Play barre chords for all chords in this song, but leave the high e and b strings ringing open. All chords relative to capo. Capo 2 Chords: A: 0 E: 0 B: 0 C#m:0 0 0 0 0 6 1 8 9 7 2 9 11 7 2 9 11 5 0 7 9 Intro: A E B C#m E A (x2)
Verse 1: A E B My father said, "never give up son" C#m E A Just look how good Cassius become A E B Muhammad, Mahatama and Nelson C#m E A Not scared to be strong (Man, what if they say I'm no good) (What if they say, "get out of here kid, you got no future") A E B Now you could run and just say they're right C#m E A No, I'll never be no one in my whole life A E B Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong C#m E A And get to keep on dancing all life long Verse 2: A E B My father said, "never give up son" C#m E A Just look what Amelia and John done A E B All rose into reason, their war won C#m E A Not scared to be strong A E B Now you could run and just say they're right C#m E A No, I'll never be no one in my whole life A E B Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong C#m E A And get to keep on dancing all life long Chorus: E Yeah, you could be C#m B Someone special E A You've got pride in your brains and life E B Everyone thinks you'll go higher then they've ever gone E In you I see C#m B Someone special E A You've got fire in your eyes an' E B When you realize, you'll go further then we've ever gone Rap: (Look) Just turn it on A E B (I pay my intuition, I couldn't afford tuition) (My funds was insufficient, it felt like I'm in prison) C#m E A (Until I realized I had to set my mind free) (I was trusting statistics more than I trust me) A E B (Get a degree, good job, 401k) (But I'm trying to turn Ks to Ms, what does it take?) C#m E A (And maybe I could be the new Ali of music, probably) A E B (Instead of doing it just as a hobby, like these boys told me to) (I guess you either watch the show, or your show approved) C#m E A (Prove it to them or you prove it to yourself) (But honestly its better if you do it for yourself) A E B (Never complacent 'til we hit the oasis) (One life don't waste it, feel my heart races) C#m E (Success I taste it, ah) A (We on the verge, of gettin' every single thing that we deserve) Chorus: E Yeah you could be C#m B Someone special E A You've got fire in your eyes, I see heaven inside E B You'll go further then we've ever gone E In you I see C#m B Someone special E A You've got pride in your brains, you can break through the chains E B You'll go higher then we've ever gone A E B Just turn it on C#m E A Outro: A E B In you I see C#m E A Someone special A E B Don't go to war with yourself C#m E A Just turn, just turn, just turn it on A E B And you can't go wrong