Soul Is Heavy chords and lyrics - NNEKA

Lời & hợp âm

[Verse 1]
[Am]Ohoo[Dm] aye[Em][Am][Dm]
[Am][Dm][Em]
[C]aye aye
[Em]Naija in the [Am]loud and [Dm]roudy of my world
There is a [Em]secret place
where I find my[Am]self
Can I [Dm]find you Bi[C]afra the noise of
[Am]horns [Dm]of thirsty Nigerians
[Em]Of hustlers of mothers con[Am]front
me as I [Dm]walk pass La[C]gos
In prayer [Em]contem[Am]plation like a [Dm]ghost
I feel the [Em]sorrow of a many
Still I do [Am]not know how much p[Dm]ain it t[C]akes
Naija I walk the [Am]island [Dm]I walk the mainland
[Em]I see diversity I sm[Am]ell capacity
but still we suffer [C]why

[Verse 2]
[Am]I am[Em] the voice of Isaac Boro
[Am]I speak Ken Saro[C] Wiwa
And I [Am]am t[Em]he spirit of Jaja o[Am]f Opobo
Fight for right for our freedom
[Dm]A power hungry class of
[Am]army arrangements
[Em]Stealing money in
my [Am]country's plight
[Dm]A soldier pretending to be a polit[Am]ician
You [Em]teacher who no nothing do not

[Interlude 1]
teach me lies
[Am][Em][C][Dm]
[C]
Naija[Am]generators

[Verse 3]
wake from my [Dm]self pity
[Em]No time to waste like ok[Am]ada
[Dm]really hits[C]
Naija for too [Am]long we have surrendered
To the [Dm]ignor[Em]ance of our
self defense [Am]in you
We have [Dm]failed Amer[C]ica
How far [Am]must we walk [Dm]in
calamity [Em]in suppression
How long [Am]would take for
you to [Dm]love [C]Nai[Am]ja
As I sit here I [Dm]want to live
[Em]There are so many plans
for you but [Am]still I can't [C]deliver
I [Am]am

[Verse 4]
[Em]the voice of Isaac Boro
[Am]I speak Ken Saro[C] Wiwa
And [Am]I am [Em]the spirit of Ja
[Am]ja of Opobo
Fight for right for our freedom
[Dm]A power hungry class
[Am]of army arrangements
[Em]Stealing money in my count[Am]ry's plight
[Dm]A soldier pretending to be a[Am] politician
You [Em]teacher who no nothing
do not [Am]teach me lies

[Verse 5]
[Em]Stealing money steal stealing
money in my
Stealing money steal stealing
money in my
Stealing money in my [Am]country's plight
[Em]Stealing money in my country's plight

[Verse 6]
Great [Dm]mother [Am]my respect
[Dm]for you is in [Am]depth
My fear of death for you might kill me
Fallen Lucifer perceive wahala
As we embrace you with change
You stay selfish funda[Em]mental
Black Africa we still survive
We still will rise for the world needs
us to [Ebdim]be America[Dm]
Hey eey this this soul is heavy
the little you have left to me
I charge to function in your madness
[C]I a[Am]m in yo[Em]ur i[Am]n your madness
[C]I a[Am]m
[Em][Am]

[Verse 7]
[C]
[Am]I am [Em]the voice of Isaac Boro
[Am]I speak Ken Saro[C] Wiwa
And [Am]I am the [Em]spirit of Jaja of
[Am]Opobo
Fight for right for our freedom
[Dm]A power hungry class of ar[Am]my
arrangement[Em]s
Stealing money in my [Am]country's plight
[Dm]A soldier pretending to be a[Am] politician
You [Em]teacher who no nothing do
[Am]not teach me [C]lies[Am]

[Verse 8]
I am [Em]the voice of Isaac Boro
[Am]I speak Ken Saro[C] Wiwa
And [Am]I am [Em]the spirit of Ja
[Am]ja of Opobo
Fight for right for our freedom
[Dm]A power hungry class of ar[Am]my
arrangement[Em]s
Stealing money in my [Am]country's plight
[Dm]A soldier pretending to be a[Am] politician
A [Em]teacher who no nothing
do not [Am]teach me lies

[Verse 9]
[C]Ni geria [Am]is time for greatness
get [Em]the independent
[Am]You right you make u[C]s examples of leaders
that ex[Am]ecuted Saro [Em]Wiwa
A teacher who no nothing
do not [Am]teach me [Dm]lies
A [Am]teacher who no [Em]nothing
A [Am]teacher who no [Dm]nothing
A [Am]teacher who no nothing
Will make us examples of leaders who executed
Saro Wiwa Saro Wiwa Saro Wiwa