A#m0 G#1 C#2 0And any man who knows a thing knows A#m3 G#4 A#m5 1He knows not a damn, damn thing at all A#m6 G#7 C#8 2And every time I felt the hurt A#m9 G#10 A#m11 3And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall 4 5 A#m12 G#13 C#14 6I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride A#m15 G#16 A#m17 7I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze A#m18 G#19 C#20 8I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride A#m21 G#22 A#m23 9I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 10 11 A#m24 G#25 C#26 12How did Mandela get the will to surpass the everyday A#m27 G#28 A#m29 13When injustice had him caged and trapped in every way? A#m30 G#31 C#32 14How did Gandhi ever withstand the hunger strikes and all? A#m33 G#34 A#m35 15Didn't do it to gain power or money if I recall A#m36 G#37 C#38 16It's to give, I guess, I'll pass it on A#m39 G#40 A#m41 17Mother thinks it'll lift the stress of Babylon A#m42 G#43 C#44 18Mother knows, my mother she suffered blows A#m45 G#46 A#m47 19I don't know how we survived such violent episodes A#m48 G#49 C#50 20I was so worried, and hurt to see you bleed A#m51 G#52 A#m53 21But as soon as you came out the hospital you gave me sweets A#m54 G#55 C#56 22Yeah, they try to take you from me A#m57 G#58 A#m59 23But you still only gave 'em some prayers and sympathy A#m60 G#61 C#62 24Dear mama, you helped me write this A#m63 G#64 A#m65 25By showing me to give is priceless 26 27 A#m66 G#67 C#68 28And any man who knows a thing knows A#m69 G#70 A#m71 29He knows not a damn, damn thing at all A#m72 G#73 C#74 30And every time I felt the hurt A#m75 G#76 A#m77 31And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall 32 33 A#m78 G#79 C#80 34I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride A#m81 G#82 A#m83 35I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze A#m84 G#85 C#86 36I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride A#m87 G#88 A#m89 37I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 38 39 A#m90 G#91 C#92 40All I can say is the worst is over now A#m93 G#94 A#m95 41We can serve the hard times, divorce, it's over now A#m96 G#97 C#98 42They try to keep us out but they doors is open now A#m99 G#100 A#m101 43My nigga, Akon is gettin' awards and covers now A#m102 G#103 C#104 44This is K'naan and still reppin' the S A#m105 G#106 A#m107 45Comin' out of Mogadishu and still draped in the mess A#m108 G#109 C#110 46And no matter how we strong, homie A#m111 G#112 A#m113 47It ain't easy comin' out of where we from, homie A#m114 G#115 C#116 48And that's the reason why, I could never play for me A#m117 G#118 A#m119 49Tell 'em the truth is what my dead homies told me A#m120 G#121 C#122 50Ooh yeah, I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations A#m123 G#124 A#m125 51Creating medication out my own tribulations A#m126 G#127 C#128 52Dear Africa, you helped me write this A#m129 G#130 A#m131 53By showing me to give is priceless 54 55 56-same chord pattern- 57 58And any man who knows a thing knows 59He knows not a damn, damn thing at all 60And every time I felt the hurt 61And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall 62 63I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 64I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 65I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 66I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 67 68Nothing is perfect man, that's what the world is 69All I know is I'm enjoying today 70You know 'cause it isn't every day that you get to give 71 72And any man who knows a thing knows 73He knows not a damn, damn thing at all 74And every time I felt the hurt 75And I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall 76 77I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 78I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 79I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 80I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 81 82I got nothin' to complain about 83You know where I'm from 84You know where I'ma last, so 85You know I was flyin' high 86 87I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 88I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze 89I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride 90I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze