Umi Says - Mos Def - Black On Both Sides Chords

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[Em] I don't want to write [G] this down, I don't [A] want to tell you how [Bb] I feel right [Dm] now.
_ I don't want to take [Am] no time to write [Em] this down, I don't want to tell you how I feel [A] right now.
Hey, [Dm] _ _ tomorrow may never come, [E] for you or me, [Eb] life is not promised.
[Dm] _ _ Tomorrow may never show up, [Em] for you and me, [Eb] this life is not promised.
[Dm] _ _ I ain't no perfect [Am] man, I'm [A] trying to do [G] the best that [Eb] I can, with all the [Dm] days I have.
I ain't no perfect man, I'm [Em] trying to do the best that [Eb] I can, with all the [C] days I [Dm] have.
Put my heart and soul to [E] the song.
_ _ _ [Eb] I [A] hope you feel me, [Dm] _ _ from where I am to where everyone [Am] are.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ I mean [Dm] that sincerely, _ [D] _ tomorrow may never come, [Em] for you and me, [Eb] life is not promised.
[Dm] _ _ Tomorrow may never appear, [G] you better hold [Eb] this very moment, very [Dm] close to you,
very _ close, so [G] close to you, _ so [Eb] close _ [Dm] to you. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Don't be afraid, _ [Eb] just let it shine.
[Dm] My only say, shine your light on the world, [B] _ [Em] shine your light [A] for the [Eb] world to see.
[D] My only say, shine your light on the world, [G] _ shine your light [Eb] for the world to see.
[D] My only say, shine your light on the world, [Em] _ shine your light [Eb] for the world to see.
[Dm] My only say, shine your light on the world, [E] _ [Em] shine your light [A] for the world to see. _
[D] _ _ Sometimes I get discouraged, _
[Em] I look around [Eb] and, things are so [Dm] weak, people are so weak.
Time, _
[Em] _ _ time, I [Eb] feel like time. _
[Dm] _ _ _ Sometimes my heart gets heavy, [E] _ [G] sometimes it just wanna [Eb] leave and float away.
[Dm] _ _ _ Sometimes I don't know what [E] to do with [G] myself.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Passion [Dm] takes over me, feel like a man going insane, [A] lose my brain, trying to maintain [Eb] everything.
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[Dm] _ _ _ Put my heart and soul [D] into this y'all, hope you feel me where I am, so wherever [Dm] you are.
_ _ _ _ Sometimes I don't wanna be [D] bothered, sometimes I just wanna quiet [A] life, me and my baby, me [D] and my lady.
_ [Am] Times don't wanna get in the [Em]
snowball, times don't wanna get so dark, [Eb] sometimes I just [Dm] wanna be a man.
Who me say, shine your light on the world, [A] _ shine your light for the world to see.
[Dm] My heart be [Am] say, shine your light on the world, [A] _ shine your light for the world to see.
[Dm] My dream be say, [Am] shine your light on the world, [E] _ shine your light [Gm] for the world to see.
[Dm] My heaven be say, shine your light on the world, [Em] _ shine your light [A] for the world [Eb] to see.
I [Dm] want black people to be free, to be free, to be free.
[E] Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free.
Want black people [D] to be free, to be free, to be free.
Want black people to be free, [A] to be free, to be free.
Let's start a revolution, [D] let's start a revolution, let's start _ _
[A] a revolution.
[Eb] Let's start a revolution, [D] let's start a revolution, [Am] let's [D] start a revolution. _
[E] Black people unite, let's all get [Eb] down, gotta have love, gotta have [Dm] love, peace and understanding.
One strong, one light, one man, one voice, [G] one life.
Black people unite, come [D] on and do it right.
Black people unite, come on and do [Dm] it right.
Black people unite, come on and get down, gotta have love, [A] peace and understanding.
One God, one voice, one [Dm] light, one man, one time, my life.
Black people unite, come on and do it right.
Black people unite, come on and do [G] it right.
Black people unite, come on and get down, gotta have love, [Dm] peace and understanding.
Black people, _ black people, _ black people, _
[D] black people, _ [C] black people. _
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