UMI Says chords by Mos Def

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Intro 1

Verse 1

I don't wanna write this down

I wanna tell you how I feel right now

I don't wanna take no time to write this down

I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey

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Verse 2

Tomorrow may never come

For you or me

Life is not promised

Tomorrow may never show up

For you and me

This life is not promised

Verse 3
Dm 
 (D minor) I ain't no perfect man
Am 
Eb 
I'm trying to  (A minor) do, the best that I can  (E flat major) 
Dm 
With what it is I  (D minor) have
I ain't no perfect man
Am 
Eb 
I'm trying to  (A minor) do, the best that I can  (E flat major) 

Verse 4
With what it is I
Dm 
 (D minor) (have) Put my heart and soul
Am 
into this song  (A minor) (yes, yes)
Eb 
 (E flat major) I hope you feel me
Dm 
 (D minor) From where I am
Am 
to wherever you are  (A minor) 
Eb 
 (E flat major) I mean that sincerely
Dm 
 (D minor) Tomorrow may never come (nah)
Am 
 (A minor) For you and me
Eb 
Life  (E flat major) is not promised
Dm 
 (D minor) Tomorrow may never appear
Am 
Eb 
 (A minor) You better hold this very  (E flat major) moment
Dm 
Very close to you  (D minor) (right now)
Very close to you (right now)
Am 
So close to you,  (A minor) 
Eb 
Dm 
So,  (E flat major) close to you  (D minor) 
Am 
Eb 
Don't be a (A minor) fraid  (E flat major) to let it shine

Chorus 1
Dm 
 (D minor) My Umi said shine your light on the world
Am 
Eb 
 (A minor) Shine your light for the  (E flat major) world to see
Dm 
 (D minor) My Abi said shine your light on the world
Am 
Eb 
 (A minor) Shine your light for the  (E flat major) world to see
Dm 
 (D minor) My Abi said shine your light on the world
Am 
Eb 
 (A minor) Shine your light for the  (E flat major) world to see
Dm 
 (D minor) My Umi said shine your light on the world
Am 
Eb 
 (A minor) Shine your light for the  (E flat major) world to see

Verse 5
Dm 
 (D minor) Sometimes I get discouraged
Am 
 (A minor) I look around and,
Eb 
 (E flat major) things are so weak
Dm 
 (D minor) People are so weak
Sometimes
Am 
Eb 
 (A minor) Sometimes I feel like  (E flat major) crying
Dm 
 (D minor) Sometimes my heart gets heavy
Sometimes I just want to
Am 
Eb 
leave and  (A minor) fly away  (E flat major) 
Dm 
 (D minor) Sometimes I don't know
Am 
what to do with  (A minor) myself (ow)
Eb 
Dm 
 (E flat major) Passion takes o (D minor) ver me I feel like a man
Going insane
Am 
Losing my brain  (A minor) 
Trying to maintain
Doing my thing
Eb 
 (E flat major) Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Dm 
Am 
 (D minor) Put my heart and soul into this  (A minor) y'all
I hope you feel me
Eb 
Dm 
 (E flat major) Where I am to wherever you  (D minor) are
Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
Am 
 (A minor) Sometimes I just want a quiet life
Eb 
Dm 
 (E flat major) With me and my babies, me and my la (D minor) dy
Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
Am 
 (A minor) Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
Eb 
 (E flat major) Sometimes I just wanna be a man,

Chorus 2
Dm 
(but)  (D minor) Umi said shine your light on the world
Am 
Eb 
 (A minor) Shine your light for the  (E flat major) world to see
Dm 
 (D minor) My Abi said shine your light on the world
Am 
Eb 
 (A minor) Shine your light for the  (E flat major) world to see
Dm 
 (D minor) My G-ma said shine your light on the world
Am 
Eb 
 (A minor) Shine your light for the  (E flat major) world to see
Dm 
 (D minor) My elders said shine your light on the
Am 
Eb 
 (A minor) Shine your light for the  (E flat major) world to see

Outro 1
Dm 
I want black  (D minor) people to be free,
to be free, to be free
Am 
All my  (A minor) people to be free,
Eb 
to be  (E flat major) free, to be free
Dm 
Oh black  (D minor) people to be free,
to be free, to be free
Am 
Oh black  (A minor) people to be free,
Eb 
to be  (E flat major) free, to be free
Dm 
That's all  (D minor) that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
Am 
That's all  (A minor) that matters to me
Eb 
That's all  (E flat major) that matters to me
Dm 
That's all  (D minor) that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
Am 
Black  (A minor) people unite and let's all get down
Eb 
Gotta  (E flat major) have what?
Gotta have that love,
Dm 
peace and  (D minor) understanding
One God, one light
One man, one voice, one mic
Am 
Black  (A minor) people unite come on and do it right
Eb 
Black  (E flat major) people unite come on and do it right
Dm 
Black  (D minor) people unite come on and get down
Gotta have what?
Love, peace and understanding
Am 
 (A minor) One God, one voice, one life
Eb 
 (E flat major) One man, gon' shine my light
Dm 
Black  (D minor) people unite, now hop up and do it right
Black people unite, now come on
and do it right
Am 
Yeah,  (A minor) baby, that's what I like
Eb 
My  (E flat major) people
Dm 
Black  (D minor) people
My people
Black people
My people
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