saro Wiwa
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And I am the spirit of Jaja of
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Opobo

Fight for right for our freedom
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A power hungry class of army
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arrangements
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Stealing money in my country's plight
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A soldier pretending to be a politician
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You teacher who no nothing do
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not teach me lies
Verse 8
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I am the voice of Isaac Boro
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I speak Ken Saro Wiwa
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And I am the spirit of Ja
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ja of Opobo

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A power hungry class of army
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arrangements
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Stealing money in my country's plight
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A soldier pretending to be a politician
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A teacher who no nothing
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do not teach me lies
Verse 9
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Ni geria is time for greatness
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get the independent
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You right you make us examples of leaders
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that executed Saro Wiwa

A teacher who no nothing
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do not teach me lies
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A teacher who no nothing
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A teacher who no nothing
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A teacher who no nothing

Will make us examples of leaders who executed

Saro Wiwa Saro Wiwa Saro Wiwa

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The original key of Soul Is Heavy by Nneka is B minor.

The primary chords used in Soul Is Heavy are Bm, Em, F#m, D, Fdim.

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