Straight Life Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][D][Em][D][Em][D][Em][D][C]

[Verse 1]
[D]People in [F#m]sub ur[Bm]bia,[G]
[Bm]mark[G]etin[C]g [D]all that they [Bm]deserv[G]e
[Am]People [D]in the
[Bm]Harlem [C]mess, only seeing hopelessness
[Am]I do[D]n't know what I can [Bm]do,
[G]I c[C]an only do m[Bm]y be st[G][Bm]
[G]I d[Am]on't know what [D]you ca[Bm]n do[G],
[C]what we do is just [F]a g[C]uess
Oh, this [G]straight life is [Bm]not the life I s[C]ee
[D]The str[G]aight life is not[Bm] the
life for [C]me[D]
[G]Don't wanna be in [Bm]any
foolish [C]dream[D]s
The [G]straight life is [Bm]not the life for
[C]me[Em][D][C][D][Em][D]
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[Am]How come p[Bm]oliticians c[G]an[Bm] 't[G]
[C]talk any way the[D]y wan[Bm]t to [G]tal[Bm]k[G]
[Am]If I try to ta[Bm]lk like th[G]em, th[C]ere
ain't a penny for my thoughts
Oh, the [G]straight life is [Bm]not the life I [C]see
[D]The str[G]aight life is not[Bm] the
life for [C]me[D]
[G]Don't wanna be in [Bm]any
foolish [C]dream[D]s
The [G]straight life is [Bm]not the life
for [C]me[Em][D][Em]
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[Am]Love is like [D]au [Bm]tumn wind[G]s
[Bm]The [C]winds have got no poli[Bm]ticians
[Am]How can we make it o[Bm]n our own?
[G]Those win[C]dy nights we are alone
Oh, the straight [G]life is [Bm]not the life I [C]see
[D]Oh, the str[G]aight life is not[Bm] the life for me[C]
[G]I don't wanna be in a[Bm]ny foolish dr[C]eams
[D]Ooh, this dre[G]ary life is not[Bm] the life I'm in

[Outro 1]
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