Intro
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Verse 1
[Bbm]
A bird with the word came to me
[Eb7sus2]
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
[Db7sus2]
And now I look what's taking over me
[Db7sus2]
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
[Db/Gb]
I had to wake up just to make it through
[Db/Gb]
I got my patience and I'm making do
[B/E]
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
[B/E]
I choose to follow what the greatest do
Verse 2
[Bbm]
A bird with the word came to me
[Eb7sus2]
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
[Db7sus2]
And now I look what's taking over me
[Db7sus2]
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
[Db/Gb]
I had to wake up just to make it through
[Db/Gb]
I got my patience and I'm making do
[B/E]
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
[B/E]
I choose to follow what the greatest do
Bridge
[Bbm]
I'm repping for the longest cycle, mmm
[Eb7sus2]
My uncles had to pay the cost, mmm
[Db7sus2]
My sister used to sing to Whitney, mmm
[Db7sus2]
My mama caught the gambling bug, mmm
[Db/Gb]
We came up in a lonely castle, mmm
[Db/Gb]
My papa was behind them bars, mmm
[B/E]
We never had to want for nothing, mmm
[B/E]
Said all we ever need is love, mmm
[Bbm]
We see the same things
[Eb7sus2]
We sing the same songs
[Db7sus2]
We feel the same grief
[Db7sus2]
Bleed the same blood
[Db/Gb]
You grew up in the home beside me
[Db/F]
I always had a friend to call
[Db/Eb]
How could I make it here without you? Mmm
[Db/Ab]
I pray I leave before you're gone
Verse 3
[Bbm]
A bird with the word came to me
[Eb7sus2]
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
[Db7sus2]
And now I look what's taking over me
[Db7sus2]
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
[Db/Gb]
I had to wake up just to make it through
[Db/Gb]
I got my patience and I'm making do
[B/E]
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
[B/E]
I choose to follow what the greatest do
Verse 4
[Bbm]
A bird with the word came to me
[Eb7sus2]
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
[Db7sus2]
And now I look what's taking over me
[Db7sus2]
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
[Db/Gb]
I had to wake up just to make it through
[Db/Gb]
I got my patience and I'm making do
[B/E]
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
[B/E]
I choose to follow what the greatest do
[Solos]
[Bbm] [Eb7sus2] [Db7sus2] [Db/Gb] [B/E]
Outro
[Bbm]
Hey, my little youth is crying
[Eb7sus2]
I'm almost home, almost home
[Db7sus2]
Look no further riots, mmm
[Db7sus2]
Working my fingers to the bone
[Db/Gb]
See I do the best I can, mmm
[Db/Gb]
Mama was a farmer, mmm
[B/E]
Papa was a goner, mmm
