Tonart: B major•
Intro 1
B
E
F#
E
G#m
C#m
B
G#m
D#m
G#m
F#
E
F#
E
G#m
C#m
Verse 1
B
F#
G#m
They just gave up on our entire generation
F#
C#m
So we were all pushed to the side
E
F#
'cause we didn't see the world through
C#m
B
our teacher's eyes
When all we needed was a
F#
G#m
little bit of motivation
F#
C#m
But because we wore our pants
saggin'
y'all labelled us gangsters
F#
C#m
And said we wasn't worth the time
Verse 2
C#m
There are so many things
B
D#m
B
I never asked you
E
There are so many things I still
D#m
G#m
don't know
C#m
There are so many things
D#m
B
you never told me
E
And still so many things
that I will never know
Verse 3
'cause I went to City High
B
A school with more drop outs than
F#
G#m
F#
sign- ups at registration
C#m
And the pregnancy rate
F#
is at an all- time high
F#
Now you would think the classroom's the place
G#m
for mental stimulation
F#
C#m
But there's some brothers outside
Sellin' that stuff
F#
That'll really stimulate your mind
C#m
(Talk about gettin' high)
Verse 4
C#m
There are so many things
D#m
you never showed me
B
E
There are too many things you
G#m
(You let slip right on by)
C#m
How can I face a world
B
D#m
that doesn't know me
E
A world that doesn't care
whether I live or die
'cause I went to City High
D#m
We don't need your educa tion
Verse 5
G#m
F#
We don't want no pacifier
E
F#
E
We are the leaders of your nation
We're gonna make sure
D#m
There ain't no justice there's
What happened to the meaning
F#
E
of "In God we trust"
So as we get older and our
F#
E
children grow up
We ain't gonna teach them
B
G#m
F#
what y'all showed us
Verse 6
B
F#
G#m
There's too many babies dy in' be
fore they're born
F#
C#m
(Lord ain't that the truth)
Too many young ladies cryin'
F#
with a daddy in the house
B
But not a father in the home
(Now y'all know there's a difference)
F#
And what about all our young soldiers
G#m
be ing led astray
(By this negative music)
F#
C#m
What happened to the Isaac Hayes
And the Curtis Mayfield's
F#
and all the Marvin Gayes?
C#m
Man we really need 'em today
Verse 7
B
And there were so many things that needed ex
plaining
E
But you said it was too late
D#m
G#m
for me to learn
C#m
You were sup pose to be my shelter
D#m
B
when it was rainin'
E
F#
But instead you left me out here all alone
B
So I gotta make it on my own
D#m
We don't need your educa tion
Verse 8
G#m
F#
We don't want no pacifier
E
F#
E
We are the leaders of your nation
F#
We're gonna make sure
F#
There ain't no justice there's
What happened to the meaning
F#
E
of "In God we trust"
So as we get older and our
F#
E
children grow up
We ain't gonna teach them what
B
G#m
y'all showed us
F#
SPOKEN
Verse 9
C#m
F#
C#m
For people who did believe
D#m
What we could do to
E
C#m
You knew the world was in our hands
E
B
Help build them strong so
D#m
they can withstand
G#m
All the pressures
All the prejudice
D#m
And the others who were sure
B
we couldn't fight the stress in life
E
For those of you who didn't
believe us
F#
Listen to my words for you
B
Listen to your children sing to you
Verse 10
G#m
We don't need your education
B
E
We don't want no pacifier
B
E
We are the leaders of your nation
We're gonna make sure
There ain't no justice
What happened to the meaning
F#
B
of "In God we trust"
E
B
So as we get older and our children grow up
E
We ain't gonna teach them what y'all
B
showed
D#m
G#m
F#
E
us
Outro 1
[Repeat x1]
B
E
B
G#m
F#
E
B
E
B
C#m
G#m
B
F#
E
F#
E
F#
B
D#m
G#m
F#
E
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