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Mos Def

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Intro 1

Dm9

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Dm9

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Am9

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Ebmaj7

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Dm9

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Dm9

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Am9

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Verse 1

Dm9

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Am9

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I don't wanna write this down

Ebmaj7

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Dm9

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I wanna tell you how I feel right now

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

Am9

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Ebmaj7

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I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey

Verse 2
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Tomorrow may never come
Am9 Am9 5
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For you or me
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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Life      is not promised
Dm9 Dm9 3
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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
Dm9 Dm9 3
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I ain't no perfect man
Am9 Am9 5
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Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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I'm trying to do,   the best that I can
Dm9 Dm9 3
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With what it is I have
I ain't no perfect man
Am9 Am9 5
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Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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I'm trying to do,   the best that I can

Verse 4
With what it is I
Dm9 Dm9 3
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(have) Put my heart and soul
Am9 Am9 5
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into this song  (yes, yes)
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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I hope you feel me
Dm9 Dm9 3
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From where I am
Am9 Am9 5
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to wherever you are
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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I mean that sincerely
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Tomorrow may never come (nah)
Am9 Am9 5
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For you and me
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Life      is not promised
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Tomorrow may never appear
Am9 Am9 5
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Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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You better hold this very      moment
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Very close to you   (right now)
Very close to you (right now)
Am9 Am9 5
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So close to you,
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Dm9 Dm9 3
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So,       close to you
Am9 Am9 5
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Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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Don't be afraid to let it shine

Chorus 1
Dm9 Dm9 3
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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
Dm9 Dm9 3
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My Abi said shine your light on the world
Am9 Am9 5
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Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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Shine your light for the world     to see
Dm9 Dm9 3
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My Abi said shine your light on the world
Am9 Am9 5
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Shine your light for the world     to see
Dm9 Dm9 3
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My Umi said shine your light on the world
Am9 Am9 5
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Shine your light for the world     to see

Verse 5
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Sometimes I get discouraged
Am9 Am9 5
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I look around and,
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things are so weak
Dm9 Dm9 3
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People are so weak
Sometimes
Am9 Am9 5
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Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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Sometimes I feel like crying
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Sometimes my heart gets heavy
Sometimes I just want to
Am9 Am9 5
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Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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leave and   fly away
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Sometimes I don't know
Am9 Am9 5
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what to do with myself (ow)
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Dm9 Dm9 3
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Passion takes over   me I feel like a man
Going insane
Am9 Am9 5
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Losing my brain
Trying to maintain
Doing my thing
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Am9 Am9 5
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Put my heart and soul into this y'all
I hope you feel me
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Dm9 Dm9 3
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Where     I am to wherever you are
Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
Am9 Am9 5
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Sometimes I just want a quiet life
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Dm9 Dm9 3
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With me and my babies, me and my lady
Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
Am9 Am9 5
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Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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Sometimes I just wanna be a man,

Chorus 2
Dm9 Dm9 3
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(but) Umi said shine your light on the world
Am9 Am9 5
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Shine your light for the world     to see
Dm9 Dm9 3
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My Abi said shine your light on the world
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Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
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Shine your light for the world     to see
Dm9 Dm9 3
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My G-ma said shine your light on the world
Am9 Am9 5
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Shine your light for the world     to see
Dm9 Dm9 3
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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
Dm9 Dm9 3
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I want black people to be free,
to be free, to be free
Am9 Am9 5
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All my people to be free,
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to be free,     to be free
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Oh black people to be free,
to be free, to be free
Am9 Am9 5
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Oh black people to be free,
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to be free,     to be free
Dm9 Dm9 3
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That's all   that matters to me
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
Dm9 Dm9 3
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That's all   that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
Am9 Am9 5
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Black people unite and let's all get down
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Gotta have      what?
Gotta have that love,
Dm9 Dm9 3
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peace and understanding
One God, one light
One man, one voice, one mic
Am9 Am9 5
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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
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Black people unite come on and get down
Gotta have what?
Love, peace and understanding
Am9 Am9 5
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One   God, one voice, one life
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One       man, gon' shine my light
Dm9 Dm9 3
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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
Dm9 Dm9 3
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Black people
My people
Black people
My people
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