Jamaican reggae music is one of the best-known genres of music around the world, uniting people of all countries, all races, and all religions with a sound that is dedicated to searching for the answers to life, to conflict, to humanity, to the world, to love.  There are few artists in this music genre today that are creating the epitome of this artistic insight, professing subjects that are so often glazed over by mainstream music.  Hailing from Washington D.C. 

Soldiers of Jah Army (SOJA), originaire de Washington DC, est un groupe de reggae américain. « Get Wiser », le dernier des 4 albums de SOJA, a été produit, enregistré, mixé et mastérisé par Jim Fox des studios Lion Fox (Groundation, Isra&euml;l Vibration).  Il est compose des chanteurs Jacob Hemphill et Bobby Lee Jefferson.  Le style du groupe varie entre reggae roots et un reggae ragga plus explosif.  Carmelo Romero fait une apparition sur le titre « <span title="Unknown track" class="bbcode_unknown">Can

Soldiers Of Jah Army (SOJA) ist eine Reggaeband aus Arlington, Virginia. Die Band existiert seit 1997.   Mitglieder:                      Jacob Hemphill (vocals, guitar)                                         Bob &quot;Bobby Lee&quot; Jefferson (bass, vocals)                                         Ryan &quot;Bird&quot; Berty (drums)                                         Ken Brownell (percussion)                                         Patrick O'Shea (keyboards)  

Nativos Washington, SOJA ha sido la banda mas representativa del reggae en esta ciudad. Fundada la banda en 1997, han grabado ya 3 almbumes y un EP.   

chords F,c,Dm

        F                  c
it occured to me as things are slowing down
    Dm                   F
That it's always much better when your around 


you get the point

Let You Go

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The third open note on the E string is much lower in the song itself but it works to fill the gap.

Gone Today

( E  F#  G#m )

What do we really need in this life
I look to myself sometimes I guess not right
People out there with no food at night
And we say we care, but we don't so we all lie

What if there's more to this and one day,
We become what we do, not what we say
And we end up in all the shit that they're in
And roles are reversed, and it was different

And we were the ones with nothing to eat
And we were the ones with blood in our streets
We were the ones with all the offspring
And they were the ones just watching on TV

We were the ones broke down and torn
With our life on our back and our wife in our arms
And they were the ones like oh that's so sad
We were the ones like OH...

Nothing ever changes, the only thing I know
Nothing ever changes, looking down this road
Nothing ever changes
Nothing ever changes



( E  F#  G#m )
Look at your dreams and your intention
How selfish it is for you yo mention
Turning your thousands into millions
Marry a model then you'll have some children

Well they've got their dreams too, I imagine
Like what if it wont come back to kill them
Sleeping at night without a murder
In some little town you've never heard of

Now look at your nightmare and all of your worst fears
Your car and your house and your girl and it stops there
All these things you can't imagine losing
Like oh no what if that happens to me

Well what you've got they'll never have
To be like you, to have your chance
To be like you before they're gone

( E  F#  G#m )
Nothing ever changes at least that's how we act
Like nothing ever changes like god has got our backs
And nothing ever changes I'm looking down this road
And all I see is pain, yes

Maybe we need more shoes on our feet
Maybe we need more cash and jewelry
Maybe we need more cars and TV's
Maybe we don't know what we need

Maybe we need to want to fix this
Maybe stop talking maybe start listening
Maybe we need to look at this world
Less like a square and more like a circle

Maybe just maybe God's not unfair
Maybe were all his kids and he's up there
Maybe he loves us for all our races
Maybe he hates us when were all so racist

Maybe he sees us down here so selfish
Takes this whole planet and just tries to melt it
Maybe the meat will inherit the earth
'Cuz it was written before

( E  F#  G#m )
So everything changes nothing stays the same
And everything changes and if you feel ashamed
Maybe you should change this before it gets too late
Maybe you should change this we're standing at the gate

Maybe you should change this
Because everything changes

You should change this
Because everything changes

Everything changes
Everything changes

Everything Changes

Intro: Bm  A

Bm                                            A
Why do we have to break down to know if it's real?
Bm                                                A
Why do we have to hurt ourselves to learn how to feel?
Bm                                           A
Why do we learn the right way by doing the wrong?
Bm                                                 A
And why does it start to make sense when its in a song?

