Until chords by Raheem DeVaughn

SimplifiedEm · D · D#m

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Verse 1
Em 
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 (E minor)  (D major) Now to understand the struggle,
Em 
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to  (E minor) understand payin' dues  (D major) 
Em 
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And the pain  (E minor) of my people  (D major) and
Em 
your people  (E minor) all around the globe
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 (D major) You gotta feel me,
Em 
D#m 
listen to mu (E minor) sic, use  (D sharp minor) it
Em 
What  (E minor) you know about

Verse 2
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 (D major) 
juggling jobs
And struggling hard and
Em 
 (E minor) chasing dreams?
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What you know about  (D major) havin' no car
Em 
Rent bein' due  (E minor) and  no bling bling?

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Verse 3

What you know about sacrificing

All your wants for all your needs?

What you know about lovin' your child

Just to find out that ain't your seed?

Verse 4
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Until you know  (D major) my joy,
Em 
know my pain and know  (E minor) my struggles
D 
Until you've walked  (D major) these shoes,
Em 
paid my dues and  (E minor) felt my troubles
D 
Until you've  (D major) shed my tears,
Em 
known my fears in  (E minor) all my years
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Only 'til  (D major) then,
Em 
you only know what you think you  (E minor) know

Verse 5
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What you know about  (D major) hittin'
that block
And dodging them cops
Em 
 (E minor) to make ends meet?
What you know about
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 (D major) the lights bein' off
Em 
The gas bein' off and  (E minor) no food to eat?

Verse 6
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What you know about  (D major) goodwill clothes
While your friends dressed
Em 
 (E minor) fly in junior high?
D 
What you know about  (D major) 
grandma's words
Em 
When she said, "One  (E minor) day, boy,
D 
Em 
 (D major) you gon'  (E minor) shine"

Verse 7
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Until you know my  (D major) joy, know my
Em 
pain and know  (E minor) my struggles
D 
Until you've  (D major) walked these shoes,
Em 
paid my  (E minor) dues and felt my troubles
D 
Until you've  (D major) shed my tears,
Em 
known my fears in all  (E minor) my years
D 
Only 'til then,  (D major) 
Em 
you only know what you think you  (E minor) know

Verse 8
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Until you  (D major) know my joy,
Em 
know my pain and know  (E minor) my struggles
D 
Until you've  (D major) walked these shoes,
Em 
paid my dues an (E minor) d felt my troubles
D 
Until you've  (D major) shed my tears,
Em 
known my fears in  (E minor) all my years
D 
Only 'til  (D major) then,
Em 
you only know what you think you  (E minor) know

Verse 9
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What you know about  (D major) writin'
late at night
Em 
By candlelight 'til  (E minor) the shit is tight?
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What you know about  (D major) late
night prayers
Em 
And late night tears,  (E minor) hop in' God?

Verse 10
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What you know about  (D major) 
earning your keep
Because you don't bend,
Em 
 (E minor) break or ask?
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And don't you know  (D major) the last'll be first
Em 
Hey and the first  (E minor) will be last?

Verse 11
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Until  (D major) you know my joy,
Em 
know my pain and  (E minor) know my struggles
D 
Until you've  (D major) walked these shoes,
Em 
paid my dues and  (E minor) felt my troubles
D 
Until  (D major) you've shed my tears,
Em 
known my fears  (E minor) in all my years
D 
Only 'til  (D major) then,
Em 
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you only  (E minor) know what you think you  (D major) know

Verse 12
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Until you know my joy,  (D major) 
Em 
know my pain and know my struggles  (E minor) 
D 
Until  (D major) you've walked these shoes, paid my
dues and felt my troubles
Em 
Un (E minor) til you've shed my tears,
known my fears in all my years
D 
Only 'til  (D major) then,
you only know what you think you know

Verse 13

Hey and those who know my struggle

And those who know my pain

Put one finger in the air

Until then, I said until then, yeah

Verse 14
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Until  (D major) you walk in my shoes,
Em 
paid my  (E minor) dues
(Until you, until you, until you)
Know my struggles,
D 
know  (D major) my troubles
Em 
(Until you,  (E minor) until you,
D 
Em 
 (D major) until you, until  (E minor) you)

Verse 15
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Until you know,  (D major) until you know,
until you know
Em 
 (E minor) Until you know,
D#m 
Em 
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 (D sharp minor) until  (E minor) you know, until you  (D major) know
Em 
Until you  (E minor) know, until you know

Verse 16
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Until you know my joy,  (D major) 
know my pain and know my struggles
Em 
 (E minor) Until you've walked these shoes,
D 
 (D major) paid my dues and felt my troubles
Em 
 (E minor) Until you've shed my tears,
D 
known my fears in  (D major) all my years
Only 'til then, you only
Em 
know what you think  (E minor) you know