Umi Says

Intro: Dm7 Am7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Am7 I don't wanna write this down Ebmaj7 Dm7 I wanna tell you how I feel right now Am7 I don't wanna take no time to write this down Ebmaj7 Dm7 I wanna tell you how I feel right now, heyyyy! (World premiere) Am7 Tomorrow may never come Ebmaj7 Dm7 For you or me, life is not promised Am7 Tomorrow may never show up Ebmaj7 Dm7 For you and me, this life is not promised

I ain't no perfect man Am7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 I'm tryin' to do the best that I can with what it is I have I ain't no perfect man Am7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 I'm tryin' to do the best that I can with what it is I have Verse 1: Dm7 Am7 Put my heart and soul into this song Ebmaj7 Dm7 I hope you feel me Am7 From where I am, to wherever you are Ebmaj7 Dm7 I mean that sincerely Am7 Tomorrow may never come Ebmaj7 Dm7 For you and me, life is not promised Am7 Tomorrow may never appear Ebmaj7 Dm7 You better hold this very moment very close to you (Right now) Very close to you (Right now) Am7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 So close to you! (Right NOW!) Soooooooo close to you! Am7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Don't be afraid just let it shine Chorus: Dm7 Am7 My Umi said shine your light on the world Ebmaj7 Shine your light for the world to see Dm7 Am7 My Abi said shine your light on the world Ebmaj7 Shine your light for the world to see Dm7 Am7 My Umi said shine your light on the world Ebmaj7 Shine your light for the world to see Dm7 Am7 My Abi said shine your light on the world Ebmaj7 Dm7 Shine your light for the world to see Verse 2: Dm7 Am7 Sometimes, I get discouraged Ebmaj7 Dm7 I look around and, things are so weak, people are so weak Am7 Ebmaj7 Dm7 Sometimes, sometimes, I feel like cryin' Am7 Sometimes, my heart beat's heavy Ebmaj7 Dm7 Sometimes, I just wanna leave and fly away! (Fly, like a dove) Am7 Sometimes, I don't know what to do with myself (Ow!!!) Ebmaj7 Dm7 Passion takes over me Am7 Ebmaj7 Feel like a man, goin' insane, losin' my brain, tryna maintain, doin' my thang Dm7 Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey Am7 Put my heart and soul into this, y'all! Ebmaj7 Dm7 I hope you feel me, where I am to wherever you are (Ha-ha!) Am7 Sometimes, I don't wanna be bothered Ebmaj7 Dm7 Sometimes, I just want a quiet life — me and my baby, me and my lady Am7 Sometimes, I don't wanna get into no war Ebmaj7 Sometimes, I don't wanna be a soldier Dm7 Sometimes, I just wanna be a man, but Chorus: Dm7 Am7 Umi said shine your light on the world Ebmaj7 Shine your light for the world to see Dm7 Am7 My Abi said shine your light on the world Ebmaj7 Shine your light for the world to see Dm7 Am7 My Jiddo said shine your light on the world Ebmaj7 Shine your light for the world to see Dm7 Am7 My people said shine your light on the world Ebmaj7 Shine your light for the world to see Dm7 Am7 My elders said shine your light on the world Ebmaj7 Shine your light for the world to see Bridge: Dm7 I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free Am7 Ebmaj7 All my people to be free, to be free, to be free Dm7 All black people to be free, to be free, to be free All black people to be free That's all that matters to me That's all that matters to me Dm7 That's all that matters to me That's all that matters to me That's all that matters to me Dm7 That's all that matters to me