Intro
N.C.
It's the R-A-P-S-O-D-Y
N.C.
Yo
Verse 1
N.C.
History say don't repeat her
N.C.
Many years a slave, took notes from the Peter
N.C.
You should marvel at the fightin', feel like Anitta
N.C.
Apologize, you denied my people
N.C.
Made our death legal, we all paralegal
N.C.
Gotta defend ourselves when the laws ain't equal
N.C.
Cops aim lethal, death in cathedrals
N.C.
Bang, bang boogie, you could die wearin' a hoodie, bow
Verse 2
N.C.
Yeah, uh
N.C.
Alright, sometimes we gotta find our creator
N.C.
If I defeated Father Time, was raised by Mother Nature
N.C.
In the projects, tenement walls, sudden withdrawals
N.C.
A true rebel is easy to spot, the government flaws
DbAb
Mass confusion, people in power commit collusion
BGb
Indoctrinated students, I'm the leader of the movement
DbAb
Take lifetimes, tryna duck the school-to-prison pipeline
BGb
Disenfranchised, amazin' I'm in my right mind
DbAb
Create change, survive, struggle to maintain
BGbDb
So many lies within the campaign, a damn shame
Ab
I'm thinkin' how will we survive
BGb
When the freedom that we have's a façade? Yeah
InterludeDbAbBGb x4
Verse 3DbAbBGb
You say you're sick and tired of us protesting
DbAbBGb
I say "Not time enough to make a change"
Pre-ChorusBGbDbAb
You say "Just keep holdin' on"
EBEGb
I say "No, way, 'cause we can't put it in the hands of fate"
ChorusDbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, now baby
InterludeDbAbBGbVerse 4DbAbBGb
You say that you believe in all lives matter
DbAbBGb
I say, I don't believe the **** you do
Pre-ChorusBGbDbAb
You say, "All things in time"
EBEGb
I say, that's why I'm not gonna put it in the hands of fate
ChorusDbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Not gon' put it in the hands of fate now, baby
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
No, no, no, no
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Can't put it in the hands of fate now, baby
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
BridgeBbG
In the not so distance tomorrow
GbF
Robins will sing your lullaby
BbG
But I've seen too many of our generations
GbAbm
Live and die for black lives in this good night
InterludeDbAbBGb x2
Verse 5]
DbAbBGb
You say "Those innocent lives should've not been taken"
DbAbBGb
And I say, "For them, it's why we take a knee"
Pre-ChorusBGbDbAb
You say "Is that the right lane"
EB
I say, "First Amendment everyday"
EGb
'Cause we can't put it in the hands of fate
ChorusDbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Can't put it in the hands of fate now, baby
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
No, no, no,
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
We can't put it in the hands of fate now, baby
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Come on
BridgeBbG
In the not so distance tomorrow
GbF
Robins will sing your lullaby
BbG
But I've seen too many of our generations
GbAbm
Live and die for black lives in this good night
Bridge 1
N.C.
Yeah, we went from fields into a field
N.C.
Bodies hit the ground, and so we gotta take a kneel
N.C.
Mothers missin', kid's attorneys say they oughta take a deal
N.C.
They determine that the prize of life is just a couple mill
DbAb
And bricks are meant to build, and fires meant to light
BGb
And souls are meant to rest and living soldiers gotta fight
DbAb
We don't need no politics to try to justify the plight
BGb
It's a problem of the people, it's no longer black and white
Bridge 2
Look
DbAb
So, we ain't talkin' no more, we gettin' to it
BGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, this how we do it
DbAb
Now let me go and get with all my people, you know I have to get
BGb
That'll show me sacrifice just like my brother Colin Kaepernick
DbAbB
Opportunities that I get to talk, you know I have to spit
GbDbAb
Breonna Taylor turn in her grave, you know we have to get justice
BGb
And stay in your place, we still focused on the outcome of George Floyd case
DbAbB
While you out here doin' the minimal, hah
GbDb
Everything about us still live by the principle
AbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Verse 6]
DbAbBGb
You say "Now your really truly get it"
DbAbBGb
I say "How would you do will let me know"
Pre-ChorusBGbDbAb
You say "I'm so ready"
EBEGb
I say "Let's do it, and not just put it in the hands of fate"
ChorusDbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Can't put it in the hands of fate now, baby
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
No, no, no
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
We can't put it in the hands of fate now, baby
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
No, no, no, no
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
No
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
No, no, no
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
No
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
No, no, no
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Oh, no
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Oh, no, no, no
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Oh, no
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Oh, no, no, no
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
No, no, no
OutroDbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
DbAbBGb
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
Db N.C.
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
N.C.
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
N.C.
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
N.C.
Can't put it in the hands of fate, ain't nobody got time to wait
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