                  D                                A
I know that you told me once, but would you please tell me again,
          Em                G                     A
When do I kiss goodbye my troubles? the struggle never seems to end?
            D
Why is the truth always so painful?
             A
Why are the lies so easy to take?
            Em                A
But don't worry, cause I can wait

( Bm  A ) (2x)

  Bm                                                A
I know there's somebody out there who knows what I mean:
Bm                                      A
Silent on the outside, but inside you scream
Bm                                       A
Trying to let it out, but it's just too much,
Bm                                       A
And then it all comes out when we're so drunk

                 D                           A
I know that you told me once, but would you please tell me again,
           Em                                     A
When do I kiss goodbye my troubles? the struggle never seems to end?
            D
Why is the truth always so painful?
             A
Why are the lies so easy to take?
           Em           A
But don't worry, I can wait

D                             A
Truth always so painful, and lies so easy to take
           Em                 A
But don't worry, cause I can wait
            D
Why is the truth always so painful?
           A
Why are the lies so easy to take?
           Em                 A
But don't worry, cause I can wait, I can wait (3x)

( Bm  A ) (3x)

Don't Worry

Intro: G#m Bb D#m G#m
  G#m     Bb     D#m     B     C#     F#

G#m                              Bb
In two months I'm through the doorway,
D#m                    G#m
Put my guitar on the floor,
G#m                   Bb
And you will sit and tell me,
D#m                  G#m
That you can't take anymore,
G#m                    Bb
And you will sit and wonder,
D#m                G#m
What I can only speculate,
G#m                        Bb        D#m                    G#m
That time is going to be telling us what we don't want it to say.
                    B
So just be with me now,
           D#m           C#          B
Feel your hair wrap around my finger,
           D#m         C#      B
Feel your words turn into whispers,
           D#m    C#          G#m
Feel you fall asleep and dream, dream,
                           B
That you could be with me now,
      D#m       C#       B
As I keep track on my finger,
        D#m      C#       B
Of the cities and the strangers,
         D#m    C#     B
Of the pieces of my dreams.
G#m                           Bb
It's been so long since I've seen you,
D#m                       G#m
Almost forgot your face,
G#m                         Bb
And time meant to brings people closer,
D#m                            G#m
But it does the opposite for me.
G#m                               Bb
So I forgot my hallways and my hotels
D#m                          G#m
And a ticket with my name
G#m                           Bb
It's been too long since I've seen you
D#m                       G#m
And there's so much to say.

                    B
But just be with me now,
           D#m           C#          B
Feel your hair wrap around my finger,
           D#m         C#      B
Feel your words turn into whispers,
           D#m    C#          G#m
Feel you fall asleep and dream, dream, dream
                           B
That you could be with me now,
      D#m       C#       B
As I keep track on my finger,
        D#m      C#       B
Of the cities and the strangers,
         D#m    C#     B
Of the pieces of my dreams.
                           B
That you could be with me now, yeah
           D#m         C#      B
Feel your words turn into whispers,
 D#m           C#          B
Your hair wrapped around my fingers,
 D#m    C#          G#m
You fall asleep and dream, dream, dream
                           B
That you could be with me now, yeah
      D#m       C#       B
As I keep track on my fingers,
        D#m      C#       B
The cities and the strangers,
         D#m    C#     B
All the pieces of my dreams.


D#m   C#    B    F#   G#m
Ends in F#

Be With Me Now

Am                           C
These prison blues a standard issue, Even when our shirts ain't blue
F
We've got shake downs on a daily shanks and ropes she snitches too .
Am                                    C
Those bars lockin' down a cell block, Warden's yellin' down the hall
F
Was you gonna make my prison thicker? Higher, sharper wall?

Dm                          F
I lift that hammer, hammer's heavy , and let that fall upon the stone,
C                                   G
And let that shake these chains that bind me, and build these walls I call my home
Dm                              F
I've got scars that poorly mended, and I don't seem to fit no more
C                               G
Yet I wake myself each morning, just prepare for what's in store


Am                             C
So tonight it's cold cold as bullets, Keys walk up and down my tear ,
F
Tell myself the end is coming soon, To chase away the fear,
Am                              C
That same fear that's got me drinkin' and put these tracks all down my arm
F
That same fear's been inside me, ever since I was born

Dm                          F
I lift that hammer, hammer's heavy , and let that fall upon the stone,
C                                   G
And let that shake these chains that bind me, and build these walls I call my home
Dm                              F
I've got scars that poorly mended, and I don't seem to fit no more
C                               G
Yet I wake myself each morning, just prepare for what's in store...for me



Freedom's just a distant memory
I lose more and more each day
Can't forgive the man inside me
My tranquility is gone
Every day's like every other (x3)
Every day's like..let me out of here
Let me out of here
Let me out of here now
Ive run my rout in here
They knocked me down in here
Let me out of here x3
Let me breath let me go now you want, you said so
Let me out of here
Just let me go far away

Prison Blues

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The third open note on the C string is much lower in the song itself but it works to fill the gap.

