Chords for Fatima

[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
to the morning taste and devour.
We rise early, pace up the hour.
Streets is [C] rustling, hustling,
they harder.
You can't have the sweet with [Bb] no sour.
Spices, herbs, sweets into flour.
She came out precisely the hour.
Clouds disappeared as sun shows the power.
No chance of a probable
flower.
I fell in love with my neighbor's daughter.
I wanted to protect and support
her.
Never mind, I'm just 12 and a quarter.
I had dreams beyond our border.
Is it true
when they say all you need is just love?
Is it true?
[Eb] What [Bb] about those [Cm] who have loved?
[Bb] Only to find that it's taken away.
And why do they say [Bb] that the children [Eb] have rights
[Bb] to be free?
To be [Eb] free.
What about those [Bb] who I've [Cm] known?
[Bb] Whose memory still lives inside
me?
Tequima, where did [F] the young man stay?
Before [Bb] he stole [Eb] you away on that [Bb] fateful day? _ _
Tequima, did he know [F] your name?
Or the plans [Eb] we made to go to New [Bb] York City? _ _
And after
school we studied the lessons.
I asked Rod to slow down the seconds.
He does the opposite,
that's what I'm guessing.
I better tell and count my own blessings.
Fatima, Fatima, what
is the matter?
How come you ain't come up the ladder?
So we can be like there's no tomorrow.
Then you gonna make me wait till tomorrow.
She spoke Arabic and so I Hailey.
She's a
friend of unta Habibi.
You so bright, shine like my TV.
Then one day she never came to meet me.
Is it true when [Bb] they say [Eb] all you need [Bb] is just love?
Is it true?
[Eb] What about those [Bb] who I've [Cm] loved?
[Bb] Only to find that it's taken away.
And why do they say [Eb] that the [Bb] children have rights to be free?
To be [Eb] free.
What about [Bb] those who I've [Eb] known?
[Bb] Whose memory still lives inside of me?
Tequima,
where did the young [F] man stay?
Before [Bb] he stole [Eb] you away on that [Bb] fateful day? _ _
Tequima, did he know [F] your name?
Or the [Eb] plans we made to go to New [Bb] York City? _ _
Tequima, where did the young [F] man stay?
[Bb] Before he stole [Eb] you away on that [Bb] fateful day? _ _
Tequima, did he know [F] your name?
Or the [Eb] plans we made to go to New [Bb] York City? _ _
Beauty was in the eyes of Beholder.
How come everyone hushed when she walked by?
How come
girls would look just to scold her?
How come the angel wanted to hold her?
Fatima, Fatima,
I'm in America.
I make rhymes and I make them delicate.
You would have liked the parks in
Connecticut.
You would have said I'm working too hard again.
Damn you, shooter.
Damn you,
the building.
Whose world hit the blood she was spilling?
Damn you, country so good at killing.
Damn you, feeling for persevering.
Is it true when they say all you need is just love?
Is it [Eb] true?
What about [Bb] those who are [Cm] loved?
[Bb] Only to find that it's taken away.
And why do they [Eb] say that
their [Bb] children have rights to be free?
To be [Eb] free.
What about [Bb] those who I've [Cm] known?
[Bb] Whose memories still lives inside of me?
Tequima, where did the [F] young man stay?
Before he took [Eb] you away on that [Bb] fateful day? _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Tequima, where did the [Dm] young man stay?
Before he [Eb] took you away on that [Bb] fateful day? _ _
Tequima,
did he [Dm] know your [F] name?
Or the [Eb] plans we made to go to [Bb] New York City? _ _
Now I just want to [F] make it clear.
_ [Bb]
[Eb] I don't want you to shed a tear.
[Bb] _ Cause this here, _ it's a [F] celebration. _ _
[Eb] We're not mourning.
_ [Bb] We're celebrating. _ _
_ _ So [F] _ _ [Eb] baby don't cry.
_ _ _ [Bb] Please don't let this tear fall.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
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