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Verse 1
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Africans in America try to identify

Totally with their master in

every respect

They are the only ones who can not do it

But they are the ones who will go to all
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extremes to do it

They can not be disguised

But they will attempt to disguise
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themselves
Verse 2
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I'm on a search not for

a car or a miniskirt
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2

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But the words I wish to exert
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Will hurt, damage or up set the ego
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You want to be macho, yeah,
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but we know the deal
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Jheri curls just ain't gettin' it
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2

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KRS- One is only down for pickin' it
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2

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Pick the afro, need no Soul Glo
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Or Carefree Curls, that's just a no- no
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2

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Where oh where, are all the real men
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The feminine look seems to be the trend
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You got eyeliner on, chillin' and maxin'
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See you're a man with a spine extraction
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2

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So what I'm askin' is plain to see
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Are there any straight
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singers in R&B?

All I see, is the light- skinned buffy
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Tryin' hard, to be Mr. Tuffy

Yet in fact, you're Mr. Softie

With the beige contacts on,

yo you lost me

I ain't with it, never will, never have

How can your son even call you dad?
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Your skin is bleached and your nails
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you just buffin'
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Take a look at yourself man, ya strugglin'
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Africa is so
Verse 3
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strong,

that once she puts a stamp on you
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Four hundred years of cold weather,

death,

And all that fryin' your hair shall

not disguise you
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As a matter of fact, she is so strong
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That no matter what chem
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icals you put in your hair
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She will come back and snatch it up
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Verse 4
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Tell me
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Are you proud man, of who you are?
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Or does your pride come out of a jar
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'Cause if you bought it,
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put it on, or sprayed it on
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I tell you right now,
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it won't stay long
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'Cause if it ain't natural,
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it ain't kosher
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It's like buyin' and wearin' a culture
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If that culture ain't yours naturally
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It's his, not yours, actually

You better wake up and smell the coffee
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Look in the mirror and think Mr. Softie
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People change, when they are ashamed
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Of how they look or from which they came

Are you ashamed, of original black?

If you're not,

why does your hair look like that?

Why is your nose straighter, from surgery?
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I think you're really in a state

of emergency

You're not sane to the African aim

So you're insane,

and you need to obtain

Any, average rap album sculpture

And study it, just, to learn your culture

Even though, you don't
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think it's music
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It's the blackest you'll
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ever get so use it
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The blue- eyed black man
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to me is buggin'
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Take a look at yourself man,
Verse 5

ya strugglin'
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Yes capitalism will confuse these people,

have them totally confused
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They will try every way to identify

with their masters, every way

Go to extreme lengths,

I'm telling you, seriously!

Capitalism will confuse them

why'know tell them the truth's a lie

I saw a sister the other day

and I spoke to her about her hair

She said, "I don't care what you say,

I'm still gonna get my perm!"

I told her, "It's not a perm,

it's a temporary"
Outro 1

Try in every possible way to identify
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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Capo: 0

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The original key of Ya strugglin' by Boogie down productions is G major.

The primary chords used in Ya strugglin' are Am, G, Bm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, G, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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