Tonart: G major•
Verse 1
G
Bb
C
F
See,
G
Gm
I can kinda recall a lil' ways back
Bb
Small, tryin' to ball,
always been black
C
And my hair, I tried it all I even went flat
Eb
F
Had a lumpy curly top and all that crap, now
G
Gm
Just tryin' to be ap preciated
Bb
Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies
C
And I hit the barber shop real quick
Eb
Had 'em give me lil' twist and it
F
G
drove 'em crazy (crazy)
Then I couldn't get no job
Bb
'Cause corporate wouldn't
hire no dreadlocks
C
Then I thought about my
dogs from the block
Eb
Kinda understand why
F
they chose to steal and rob
G
Was it the hair that got me this far
Bb
All these girls these cribs these cars?
C
I hate to say it but it seem so flawed
Eb
'Cause suc cess didn't
G
come till I cut it all off
F
Little girl with the press and curl
Verse 2
Bb
F
Age eight, I got a Jheri curl
C
Eb
Thirteen, and I got a relaxer
F
I was a source of so much
G
laughter
At fifteen when it all broke off
Bb
Eighteen and went all natural
Eb
F
I went on and did what I had to do
change my life
Bb
To become the woman that I am inside
C
Ninety- seven dreadlocks all gone
Eb
F
I looked in the mirror for the
Verse 3
first time and saw that
Eb
F
G
I am not your expectations, no (hey)
Eb
F
I am the soul that lives within
Verse 4
G
Bb
Good hair means curls and waves (no)
Bad hair means you look
At the turn of the century
Eb
F
It's time for us to redefine who we be
G
You can shave it off like
a South African beauty
Bb
Or get in on lock like Bob Marley
C
You can rock it straight
like Oprah Winfrey
Eb
If it's not what's on your head,
F
it's what's underneath, and say
Verse 5
Eb
F
G
I am not your expectations, no (hey)
Eb
F
G
I am the soul that lives within
Verse 6
Bb
Who cares if you don't like that? With
nothin' to lose,
postin' with the wave cap
C
And the cops wanna harass
'cause I got waves
Eb
F
Ain't see nothin' like that in all my days
Bb
Steady judging one another
by their appearance
C
Yes, India, I feel ya, girl
F
talk to the rest of the world 'cause
Verse 7
Eb
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Dm
Does the way I wear my hair make me
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Bb
Dm
Does the way I wear my hair make me
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Dm
Does the way I wear my hair determine
Cm
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
F
D
I am expressing my creativity
Verse 8
Bb
Breast cancer and chemotherapy
Took away her crownin' glory
C
She promised God if she was to survive
Eb
F
She would en joy every day of her life, oh
Bb
Her diamond eyes are sparkling
C
Bald- headed like a full moon shining
Eb
F
Singing out to the whole
Verse 9
am not my hair
Eb
F
G
I am not your ex pectations, no (hey)
Eb
F
G
I am the soul that lives within
Verse 10
Bb
Hey (hey) I am not my
hair
Eb
F
I am not your expectations,
I am not my hair
I am the soul that lives within
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