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Intro
(Spoken)
N.C.
They call me Mr. Tibbs
[Fm] [Ab] [Db] [C] [Fm] [Ab] [Db] [C]
Verse
[Fm] [Ab]
When it was crumbs, scraps, pennies, pats
[Db] [C]
Everything was fine
[Fm] [Ab]
They treat me like a loaded gun
[Db] [C]
When I ask for what is mine
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bb] [C7]
Always try to dim my light, no matter how bright I shine
[C7] [Fm] [Eb]
I've got my standards
[Db] [C] [Fm]
And I'll never let'em die
Verse
[Fm]
Because of pride
[Fm] [Bb]
You're not bleeding me dry
[Bb] [C7]
Cannot abide
[Fm] [Ab]
I got my head on a swivel this time
[Ab] [Db] [C7]
Why would I let you just twist it aside
[C7] [Bbm] [Ab] [G] [C7]
I catch a fever when they aimin' at the way I live my life
[C7] [Bbm] [Db] [Bb] [C7]
These are my standards
[C7] [Fm] [Eb] [Db]
I ain't gon' never never let'em die
[C7] [Fm] [Eb] [Db]
I ain't gon' never never let'em die
[C7] [Fm] [Eb] [Db]
I ain't gon' never never let'em die
[C7] [Bbm] [Db] [Bb] [C7]
These are my standards
Verse
[Fm] [Ab]
When I called and
[Bb] [C7]
You didn't pick up your phone
[Fm] [Ab]
You saw my kingly potential
[Db] [C7] [Cm] [Bbm]
So you kept me from my throne
[Bbm] [Ab]
The truth is I'm demonized
[G] [C]
For standing my own ground
[Fm] [Bb]
So you push me to the deep end
[C]
Hoping I'd drown
[C] [Bbm]
But I got my, I got my
[Vocalize]
[Ab] [Bbm] [C]
Refrain
[C] [Fm] [Eb] [Db]
I ain't gon' never never let'em die
[C7] [Fm] [Eb] [Db]
I ain't gon' never never let'em die
[C7] [Fm] [Eb] [Db]
I ain't gon' never never let'em die
[C7] [Bbm] [Db] [G] [C7]
These are my standards
Outro
[Fm] [Db] [Bbm] [C7]
'Cause I won't let ya treat me so unfair
[Fm] [Db] [Bbm] [C7]
Don't I deserve my God-given share
[Bbm] [Fm] [F] [Bb7]
Whether I've got a dollar or I'm a billionaire
[Bb7] [Bbm] [Db] [Bbm]
These are my standards
[Bbm] [C] [Fm]
I ain't gon' never never let them die
[Fm] [Eb]
Because of pride
[Eb] [Db]
Losing my spine
[C] [Fm] [Eb]
(Cannot abide) I got my head on a swivel this time
[Eb] [Db]
Why would I let ya (Why would I let ya)
[C7] [Fm] [Eb] [Db] [Cm]
I catch a fever when they aimin' at the way I live my life
[Cm] [Bbm] [Bb]
These are my standards
[Bb] [Cm] [C]
that I'm never lettin' die
