Chords for Protoje - Take Control * Brand New *[ The Message Riddim Feb 2011 ]

[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Then and [Eb] only then [Bb] shall we be _ [F] independent, _ that's [G] the [Dm] message, [Eb] _
_ _ check [Bb] the message _
[Cm] _ _ You [Gm] better change up the [Eb] structure, _ _ [Bb] we on the way to [Cm] destruction
_ [F] _ [Gm] So change up the [Eb]
structure, _ _ [Bb] because we can't take [Fm] destruction
So [Gm] take control of them, [Eb] tell police officers [Bb] and soldier men
[Cm] Say we won't drive with streets [Gm] and road again, _
[Eb] hold we head high [Bb] and proud again
Then [Cm] and only then, take [Gm] control of them, [Eb] tell police officers [Bb] and soldier men
[Cm] Say we won't drive with streets [Gm] and road again, _
[Eb] hold we head high [Bb] and proud again
Then [Cm] and only then
Cause [Gm] independence no mean, [Eb] none the grill parties mean, our colonial regime, yeah we know what dem schemes
Nah show no meaning, no straight dem just leaning, dem fight out the green and [Cm] cigarette dem [Gm] coming
But Jamaica I [Eb] say to the people, I [Bb] beg you start treating them good, [Cm] stop calling out all dem [Gm] people
Dem set up [Eb] public housing to enclose [Bb] them, imprison them [Cm] by the thousands
So take [Gm] control of them, [Eb] tell police officers [Bb] and soldier men
[Cm] Say we won't lock the streets [Gm] and road again, [Eb] keep hold we head high [Bb] and proud again
Then [Cm] and only then, take [Gm] control of them, [Eb] tell police officers [Bb] and soldier men
[Cm] Say we won't drive with streets [Gm] and road again, [Eb] hold we head high [Bb] and proud [Fm] again
Then and [Cm] only then
_ [Gm] _ Dem give we flag, [Bb] dem give we anthem, not even give we half away we [Cm] need to execute dem, plan dem
So we still dependent upon [Bb] dem, dem just a wait for we to come [Cm] back and land out with empty hand dem
You talk the truth and you get condemned, Walter Rodney speak a bit we own a government, government him
Dem want fi block we over [Eb] standing, want we do the wrong thing, just cause [Ab] you hear me song sing
[Gm] Take control of them, [Eb] tell police officers [Bb] and soldier men
[Cm] Say we won't lock the [Gm] streets and road again, [Eb] hold we head high [Bb] and proud again
Then [Cm] and only then, [Gm] take control of them, [Eb] tell police officers and [Bb] soldier men
[Cm] Say we won't charge with [Gm] streets and road again, [Eb] hold we head high [Bb] and proud [Fm] again
Then [Cm] and only then
[Gm] So, _ [Eb] it take some time fi analyse, [Bb] so we living in [Cm] a paradise but it full of [Gm] parasites
[Eb] Today dem say you have your rights, [Bb] dem switch it up [Cm] again and it gone before tomorrow [Gm] night
[Eb] But understand a how a fight, [Bb] and truth below [Cm] of our might, and the youth [Gm] dem have dem own a [Eb] plight
So we preen de bed [Bb] where we sit away [Cm] where we could [Bb] a stay, [Gm] take control of dem
[Eb] Tell police officers [Bb] and soldier men, [Cm] say we won't charge with streets and [Gm] road again
[Eb] Hold we head high [Bb] and proud again, then and [Cm] only then [Gm] take control of them
[Eb] Tell police officers and [Bb] soldier men, [Cm] say we won't charge with [Gm] streets and road again
[Eb] Hold we dead [Bb] high and proud again, [Cm] then and only then, [Gm] _ then and [Eb] only then, shall [Bb] we be [Cm] independent.
_ _ [Gm] That's the message, [Eb] that's the message, [Bb] that's the message. _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] You better change up the [Eb] structure, _ [Bb] we on the way to [Cm] destruction.
_ _ _ [Gm] So change up the [Eb] structure, _ _ because [Bb] we can't take [Cm] destruction.
_ _ [Gm] Take control of them, [Eb] tell police [Bb] officers and soldier men, [Cm] say we want right with [Gm] streets and road again.
[Eb] Hold we dead high and [Bb] proud again, [Cm] then and only then, [Gm] take control of them,
[Eb] tell police officers [Bb] and soldier men, [Cm] say we want right with [Gm] streets and road again.
[Eb] Hold we dead [Bb] high and proud again, [Cm] then and only then.
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