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[Intro] I can remember when huh those slavery times... [Chorus]
C#mWhat you won't and what you wBill F#mWorking for your dollar biAll C#mSad to see the old slave mBill F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mWalking home, a youth gets kiBlled F#mPolice free to shoot at will A C#mSad to see the old slave millB F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mNine to five you know the driBll F#mWeekends are a short lived thrilAl C#mSad to see the old slave millB F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mCup runneth over till it spilBl F#mTake until they've had their filAl C#mSad to see the old slave millB F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill
[Verse 1]
C#mSome of us think we're too biBg F#m'Cause the system gives us jobs A C#mEven though it's just a low pBaying gig F#mSome of us will boast and brag A C#mAnd those of us who think we'Bre small F#mJust because we don't have much A C#mThat's really not the case atB all F#mThere's riches that the flesh caAn't touch C#mSome of us won't respect nameBs F#mSome of us won't respect loves A C#mSome of us don't respect lifeB F#mEven though we worship God A C#mAnd some of us won't let go fBaith F#mNo matter what the price may cosAt C#mSome of us won't practice hatBe F#mBecause we still believe in loveA
[Chorus]
C#mWhat you won't and what you wBill F#mWorking for a dollar bill A C#mSad to see the old slave millB F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mWalking home, a child gets kiBlled F#mNeighbors free to shoot at will A C#mHurt' to see the old slave miBll F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mNine to five, we know the driBll F#mWeekends are such a short-lived Athrill C#mSad to see the old slave millB F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mCup runneth over till it spilBl F#mTake until they've had their filAl C#mSad to see the old slave millB F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill
[Verse 2]
C#mMost of us think we're too goBod F#mJust because material gain A C#mIf we were living as we shoulBd F#mThen less of us would be in painA C#mThose who are misunderstood B F#mStill deserve a voice to claim A C#mThe things that are still meaBningful F#mTo each and all of us the same A C#mAnd some will say the cups arBe full F#mAnd give Jah thanks to what we'vAe gained C#mAnd some will say there's mucBh more weight to pull F#mAnd them will tell you that straAight up and plain C#mAnd some will think outside tBhe box F#mWhile some of us will hold our lAanes C#mAnd some of us we write the fBacts F#mWhile some of us a chop down canAe
[Chorus]
C#mWhat men won't and what they wilBl F#mWorking for a dollar bill A C#mSad to see the old slave mill B F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mWalking home, a child gets killeBd F#mPolice free to shoot at will A C#mHurts to see the old slave mill B F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mNine to five you u know the drilBl F#mWeekends are a short-lived thrilAl C#mSad' to see the old slave mill B F#mIs grinding slow but grinding stAill C#mCup runneth over till it spill B F#mTake until they've had their filAl C#mSad to see the old slave mill B F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mIs grinding slow, but grindinBg still F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mIs grinding slow, but grindinBg still F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mIs grinding slow, but grindinBg still F#mIs grinding slow, but grinding sAtill C#mIs grinding slow, but grinding stBill F#m A
[Outro] Those slavery times... I can remember when huh...