Umi Says chords by Mos Def
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
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
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