Knaan - Take A Minute Chords

        A#m0     G#1      C#2
0And any man who knows a thing knows
               A#m3        G#4       A#m5
1He knows not a damn, damn thing at all
          A#m6    G#7       C#8
2And every time I felt the hurt
                              A#m9   G#10      A#m11
3And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall
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5
    A#m12        G#13      C#14
6I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
    A#m15        G#16      A#m17
7I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
    A#m18        G#19      C#20
8I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
    A#m21        G#22      A#m23
9I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
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11
            A#m24         G#25                        C#26
12How did Mandela get the will to surpass the everyday
         A#m27             G#28      A#m29
13When injustice had him caged and trapped in every way?
         A#m30         G#31            C#32
14How did Gandhi ever withstand the hunger strikes and all?
       A#m33           G#34         A#m35
15Didn't do it to gain power or money if I recall
        A#m36   G#37      C#38
16It's to give,       I guess, I'll pass it on
        A#m39          G#40      A#m41
17Mother thinks it'll lift the stress of Babylon
       A#m42   G#43         C#44
18Mother knows,       my mother she suffered blows
        A#m45          G#46            A#m47
19I don't know how we survived such violent episodes
      A#m48        G#49    C#50
20I was so worried,  and hurt to see you bleed
        A#m51             G#52        A#m53
21But as soon as you came out the hospital you gave me sweets
A#m54   G#55       C#56
22Yeah,     they try to take you from me
              A#m57      G#58        A#m59
23But you still only gave 'em some prayers and sympathy
     A#m60   G#61         C#62
24Dear mama,       you helped me write this
    A#m63          G#64      A#m65
25By showing me to give is priceless
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27
        A#m66     G#67      C#68
28And any man who knows a thing knows
               A#m69        G#70       A#m71
29He knows not a damn, damn thing at all
          A#m72    G#73       C#74
30And every time I felt the hurt
                              A#m75   G#76      A#m77
31And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall
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33
    A#m78        G#79      C#80
34I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
    A#m81        G#82      A#m83
35I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
    A#m84        G#85      C#86
36I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
    A#m87        G#88      A#m89
37I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
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39
    A#m90       G#91     C#92
40All I can say is the worst is over now
       A#m93            G#94        A#m95
41We can serve the hard times, divorce, it's over now
            A#m96        G#97           C#98
42They try to keep us out    but they doors is open now
          A#m99        G#100     A#m101
43My nigga, Akon is gettin' awards and covers now
        A#m102    G#103       C#104
44This is K'naan     and still reppin' the S
       A#m105         G#106         A#m107
45Comin' out of Mogadishu and still draped in the mess
      A#m108             G#109      C#110
46And no matter how we strong, homie
                     A#m111             G#112      A#m113
47It ain't easy comin' out of where we from, homie
                           A#m114           G#115       C#116
48And that's the reason why, I could never play for me
                           A#m117        G#118       A#m119
49Tell 'em the truth is what my dead homies told me
                 A#m120         G#121            C#122
50Ooh yeah, I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations
  A#m123         G#124           A#m125
51Creating medication out my own tribulations
     A#m126    G#127        C#128
52Dear Africa,     you helped me write this
     A#m129          G#130       A#m131
53By showing me to give is priceless
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55
56-same chord pattern-
57
58And any man who knows a thing knows
59He knows not a damn, damn thing at all
60And every time I felt the hurt
61And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall
62
63I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
64I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
65I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
66I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
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68Nothing is perfect man, that's what the world is
69All I know is I'm enjoying today
70You know 'cause it isn't every day that you get to give
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72And any man who knows a thing knows
73He knows not a damn, damn thing at all
74And every time I felt the hurt
75And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall
76
77I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
78I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
79I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
80I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
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82I got nothin' to complain about
83You know where I'm from
84You know where I'ma last, so
85You know I was flyin' high
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87I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
88I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
89I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride
90I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze