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Take A Minute

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STICK A CAPO ON THE FIRST FRET.
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G------3-------|
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CHORUS
And any man Amwho knGows a tChing knows
He knows not a dAmamn, damn tGhing at aAmll
And every Amtime I Gfelt thCe hurt
And I felt the givin' gettin' Amme up Goff thAme wall
I'm Amjust gonna Gtake a Cminute and let it ride
I'm Amjust gonna Gtake a Amminute and let it breeze
I'm Amjust gonna Gtake a Cminute and let it ride
I'm Amjust gonna Gtake a Amminute and let it breeze
VERSE 1
How did MandAmela get the Gwill to surpass the everCyday
When injuAmstice had him cGaged anAmd trapped in every way?
How did GAmandhi ever Gwithstand the Chunger strikes and all?
Didn't Amdo it to gain Gpower or Ammoney if I recall
It's to Amgive, G  CI guess, I'll pass it on
Mother tAmhinks it'll Glift thAme stress of Babylon
Mother AmknowsG, my Cmother she suffered blows
I don't Amknow how we Gsurvived such Amviolent episodes
I was Amso worriedG, anCd hurt to see you bleed
But as sAmoon as you came Gout the Amhospital you gave me sweets
AmYeah, GtheCy try to take you from me
But you still Amonly gavGe 'em somAme prayers and sympathy
Dear Ammama, Gyou Chelped me write this
By sAmhowing me to Ggive iAms priceless
CHORUS
And any Amman who Gknows Ca thing knows
He knows not a Amdamn, damn Gthing aAmt all
And every Amtime I Gfelt thCe hurt
And I felt the givin' gettin' Amme up Goff thAme wall
I'm Amjust gonna Gtake a Cminute and let it ride
I'm Amjust gonna Gtake a Amminute and let it breeze
I'm Amjust gonna Gtake a Cminute and let it ride
I'm Amjust gonna Gtake a Amminute and let it breeze
VERSE 2
All AmI can say Gis thCe worst is over now
We can Amserve the hard Gtimes, dAmivorce, it's over now
They try to Amkeep us ouGt but theCy doors is open now
My nigga, AmAkon is geGttin' Amawards and covers now
This is AmK'naan Gand Cstill reppin' the S
Comin' Amout of MogaGdishu and Amstill draped in the mess
And no Ammatter how we Gstrong, Chomie
It ain't easy comin' Amout of where we Gfrom, Amhomie
And that's the reason why, AmI could never Gplay foCr me
Tell 'em the truth is what Ammy dead hoGmies told Amme
Ooh yeah, I take Aminspiration Gfrom the mosCt heinous of situations
CrAmeating mediGcation out mAmy own tribulations
Dear AmAfricaG, you Chelped me write this
By shAmowing me to Ggive is Ampriceless
CHORUS (same chord pattern throughout)
And any man who knows a thing knows
He knows not a damn, damn thing at all
And every time I felt the hurt
And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
Nothing is perfect man, that's what the world is
All I know is I'm enjoying today
You know 'cause it isn't every day that you get to give
And any man who knows a thing knows
He knows not a damn, damn thing at all
And every time I felt the hurt
And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
I got nothin' to complain about
You know where I'm from
You know where I'ma last, so
You know I was flyin' high
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
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