Hi. This is my first tab. :) STICK A CAPO ON THE FIRST FRET.

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CHORUS

And any man^Am who kn^Gows a t^Ching knows He knows not a d^Amamn, damn t^Ghing at a^Amll And every ^Amtime I^G felt th^Ce hurt And I felt the givin' gettin' ^Amme up^G off th^Ame wall

I'm ^Amjust gonna^G take a^C minute and let it ride I'm ^Amjust gonna^G take a^Am minute and let it breeze I'm ^Amjust gonna^G take a^C minute and let it ride I'm ^Amjust gonna^G take a^Am minute and let it breeze

VERSE 1

How did Mand^Amela get the^G will to surpass the ever^Cyday When inju^Amstice had him c^Gaged an^Amd trapped in every way' How did G^Amandhi ever ^Gwithstand the^C hunger strikes and all' Didn't ^Amdo it to gain^G power or ^Ammoney if I recall It's to ^Amgive,^G ^CI guess, I'll pass it on Mother t^Amhinks it'll ^Glift th^Ame stress of Babylon Mother ^Amknows^G, my^C mother she suffered blows I don't ^Amknow how we ^Gsurvived such^Am violent episodes I was ^Amso worried^G, an^Cd hurt to see you bleed But as s^Amoon as you came^G out the ^Amhospital you gave me sweets ^AmYeah,^G the^Cy try to take you from me But you still ^Amonly gav^Ge 'em som^Ame prayers and sympathy Dear ^Ammama,^G you^C helped me write this By s^Amhowing me to^G give i^Ams priceless

CHORUS

And any ^Amman who^G knows ^Ca thing knows He knows not a ^Amdamn, damn^G thing a^Amt all And every ^Amtime I^G felt th^Ce hurt And I felt the givin' gettin' ^Amme up^G off th^Ame wall

VERSE 2

All ^AmI can say^G is th^Ce worst is over now We can ^Amserve the hard^G times, d^Amivorce, it's over now They try to ^Amkeep us ou^Gt but the^Cy doors is open now My nigga, ^AmAkon is ge^Gttin' ^Amawards and covers now This is ^AmK'naan^G and^C still reppin' the S Comin' ^Amout of Moga^Gdishu and ^Amstill draped in the mess And no^Am matter how we ^Gstrong,^C homie It ain't easy comin' ^Amout of where we^G from, ^Amhomie And that's the reason why, ^AmI could never^G play fo^Cr me Tell 'em the truth is what ^Ammy dead ho^Gmies told^Am me Ooh yeah, I take ^Aminspiration^G from the mos^Ct heinous of situations Cr^Ameating medi^Gcation out m^Amy own tribulations Dear ^AmAfrica^G, you^C helped me write this By sh^Amowing me to ^Ggive is ^Ampriceless

CHORUS (same chord pattern throughout) And any man who knows a thing knows He knows not a damn, damn thing at all And every time I felt the hurt And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze Nothing is perfect man, that's what the world is All I know is I'm enjoying today You know 'cause it isn't every day that you get to give And any man who knows a thing knows He knows not a damn, damn thing at all And every time I felt the hurt And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze I got nothin' to complain about You know where I'm from You know where I'ma last, so You know I was flyin' high I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze

K'naan - Take a minute