How could you Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]It is rea[Bm]l, as rea[G]l as it [Am]seem[D]
Don't [G]you live on illusion
[Bm]And don't you ever try to live [Am]a dream
I [D]sing
Buju say [G]how could

[Verse 2]
you rise
up every [D]living day
Telling [G]yourself [D]everything is OK
When you [G]look at life you'll
see it slipping [D]away
Lord [G]knows who feels it every
moment [D]every [G]day

[Verse 3]
Those why cry [G]for the poor get neglected,
[D]rejected, put[G] to death
How much more [D]will we take?
Did [G]you father work off his shirt,
blood, [D]sweat and [G]tears
Don't tell me [D]that you forgot
[G]Being oppressed by the oppressors,
all different [D]types of [G]stress
For the sorrows of the poor,
they don't even [D]care [G]less
Refuse to deal with world atrocities,
civil unrest
In[D]stead they're [G]building penitentiaries
as big as a [D]bird's nest
Saying [G]we are to be blamed for
whatever what mess

[Verse 4]
Buju say how could [G]you rise
up every [D]living day
[G]Telling your kids everything is [D]OK
When you [G]look at life you'll
see it slipping [D]away
Lord [G]knows who feels it every
moment [D]every [G]day

[Verse 5]
Some say, [G]how are you doing?
They want to know if we fine
Not until we reposes what's
rightfully [D]mine
[G]Sitting down for so long we
do believe it is time
Every[D]one is en[G]titled to
food at [D]mealtime
'Til [G]then, we'll struggle for rights,
no more racial fights
Degradation to the [D]highest heights
[G]All obstacles as a people
we [D]have to cross
With [G]health and strength we all
can get across
Happenings of yesterday are
just a thing of the [D]past
[G]How could

[Verse 6]
you rise
up every liv[D]ing day
[G]Telling yourself most [D]things is OK
When we [G]look at life you'll
see it slipping [D]away
Lord [G]knows who feels it every
moment every day

[Verse 7]
Don't you cry [G]little one,
wipe your tears, sing my song
Though we're in a strange
land with evil ones
Help the weak if you're strong,
iron sharpens iron
When you're down take a look at
where the help is coming from
What about the masterminds with
the foolproof plans
What about the geniuses
who achieve [D]grade one

[Verse 8]
How could [D]you [G]rise up
every liv[D]ing [G]day
Telling we self [D]everything is OK
When we [G]look at life you'll
see it slipping [D]away
Lord [G]knows who feels it every
moment [D]every [G]day

[Verse 9]
Those why cry [G]for the poor [D]get neg[G]lected,
rejected, put to death
How much more will we take?
Did you father work off his shirt,
[D]blood, [G]sweat and tears
Don't tell me [D]that you forgot
Being op[G]pressed by the oppressors,
all different [D]types of stress
For the [G]sorrows of the poor,
they [D]don't even care less
Refuse to [G]deal with world atrocities,
civil [D]unrest
Instead they're [G]building penitentiaries
as [D]big as a bird's nest
Saying [G]we are to be blamed for
whatever what [D]mess
[G]How could

[Verse 10]
you rise up every [D]living day
Telling [G]yourself most things is [D]OK
When you [G]look at life it's
all slipping [D]away
Jah Jah knows [G]who feels it
every moment every day

[Verse 11]
Some say, [G]how are you doing? They
want to know [D]if you're fine
Not un[G]til we reposes what's
right[D]fully mine
[G]Sitting down for so long we do
believe it [D]is time
[G]Everyone is entitled to food at [D]mealtime
'Til [G]then, we'll struggle for rights,
no [D]more racial fight[G]s
Degradation to the [D]highest heights
[G]All obstacles as a people we [D]have to cross
With [G]health and strength we all
can [D]get across
Happenings of yesterday are
just a thing of the pas[G]t

[Verse 12]
How could you [G]rise up every [D]living day
[G]Telling we self most things is [D]OK
When we [G]look at life you'll
see it slipping away
[D]Lord knows who cry every moment every day