Biography:
Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1987) is an English soul musician who is signed to Communion Records. He has been compared to Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, Randy Newman, Terry Callier, and Otis Redding, as well as Van Morrison and the Temptations. In January 2012, he won the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll.
Kiwanuka grew up in Muswell Hill, London, the son of Ugandan parents who had escaped the Amin regime. He attended Fortismere School, leaving there in 2005 after completing his A-Levels.
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Other songs:
- Always Waiting
- Bones
- Cold Little Heart
- Home Again
- Love and Hate
- One More Night
- You Aint The Problem
- en-US
- Fathers Child
- I Wont Lie
- Ill Get Along
- Ill Never Love
- Im Getting Ready
- Lasan
- Love Is A Rose
- No More Running
- Place I Belong
- Rest Acoustic
- Rule The World
- Tell Me A Tale
- The Final Frame
- They Say Im Doing Just Fine
- Worry Walks Beside Me
- Youve Got Nothing To Lose
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
Gm F Cm Gm 4x
[Verse]
Gm
Standing now
F
Calling all the people here to see the show
Cm
Calling for my demons now to let me go
Gm
I need something, give me something wonderful
Gm
I believe
F
She won't take me somewhere I'm not supposed to be
Cm
You can't steal the things that god has given me
Gm F
No more pain and no more shame and misery
[Chorus]
Cm
You can't take me down
D7
You can't break me down
Gm F
You can't take me down
Cm
You can't take me down
D7
You can't break me down
Gm
You can't take me down
[Verse]
Gm
Love and hate
F
How much more are we supposed to tolerate
Cm
Can't you see there's more to me than my mistakes
Gm
Sometimes I get this feeling - makes me hesitate
Gm
I believe
F
She won't take me somewhere I'm not supposed to be
Cm
You can't steal the things that god has given me
Gm F
No more pain and no more shame and misery
[Chorus]
Cm
You can't take me down
D7
You can't break me down
Gm F
You can't take me down
Cm
You can't take me down
D7
You can't break me down
Gm
You can't take me down
[Verse]
Gm F
I can see that place of trouble,
C
and I'm on the verge.
Gm F
For the love of everybody
C
I need something more.
Gm F
Now I'm in the place of trouble,
C
I'm in the house of war.
Gm F
For the love of everybody
C
I live behind a wall.
[Interlude]
Gm F Cm Gm
[Bridge]
Gm
Standing now
F
Calling all the people here to see the show
Cm
Calling for my demons now to let me go
Gm
I need something, give me something wonderful
[Solo]
Gm F Cm Gm
Cm D7
Gm F Cm Gm
Gm F Cm Gm 4x
[Verse]
Gm
Standing now
F
Calling all the people here to see the show
Cm
Calling for my demons now to let me go
Gm
I need something, give me something wonderful
Gm
I believe
F
She won't take me somewhere I'm not supposed to be
Cm
You can't steal the things that god has given me
Gm F
No more pain and no more shame and misery
[Chorus]
Cm
You can't take me down
D7
You can't break me down
Gm F
You can't take me down
Cm
You can't take me down
D7
You can't break me down
Gm
You can't take me down
[Verse]
Gm
Love and hate
F
How much more are we supposed to tolerate
Cm
Can't you see there's more to me than my mistakes
Gm
Sometimes I get this feeling - makes me hesitate
Gm
I believe
F
She won't take me somewhere I'm not supposed to be
Cm
You can't steal the things that god has given me
Gm F
No more pain and no more shame and misery
[Chorus]
Cm
You can't take me down
D7
You can't break me down
Gm F
You can't take me down
Cm
You can't take me down
D7
You can't break me down
Gm
You can't take me down
[Verse]
Gm F
I can see that place of trouble,
C
and I'm on the verge.
Gm F
For the love of everybody
C
I need something more.
Gm F
Now I'm in the place of trouble,
C
I'm in the house of war.
Gm F
For the love of everybody
C
I live behind a wall.
[Interlude]
Gm F Cm Gm
[Bridge]
Gm
Standing now
F
Calling all the people here to see the show
Cm
Calling for my demons now to let me go
Gm
I need something, give me something wonderful
[Solo]
Gm F Cm Gm
Cm D7
Gm F Cm Gm
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Michael Nesmith
Michael Pagliaro
Michael Ray
Michael Schulte