Take a Minute chords by K'NAAN

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Verse 1
Am 
G 
C 
And any man who knows a thing knows,
F 
G 
Am 
he knows not a damn, damn thing at all
G 
C 
And every time I felt the hurt and I felt the
F 
G 
Am 
givin' gettin' me up off the wall
G 
I'm just gonna take
C 
a minute and let it ride
F 
G 
Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute
and let it breeze
G 
I'm just gonna take
C 
a minute and let it ride
F 
G 
I'm just gonna take a minute
Am 
and let it breeze

Verse 2
Am 
G 
How did Mandela get the will
C 
to surpass the everyday
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G 
When injustice had him caged
Am 
and trapped in every way
G 
How did Gandhi ever withstand
C 
the hunger strikes and all
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G 
Didn't do it to gain power
Am 
or money if I recall
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C 
It's to give; I guess I'll pass it on
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G 
Mother thinks it'll lift
Am 
the stress of Babylon
Mother knows,
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C 
my mother she suffered blows
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G 
I don't know how we survived
Am 
such violent episodes
I was so worried,
G 
C 
and hurt to see you bleed
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G 
But as soon as you came out the
Am 
hospital you gave me sweets
G 
C 
Yeah, they try to take you from me
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G 
But you still only gave 'em some pray
Am 
ers and sympathy
G 
C 
Dear mama, you helped me write this,
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G 
Am 
by showing me to give is priceless

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Verse 3
Am 
G 
C 
And any man who knows a thing knows,
F 
G 
Am 
he knows not a damn, damn thing at all
G 
C 
And every time I felt the hurt and I felt
F 
G 
Am 
the givin' gettin' me up off the wall
G 
I'm just gonna take
C 
a minute and let it ride
F 
G 
Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute
and let it breeze
G 
I'm just gonna take
C 
a minute and let it ride
F 
G 
I'm just gonna take a
Am 
minute and let it breeze

Verse 4
Am 
C 
F 
All I can say is the worst is over now
C 
F 
G 
We can serve the hard times,
Am 
divorce  is over now
They try to keep us out,
G 
C 
F 
but they doors is open now
G 
My nigga Akon is getting
Am 
awards for covers now
G 
This is K'naan, and still
C 
reppin' the S
F 
G 
Comin' out of Mogadishu and still
Am 
draped in the mess
G 
And no matter how we strong, homie
C 
F 
It ain't easy coming out of
G 
where we from, homie
Am 
And that's the reason why,
G 
I could never play for me
C 
Tell 'em the truth,
F 
G 
is what my dead homies told me
Am 
G 
Oh yeah, I take inspiration from the
C 
most heinous of situations
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G 
Creating medication out
Am 
my own tribulations
G 
C 
Dear Africa, you helped me write this,
F 
G 
Am 
by showing me to give is priceless

Verse 5
Am 
G 
C 
And any man who knows a thing knows,
F 
G 
Am 
he knows not a damn, damn thing at all
G 
C 
And every time I felt the hurt and I felt the
F 
C 
F 
G 
Am 
givin' gettin' me up off the wall
G 
I'm just gonna take a
C 
minute and let it ride
F 
G 
Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute
and let it breeze
G 
I'm just gonna take
C 
a minute and let it ride
F 
G 
Am 
C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
F 

Interlude 1

Nothing is perfect

Verse 6
man,
that's what the world is
C 
All I know is
F 
C 
Am 
I'm enjoying today
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G 
C 
You know, 'cause it isn't everybody
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Am 
G 
F 
that you get to give

Verse 7
Am 
G 
C 
And any man who knows a thing knows,
F 
G 
Am 
he knows not a damn, damn thing at all
G 
C 
And every time I felt the hurt and I felt
F 
G 
Am 
the givin' gettin' me up off the wall
G 
I'm just gonna take
C 
a minute and let it ride
F 
G 
Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute
and let it breeze
G 
I'm just gonna take
C 
a minute and let it ride
F 
G 
Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze