Soldier chords and lyrics - ERYKAH BADU

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[Verse 1]
[Dm]Mmmm[Am][C][Dm][Am]
[Dm][Am][Dm]
[Am]
See he's [Dm]organized
And he's [Am]on the ball
Never miss [Dm]a day of school
And he's [Am]an underdog
Wanna learn [Dm]more and more
Pa and mama [Am]taught him good
He's about to [Dm]change the face
Of yo ghetto [Am]neighborhood
[Dm]Walking to school today
Saw a brother [Am]on the streets
Seem [Dm]like everythang was cool
Said the brother[Am]'s packing
[Dm]heat
Oop oop
Then everything [Am]changed
Cause he [Dm]saw his own w[Am]ings
[Dm]And his mother was s[Am]ad
They will [Dm]last
Time will [Am]past
Cause I
[Dm]Wondering

[Verse 2]
we're talking bout
[Am]Everybody know what dis song's about
[Dm]They be trying to hide the history
[Am]But they know who we are
[Dm]Do oh you want to see
[Am]Everybody rise to this degree?
[Dm]Raise ya hands high if you agree
[Am]Just say yes [Em]siree [Dm]oh[Am]
Yes [Dm]siree
[Am]If you agree say
Yes [Em]siree [Dm]oh[Am]
Yes siree
Ugh
[Dm]Come on[Am]
Ugh
Break it down say
[Dm]Mmmm, [Am]mmhh
Hey hey (shoop)
Mmmm, aye
[Dm]Hey [Am]hey (shoop)
[Dm]Mmmm, oh
[Am]Hey [C]hey [Dm](shoop)
Mmmm, oh
[Am]Hey
Now to my folks think [Dm]de livery sweet

[Verse 3]
[Dm]
Well they gone fuck around
an[Am]d push the leap
To the girls on pre[Dm]scriptions pills
I know [Am]how ya feel
[Dm]To my bo[Am]ys in Iraq[Dm]i fields
This ain't no [Am]time to kill
To my girls in [Dm]therapy
See I'm a tell [Am]you this fo' free
To my folks up [Dm]on the hill
With the cake and [Am]dollar bills
You need to watch [Dm]the dirty cop
They the one [Am]you need to watch
I'm talking bout [Dm]the dirty cop
They the one you [Am]need to watch!
[Dm]Stop!

[Verse 4]
You get the wake [Dm]up call
When you saw the buildings fall
Bow ties with the [Am]final [Dm]call
Get ya money dollar bill [Am]ya'll
[Dm]Bow ties[Am] with the fina[Dm]l call
[Am]Get ya m[Dm]oney dollar bill[Am] ya'll
To my folks on the [Dm]picket line
Don't stop 'til you [Am]change they mind
I [C]got love [Dm]fo' my folks
Baptized when [Am]the levees broke
We gone keep [Dm]marchin' on
Until you hear that [Am]freedom song
And if you think about [Dm]turning back
I got the shotgun [Am]on
ya back
And if you think about turning [Dm]back
I got the shot gun on [Am]ya back
[Dm]Bla (Black!)

[Verse 5]
Wondering [Dm]we're talking bout
[Am]Everybody know what dis song's about
[Dm]They be trying to hide the history
But [Am]they know who we are
[Dm]Do you want to see
[Am]Everybody rise to the next degree?
[Dm]Raise ya hands high if you agree
[Am]Just say yes [C]siree [Dm]oh[Am]
Yes sir[Dm]ee
[Am]If you agree say
Yes [Dm]sir ee h[Am]ey
Yes [Dm]sir ee aye
Hey, [Am]hey, hey
Break it [C]down say
[Dm]Mmmm, oh
[Am]Hey hey [Dm](shoop)
Mmmm, oh
[Am]Hey [Dm]hey (shoop)
Mmmm, oh
[Am]Hey hey (shoop)
[Dm]Mmmm, oh
[Am]Hey [Dm]hey
Mmmm, oh
[Am]Hey hey [Dm](shoop)
Mmmm, oh
[Am]Hey [Dm]hey (shop)
Mmmm, oh
[Am]Hey hey (shoop)
[Dm]Mmmm, oh
[Am]Hey [Dm]aye
[Am][Dm]