Intro
|Em |D/F# G|C |GD/F#|
|Em |D/F# G|C |D |
Verse 1EmD/F#GC
Papa, he was gone tryna make a dime
GD/F#Em
Mama kept us warm when there was no sunshine
D/F#GC
I was busy building up a reputation
DEm
Did a lot of things out of desperation
D/F#GC
Back up on my feet, got the motivation
GD/F#Em
Now I found my faith and a good vibration
|Em |D/F# G|C |GD/F#|
|Em |D/F# G|C |D |
Pre-ChorusEmD/F#
Search for you, lover, creation
GCGD/F#
When you're feeling down in this place, just replace them
EmD/F#G
Keep a vision on the one you've been chasing
CD
When the time comes we'll run to the station
EmD/F#G
We've been laced with the powers of creation
CGD/F#
So when the sun sets, you bet you must face them
EmD/F#G
Remember when we were running 'cross the nation
CD
We were living for the here and now
ChorusEmG
You can't catch me
CD
I'll be gone by the time they come
EmG
You can't catch me
CD
The war is already won
EmG
Even though the children have sold their guns
CD
We must remember the fallen ones
EmGCD
Remember the fallen ones
Solo related to Capo
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G|---4-----2p0-----2h4-------------4---4-2-0---4-2-0-------------------------|
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B|-----3-------5-------3---3---3-----3-------3-------3-----------3-----------|
G|---4-----2p0-----2h4-------------4---4-2-0---4-2-0---------0---------------|
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Verse 2EmD/F#GC
Raised in the capital of Port-au-Prince
GD/F#Em
Born with them pillars and them tenements
D/F#GC
Papa used to run from the immigration
DEm
When we got to the United Station
D/F#GCA teen under pressure, had to blend in
GD/F#Em
Before the guitar I had to back in
|Em |D/F# G|C |GD/F#|
|Em |D/F# G|C |D |
Pre-ChorusEmD/F#
Thanks for you, lover, creation
GCGD/F#
When you're feeling down in this place, just replace them
EmD/F#G
Keep a vision on the one you've been chasing
CD
When the time comes we'll run to the station
EmD/F#G
We've been laced with the powers of creation
CGD/F#
So when the sun sets, you bet you must face them
EmD/F#G
Remember when we were running 'cross the nation
CD
We were living for the here and now
ChorusEmG
You can't catch me
CD
I'll be gone by the time they come
EmG
You can't catch me
CD
The war is already won
EmG
Even though the children have sold their guns
CD
We must remember the fallen ones
EmGCD
Remember the fallen ones
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.