For the Babies Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][Bm][Em]
[Bm][Em]
[Bm][Em]
[D][Bm][Em][Bm]
[Em][D][Bm][Em][Bm]

[Verse 1]
This [Em]is real,
[Bm]this[Em] is real[Bm]

[Verse 2]
Now I see them [Em]giving the woman
abortion to [Bm]kill another baby
[G]Miscar[Em]riage and mis[Am]fortune and
[Bm]premature crack baby
[Em]Strength of [D]Ras Tafari I'm
[Bm]hoping someday may[G]be
They [Em]don't obey parents,
maybe they [Bm]will obey me
[Em]Future for the babies
Hopes for the [Bm]babies
[G]Tom[Em]morrow for the babies
No [Bm]sorrow for the babies
[Em]Babies having babies
[Bm]Raising our ba[Em]bies
All of these young ladies
Give them [Bm]thanks [Em]and praises
How long can she take it?
[Bm]Dreams are full [Em]of 'maybes'
Will she ever make [Am]it?
[Bm]Hustles on a daily

[Verse 3]
[Bm]In the club she shake it[Em],
[Bm]strip down 'till she [Em]naked
Don't ever mistake it,
[Bm]Much too real to fake it
[Em]Need it then she'll take [D]it
She'll [Bm]do it for the babies
[G]A mot[Em]her's love is sacred[Am]
Now [Bm]you don't you ever fail me

[Verse 4]
A woman needs [Em]caring, sharing,
[D]love [Bm]all the time (no don't you ever fail me)
A child need[Em]s loving, [Bm]cari[Em]ng[Bm]

[Verse 5]
[Bm][G]
Is [Em]there no other option than
[Bm]adoption for you babies
[G]You're raf[Em]fling and jacketing[Am]
and [Bm]auctioning your babies
[Em]Strength [D]of Ras Tafari I'm
[Bm]hoping someday may[G]be
They [Em]don't obey their parents,
maybe they [Bm]will obey me
[Em]Cowards play the game [D]thing
[Bm]Fathers do the brave thing
[G]And tha[Em]t's participating
[Am]He keeps[Bm] on concentrating
[Em]There is no debating[D]
[Bm]No running away th[G]ing
A [Em]new life is awakening,
[Bm]from his ejaculating
[Em]It's in the oven baking
[Bm]Takes two for the making
[Em]He's right there through the cravings
An[Bm]d early morning waking

[Verse 6]
[Em]School [Bm]and educati[Em]ng
[Bm]Sports and recreat[Em]ing,
Karate and ballet thing
Teenager [Bm]of today thing
[Em]Fathers still relating,
[Bm]still [Em]commu[Bm]nicat[Em]ing
And they'll always [Am]embrace him
[Bm]Cause they cannot replace him

[Verse 7]
A woman [Bm]needs [Em]caring, sharing,
[D]love all [Bm]the time (no don't you ever fail me)
[Em]A ch[Bm]ild ne[Em]eds loving, ca[D]ring
[Bm]

[Verse 8]
[G]And always do [Em]your very best
to keep a promise to your babies
And if you can't be good,
at least [C]be hon[Em]est to your babies
The strength of Ras Tafari I'm
hoping someday maybe
They don't obey their parents
may[Bm]be they will o[Em]
History of the babies
[D]Begin[Bm]ning of [Em]the ages[Bm]
[G]You're fli[Em]pping thru the pages
[Bm]And up and thru the 80's[Em]
Some are gang related,
[D]Dru[Bm]g affiliate[Em]d
Some intoxicated,
[Bm]Headed for the snake pit
An[Em]d Papa's locked in cages
[D]And M[Bm]ama's lacking wag[Em]es
And this what they're [Am]faced with, upon
[Bm]a daily basi[Em]s
Bleaching out dem [D]faces

[Verse 9]
[Bm]
Running from dem [G]races
[Em]Shooting up them places
[Bm]Killing other babies
As [Em]bitter as the taste [D]is,
An[Bm]d words can not explain [Em]it
Just walk the narrow pavement
[Am]And spea[Bm]k of love not hatred

[Outro 1]
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