Soldier Chords by Erykah Badu

[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ See [Bb] he's organized and [F] he's on the ball.
Never [Bb] miss a day of school.
And [F] he's an underdog.
Wanna [Gm] learn more and more.
Causing [F] mama's child in good.
He's [Gm] about to change the face of your ghetto [F] neighborhood.
Walked [Gm] into school today.
Saw a [F] brother on the street.
Seem like [Gm] everything's cool.
That the [F] brother's pecking me.
Woo, woo.
[A] Then everything [Bb] changed.
Cause he saw his [Dm] own [Eb] wings.
And [Dm] his mother was sad.
[Am] Pain [Dm] will [Bb] last.
[Dm] Time will pass.
[Gm] _
That's what I am talking about.
[F] Everybody knows what this song's about.
[Gm] They be trying to hide the history.
[F] They know who we are.
[Bb] Ooh, you want to see.
[F] Everybody rise to this degree.
[Gm] Raising hands high if you agree.
[F] Just say yes, [Gm] sirree.
_ [F] Ooh.
_ Yes, [Gm] sirree.
_ [F] If you agree, say yes, [Bb] sirree.
_ [F] Ooh.
_ Yes, [Gm] sirree.
_ _ [F] _ _ Let's get [Bb] dancing.
Mm, mm.
Ooh, _ [F] hey, [Gm] hey.
Shoot.
Mm, mm.
Yeah.
_ [F] Hey, hey, [Gm] shoot.
Mm, mm.
Ha.
[F] Hey, hey, [Bb] shoot.
Mm, mm.
Ha.
Ooh, [F] hey.
Mm, mm.
To the girls [Bb] they could live the suite.
But they would walk [F] around and push and leave.
to my girls [Bb] on prescription pills
I [Am] know how you feel
to my boys [Gm] in a racket field
this ain't [F] no time to kill
to my girls [Bb] in therapy
see [F] I'ma tell you this for free
two [Gm] folks up on a hill
with the [F] cake and the dollar bill
you need [Bb] the one dirty cop
the [F] one you need to pry
I'm talking [Gm] bout the dirty cop
the one you need to watch
you get the wake up call
when you [F] saw the field fall
a bull crash [Gm] with the final call
get your money [F] dollar bill y'all
bull crash [Gm] with the final call
get your money [F] dollar bill y'all
to my folks [Gm] on the picket line
don't stop [F] till you change they mind
got love for my phone
baptized when the levy broke
we gon' keep marching on
[Dm] until you hear that free song
and if you think about turning back
[Gm] ain't got a [F] shotgun on your back
and if you think [Bb] about turning back
I got a shotgun for [Db] you back in your bag
[Gm] what am I talking bout
[F] everybody know what this song's [Gm] about
they be trying to hide the history
[F] but they know who we are
[Gm] if you want to see
[F] everybody rise to next [Gm] degree
raise your hands high if you agree
[F] just say yes [Bb] sirree _ _ [Dm] ooooh yes [Gm] sirree
if [F] you agree say yes [Gm] sirree _ _ [Dm] hey _ _
[Gm] _ sirree hey
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