Not afraid    (video)

 

                Am                  F                 C                             G

I‘m not afraid to take a stand, everybody come take my hand !

                     Am                                                      F

We‘ll walk together through the storm, whatever weather, cold or warm,

                      C

just let you know that you‘re not alone,

          G

holla, if you feel that you‘ve been down the same road.

 

                                Am

1. You can try and read my lyrics off of this paper before I lay them,

            F

    but you won‘t take the sting out these words before I say them,

                 C

    ‘cause ain‘t no way imma let you stop me from causing mayhem,

                  G 

    when I say imma do something, I do it, I don‘t give a damn.

                     Am

    What you think I‘m doing this for me, so fuck the world,

                   F

    feed it beans, it‘s gassed up if it thinks it‘s stopping me,

               C

    Imma be what I set out to be, without a doubt undoubtedly,

            G

    and all those who look down on me, I‘m tearing down your balcony.

    Am

    No, if ands or buts don‘t try to ask him why or how can he

      F

    from infinite down to the last relapse album,

                      C

    he‘s still shittin‘and whether he‘s on salary, paid hourly,

        G

    until he bows out or he shits his bowels out of him.

             Am

    Whichever comes first, for better or worse,

                                     F

    he‘s married to the game like a fuck you for Christmas,

                         C

    his gift is a curse, forget the earth, he‘s got the urge,

                                           G

    to pull his dick from the dirt and fuck the whole universe.

 

                Am                  F                 C                             G

I‘m not afraid to take a stand, everybody come take my hand !

                     Am                                                      F

We‘ll walk together through the storm, whatever weather, cold or warm,

                      C

just let you know that you‘re not alone,

          G

holla, if you feel that you‘ve been down the same road.   

 

                                           Am

2. Ok, quit playin‘ with the scissors and shit, and cut the crap,

                                     F

    I shouldn‘t have to rhyme these words

 

    in the rhythm for you to know it‘s a rap,

                                  C

    you said you was king, you lied through your teeth,

                                 G

    for that fuck your feelings instead of getting crowned,

 

    you‘re getting capped.

                      Am

    And to the fans, I‘ll never let you down again, I‘m back,

          F

    I promise to never go back on that promise, in fact,

                   C

    let‘s be honest, that last relapse CD

                                       G

    was „ehhhh“, perhaps I ran them accents into the ground.

              Am

    Relax, I ain‘t goin‘ back to that now,

                         F

    all I‘m tryna say is get back, click-clack blaow,

                                        C

    ‘cause I ain‘t playin‘ around, it‘s a game called circle,

                                  G

    and I don‘t know how I‘m way too up to back down.

                            Am

    But I think I‘m still tryna figure this crap out,

                                            F

  thought I had it mapped out but I guess I didn‘t, this fuckin‘ black cloud

          C

   still follows me around, but it‘s time to exorcise

                G

    these demons, these motherfuckers are doin‘ jumping jacks now.

 

                Am                  F                 C                             G

I‘m not afraid to take a stand, everybody come take my hand !

                     Am                                                      F

We‘ll walk together through the storm, whatever weather, cold or warm,

                      C

just let you know that you‘re not alone,

          G

holla, if you feel that you‘ve been down the same road.   

 

                                    Am                            C

+  And I just can‘t keep living this way, so starting today,

                           G                                          F

    I‘m breaking out of this cage, I‘m standing up, Imma face my demons.

                        Am

    I‘m manning up, Imma hold my ground,

                       C

    I‘ve had enough, now I‘m so fed up,

                                   G

    time to put my life back together right now.

 

                       Am

3. It was my decision to get clean, I did it for me,

                 F

   admittedly I probably did it subliminally for me,

     C

    so I could come back a brand new me, you helped

                                       G

    see me through and don‘t even realize what you did, believe me, you,

   Am

    I been through the ringer, but they can do little to the middle finger,

         F

    I think I got a tear in my eye, I feel like the

      C

    king of my world, haters can make like bees

                  G

    with no stingers, and drop dead, no more bee flingers.

                    Am

    No more drama from now on, I promise to focus soley

            F

    on handling my responsibilities as a father,

            C

    so I solemnly swear to always treat this roof like my daughters,

            G

    and raise it, you couldn‘t lift a single shingle on it.

                       Am

    ‘Cause the way I feel, I‘m strong enough to go to the club

             F

    or a corner pub and lift the whole liquor counter up,

                       C

    ‘cause I‘m raising the bar, I‘d shoot for the moon,

                                 G

    but I‘m too busy gazing at stars, I feel amazing.

 

                        Am                  F                 C                             G

And I‘m not afraid to take a stand, everybody come take my hand !

                     Am                                                      F

Let’s walk together through the storm, whatever weather, cold or warm,

                      C

just let you know that you‘re not alone,

          G                                                                   Am

holla, if you feel that you‘ve been down the same road.

 

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Eminem)