Intro: F C Gm C7

F                                                C                                                        Gm
It occurred to me as things are slowing down that it's always much better 

        C7                                  F                           C                       Gm              C7
When you're around, and it's slowly turning me upside down (upside down)


Gm
You can be who you want to 
C7
You can see who you want to 
Am                                                          C(just one strum)
 There's nothing I can tell you now except 
Gm
I'm always thinking of you 
C7
Even when I don't want to 
Am
 In more ways than I can count 

                                  F
Cuz I didn't mean to let you go 
                                                  C
Should've been the first one to let you know 
Gm
Change your mind 
                          C
And let me slide just one more time 
                  F
It doesn't have to be this way 
                                       C
We could stop fighting and wake up in your place, or 
 Gm
 I could go 
                                                   C7
Leave it to chance and just let this go on... 

# Same chords for other verses and choruses
.

Intro: Em D Em D Em D C D

Em              D
Even asleep, mentality's awake
Em               D
Nobody realises how much we can take
Em                            D
Let's save the future of the world for our sake

    C                 D
We cry forwards ever, backwards never
Em                             D
We were the students, but now we're the ones who teach
Em                             D
We were the children and your lies we did believe
Em                             D
But we ain't kids no more, and we don't need your speech
C                    D
We go forwards ever, backwards never, and

C                   D               Em
Truth and right is yours to control now
           D
There's no way, no how
C                  D                  Em
That we would ever do what they have done
  D
Under jah sun

 Em D Em D Em D C D

Em                  D
You're right, and we're forever wrong
Em                D
Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam
Em        D
Bp oil, Hydrogen bomb
C               D
Forwards never, backwards ever

Em                  D
The plane's in the air
Em              D
Look down, the animals are scarce
Em                     D
Oil is water now, and water's everywhere
         C                   D
We cry fuck your system, im not with em

C                   D               Em
Truth and right is yours to control now
            D
There's no way no how
C             D                  Em
We will never do what they have done
  D
Under jah's sun
C                   D               Em
Truth and right is yours to control now
            D
There's no way no how
C             D
We will never do what they have
Em            D                   Em
we will never do what they have done

C                   D               Em
Truth and right is yours to control now
            D
There's no way no how
C             D                  Em
We will never do what they have done
   D
Under jah's sun
C                   D               Em
Truth and right is yours to control now
            D
There's no way no how
C             D                  Em     D
We will never do what they have done. oh no no
C                   D
Truth and right is yours and...
C                   D
Truth and right is yours and...
C                   D
Truth and right is yours and...
C                   D
Truth and right is yours and...
C                   D                Em
Truth and right is yours to control now
            D
There's no way no how
C             D
We will never do what they have...
C             D
We will never do what they have...
C             D                  Em
We will never do what they have done

Mentality

Intro: Dm C F Gm

Dm                  C
From the very first time I saw you
F                    Gm
I felt my whole life and it was all new
Dm                        C
I felt my knees get weak, my heart went crazy
F                      Gm
I felt some yes and no, I even felt some maybes
Dm                       C
I'd climb a mountain top, I'd swim an ocean too
F                    Gm
Get down on my knees only if it was for you
Dm                      C
I think that I would do about anything
 F                       Gm
You're in my dreams and in the song I sing

       Dm                         C
Come on tell me, tell me tell me, anything
F           Gm
And I will believe you
    Dm                    C
Tell me, tell me, tell me not to go
F          Gm
And I will never leave you
     Dm                   C
Tell me, tell me, tell me I'm yours
 F           Gm
Tell me that you're the same
      Dm            C                  F          Gm
Oh tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, anything


Dm C F Gm

I've seen so many girls,
I've heard so many lines
And once or twice I thought
That one of them was mine
Well how it always goes
And how it's always been
I start to think that we'd be better off if we were friends
But there's a new turn
Yeah, there's a new twist
I know I said before that I just couldn't handle this
I'm not the type to write you love songs
Oh it would help if somebody sang along

