Don't Cry Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][F#m]
[D][Bb][Asus4]
[D][F#m]
[D][Bb]
[Am]This is

[Verse 1]
our hope for [G]the ladies
with the [Gm]babies in the [D]hood
that makes something out [Gm]of nothing.
Get their [F#m]kids what they could.
What's [Gm]good is that it don't fade you.
What [D]made you keep your head up
when he [F#m]felt that he played [Bb]you?
You said, fuck it, you were [Am]fed up.
[D]But wait up,
you [Bb]made up your mind [Gm]to stay down.
[D]He felt the test and lef[F#m]t.
That's why daddy's not around.
Our [Bb]brown mujeres go through this
[Gm]pedo all the [D]time.
I know [Bb]I won't make a difference,
but I'm handling mine.
[A]Now we're the[D] brunt,
but with [G]time,
it's what our kids absorb.
[D]Which begin[F#m]s in the day
you cut the umbilical cord to the Lord
and reach for [G]strength.
That at times [F#m]runs out
Through your kids you earn your [D]price
Simon [Bb]that's what it's [Am]about
Now you [G]burn it and keep it
So you won't go weak
Feeling [D]healthy and proud
[G]When you lay down to [F#m]sleep
It's deep, you real[G]ize
A new world you live [D]in
Dedic[F#m]ated to the l[D]adies
From that [Bb]bald [A]Mexican, [D]uh
Don't cry, dry your eyes
[F#m]It'll be alright, [D]lady
Don't cry, dry your [F#m]eye s[Bb]
Oh [D]yeah, don't cry, dry your eyes
[F#m]It'll be alright lady,
[D]don't cry, dry your [F#m]eyes[Bb]
Just [Am]hold
Got the [D]job, [Bb]el jale,
welfare [G]wasn't enough
[D]Though the week was kickin' [F#m]in,
hard times got tough
Had to [G]bust your ass
so your [D]babies could eat
Livin' the [F#m]real l[Bb]ife task,
beatin' shit [Am]in sleep
Five times [D]a week, le [Bb]chingas,
which [Gm]means you put in [D]work
Your baby's without [F#m]a pops,
and you pretend it don't
hurt your [Bb]middle
Don't understand,
it [D]seems you're paying dues
That [F#m]baby you got,
[Bb]can and will grow to choos[D]e
Who's in this life, who's not,
the moral and plot
Go to [A]school, then make bank,
or on the [F#m]streets getting shot
Not [Bm]things you like to think of,
not [D]what you like to see
So [F#m]watch your baby's [D]footsteps,
but [Bb]let them be who [Am]they'll be
Me, [D]I'll represent,
give love when it's due
when [A]my morro needs me esa,
[F#m]I'll be there too
I'll do what I have [D]to, to stay alive
I might fight tonight,
[Am]but tomorrow I[Bb]'ma rise
Si muño do your pedo,
hang [Gm]around with that cu[D]leto
But [F#m]don't forget mi[Bm]ja,
the [F#m]morros come primero
Yo los [D]quiero los morros,
porque [Bb]yo también fui
[D]And [F#m]as they start to [Bm]grow up,
[Bb]you're gonna help them see
Why we live the way we [D]do,
how to learn to stay true
No fucking up in school,
[F#m]cause their ass will be through
Just some [G]shit that's on my mind,
not trying to tell you what to [D]do
If you feel I'm out of [Bm]line,
then just say, [Bb]fuck this [Am]food
Pero [D]si entiendes, feel it,
you gotta keep it real
Don't [Bb]walk through callejones
and don't [F#m]talk about the steel
They should [D]know que hay des[G]madre,
a muchos [Gm]les vale [D]madre
Pa' que [F#m]sepan decir [Bb]que
las calles ya se [Am]saben
La [D]clave de esta [Bb]ro la es loca[Gm],
no estás sola
No te [D]traigas los corajes
porque [F#m]se van a hacer bolas
Fucking you up at [Bb]the end,
end up [Gm]having to pre[D]tend
Stay [F#m]strong and proud, [Bb]and baby,
find that [D]Mexican
Don't cry, try and rise
[F#m]It'll be alright, [D]lady
Don't cry, try and [F#m]rise
[Bb]Oh yeah
[D]Don't [F#m]cry, t[D]ry and rise
[F#m]It'll be alright, [D]lady
Don't cry, try and [F#m]rise
[Bb]Just hold on you