Take a Minute Chords

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[Verse 1]
[Am]And any man who [G]knows a thing [C]knows,
he knows not a [F]damn, damn [G]thing [Am]at all
And every time I [G]felt the hurt [C]and I felt the
givin' gettin' [F]me up [G]off [Am]the wall
I'm just gonna [G]take
[C]a minute and let it ride
I'm [F]just gonna [G]take [Am]a minute
and let it breeze
I'm just gonna [G]take
a minute [C]and let it ride
I'm [F]just gonna [G]take a minute
[Am]and let it breeze

[Verse 2]
[Am]How did Mandela get the [G]will
to surpass [C]the everyday
When in[F]justice had him [G]caged
[Am]and trapped in every way
How did Gandhi ever [G]withstand
the hun[C]ger strikes and all
Didn't [F]do it to gain [G]power
[Am]or money if I recall
It's [G]to give; I guess [C]I'll pass it on
Mother [F]thinks it'll [G]lift
[Am]the stress of Babylon
Mother knows,
[G]my mother she[C] suffered blows
I don't [F]know how we sur[G]vived
such viol[Am]ent episodes
I was so worried,
[G]and hurt to [C]see you bleed
But as [F]soon as you came [G]out the
hospit[Am]al you gave me sweets
[G]Yeah, they try [C]to take you from me
But you [F]still only [G]gave 'em some pray
[Am]ers and sympathy
Dear [G]mama, you helped [C]me write this,
by show[F]ing me to give [G]is price[Am]less

[Verse 3]
And any [Am]man who [G]knows a thing [C]knows,
he knows not a [F]damn, damn [G]thing [Am]at all
And every time I [G]felt the hurt [C]and I felt
the givin' gettin' [F]me up [G]off [Am]the wall
I'm just gonna [G]take
[C]a minute and let it ride
I'm [F]just gonna [G]take [Am]a minute
and let it breeze
I'm just gonna [G]take
[C]a minute and let it ride
I'm [F]just gonna [G]take a
[Am]minute and let it breeze

[Verse 4]
All I can [Am]say [C]is the worst is over n[F]ow
[C]We [F]can serve the hard [G]times,
divor[Am]ce is over now
They try to keep us out,
[G]but they doo[C]rs is open now[F]
My nigga Akon is [G]getting
[Am]awards for covers now
This [G]is K'naan, and still
[C]reppin' the S
Comin' [F]out [G]of Mogadishu and still
[Am]draped in the mess
And no matter how [G]we strong, homie
[C]It ain't easy coming [F]out of
where [G]we from, homie
[Am]And that's the reason why,
I could never [G]play for me
[C]Tell 'em the truth,
is [F]what my dead [G]homies told me
[Am]Oh yeah, I take inspiration from[G] the
most hein[C]ous of situations
Creat[F]ing medic[G]ation out
my [Am]own tribulations
Dear [G]Africa, you [C]helped me write this,
by show[F]ing me to [G]give is [Am]priceless

[Verse 5]
And any man [Am]who [G]knows a thing [C]knows,
he knows not a [F]damn, damn [G]thing at [Am]all
And every time I [G]felt the hurt [C]and I felt the
[F]givin' [C]gettin' [F]me up [G]off [Am]the wall
I'm just gonna [G]take a
[C]minute and let it ride
I'm [F]just gonna [G]take a [Am]minute
and let it breeze
I'm just gonna [G]take
[C]a minute and let it ride
I'm [F]just gonna [G]take [Am]a minute and let it [C]breeze
[F]

[Interlude 1]
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Noth[Am]ing is perfect

[Verse 6]
man,
that's what the world is
[C]All I know is
[F]I'm enjoying tod[C]ay[Am]
[F]You know, [G]'ca[C]use it isn't everybody
that you get [F]to give[Am][G][F]

[Verse 7]
And any [Am]man who [G]knows a thing [C]knows,
he knows not a [F]damn, damn [G]thing [Am]at all
And every time I [G]felt the hurt [C]and I felt
the givin' gettin' [F]me up [G]off [Am]the wall
I'm just gonna [G]take
[C]a minute and let it ride
I'm [F]just gonna [G]take [Am]a minute
and let it breeze
I'm just gonna [G]take
a minute [C]and let it ride
I'm [F]just gonna [G]take a minute [Am]and let it breeze

[Outro 1]
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