And said tell me, tell me tell me, anything
I will... believe you
Tell me, tell me, tell me not to go
I will... never leave you
Tell me, tell me, tell me I'm yours
Tell me
That you're the same
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, anything
Tell me...
Anything
Anything
Oh, anything

Yeah
From the very first
time I saw you
It was something different
And it was all new
It's in the way you move
And how you look at me
Like being stuck on you is something I'm supposed to be
And that's okay to
And if you feel the same
Then we can trade looks and maybe we can trade names
And we can look back down that damn road
And this ain't how the right song goes

It goes tell me, tell me tell me anything, and I will...
Believe you
Tell me, tell me, tell me not to go, and I will...
Never leave you, yeah
Tell me, tell me, tell me I'm yours
Tell me, tell me that you're the same
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, anything

Tell Me

Intro: F  C  Dm Dm Gm  F  C C

F                            C
I never really got why we're here
                    Dm                        Bb
Just look at all we build in our lives and we all disappear
Gm                           F
Few of us are born with so much
                      C                            C
While most of us just chasing down a dream that we just can't touch
F                             C
So why we try so hard in this place?
                    Dm                          Bb
When pain and suffering is a guarantee and happiness is a phase
Gm                           F
I wonder if one day we're at peace
                   C                           C
Or will this whole world just become like the middle east?

                 C                    Dm
But when I was younger, when I was younger
           Bb                   F
I had the answers, I've got to say
                C                   Dm
But all of my answers, now that I'm older
             Bb                    F
Turned into questions, in front of me

   F                          C
I wonder where we go when we die
                Dm                 Bb
If there is anything past our lost sun and our sky?
     Gm                      F
Cuz airports only take us so high
                     C                           C
Is it hidden in the stars? What's the answer to your soul lying?
   F                          C
I wonder do we get to come back
            Dm                    Bb
I wonder if I will remember these questions I've asked
Gm                      F
Will I just star over again?
                    C                      C
I hope it's not too hard to find all of my old friends

                   C                    Dm
But when we were younger, when we were younger
           Bb                   F
I had the answers, I've got to say
                C                   Dm
But all of my answers, now that I'm older
             Bb                    F
Turned into questions, in front of me   2x

  F                           C
I wonder if we get one true love
                   Dm                    Bb
Or maybe there's a few out there or maybe not even one
  Gm                        F
I wonder if it's made up by man
             C                           C
I wonder if love is what we make with our own two hands
  F                             C
I wonder why I write all these songs
                Dm                           Bb
I wonder if you know what you're saying when you sing along
Gm                                 F
And will you know my name when I'm gone?
                C
Or are you just too sick of these love songs?

                   C                    Dm
But when we were younger, when we were younger
           Bb                   F
I had the answers, I've got to say
                C                   Dm
But all of my answers, now that I'm older
             Bb                    F
Turned into questions, in front of me   2x

                  C               Dm
Right in front of me, in front of me
              Bb                F
Everythings changes in front of me

(C Dm Bb F)

When We Were Younger

Strength To Survive

The Intro

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C, Em, D throughout

You And Me

The intro:

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Here I Am

F#m  D  A  E
I don't wanna wait
              F#m  D  A  E
I don't wanna wait
              F#m  D  A  E
I don't wanna wait
              F#m  D  A  E
I don't wanna wait

F#m
They say "way back when knew how", but
D
there's nothing telling you now just to
A
do your right and not your wrong, when
E
wrong is easy, and right is hard, and

F#m
We've all got our weaknesses
D
and only you know what yours is, but
A
your "tomorrows" are all that seems to
E
escape from your lips...

                  F#m       D
But I don't wanna wait... today
A                        E                    F#m       D
for something that might never ever show its face... I can't
A                   E                     F#m      D
I promise that I've heard to much already yeah... to me
A               E                            F#m          D
it seems ridiculous to trust in all of your games... you play
A                            E
theres one night, one world, one chance and...

              F#m  D  A  E
I don't wanna wait
              F#m  D  A  E
I don't wanna wait
             F#m  D  A  E
I don't wanna wait
              F#m  D  A  E
I don't wanna wait

F#m
Moving forward to right now
D
a government that let you down
A
a racist leader no one trusted and
E7
an army that's bigger than us and

F#m
a poverty on a global scale
D
A fragile world with fragile air and
A
fragile water I'm sure they'll put
E
off till tomorrow...

