Take A Minute

	 
[Intro]
Am - G - C  
F - G - Am 

[Refrain]
        Am     G      C 
And any man who knows a thing knows 
               Am        G       Am 
He knows not a damn, damn thing at all 
          Am    G       C 
And every time I felt the hurt 
                              Am   G      Am 
And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall  
    Am        G      C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 
    Am        G      Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 
    Am        G      C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 
    Am        G      Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
[Strophe]
            Am         G                        C 
How did Mandela get the will to surpass the everyday 
         Am             G      Am 
When injustice had him caged and trapped in every way? 
         Am         G            C 
How did Gandhi ever withstand the hunger strikes and all? 
       Am           G         Am 
Didn't do it to gain power or money if I recall 
        Am   G      C 
It's to give,       I guess, I'll pass it on 
        Am          G      Am 
Mother thinks it'll lift the stress of Babylon 
       Am   G         C 
Mother knows,       my mother she suffered blows 
        Am          G            Am 
I don't know how we survived such violent episodes 
      Am        G    C 
I was so worried,  and hurt to see you bleed 
        Am             G        Am 
But as soon as you came out the hospital you gave me sweets 
Am   G       C 
Yeah,     they try to take you from me 
              Am      G        Am 
But you still only gave 'em some prayers and sympathy 
     Am   G         C 
Dear mama,       you helped me write this 
    Am          G      Am 
By showing me to give is priceless
[Refrain]
        Am     G      C 
And any man who knows a thing knows 
               Am        G       Am 
He knows not a damn, damn thing at all 
          Am    G       C 
And every time I felt the hurt 
                              Am   G      Am 
And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall  
    Am        G      C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 
    Am        G      Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 
    Am        G      C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 
    Am        G      Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
[Strophe]
    Am       G     C 
All I can say is the worst is over now 
       Am            G        Am 
We can serve the hard times, divorce, it's over now 
            Am        G           C 
They try to keep us out    but they doors is open now 
          Am        G     Am 
My nigga, Akon is gettin' awards and covers now 
        Am    G       C 
This is K'naan     and still reppin' the S 
       Am         G         Am 
Comin' out of Mogadishu and still draped in the mess 
      Am             G      C 
And no matter how we strong, homie 
                     Am             G      Am 
It ain't easy comin' out of where we from, homie 
                           Am           G       C 
And that's the reason why, I could never play for me 
                           Am        G       Am 
Tell 'em the truth is what my dead homies told me 
                 Am         G            C 
Ooh yeah, I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations 
  Am         G           Am 
Creating medication out my own tribulations 
     Am    G        C 
Dear Africa,     you helped me write this 
     Am          G       Am 
By showing me to give is priceless
[Refrain]
        Am     G      C 
And any man who knows a thing knows 
               Am        G       Am 
He knows not a damn, damn thing at all 
          Am    G       C 
And every time I felt the hurt 
                              Am   G      Am 
And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall  
    Am        G      C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 
    Am        G      Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 
    Am        G      C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 
    Am        G      Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
[Interlude]
  
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
[Refrain]
        Am     G      C 
And any man who knows a thing knows 
               Am        G       Am 
He knows not a damn, damn thing at all 
          Am    G       C 
And every time I felt the hurt 
                              Am   G      Am 
And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall  
    Am        G      C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 
    Am        G      Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 
    Am        G      C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 
    Am        G      Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze
[Interlude]
  
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 
[Outro]
    Am        G      C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 
    Am        G      Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 
    Am        G      C 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 
    Am        G      Am 
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze