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A Wake

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Macklemore - A Wake (feat. Evan Roman)
Capo 3
        [Interlude]
GI need love
GYou need love
GGive me love
                 G(or C)
And I'll give you my love
 G   C   Em   Cx2
        [Verse]
GThey say thirty is the new twenty
CAnd twenty is the new thirty shit I guess, makes sense 
Emcause fifteen year olds seem twenty
And twenty five year Colds seem ten
GI used to drink away my paycheck
CCelebrate the mistakes I hadn't made yet
EmOur generation isn't the best on safe sex
We forget the latex, becComing Planned Parenthood patients
GSynthetic heroin is the new basshead
CSo much to escape, fuck a straight edge
EmWalk around looking through a fake lens
Apps this good, Cwhose got time to make friends?
GI wish I didn't care
CAcynical hispters with long hair. Cocaine 
Emproblems, like my music
It's not my issue, I can't Csolve it, yeah
        [Hook]
GSay my flight has finally lCanded down and the
Emground has stopped moving all arCound
GEyes open, awake Cfor the very first 
Emtime We both forfeit thiCs game of crime
        [Verse]
They say Git's so refreshing to hear somebody on records
CNo guns, no drugs, no sex, just truth
EmThe guns that's America, the drugs are what they gave to us
And sex sells itself, doCn't judge her 'til it's you
GAh, I'm not more or less cautious
CThe rappers rappin' 'bout them strippers up on the pole, copping
EmThese interviews are obnoxious
Saying that it's poetry is so welCl spoken, stop it
        GI grew up during Reaganomics
CWhen Ice T was out there on his killing cops shit
EmOr Rodney King was getting beat on and they let off every single officer
CAnd Los Angeles went and lost it
GNow every month there is a new Rodney on Youtube
CIt's just something our generation is used to
EmAnd neighbourhoods where you never see a news crew
Unless they're gentrifyiCng, white people don't even cruise through
GAnd my subconcious telling me stop it
CThis is an issue that you shouldn't get involved in
EmDon't even tweet, R.I.P Trayvon Martin
Don't wanna be that white Cdude, million man marchin'
GFighting for our freedom that my people stole
CDon't wanna make all my white fans uncomfortable
EmBut you don't even have a fuckin' song for radio
Why you out here talkin race, trCyin' to save the fuckin' globe
GDon't get involved with the causes in mind
CWhite privilege, white guilt, at the same damn time
EmSo we just party like it's nineteen ninty nine
Celebrate the ignorance Cwhile these kids keep dying
        [Hook]
GMy flight has finally landeCd down and the
Emground has stopped moving all arCound
GEyes open, awake Cfor the very first 
Emtime We both forfeit thiCs game of crime
G C Em C
        [Interlude]
GI need love
CYou need love
EmGive me love
And I'll give yoCu my love
G C Em C

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A Wake

by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Macklemore - A Wake (feat. Evan Roman)

Capo 3

[Interlude]

I need love

You need love

Give me love

G C

(or )

And I'll give you my love

G C Em C

[Verse]

They say thirty is the new twenty

And twenty is the new thirty shit I guess, makes sense

cause fifteen year olds seem twenty

And twenty five year olds seem ten

I used to drink away my paycheck

Celebrate the mistakes I hadn't made yet

Our generation isn't the best on safe sex

We forget the latex, becoming Planned Parenthood patients

Synthetic heroin is the new basshead

So much to escape, fuck a straight edge

Walk around looking through a fake lens

Apps this good, whose got time to make friends?

I wish I didn't care

Acynical hispters with long hair. Cocaine

problems, like my music

It's not my issue, I can't solve it, yeah

[Hook]

G C

Say my flight has finally landed down and the

Em C

ground has stopped moving all around

G C

Eyes open, awake for the very first

Em C

time We both forfeit this game of crime

[Verse]

They say it's so refreshing to hear somebody on records

No guns, no drugs, no sex, just truth

The guns that's America, the drugs are what they gave to us

And sex sells itself, don't judge her 'til it's you

Ah, I'm not more or less cautious

The rappers rappin' 'bout them strippers up on the pole, copping

These interviews are obnoxious

Saying that it's poetry is so well spoken, stop it

I grew up during Reaganomics

When Ice T was out there on his killing cops shit

Or Rodney King was getting beat on and they let off every single officer

And Los Angeles went and lost it

Now every month there is a new Rodney on Youtube

It's just something our generation is used to

And neighbourhoods where you never see a news crew

Unless they're gentrifying, white people don't even cruise through

And my subconcious telling me stop it

This is an issue that you shouldn't get involved in

Don't even tweet, R.I.P Trayvon Martin

Don't wanna be that white dude, million man marchin'

Fighting for our freedom that my people stole

Don't wanna make all my white fans uncomfortable

But you don't even have a fuckin' song for radio

Why you out here talkin race, tryin' to save the fuckin' globe

Don't get involved with the causes in mind

White privilege, white guilt, at the same damn time

So we just party like it's nineteen ninty nine

Celebrate the ignorance while these kids keep dying

[Hook]

G C

My flight has finally landed down and the

Em C

ground has stopped moving all around

G C

Eyes open, awake for the very first

Em C

time We both forfeit this game of crime

G C Em C

[Interlude]

I need love

You need love

Give me love

And I'll give you my love

G C Em C

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