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Take a Minute easy guitar chords by K'naan

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    • Verse 1
    And any man 
    who 
    knows 
    a thing 
    knows, 

    he knows 
    not 
    a 
    damn, 
    damn 
    thing 
    at all 

    And 
    every 
    time 
    I 
    felt 
    the hurt 
    and I 
    felt the 

    givin' 
    gettin' 
    me 
    up 
    off 
    the wall 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 

    a minute 
    and let it 
    ride 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 
    a minute 

    and let it 
    breeze 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 

    a minute 
    and 
    let it 
    ride 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 
    a minute 

    and 
    let it 
    breeze 

    Verse 2
    How did 
    Mandela get the 
    will 

    to surpass 
    the 
    everyday 

    When 
    in
    justice 
    had 
    him 
    caged 

    and trapped 
    in every 
    way 

    How 
    did Gandhi 
    ever 
    withstand 

    the hun
    ger strikes 
    and all 

    Didn't 
    do it 
    to gain 
    power 

    or money 
    if I recall 

    It's 
    to 
    give; I guess 
    I'll 
    pass 
    it on 

    Mother 
    thinks 
    it'll 
    lift 

    the stress 
    of Babylon 

    Mother 
    knows, 

    my mother 
    she 
    suffered 
    blows 

    I 
    don't 
    know how 
    we sur
    vived 

    such viol
    ent 
    episodes 

    I was 
    so 
    worried, 

    and hurt 
    to 
    see you 
    bleed 

    But as 
    soon 
    as you came 
    out the 

    hospit
    al you 
    gave 
    me sweets 

    Yeah, 
    they try 
    to take 
    you from 
    me 

    But 
    you 
    still 
    only 
    gave 
    'em some pray

    ers 
    and sympathy 

    Dear 
    mama, 
    you helped 
    me 
    write 
    this, 

    by show
    ing me 
    to give 
    is 
    price
    less 

    Verse 3
    And any 
    man 
    who 
    knows 
    a thing 
    knows, 

    he knows 
    not 
    a 
    damn, 
    damn 
    thing 
    at all 

    And 
    every 
    time 
    I 
    felt 
    the hurt 
    and 
    I felt 

    the givin' 
    gettin' 
    me 
    up 
    off 
    the wall 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 

    a minute 
    and let 
    it ride 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 
    a minute 

    and let it 
    breeze 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 

    a minute 
    and 
    let 
    it 
    ride 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 
    a 

    minute 
    and 
    let 
    it 
    breeze 

    Verse 4
    All 
    I 
    can 
    say 
    is 
    the 
    worst 
    is 
    over 
    now 

    We 
    can serve 
    the 
    hard 
    times, 

    divor
    ce 
    is 
    over 
    now 

    They try 
    to keep 
    us 
    out, 

    but 
    they 
    door
    s is 
    open 
    now 

    My 
    nigga 
    Akon 
    is 
    getting 

    award
    s for 
    covers 
    now 

    This 
    is 
    K'naan, and 
    still 

    reppin' 
    the 
    S 

    Comin' 
    out 
    of 
    Mogadishu and still 

    draped 
    in the 
    mess 

    And 
    no 
    matter 
    how 
    we strong, 
    homie 

    It 
    ain't 
    easy 
    coming 
    out 
    of 

    where 
    we from, 
    homie 

    And 
    that's 
    the 
    reason 
    why, 

    I 
    could 
    never 
    play 
    for 
    me 

    Tell 
    'em 
    the 
    truth, 

    is 
    what 
    my 
    dead 
    homies 
    told 
    me 

    Oh 
    yeah, 
    I 
    take 
    inspiration 
    from 
    the 

    most 
    hein
    ous 
    of 
    situations 

    Creat
    ing 
    medic
    ation 
    out 

    my 
    own 
    tribulations 

    Dear 
    Africa, 
    you 
    helped 
    me 
    write 
    this, 

    by 
    show
    ing 
    me 
    to 
    give 
    is 
    price
    less 

    Verse 5
    And 
    any 
    man 
    who 
    knows 
    a 
    thing 
    knows, 

    he 
    knows 
    not 
    a 
    damn, 
    damn 
    thing 
    at 
    all 

    And 
    every 
    time 
    I 
    felt 
    the 
    hurt 
    and 
    I felt 
    the 

    givin' 
    gettin' 
    me 
    up 
    off 
    the wall 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 
    a 

    minute 
    and 
    let 
    it 
    ride 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 
    a 
    minute 

    and 
    let 
    it 
    breeze 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 

    a minute 
    and 
    let 
    it 
    ride 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 
    a minute 
    and 
    let 
    it 
    breeze 

    Interlude 1



    Noth
    ing 
    is perfect 
    Verse 6
    man, 

    that's 
    what 
    the world 
    is 

    All I 
    know 
    is 

    I'm 
    enjoying 
    today 

    You know, 
    'cause 
    it 
    isn't 
    everybody 

    that you 
    get 
    to give 

    Verse 7
    And any 
    man 
    who 
    knows 
    a thing 
    knows, 

    he knows 
    not 
    a 
    damn, 
    damn 
    thing 
    at all 

    And 
    every 
    time 
    I 
    felt 
    the hurt 
    and 
    I felt 

    the givin' 
    gettin' 
    me 
    up 
    off 
    the wall 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 

    a minute 
    and let 
    it ride 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 
    a minute 

    and let it 
    breeze 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 

    a minute 
    and 
    let it 
    ride 

    I'm 
    just 
    gonna 
    take 
    a minute 
    and 
    let it 
    breeze 

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