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96 Degrees

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C96 degGrees 
in the Amshade 
Creal hot G  
in the Amshade 
said it was Am96 degrees in the Gshade 
Amten thousand soldiers on Gparade
Amtaking i and i to meet a Gbig fat boy 
Amsent from overseas 
the Gqueen employ
Amexcellency before you i come 
with my Grepresentation 
you know where i'm Amcoming fromG  
you Amcaught me on the loose 
fighting to be free 
now you Gshow me a noose 
on the cotton tree 
enterAmtainment for you 
martyrdGom for me E  
C96 deGgrees in the Amshade 
Creal hot Gin the Amshade 
like the verse:
some may suffer and some may burn 
but i know that one day my people will learn 
as sure as the sun shines, way up in the sky 
today i stand here a victim the truth is i'll never die 
96 degrees in the shade 
real hot in the shade

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96 Degrees

by Third World

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C G

96 degrees

in the shade

C G

real hot

in the shade

Am G

said it was 96 degrees in the shade

Am G

ten thousand soldiers on parade

Am G

taking i and i to meet a big fat boy

sent from overseas

the queen employ

excellency before you i come

with my representation

Am G

you know where i'm coming from

you caught me on the loose

fighting to be free

now you show me a noose

on the cotton tree

entertainment for you

G E

martyrdom for me

C G Am

96 degrees in the shade

C G Am

real hot in the shade

like the verse:

some may suffer and some may burn

but i know that one day my people will learn

as sure as the sun shines, way up in the sky

today i stand here a victim the truth is i'll never die

96 degrees in the shade

real hot in the shade

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