Letter To My Countrymen - Brother Ali,Dr. Cornel West

I used to think I hated this place Couldn'twait to tell the president straight to his face But lately I changed nowadays I embrace it all Beautiful ideals and amazing flaws Got to care enough to give a testament 'Boutthe deeply depressing mess we'rein It'shome so we better make the best of it I wanna make this country what it says it is Still dream in the vividest living color No matter how many times my love been smothered Who'sever above us won'tjust let us suffer All of this struggling got to amount to something This is a letter to my countrymen Especially those my age and younger than We'reup against an ugly trend Everybody'shustling don'tnobody touch their friends No group singing and dancing No anthem nobody holds hands and Instead they give a handheld And make you shoulder life'sburden by your damn self One thing that can'tbe debated Power never changed on it'sown you got to make it That'swhy community is so sacred That'sthe symbol that we make when we raise fists "Sooneror later""Sooneror later"We don'treally like to talk about the race thing The whole grandparents used to own slaves thing Pat ourselves on the back in February Looking at pictures of Abe Lincoln and the great King But the real picture'smuch more embarrassing We'restill not even close to really sharing things The situation of oppressed people Shows what we feel it means to be a human being What does it mean to be American I think the struggle to free is our inheritance And if we say it how it really is We know our lily skin still give us privilege Advantages given to the few That are built into the roots of our biggest institutions That'sthe truth in life we got to choose Do I fight in the movement or think I'mentitled to it This is not a practice life This is the big game we got to attack it right Each one of us is headed for the grave This old crooked world won'tbe saved by the passive type This is a letter to my countrymen Not from a Democrat or a Republican But one among you that'swhy you call me brother Ain'tscared to tell you we'rein trouble 'causeI love you "Sooneror later""Sooneror later"They tell me I'ma dreamer they ridicule They feel defeated old bitter and cynical Excuse me but I see it from a different view I still believe in what a driven few could really do I know that the masses want to sleep And they would just rather hear me rapping to the beat But I want to pass this planet to my son A little better than it was when they handed it to me So I wrote a letter to my countrymen I'llbe happy if it only reaches one of them Reporting live ALIyour brother Mourning in America dreaming in color My dear Brother Ali I think you know deep down in your soul that Something something just ain'tright You don'twant to be just well adjusted to injustice And well adapted to indifference You want to be A person with integrity who leaves a mark on the world People can say when you go that you left the world Just a little better than you found it I understand I want To be like that too

Guitar score
Letter To My Countrymen

Artist: Brother Ali,Dr. Cornel West

Type：
Chord

Capo: 0

Key: D

Difficulty：

Tempo: 91

Time Signature: 4/4

Hot: 100
Creation time: 2023-04-25

Letter To My Countrymen Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Brother Ali,Dr. Cornel West. This guitar tab is in the key of D and is a Beginner version, suitable for players at the Beginner level. A must-learn piece for guitar enthusiasts. Strum the guitar, open the piano, and experience the mood conveyed by Brother Ali,Dr. Cornel West at that time～

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Guitar score Letter To My Countrymen

Artist: Brother Ali,Dr. Cornel West Type： Chord Capo: 0 Key: D Difficulty： Tempo: 91 Time Signature: 4/4 Hot: 100 Creation time: 2023-04-25

Guitar score
Letter To My Countrymen

Artist: Brother Ali,Dr. Cornel West

Type：
Chord

Capo: 0

Key: D

Difficulty：

Tempo: 91

Time Signature: 4/4

Hot: 100
Creation time: 2023-04-25