K'NAAN - Take A Minute Chords

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[Bbm] And any man [Ab] who [Db] knows a thing knows he knows [Gb] not a damn [Ab] damn [Bbm] thing at all.
And every time [Ab] I [Db] felt the hurt and I felt the giving [Gb] getting me [Ab] up [Bbm] off the wall. _
I'm just [Ab] gonna take [Db] a minute and let it ride.
[Gb] I'm just [Ab] gonna [Bbm] take a minute and let it breathe.
I'm just [Ab] gonna take [Db] a minute and let it ride.
[Gb] I'm just [Ab] gonna [Bbm] take a minute and let it breathe.
How did Mandela [Db] get the will to surpass the everyday [Gb] when injustice [Ab] had him caged [Bbm] and
trapped in every way?
How did Gandhi [Ab] ever withstand [Db] the hunger strikes and all?
[Gb] Didn't do it [Ab] to gain power [Bbm] or money.
If I recall it's a gift.
[Ab] I [Db] guess I'll pass it on.
[Gb] Mother thinks [Ab] it'll lift [Bb] the stress of Babylon.
Mother [Fm] knows.
[Db] My mother she suffered loads.
[Gb] I don't know how [Ab] he survived [Bb] such violent episodes.
I was so [Ab] worried.
It [Db] hurts to see you bleed [Gb] but as soon as [Ab] you came out the [Bb] hospital you gave me sweet.
[Ab] Yeah.
[Db] They tried to take you from me [Gb] but you still [Ab] only gave them [Bbm] some prayers and sympathy.
Dear mama, [Ab] _ [Db] you helped me write this [Gb] by showing me [Ab] to [Bbm] give is priceless. _
And any man [Ab] who knows [Db] a thing knows he knows [Gb] not a damn [Ab] damn thing [Bbm] at all.
And every time [Ab] I felt [Db] the hurt and I felt the giving [Gb] getting me [Ab] up off [Bbm] the wall.
I'm just [Fm] gonna take [Db] a minute and let it ride.
[Gb] I'm just [Db] gonna take [Bbm] a minute and let it breathe.
I'm just [Ab] gonna take [Db] a minute and let it ride.
[Gb] I'm just [Db] gonna take [Bbm] a minute and let it breathe.
All I can [Db] say is the world is over now.
[Bbm] We can serve the [Ab] hard times.
[Gb] Divorce is over now.
They [Bb] try to keep us [Db] out but they doors is open [Gb] now.
My gang the [Ab] Acorn is getting [Bbm] awards and covers now.
_ _ [Ab] And [Db] still repping the S.
[Gb] Coming out of [Ab] most vicious.
[Bb] Still draped in the mess.
But no matter [Ab] how we strong [Db] homie.
It ain't easy [Gb] coming out of [Ab] where we from [Bbm] homie.
And it's the reason why I can [Ab] never pay [Db] for me.
Tell them the truth [Gb] is what my [Ab] dead homies [Bb] told me.
Oh yeah.
I take [Ab] inspiration from the [Db] most heinous of situations.
[Gb] Creating [Ab] medication [Bbm] out my own tribulations.
Dear [Ab] Africa, [Db] you helped me write this [Gb] by showing me [Ab] to give is [Bbm] priceless.
And any man [Ab] who knows [Db] a thing knows he knows [Gb] not a damn [Db] damn thing [Bbm] at all.
And every time [Ab] I felt [Db] the hurt and I felt the giving [Gb] getting me [Db] up off [Bbm] the wall.
I'm just [Ab] gonna take [Db] a minute and let it ride.
[Gb] I'm just [Db] gonna take [Bbm] a minute and let it breathe.
I'm just [Ab] gonna take [Db] a minute and let it ride.
[Gb] I'm just [Db] gonna take [Bbm] a minute and let it _ breathe.
[Db] _ _ _ _
I'll [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ tell you the truth.
I was [Gb] gonna do a [Db] third verse [Bbm] here. _ _
But I thought [Db] I'd just say something right quick.
_ And it's that [Bbm] nothing is perfect man.
That's what the world [Db] is.
All I know is _ _
_ [Gb] I'm [Db] enjoying [Bbm] today. _ _
_ _ [Ab] You know.
_ [Db] Because it ain't every [E] day that you get to [Bbm] give. _ _ _
And any man [Ab] who knows [Db] a thing knows he knows [Gb] not a damn [Fm] damn thing [Bbm] at all.
And every time [Ab] I felt [Db] the hurt and I felt the giving [Gb] getting me [Db] up off [Bbm] the wall.
I'm just [Ab] gonna take [Db] a minute and let it ride.
[Gb] I'm just [Db] gonna take [Bbm] a minute and let it breathe.
I'm just [Ab] gonna take [Db] a minute and let it ride.
[Gb] I'm just [Ab] gonna take [Bbm] a minute and let it breathe.
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_ I ain't got [Bbm] nothing to complain about.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ You know where I'm from and you know where I'm at.
[Bbm] _ _ _
I'm just [Ab] gonna [Db] take a minute and let it ride.
[Gb] I'm just [Ab] gonna take [Bbm] a minute and let it breathe.
I'm just [Db] gonna take a minute and let it ride.
[Gb] I'm just [Ab] gonna take [Bbm] a minute and let it breathe. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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