WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Knaan - Take A Minute Chords | Ver. 2
The song sounds best playing the chords below. Please let me know if you have any
ideas. I've put the chords where it seems like the chord changes.
What a great song! Enjoy.
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Ab
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C#
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CHORUS
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And any man who knows a thing knows
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He knows not a damn, damn thing at all
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And every time I felt the hurt
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And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall
Bbm Ab C#
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
Bbm Ab Bbm
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
Bbm Ab C#
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
Bbm Ab Bbm
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
VERSE 1
Bbm Ab C#
How did Mandela get the will to surpass the everyday
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When injustice had him caged and trapped in every way?
Bbm Ab C#
How did Gandhi ever withstand the hunger strikes and all?
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Didn't do it to gain power or money if I recall
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It's to give, I guess, I'll pass it on
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Mother thinks it'll lift the stress of Babylon
Bbm Ab C#
Mother knows, my mother she suffered blows
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I don't know how we survived such violent episodes
Bbm Ab C#
I was so worried, and hurt to see you bleed
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But as soon as you came out the hospital you gave me sweets
Bbm Ab C#
Yeah, they try to take you from me
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But you still only gave 'em some prayers and sympathy
Bbm Ab C#
Dear mama, you helped me write this
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By showing me to give is priceless
CHORUS
Bbm Ab C#
And any man who knows a thing knows
Bbm Ab Bbm
He knows not a damn, damn thing at all
Bbm Ab C#
And every time I felt the hurt
Bbm Ab Bbm
And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall
Bbm Ab C#
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
Bbm Ab Bbm
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
Bbm Ab C#
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
Bbm Ab Bbm
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
VERSE 2
Bbm Ab C#
All I can say is the worst is over now
Bbm Ab Bbm
We can serve the hard times, divorce, it's over now
Bbm Ab C#
They try to keep us out but they doors is open now
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My nigga, Akon is gettin' awards and covers now
Bbm Ab C#
This is K'naan and still reppin' the S
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Comin' out of Mogadishu and still draped in the mess
Bbm Ab C#
And no matter how we strong, homie
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It ain't easy comin' out of where we from, homie
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And that's the reason why, I could never play for me
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Tell 'em the truth is what my dead homies told me
Bbm Ab C#
Ooh yeah, I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations
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Creating medication out my own tribulations
Bbm Ab C#
Dear Africa, you helped me write this
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By showing me to give is priceless
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