Chords for Nu Breed & Jesse Howard - Against the Grain

[G] _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] Now I used to nothing nice, always [Gm] living broken [Bb] shambles
It was many cold nights with no lights, we lit up [F] candles
As a boy I was faced with more than most could [C] handle
With the odds standing against me, I [Cm] learned the life's a gamble
[Gm] Granddaddy drove a trucker, Peter built it, crossed his [Bb] land
Then my daddy hit the road, I was too young to [F] understand
My mama ran away with a shady type of [C] man But I put my faith in God, Lord I know you
got a [G] plan
It was these hard [Gm] times made a strong [Bb] mind Been a long road for a long [F] time
I been through hell, I been baptized [C] I been better known as a bad [Cm] guy
I [Gm] was locked up, I been chained [Bb] down I been sky high, never came [F] down
I been loved good, I been hated [C] hard But it's understood as how you play your cards
And I'll be [Gm] damned if I'm a lose, I got news for you [Bb] doubters
Let my strength be my light when I fight my darkest [F] hour
Let my courage just devour all the poison and [C] pain
All the noise and the rain, every voice inside my [Gm] brain
I never choose to entertain, I'd rather cruise switching [Bb] lanes
With this outlaw blood I feel it oozing in my [F] veins
I never point a finger cause who am I to [C] blame
It's [F] all part of life, always [Cm] been against the [Gm] grain
I work my hands down to the [Bb] bones just to make me a little fame
[F] Never had no place to call my [C] home, always had to go against the [Cm] grain
I [Gm] couldn't find love on a dead end [Bb] road and my heart's been torn to pieces
[F] Had a mini ride in the back of a [C] car with my hands locked up and chained
I'm [Gm] against the grain, _ [Bb] against the grain
I [F] spend my life, _ [C] against the [Gm] grain
[Cm] I'm against the [Gm] grain, _ [Bb] against the grain
I [F] spend my life, _ [C] against the [Gm] grain
[Cm] _ [G] I've been searching for true [Gm] love but many times been let [Bb] down
So it's no love lost and no love [F] found
I just keep my head high, pick a smile and stand [C] proud
Let my light guide my way until they put me in the ground
I've been [Gm] bound by my glory that I found within [Bb] myself
The way I touch other souls from the stories that I [F] tell
Some are good, some are bad, some are downright [C] evil
Had to overcome my past until I [Cm] arrived for my people
Like an [Gm] eagle on a hunt but at times I self [Bb]-destruct
And if you ever cross them lines then you better pack a [F] lunch
And if you ever touch mine then in time you gon' [C] see
What it's like to pay the price and [Cm] ain't nothing free
I've been [Gm] running and hiding and looking and dodging trying to escape my [Bb] sorrows
I've been lost inside and lost my mind, my pride I had to [F] swallow
And if I live to see tomorrow will I see much clearer [C] skies
Will these tears finally vanish if I wipe them from my eyes
I've been [Gm] stuck in the wind, stuck in the pen, my heart filled up with [Bb] pain
I've been lost in sin yet once again, Lord come take these [F] reins
Cause I can't pretend I go to sleep without no kind of [C] shame
But I dream a better life and I hope for better [Gm] days
Rest my soul up on that mountain top and overlook them [Bb] plains
With this outlaw blood I feel it oozing in my [F] veins
I never point a finger cause who am I to [C] blame
This [F] hard part of [Cm] life I always been against the [Gm] grain
I worked my hands down to the [Bb] bone just to make me a little fame
[F] Never had no place to call my [C] home, always had to go against the [Cm] grain
[Gm] I couldn't find love on a dead end [Bb] road and my heart's been torn to pines
[F] Had a mini ride in the back of a [C] car with my hands locked up in chains
I'm [Gm] against the grain, against [Bb] the grain
I [F] spend my life _ [Gm] against the grain
[Cm] I'm [G] against the grain, [Gm] _ [Bb] against the grain
I [F] spend my life [Dm] [C] against the [Gm] grain
[Cm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] Hello?
Hello, this is a prepaid [F] collect call from Joe
An inmate at [C] Florida Correctional Institution.
This [Ab] call is sent to you by
This [Gm] hard time's made me strong, [Bb] I've been a long road for a long [F] time
I've been through hell, I've been baptized, [C] I've been better known as the [Cm] bad guy
I was [Gm] locked up, I've been chained [Bb] down, I've been sky high, never came [F] down
I've been loved, I've been hated [C] hard, but it's understood, it's how you play your [G] cards
A hard [Gm] time's made me strong, [Bb] I've been a long road for a long [F] time
I've been through hell, I've been baptized, [C] I've been better known as the bad guy
I was [Gm] locked up, I've been chained [Bb] down, I've been sky high, never came [F] down
I've been loved, I've been hated [C] hard, but it's [F] understood, [C] it's how you play your cards