UMI Says Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Dm][Dm][Am][Eb]
[Dm][Dm][Am][Eb]

[Verse 1]
[Dm]I don't wanna writ[Am]e this down
I wanna [Eb]tell you how I feel right [Dm]now
I don't wanna take no time to write this down
[Am]I wanna tell you how I feel right now,[Eb] hey

[Verse 2]
[Dm]Tomorrow may never come
[Am]For you or me
[Eb]Life is not promised
[Dm]Tomorrow may never show up
[Am]For you and me
This [Eb]life is not promised

[Verse 3]
[Dm]I ain't no perfect man
I'm trying to [Am]do, the best that I [Eb]can
With what it is I [Dm]have
I ain't no perfect man
I'm trying to [Am]do, the best that I [Eb]can

[Verse 4]
With what it is I
[Dm](have) Put my heart and soul
into this [Am]song (yes, yes)
[Eb]I hope you feel me
[Dm]From where I am
to wherever you [Am]are
[Eb]I mean that sincerely
[Dm]Tomorrow may never come (nah)
[Am]For you and me
[Eb]Life is not promised
[Dm]Tomorrow may never appear
[Am]You better hold this very [Eb]moment
Very close to [Dm]you (right now)
Very close to you (right now)
So close to [Am]you,
[Eb]So, close to y[Dm]ou
Don't be a[Am]fraid [Eb]to let it shine

[Chorus 1]
[Dm]My Umi said shine your light on the world
[Am]Shine your light for the world[Eb] to see
[Dm]My Abi said shine your light on the world
[Am]Shine your light for the world[Eb] to see
[Dm]My Abi said shine your light on the world
[Am]Shine your light for the world[Eb] to see
[Dm]My Umi said shine your light on the world
[Am]Shine your light for the world[Eb] to see

[Verse 5]
[Dm]Sometimes I get discouraged
[Am]I look around and,
[Eb]things are so weak
[Dm]People are so weak
Sometimes
[Am]Sometimes I feel like cryi[Eb]ng
[Dm]Sometimes my heart gets heavy
Sometimes I just want to
leave [Am]and fly [Eb]away
[Dm]Sometimes I don't know
what to do with [Am]myself (ow)
[Eb]Passion takes over m[Dm]e I feel like a man
Going insane
Losing my [Am]brain
Trying to maintain
Doing my thing
[Eb]Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[Dm]Put my heart and soul into this y'al[Am]l
I hope you feel me
[Eb]Where I am to wherever you [Dm]are
Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
[Am]Sometimes I just want a quiet life
[Eb]With me and my babies, me and my lady[Dm]
Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
[Am]Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
[Eb]Sometimes I just wanna be a man,

[Chorus 2]
[Dm](but) Umi said shine your light on the world
[Am]Shine your light for the world[Eb] to see
[Dm]My Abi said shine your light on the world
[Am]Shine your light for the world[Eb] to see
[Dm]My G-ma said shine your light on the world
[Am]Shine your light for the world[Eb] to see
[Dm]My elders said shine your light on the
[Am]Shine your light for the world[Eb] to see

[Outro 1]
I want black [Dm]people to be free,
to be free, to be free
All my [Am]people to be free,
to be [Eb]free, to be free
Oh black [Dm]people to be free,
to be free, to be free
Oh black [Am]people to be free,
to be [Eb]free, to be free
That's [Dm]all that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
That's [Am]all that matters to me
That's [Eb]all that matters to me
That's [Dm]all that matters to me
That's all that matters to me
Black [Am]people unite and let's all get down
Gotta [Eb]have what?
Gotta have that love,
peace and [Dm]understanding
One God, one light
One man, one voice, one mic
Black [Am]people unite come on and do it right
Black [Eb]people unite come on and do it right
Black [Dm]people unite come on and get down
Gotta have what?
Love, peace and understanding
[Am]One God, one voice, one life
[Eb]One man, gon' shine my light
Black [Dm]people unite, now hop up and do it right
Black people unite, now come on
and do it right
Yeah, [Am]baby, that's what I like
My [Eb]people
Black [Dm]people
My people
Black people
My people
[Fade]