Chords for Alicia Keys - Raise A Man (Official Audio)

[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ [D#] _ [B] _ [F#m] _ [D#m] _ [B] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D#] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ [D#m] _ [A#] _
[Bm] _ _ [D] Marble [C#m] in a [D] foyer, I've been loving [E] on you all [D] day
Would've stayed if [E] you told me to [Bm] stay
As [Cm] you can see I stayed [D] anyway
I'm just [E] not like [D] these other girls I swear
[E] I [D] just have to love you
[E] I [D] just wanna need [A] you if that's okay
[Bm] And you're just not like these other men out here
[C#m] [D] No, no
[C#m] You [Bm] just wanna hold [Cm] me and that's [D] okay
Can I be [C#m] a woman [D] for you babe?
[C#m] In [D] a time [C#m] when [Bm] it's not [A] allowed
_ [Bm] _ How [C#m] am [D] I supposed to [C#m] pretend
[D] That I don't want you the way [E] I [Bm] do?
[Cm] Oh yeah
[D] _ Every time [C#m] you're [D] all around me
[C#m] I [D] feel [E] virgin [Bm] all [A] over again
[Bm] And every time you're all around me
_ [D]
[C#m] How can [D] I renege?
[E] Boy I [Bm] just need your [Cm] hand
[D] Is it okay [E] that I'm [Bm] not independent?
Is [F#m] it [C#m] okay that [D] I
Is it okay [C#m] that I [Bm] show weakness?
Is [Cm] it okay that [Bm] I
Is [D] it okay to can't wait to see you?
Is it okay [C#m] that I
[D] Is it okay [C#m] to love [Bm] a man right now?
[Cm]
If you [D] understand
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m]
[C#m] Then show me [D] your hands
[Bm] Ooh show me [D] your hands
[Cm]
Boy if you [D] understand
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[C#m] Somebody raise [D] a man
[G] Ooh [C#m] raise [Bm] a man
[Cm] _
_ [Bm] _ [D] I've never [C#m] been [Bm] treated the way [C#m] I didn't wanna be [D] treated
_ [C#m] It's [Bm] hard to explain I know [A] it's hard to believe
[D] I want what's coming to me
[C#m] Perfection, [D] _ _ [C#m] protection, [Bm] _ _ [Cm]
freedom
[D] With me all [C#m] night [Bm] _ long [E] Oh
[D] _ _ [E] Making [Bm] love to our [A] favorite songs
[D] Your love teaches [C#m] [D] me how to [C#m] [D] love
So [C#m] deep, [Bm] baby it's so [A] sweet
_ [Bm] Can't wait to [C#m] pass you [Bm] down
[F#m] To the [C#m] face [D] that _ [C#m] resembles [Bm] you and [A] me
Is [Bm] _ it okay that I'm not independent?
Is it [C#m] okay that [D] I
Is it okay [C#m] that I [D] show weakness?
Is [A] it okay that [D] I
Is it okay [E] to can't [D] wait to see you?
Is [C#m] it okay that [D] I
Is it okay [C#m] to love [Bm] a man right now?
[A]
If you [Bm] _ _ understand
_ _ [D]
Then show me your hands
[G] Ooh [C#m] show me [Bm] your hands
[A]
Boy if you [D] _ _ [E] understand
[Bm] _ _
[C#m] Somebody raise [D] a man
Ooh [C#m] raise [Bm] a man
[A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] _ [F#m] Ooh Ooh
_ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
Every [D] day [A] _ and every night [Bm] I pray [A] for one accord
[D] _ I [F#] adore you even more
And every [D] minute [F#m] that passes me [Bm] by
We can't [G] afford for us to [F#] be ignored
See we [D] need each other [F#m] more than [D] we even _ know
Oh
[C#] _ _ [F#m]
Somebody made a _ [Bm] man
_ _ So show me how to raise a man
Ooh [C#m] [Bm] raise a man
[Cm] You [Bm] can't be a _ man
_ [F#m] If we [C#m] don't [Bm] raise a man
Ooh [C#m] [Bm] raise a man
[Cm]
If you want [Bm] a man
Ooh _ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [C#m] [Bm] raise a man
_ [Cm]
If you [Bm] understand
_ _ [D] _ _ [C#m]
Then show me [D] your hands
[Bm] Ooh show me your hands
[Cm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [Bm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _
[C#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _