Take A Minute

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C#
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CHORUS

        A#m     G#      C#
And any man who knows a thing knows
               A#m        G#       
He knows not a damn, damn thing at 
A#m
all
          A#m    G#       C#
And every time I felt the hurt
                              A#m  
And I felt the givin' gettin' me up
 G#      A#m
 off the wall

    A#m        G#      C#
I'm just gonna take a minute and let
 it ride
    A#m        G#      A#m
I'm just gonna take a minute and let
 it breeze
    A#m        G#      C#
I'm just gonna take a minute and let
 it ride
    A#m        G#      A#m
I'm just gonna take a minute and let
 it breeze


VERSE 1

            A#m         G#    
How did Mandela get the will to 
                    C#
surpass the everyday
         A#m             G#      
When injustice had him caged and 
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trapped in every way?
         A#m         G#         
How did Gandhi ever withstand the 
   C#
hunger strikes and all?
       A#m           G#         
Didn't do it to gain power or money 
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if I recall
        A#m   G#      C#
It's to give,       I guess, I'll 
pass it on
        A#m          G#      A#m
Mother thinks it'll lift the stress 
of Babylon
       A#m   G#         C#
Mother knows,       my mother she 
suffered blows
        A#m          G#         
I don't know how we survived such 
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violent episodes
      A#m        G#    C#
I was so worried,  and hurt to see 
you bleed
        A#m             G#    
But as soon as you came out the 
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hospital you gave me sweets
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A#m   G#       C#
Yeah,     they try to take you from 
me
              A#m      G#        
But you still only gave 'em some 
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prayers and sympathy
     A#m   G#         C#
Dear mama,       you helped me write
 this
    A#m          G#      A#m
By showing me to give is priceless


CHORUS

        A#m     G#      C#
And any man who knows a thing knows
               A#m        G#       
He knows not a damn, damn thing at 
A#m
all
          A#m    G#       C#
And every time I felt the hurt
                              A#m  
And I felt the givin' gettin' me up
 G#      A#m
 off the wall

    A#m        G#      C#
I'm just gonna take a minute and let
 it ride
    A#m        G#      A#m
I'm just gonna take a minute and let
 it breeze
    A#m        G#      C#
I'm just gonna take a minute and let
 it ride
    A#m        G#      A#m
I'm just gonna take a minute and let
 it breeze


VERSE 2

    A#m       G#     C#
All I can say is the worst is over 
now
       A#m            G#   
We can serve the hard times, 
     A#m
divorce, it's over now
            A#m        G#         
They try to keep us out    but 
  C#
they doors is open now
          A#m        G#     A#m
My nigga, Akon is gettin' awards and
 covers now
        A#m    G#       C#
This is K'naan     and still reppin'
 the S
       A#m         G#         A#m
Comin' out of Mogadishu and still 
draped in the mess
      A#m             G#      C#
And no matter how we strong, homie
                     A#m           
It ain't easy comin' out of where 
  G#      A#m
we from, homie
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And that's the reason why, I could 
      G#       C#
never play for me
                           A#m     
Tell 'em the truth is what my dead 
   G#       A#m
homies told me
                 A#m         G#   
Ooh yeah, I take inspiration from 
         C#
the most heinous of situations
  A#m         G#           A#m
Creating medication out my own 
tribulations
     A#m    G#        C#
Dear Africa,     you helped me write
 this
     A#m          G#       A#m
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