[ Предположительная тональность: Gm ] [Intro] Cm Cm/Eb D7/F# [Chorus] Gm I am not throwing away my shot F/A Bb I am not throwing away my shot G7/B Cm Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry Cm/Eb D7/F# And I'm not throwing away my shot [Verse] Gm I'm 'a get a scholarship to King's College F/A Bb I prob'ly shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish Bdim Cm The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish Dm Ebm I gotta holler just to be heard with every word, I drop knowledge Gm I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal F/A Bb Bdim Tryin' to reach my goal my power of speech, unimpeachable Cm Cm/D Only nineteen but my mind is older Cm/Eb D7/A These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder Gm Every burden, every disadvantage I have learned to manage F/A Bb Bdim I don't have a gun to brandish I walk these streets famished Cm Cm/D The plan is to fan this spark into a flame Cm/Eb D7/A But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out the name Gm F/A Bb Bdim I am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R we are meant to be Cm Cm/D A colony that runs independently, meanwhile Cm/Eb D7/A Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly Gm Essentially, they tax us relentlessly F/A Bb Bdim Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree Cm He ain't ever gonna set his descendants free Cm/D Cm/Eb D7/A So there will be a revolution in this century Gm Enter me, he says in parentheses F/A Bb Don't be shocked when your hist'ry book mentions me Bdim Cm I will lay down my life if it sets us free Cm/D Cm/Eb D7/A Eventually, you'll see my ascendancy [Chorus] Gm I am not throwing away my shot F/A Bb I am not throwing away my shot G7/B Cm Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry Cm/Eb D7/F# And I'm not throwing away my shot Gm I am not throwing away my shot F/A Bb I am not throwing away my shot G7/B Cm Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry Cm/Eb D7/F# And I'm not throwing away my shot It's time to take a shot [Verse] Gm I dream of life without a monarchy Bb The unrest in France will lead to onarchy? Cm Onarchy how you say, how you say, anarchy? Eb D7/A When I fight, I make the other side panicky With my, shot Gm Yo, I'm a tailor's apprentice Bb And I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentis Cm I'm joining the rebellion 'cause I know it's my chance Eb D7/A To socially advance, instead of sewin' some pants I'm gonna take a shot Gm But we'll never be truly free Bb Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me Cm You and I. Do or die. Wait till I sally in Eb D7/A On a stallion with the first black battalion Have another shot Gm Geniuses, lower your voices Bb You keep out of trouble and you double your choices Cm I'm with you, but the situation is fraught Eb You've got to be carefully taught D7/A If you talk, you're gonna get shot Gm Burr, check what we got Bb Mister Lafayette, hard rock like Lancelot Cm I think your pants look hot Laurens, I like you a lot Eb D7/A Let's hatch a plot blacker than the kettle callin' the pot Gm What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot Bb Poppin' a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not Cm A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists? Eb D7/A Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is N.C. Oh, am I talkin' too loud? N.C. Sometimes I get over excited, shoot off at the mouth N.C. I never had a group of friends before N.C. I promise that I'll make y'all proud N.C. Let's get this guy in front of a crowd [Chorus] Gm I am not throwing away my shot F/A Bb I am not throwing away my shot G7/B Cm Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry Cm/Eb D7/F# And I'm not throwing away my shot Gm I am not throwing away my shot F/A Bb I am not throwing away my shot G7/B Cm Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry Cm/Eb D7/F# And I'm not throwing away my shot [Verse] Everybody sing Gm9 Gm Bb Whoa, whoa, whoa Eb7M Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa D7 Ay, let 'em hear ya Let's go Gm9 Gm Bb Whoa, whoa, whoa I said shout it to the rooftops Eb7M Whoa, whoa, whoa said, to the rooftops D7 Whoa, whoa, whoa come on Come on, let's go Gm Rise up Bb When you're living on your knees, you rise up Eb7M Tell your brother that he's gotta rise up D7 Tell your sister that she's gotta rise up Gm When are these colonies gonna rise up F/A Bb When are these colonies gonna rise up G7/B Cm When are these colonies gonna rise up Cm/Eb When are these colonies gonna rise up D7/F# Rise up Gm9 I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory Bb When's it gonna get me? In my sleep, seven feet ahead of me? Eb7M If I see it comin', do I run or do I let it be? D Is it like a beat without a melody? Gm9 See, I never thought I'd live past twenty Bb Where I come from some get half as many Eb7M Ask anybody why we livin' fast and we laugh, reach for a flask D We have to make this moment last, that's plenty Gm9 F/A Scratch that this is not a moment, it's the movement Bb Where all the hungriest brothers with something to prove went? Eb7M Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand D7/F# D7 We roll like Moses, claimin' our promised land Gm9 And? If we win our independence? Bb 'Zat a guarantee of freedom for our descendants? Eb7M D7/F# D7 Or will the blood we shed begin an endless cycle of vengeance and death with no defendants? Gm I know the action in the street is excitin' Bb But Jesus, between all the bleedin' 'n fighting, I've been readin' 'n writ in' Cm We need to handle our financial situation Eb D Are we a nation of states what's the state of our nation? Gm F/A Bb I'm past patiently waitin' I'm passionately smashin' every expectation Bdim Every action's an act of creation Cm I'm laughin' in the face of casualties and sorrow Eb D7/F# For the first time, I'm thinkin' past tomorrow [Chorus] Gm And I am not throwing away my shot F/A Bb I am not throwing away my shot G7/B Cm Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry Cm/Eb D7/F# And I'm not throwing away my shot [Verse] Gm We're gonna rise up (time to take a shot) F/A Bb We're gonna rise up (time to take a shot) G7/B Cm We're gonna, rise up, rise up It's time to take a shot Gm/D Rise up, rise up, it's time to take a shot Cm/Eb Rise up, it's time to take a shot Gm/F Rise up, take a shot, shot, shot D7/F# It's time to take a shot, time to take a shot And I am not throwing away my shot Gm Not throwing away my shot