Umi Says Chords by Mos Def

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I [Am] don't want to [G] write this down, I don't [A] want to tell [Eb] you how I feel right [Dm] now.
_ _ [F] I don't want to take no time to write [G] this down, I don't want to tell you how I feel [Eb] right now.
_ [Dm] Hey, _ tomorrow may never come.
_ [G] For you or me, [Gm] life is not promised.
[Dm] _ _ Tomorrow may never show up.
[G] For you or me, [A] this life is not promised.
[Dm] _ _ I ain't no perfect [Am] man, I'm [Em] trying to do the best that [Eb] I can with what it [Dm] is I have.
I ain't no perfect man, I'm [G] trying to do the best that [Eb] I can with what it [Dm] is I have.
You put my heart and soul to good [Em] use, ah.
_ _ [Eb] I hope you feel me, [Dm] _ from where I am, from wherever you are.
[Em] _ I _ [Eb] _
mean that [Dm] sincerely, _ _ tomorrow may never come.
[Em] For you or me, [Eb] life is not promised.
[Dm] _ _ Tomorrow may never appear.
_ [G] You better hold [Bb] this very [Eb] moment very [Dm] close to you, very close to you.
So, _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
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don't [Em] be afraid.
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Let it time.
[Dm] My Umi says shine your light on the world.
[Am] _ Shine your light [Eb] for the world to see.
[D] My Avi says shine your light on the world.
_ [Em] Shine your light, light [Eb] for the world to see.
_ [D] My Avi says shine your light on the world.
[Em] _ Shine your light [A] for the world to [Dm] see.
My Umi said shine your light on the [D] world _ Shine your light for the world to see
_ _ Sometimes I get discouraged _ _ [Em] I look around [Eb] and things are so [Dm] easy, people are so weak
Sometimes, _ [G] _ _ [Em] times I [Eb] feel like crying _ [Dm] _ Sometimes _ my heart gets heavy
[Em] _ Sometimes it just wanna [Eb] leave me blown away [Dm] _ _ Sometimes I don't know what to [G] do with myself
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[G] Passion [Dm] takes over me Feel like a man, going insane
[G] My brain's trying to make pain, [Eb] pain, pain, pain
[Dm] _ Pull my heart and soul [G] into this, y'all I hope you [Eb] feel me where I am, so wherever [Dm] you are
_ _ Sometimes I don't wanna be [G] bothered Sometimes I just wanna quiet [Gm] life
Me and my baby, me and [D] my lady [F] _ Sometimes I don't [Am] wanna get in a [Em] snowball
Sometimes I don't wanna feel [Eb] so left Sometimes I just wanna be a [Dm] man
My Umi said shine your light on the world _ [G] _ Shine your light [Bb] for the world to see
[D] My Umi said shine your light on the world _ Shine your light for the [Dm] world to see
I want black people [F] to be free, to be free, to be free
[D] I want black people [Am] to be free, to be [Eb] free, to be free
[D] Work like we will we will be real, _ it is real, [G] work like we will [D] we will be real
there's star, in outta be
_ _ _ [C] [D] If _ _ _ [Em] you like the grrr night, then, lets go
This a [Eb] _ _
[D] _ _ good day to work on work [Bb] life
Poor Men, [Db] Good Voice, lost [G] Bank
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