Chords for KOTA The Friend - For Colored Boys

[Abm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [A] You [Abm] was born in a hospital with [A] incompetent doctors who didn't bother to press you against
your mother's chest.
But that's [Abm] okay, cause Jehovah say that's your mother blessed [A] and we are here to guide
you through [Abm] life and teach you what is best.
Do not have your kids in a hospital, they [A] don't give a fuck, especially about black folk.
Learn how to deliver your own kids and have them at [E] home kid.
And leave that placenta attached [Db] as long as you want kid.
[A] It's different for black boys, [Abm] harder for black girls.
[A] Start your own business venture, thrive in the black world.
Where you and your homies don't gotta [B] worry about getting fired and [A] facing discrimination.
[E] We are creators, we don't go begging for [Abm] placement when we are not wanted.
And [A] I'ma keep it 100 youngin', we used to be hunted, they had us sitting in zoos.
So what [E] you see in the news, is [Abm] really nothing that's new.
They really [Db] targeting you, you hear [A] me talking to you?
[Abm] But even if you're bred straight, [A] big house, nice car, gotta keep your head straight.
People that be gossiping [Abm] constantly only dare wait.
[A] Wiser assessments of situations will carry you to your best days.
Put away [Abm] a portion of your profit when you [A] get paid.
And do not be afraid of change, it could be a segue to a better [E] something.
But have [Abm] patience, and always make [Db] time for family and [A] celebration.
And every good [Abm] thing in life requires [A] dedication.
Like career, wife, kids, and the spiritual.
The point of our existence isn't [Abm] physical.
Make sure there [A] is love in your living room.
And make sure that [Bm] you're there for the [A] ones that you give it to.
[B] And grudges'll do you [A] no good, life is too short to be stressing.
Love your friends for who they are, if they [E] there when you down,
then you should [Abm] keep them around, and then [Db] return the favor tenfold.
[A] Everything you hiding will be [Abm] exposed, so you should probably [A] keep it a thousand youngin' and let go.
Embrace humiliation, it's humbling.
And [B] take every [Abm] situation for [E] what it is.
Love is free, so don't be possessive.
Love is a combination of [Abm] letting go and holding tight.
[Dbm] You'll learn when to do which, and [Gbm] get more love than [A] you know what to do with.
And you gon' make [E] mistakes, cause homie, you only [Abm] human.
But that ain't no excuse [Db] to be foolish.
Treat your [A] woman with respect, that means [Abm] keeping it real.
Keeping [Db] her in your mind, [Gbm] if you about to be stupid, [A] just think about how she feel.
Be [B] honest with yourself, put your [Gbm] ego on the [E] shelf.
And I promise you it helps, you ain't [A] gotta be what they expect.
[Abm] Get to scrubbing when you [A] make a mess, and treat your daughter same as your sons.
We growing out of double standards, [Dbm] speaking to standards.
Let's move [Abm] away from the European, [Db] tell her she's beautiful.
Wide [A] nose, coarse hair, brown [Abm] eyes, brown skin.
Sell [A] love for the win, why conform to a society that hates you?
[B] Spent all they energy trying to [E] break you, now [Gbm] they thinking y [E]'all niggas still here.
Yeah, and y'all still scared.
Black boy still strong, [Gbm] slavery still here.
[Ab] Black boy still mob, the [A] prisons are still [B] packed.
We're [E] innocent black boys, the black boy still [Db] thrive, the black girl still [Abm] God.
[A] Yeah.
I [Abm] love you.
I love you [Gbm] too.
I love you too.
[Dbm] _ My big boy.
You're my [B] big boy, and [Abm] my [A] hanky hanky caterpillar.
[Gbm] [E] You wanna read Hank's Pony [A] Caterpillar? _
[Abm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Dbm] _