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[Intro]
Em Am   Em
    EmI pray thee, I pray thee      Amonce again
I Emwonder to be surrounded by ones with such talAment... 
  Emyou know?Am  
[Refrain]
EmSpeak life
    AmLive a humble and Emmeek life
  AmOrdinary day of the Emweek life
     AmTry to search and Emseek lifeAm  
[Chorus]
CWay up
   EmKeep your head up and sCtay up
    EmEven when you sore and Cpain love
   EmNever giving up 'til it's Bmgame up
Keep your aDim up
[Verse 1]
And fEmocus
    AmDon't concentrate on what's Embogus
    AmNever sell Aaugout for a Embonus
     AmHandle your biz like Emgrown up
   AmOwn up
[Chorus]
It's amaCzing
   EmThe way Jah fire keeps bClazing
    EmThat's why I constantly pCraise him
    EmFor some of them it's a Bmphase thing
               DN.C.
So they're gazing
[Verse 2]
On the streEmet lights
    Am'Til dem catch up in sEmtreet fights
    Am'Cause are pretending they Emstreetwise
    AmAnd put to Aaugend to a bEmrief life
I fAmeel like
[Chorus]
It's a mCystery
    EmHow we can keep repeating our Chistory
Making the sEmame mistakes as our ancCestry
Seems like Emall of life lessons Bmmissed with
It's rBmisky
[Verse 3]
So give praiEmses
   AmOne day you may find your Emoasis
   AmRise up to the cBmhallenge you're fEmaced with
   AmBe a pool and cEmreative
You'll mAmake it
[Chorus]
It's Cbasics (Wo-Oooah)
   EmPeople been doing it for Cages (Wo-Oooah)
   EmMany other cultures and Cplaces (Wo-Oooah)
   EmOn the regular Bmbasis (Wo-Oooah)
They're so many cDases
[Verse 4]
LGet's Emface it (man)
     AmWay too much time has been Emwasted (man)
   AmBuilding Aaugmilitary Embases
   AmFighting our war with no bEmasisAm  
[Chorus]
   CLife is sacred (Wo-Oooah)
   EmAnd every baby born nCaked (Wo-Oooah)
   EmSome of 'em nah like raise Cbig (Wo-Oooah)
   EmAnd don't care what they're Bmmaking (Wo-Oooah-oh)
They can't tDake it
[Refrain]
So sEmpeak life (man)
    AmAll this darkness don't Emfeel right (man)Am  
[Instrumental]
 Em  Am
 Em  Am
CWo-OooahEm  
CWo-Oooah-oEmh
CWo-OooahEm  
BmWo-Oooah-oDoh
[Outro]
 Em  Am  Em  Am
 Em  Am  Em  Am

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Speak Life

by Damian Marley

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Aaug

[Intro]

Em Am Em

Em Am

I pray thee, I pray thee once again

Em Am

I wonder to be surrounded by ones with such talent...

Em Am

you know?

[Refrain]

Speak life

Am Em

Live a humble and meek life

Am Em

Ordinary day of the week life

Am Em Am

Try to search and seek life

[Chorus]

Way up

Em C

Keep your head up and stay up

Em C

Even when you sore and pain love

Em Bm

Never giving up 'til it's game up

Keep your aim up

[Verse 1]

And focus

Am Em

Don't concentrate on what's bogus

Am Aaug Em

Never sell out for a bonus

Am Em

Handle your biz like grown up

Own up

[Chorus]

It's amazing

Em C

The way Jah fire keeps blazing

Em C

That's why I constantly praise him

Em Bm

For some of them it's a phase thing

N.C.

So they're gazing

[Verse 2]

On the street lights

Am Em

'Til dem catch up in street fights

Am Em

'Cause are pretending they streetwise

Am Aaug Em

And put to end to a brief life

I feel like

[Chorus]

It's a mystery

Em C

How we can keep repeating our history

Em C

Making the same mistakes as our ancestry

Em Bm

Seems like all of life lessons missed with

It's risky

[Verse 3]

So give praises

Am Em

One day you may find your oasis

Am Bm Em

Rise up to the challenge you're faced with

Am Em

Be a pool and creative

You'll make it

[Chorus]

It's basics (Wo-Oooah)

Em C

People been doing it for ages (Wo-Oooah)

Em C

Many other cultures and places (Wo-Oooah)

Em Bm

On the regular basis (Wo-Oooah)

They're so many cases

[Verse 4]

G Em

Let's face it (man)

Am Em

Way too much time has been wasted (man)

Am Aaug Em

Building military bases

Am Em Am

Fighting our war with no basis

[Chorus]

Life is sacred (Wo-Oooah)

Em C

And every baby born naked (Wo-Oooah)

Em C

Some of 'em nah like raise big (Wo-Oooah)

Em Bm

And don't care what they're making (Wo-Oooah-oh)

They can't take it

[Refrain]

So speak life (man)

Am Em Am

All this darkness don't feel right (man)

[Instrumental]

Em Am

C Em

Wo-Oooah

C Em

Wo-Oooah-oh

C Em

Wo-Oooah

Bm D

Wo-Oooah-ooh

[Outro]

Em Am Em Am

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