K'naan - I was stabbed by satan

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^CI was stabbed by ^AmSatan ^AmOn the day that ^CI was born ^CI was promised ^Amlovin' ^AmBut instead ^CI was torn ^CNa, na, na, ^Amna, na, na ^FMy heart bled^C fear ^CNa, na, na, ^Amna, na, na ^FMy eyes shed ^Ctears

A ^Cpoor black ghetto child ^AmHe can't shoot and he ^Fcan't go run a mile ^CThere's no school and the kids go runnin' wild ^AmThe police and the cou^Frts wanna run him out ^CHe's so cold and the po po hate 'em all ^AmHe ain't seen his dadd^Fy since back in '84 ^CBut oh well, so it be, now he's in jail ^AmHis mother's stressin'^F just to get him out on bail ^CNow sing it out

^CI was stabbed by ^AmSatan ^AmOn the day that ^CI was born ^CI was promised ^Amlovin' ^AmBut instead ^CI was torn ^CNa, na, na, ^Amna, na, na ^FMy heart bled^C fear ^CNa, na, na, ^Amna, na, na ^FMy eyes shed ^Ctears

^CSo the story goes on There's no glory and the worry takes a toll on ^CHis whole body but his buddies wanna roll on ^AmIt's all bloody when the ^Fcops come to a stop ^C

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The police with their bi^Amg Glocks pull 'em o^Fut They say "freeze" but there's only one comin' o^Cut There's two dead with a legal gun to his head^Am It's stupid, he shoulda ^Fplayed ball instead N^Cow sing it out

^CI was stabbed by ^AmSatan ^AmOn the day that ^CI was born ^CI was promised ^Amlovin' ^AmBut instead ^CI was torn ^CNa, na, na, ^Amna, na, na ^FMy heart bled^C fear ^CNa, na, na, ^Amna, na, na ^FMy eyes shed ^Ctears

^CSo one day when it's all ^Amsaid and done My life will be the ^Fbluest rap song ever ^Csung My verses will be ^Amcurses to the rich And all ^Fsorts of authority will cease to exist My daughters will be ^Cfree of wars in my honor. Your fi^Amst Will raise in the a^Fir

^CLike the vision of a prisoner with his last b^Ameer This song is a po^Fem and this whole poem is a te^Car

^CI was stabbed by ^AmSatan ^AmOn the day that ^CI was born ^CI was promised ^Amlovin' ^AmBut instead ^CI was torn ^CNa, na, na, ^Amna, na, na ^FMy heart bled^C fear ^CNa, na, na, ^Amna, na, na ^FMy eyes shed ^Ctears

^CSo why do kids cry when they're ^Amborn? Ever ask yourself ^Amthat? ^AmI mean, there's no s^Ccientifical reason explaining ^Cthat. ^AmWell, it ^Fis said that Satan stab^Cs a child at birth ^CAs an ^Amintroduction to pain. You know, ^Fwelcome to the world, r^Cight?