                 F#m       D
But I don't wanna wait... today
A                        E                    F#m       D
for something that might never ever show its face... I can't
A                   E                     F#m      D
I promise that I've heard to much already yeah... to me
A               E                            F#m          D
it seems ridiculous to trust in all of your games... you play
A                            E
theres one night, one world, one chance and...

              F#m  D  A  E
I don't wanna wait
              F#m  D  A  E
I don't wanna wait
              F#m   D   A   E
I don't wanna wait for you and your games (no I don't no oh no)
              F#m   D   A   E
I just can't wait...wait...I just can't

F#m
I?m skipping forward to the ending, to that
D
point or two impeding to that
A
moment that all that stops that
E
one day when that bottom drops

F#m
And we remember our voices
D
had a chance yea we had our choice but
A
time is a luxury we as a people we
E
might no longer afford

                  F#m       D
But I don't wanna wait... today
A                        E                    F#m       D
for something that might never ever show its face... I can't
A                   E                     F#m      D
I promise that I've heard to much already yeah... to me
A               E                            F#m          D
it seems ridiculous to trust in all of your games... you play
A                            E
theres one night, one world, one chance and...

               F#m   D   A   E
I don't wanna wait... there?s not enough of time so
              F#m   D   A   E
I don't wanna wait... you know Ive got a lot on my mind so
              F#m   D   A   E
I don't wanna wait... have to reach the end of the line so
             F#m   D   A   E
I don't wanna wait... no im not fine
            F#m   D   A   E
Don't wanna wait, don't wanna wait, don't wanna wait, don't wanna... it's not for me, not for me, it's not for me no
        F#m   D   A   E
I can't wait, don't wanna wait, don't wanna wait, don't wanna... it's not for me, not for me now
            F#m   D   A   E
Don't wanna wait, don't wanna wait, don't wanna... don't wanna wait, don't wanna it's not for me and I know
        F#m   D   A   E
I can´t wait... and I don't wanna wait.

( F#m   D   A   E )

I Dont Wanna Wait

Born In Babylon

C                D6
Just.............Africa
Em               Gbm9
Love............my mind
And repeat.

True Love

(A# Dm C Dm) 
 
Try and remember now just what has been done.  
Enslavement, displacement of every nation.  
CONTINUE..

Rasta Courage

Peace In A Time Of War

Em  C  G  D
I open my eyes each morning I rise, to find the truth I know that is there
Em  C  G  D
I'm lucky to breathe, I'm lucky to feel, I'm glad to wake up, I'm glad to be
Em  C  G  D
here, with all of this world, and all of it's pain, all
Em  C  G  D
of it's lies, and all of it's flipped down, I still
Em  C  G  D
feel a sense of freedom , so glad I'm around

CONTINUE...

Open My Eyes

Get Wiser

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You Dont Know Me

She Still Loves Me

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Shadow

Intro: 
Dm                        C
  (Ooh) Well-a-well (oh ... yeah)
              Dm            C
 Mmm ye-e-e-e-eah (alright) eh, yo

Jacob:
                  Dm
It's never been a problem for me
                      C
It's what I've always wanted, it seems
                 Dm
It's almost predetermined to be
                C
I'm always in between
                   Dm
It's like I always knew that I would
                 C
But never really perfectly could
                    Dm
Was waiting for the right thing to come
                 C
But never really know, yeah


Chorus:
               Dm     G               C      Am
That it's much easier, that it's much easier
               Dm    G                Am
It's much more easier  when you don't lie
            Dm     G               C      Am
I mean it's easier, it's much more easier
         Dm          G         C
Ooh it's easier when you don't try


Anuhea: (Dm, C)
It's in the summer breeze, it's in the winter blows
It's in the innocent, it's in the criminals
It's in the real roots, it's in the real vibes
We get it down low, only to take it so high

And it's in the sky above and even in the trees 
It's inside of you and it's inside of me
It's in a weird way, but I see it in the clouds
And the only one we get is it here right now, and it's ...


Repeat Chorus:


J Boog: (Dm, C)
Never really wanted to get a job that didn't benefit a safe life
Work fi note and bills stack up, covering up my sight
I don't qualify for your so called “regular life”
Wish you could see what we see and break out that single-filed line

So we blaze it fi all of my people who feel underappreciated
Just live your life how you please even if dem nah rate it
And don't forsake it, don't even fake it
SOJA, Anuhea, J Boog, yes we a go make it, make it ... 


Repeat Chorus:
Repeat Chorus Chords:
Yeah

Easier

Amid The Noise And Haste

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

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