The Roots - My shot rise up

Ayo mugs^Gmhots, gun shots, dope shots, j^Fump shot ^BbTake your pick, but you only get one shot ^CmAdvice from a schoolteacher to^Dm a young tot ^EbApplyin' a sticker to his Sp^Diderman lunchbox ^GmWhen even role models tell us we're born ^Fto be felons ^BbWe're never gettin' into Harvard or Carnegie Mellon ^CmAnd we gon' end up either robbin' somebody or ki^Dmllin' I^Ebt's not fair that's a^Dll they can tell us That's why you hustle he^Gmlla hard, never celebrate a hol^Fiday ^BbThat'll be the day I coulda finally hit the lottery I^Cm refuse to ever lose or throw my s^Dmhot away O^Ebr chalk it up as just another ^Done that got away ^GmSo I'm unapologetic, I'm on m^Dy calesthenics ^BbIf I have given it all I got I cannot regret it ^CmMy point of destination's different from wher^Dme I was headed 'C^Ebause I'ma shoot for the s^Dtars to get it ^DOne shot

I sa^Gmid I'm not throwin' away my s^Fhot I said I'm no^Bbt throwin' away my shot Yo I'm jus^Cmt like my country

And I'm no^Ebt throwin' away my ^Dshot I said I'm ^Gmnot throwin' away my shot No I^F'm no^Bbt throwin' away my shot Yo I^Cm'm just like my country ^CmI'm young, scrappy and hungry And I'm not thr^Ebowin' away my ^Dshot

^GmWhen opportunity knock, you don't send anyone to get^F it ^BbAnswer the door, welcome it, let it in or regret it They s^Cmaid if you can't beat 'em you join 'em ^DmI said, "Forget it" ^Eb'Cause once you join 'em you're buildin' a ce^Dilin' the way you're headed B^Gme American, express how you feel and take the cre^Fdit Don't settle for ^Bb87, go premium unleaded and ^CmTake off, shake all the hate off, it's ^Dmover I^Ebt's they loss, d the payoff's their weight off your shoulders Mus^Gmt admit, I'm feelin', I'm kind of um Lighter as ^Fa writer with this f^Bbire and desire to go higher Than a ste^Cmalth fighter pilot with my eye on every prize I surpr^Dmise you guys, ^EbI'm a prize fighter My n^Dine to five desc^Gmribe, your scribe survive min^For Se^Bbtbacks and take steps back from pied pipers ^CmBe leaders, believe^Dmrs in yourself and mean it ^EbI mean you only get^D one shot, take it or leave it

I sa^Gmid I'm not throwin' away my s^Fhot I said I'm no^Bbt throwin' away my shot Yo I'm jus^Cmt like my country

And I'm no^Ebt throwin' away my ^Dshot I said I'm ^Gmnot throwin' away my shot No I^F'm no^Bbt throwin' away my shot Yo I^Cm'm just like my country ^CmI'm young, scrappy and hungry And I'm not thr^Ebowin' away my ^Dshot

^GmRise up ^FIf you livin' on your knees, y^Bbou rise up Tell your brother that he's gotta r^Cmise up Tell your sister that she's ^Dmgotta rise u^Ebp When are fo^Dlks like me and you gonna ri^Gmse up? Every city, every hood, we^F need to ris^Bbe up All my soldiers, what's good? We^Cm need to rise up We ain't^Dm got no other choice, we need to^Eb rise up Rise ^Dup!

^GmThroughout my travels and journeys through life I've been searchin^F' And^Bb been learnin' to be the type of person to display how dete^Cmrmined I get When I'm certain, inside I ^Dmfeel that fire that^Eb's burnin' Like a knife that is turnin', I f^Dight while I'm hurtin' Someti^Gmmes they're right 'cause life is a burden Like the pain from a ^Fbite that'll wo^Bbrsen ^BbTryna stifle the light that'll shine on me first and ^CmBefore I ride in a hearse and... M^Cmy breathing s^Dmtops and You'll never take my^Eb one shot I got 'fore I lie in t^Dhe earth And now ^GmI kill again on that Hamilton Hercules Mulligan ^FReadin' in Va^Bbnity Fair or the Huffington ^BbDone with the sufferin', ^Cmwe in the guts again, family rushin' in ^DmWonder where Bus^Ebta been Feelin' the hunge^Dr and feedin' the lust to win ^GmSee I've been patiently waitin' f^For this mo^Bbment ^BbTo rise up again, that's th^Cme way I was molded An^Cmd as the last one standin' as the rest of them foldin' Give me^Dm my one chance to^Eb grab the torch and properly ^Dhold it

I sa^Gmid I'm not throwin' away my s^Fhot I said I'm no^Bbt throwin' away my shot Yo I'm jus^Cmt like my country

And I'm no^Ebt throwin' away my ^Dshot I said I'm ^Gmnot throwin' away my shot No I^F'm no^Bbt throwin' away my shot Yo I^Cm'm just like my country ^CmI'm young, scrappy and hungry And I'm not thr^Ebowin' away my ^Dshot

I sa^Gmid I'm not throwin' away my s^Fhot I said I'm no^Bbt throwin' away my shot Yo I'm jus^Cmt like my country

And I'm no^Ebt throwin' away my ^Dshot I said I'm ^Gmnot throwin' away my shot No I^F'm no^Bbt throwin' away my shot Yo I^Cm'm just like my country ^CmI'm young, scrappy and hungry And I'm not thr^Ebowin' away my ^Dshot ^{D7 D}