UMI Says chords by
Mos Def

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Key: D minor•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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I don't wanna write this down

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I wanna tell you how I feel right now

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

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I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey

Verse 2

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Tomorrow may never come

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For you or me

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Life is not promised

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Tomorrow may never show up

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For you and me

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This life is not promised

Verse 3

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I ain't no perfect man

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I'm trying to do, the best that I can

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With what it is I have

I ain't no perfect man

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I'm trying to do, the best that I can

Verse 4

With what it is I

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(have) Put my heart and soul

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into this song (yes, yes)

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I hope you feel me

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From where I am

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to wherever you are

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I mean that sincerely

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Tomorrow may never come (nah)

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For you and me

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Life is not promised

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Tomorrow may never appear

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You better hold this very moment

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Very close to you (right now)

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So close to you,

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So, close to you

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Don't be afraid to let it shine

Chorus 1

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My Umi said shine your light on the world

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Shine your light for the world to see

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My Abi said shine your light on the world

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Shine your light for the world to see

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My Abi said shine your light on the world

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Shine your light for the world to see

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My Umi said shine your light on the world

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Shine your light for the world to see

Verse 5

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Sometimes I get discouraged

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I look around and,

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things are so weak

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People are so weak

Sometimes

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Sometimes I feel like crying

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Sometimes my heart gets heavy

Sometimes I just want to

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leave and fly away

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Sometimes I don't know

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what to do with myself (ow)

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Passion takes over me I feel like a man

Going insane

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Losing my brain

Trying to maintain

Doing my thing

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Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

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Put my heart and soul into this y'all

I hope you feel me

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Where I am to wherever you are

Sometimes I don't want to be bothered

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Sometimes I just want a quiet life

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With me and my babies, me and my lady

Sometimes I don't want to get into no war

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Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier

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Sometimes I just wanna be a man,

Chorus 2

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(but) Umi said shine your light on the world

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Shine your light for the world to see

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My Abi said shine your light on the world

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Shine your light for the world to see

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My G-ma said shine your light on the world

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Shine your light for the world to see

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My elders said shine your light on the

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Shine your light for the world to see

Outro 1

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I want black people to be free,

to be free, to be free

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All my people to be free,

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to be free, to be free

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Oh black people to be free,

to be free, to be free

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Oh black people to be free,

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to be free, to be free

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That's all that matters to me

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That's all that matters to me

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That's all that matters to me

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That's all that matters to me

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Black people unite and let's all get down

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Gotta have what?

Gotta have that love,

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peace and understanding

One God, one light

One man, one voice, one mic

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Black people unite come on and do it right

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Black people unite come on and do it right

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Black people unite come on and get down

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Love, peace and understanding

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One God, one voice, one life

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One man, gon' shine my light

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Black people unite, now hop up and do it right

Black people unite, now come on

and do it right

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Yeah, baby, that's what I like

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My people

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Black people

My people

Black people

My people

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