Tonart: D minor•
Intro 1
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Dm9
Am9
Ebmaj7
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Dm9
Am9
Ebmaj7
Verse 1
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Am9
I don't wanna write this down
Ebmaj7
Dm9
I wanna tell you how I feel right now
I don't wanna take no time to write this down
Am9
Ebmaj7
I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey
Verse 2
Dm9
Tomorrow may never come
Ebmaj7
Life is not promised
Dm9
Tomorrow may never show up
Ebmaj7
This life is not promised
Verse 3
Dm9
I ain't no perfect man
Am9
Ebmaj7
I'm trying to do, the best that I can
Dm9
With what it is I have
I ain't no perfect man
Am9
Ebmaj7
I'm trying to do, the best that I can
Verse 4
With what it is I
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(have) Put my heart and soul
Am9
into this song (yes, yes)
Ebmaj7
I hope you feel me
Am9
to wherever you are
Ebmaj7
I mean that sincerely
Dm9
Tomorrow may never come (nah)
Ebmaj7
Life is not promised
Dm9
Tomorrow may never appear
Am9
Ebmaj7
You better hold this very moment
Dm9
Very close to you (right now)
Very close to you (right now)
Ebmaj7
Dm9
So, close to you
Am9
Ebmaj7
Don't be afraid to let it shine
Chorus 1
Dm9
My Umi said shine your light on the world
Am9
Ebmaj7
Shine your light for the world to see
Dm9
My Abi said shine your light on the world
Am9
Ebmaj7
Shine your light for the world to see
Dm9
My Abi said shine your light on the world
Am9
Ebmaj7
Shine your light for the world to see
Dm9
My Umi said shine your light on the world
Am9
Ebmaj7
Shine your light for the world to see
Verse 5
Dm9
Sometimes I get discouraged
Am9
I look around and,
Ebmaj7
things are so weak
Dm9
People are so weak
Sometimes
Am9
Ebmaj7
Sometimes I feel like crying
Dm9
Sometimes my heart gets heavy
Sometimes I just want to
Am9
Ebmaj7
leave and fly away
Dm9
Sometimes I don't know
Am9
what to do with myself (ow)
Ebmaj7
Dm9
Passion takes over me I feel like a man
Going insane
Trying to maintain
Doing my thing
Ebmaj7
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Dm9
Am9
Put my heart and soul into this y'all
I hope you feel me
Ebmaj7
Dm9
Where I am to wherever you are
Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
Am9
Sometimes I just want a quiet life
Ebmaj7
Dm9
With me and my babies, me and my lady
Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
Am9
Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
Ebmaj7
Sometimes I just wanna be a man,
Chorus 2
Dm9
(but) Umi said shine your light on the world
Am9
Ebmaj7
Shine your light for the world to see
Dm9
My Abi said shine your light on the world
Am9
Ebmaj7
Shine your light for the world to see
Dm9
My G-ma said shine your light on the world
Am9
Ebmaj7
Shine your light for the world to see
Dm9
My elders said shine your light on the
Am9
Ebmaj7
Shine your light for the world to see
Outro 1
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I want black people to be free,
to be free, to be free
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All my people to be free,
Ebmaj7
to be free, to be free
Dm9
Oh black people to be free,
to be free, to be free
Am9
Oh black people to be free,
Ebmaj7
to be free, to be free
Dm9
That's all that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
Am9
That's all that matters to me
Ebmaj7
That's all that matters to me
Dm9
That's all that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
Am9
Black people unite and let's all get down
Ebmaj7
Gotta have what?
Gotta have that love,
Dm9
peace and understanding
One God, one light
One man, one voice, one mic
Am9
Black people unite come on and do it right
Ebmaj7
Black people unite come on and do it right
Dm9
Black people unite come on and get down
Gotta have what?
Love, peace and understanding
Am9
One God, one voice, one life
Ebmaj7
One man, gon' shine my light
Dm9
Black people unite, now hop up and do it right
Black people unite, now come on
and do it right
Am9
Yeah, baby, that's what I like
Ebmaj7
My people
My people
Black people
My people
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