Biography:
Alioune Badara Akon Thiam, Born April 16, 1977 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, known simply as Akon, is a Senegalese-American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist.
He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of the singles "Locked Up" and "Lonely", from his debut album "Trouble". His second album, "Konvicted", earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single Smack That featuring Eminem. His latest album, "Freedom", was released in 2008.
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Other songs:
- Don't Matter
- Dont Matter
- Freedom
- Lonely
- Lonley
- Right Now (na Na Na)
- Against The Grain
- Angel
- Bartender
- Be With You
- Birthmark
- Burning Alive
- Dangerous
- Dont Let Up
- Easy Road
- Ghetto
- Heatwave
- Hold My Hand
- Holla Holla
- Hypnotized
- I Wanna Love You
- Im So Paid
- Just A Man
- Keep You Much Longer
- Mama Africa
- Never Took The Time
- No More You
- Nosy Neighbour
- Oh Africa
- Once In A While
- Right Now
- Saddest Day
- Show Up
- Smack That
- So Blue
- Sorry Blame It On Me
- Stick Around
- Sunny Day
- The Rain
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Akon - Don’t Let Up
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Girl I Know you're fed up but things gonna get a lot better
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Don't wanna see you give up, whatever you do, don't let up
A# Cm
Girl i Know that things are hard now
Dm
And you're feeling like you're all alone
Cm
(feeling that you're all alone)
A# Cm
Mom & dad's no long 'round now
Dm Cm
'Cause now you're grown with kids of your own
A# Cm
Baby dad is nowhere to be found
Dm
While you play the role of mom & papi
Cm
(Raising them all by yourself)
A# Cm
Always home and can't go out now
Dm
Can't remember the last time that you were happy
Cm
Whatever you do...
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Girl I Know you're fed up but things gonna get a lot better
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Don't wanna see you give up, whatever you do, don't let up
A# Cm
Every man that you meet on the streets
Dm
You're looking at him like he's an enemy
Cm
(Just give us one more chance)
A# Cm
Girl I know that you can't hurt no more
Dm Cm
You've been damaged, can't trust nobody
A# Cm
And I know that you can just move on
Dm Cm
If you let your past go with the wind
(And smile more often)
A# Cm Dm
Then you will find that guy that you always wanted
Cm
From friend to husband So girl just know that...
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Girl I Know you're fed up but things gonna get a lot better
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Don't wanna see you give up, whatever you do, don't let up
A# Cm
No matter how bad things get
Dm
Girl don't let it get to you
Cm
I know you're trying to make ends meet
A#
So girl don't let it get to you
Cm
You only got one life to live
Dm
So don't let it get to you
Cm
So go on and make the best of it
A
Just don't let it get to you
Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Girl I Know you're fed up but things gonna get a lot better
A Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Don't wanna see you give up, whatever you do, don't let up
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Girl I Know you're fed up but things gonna get a lot better
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Don't wanna see you give up, whatever you do, don't let up
A# Cm
Girl i Know that things are hard now
Dm
And you're feeling like you're all alone
Cm
(feeling that you're all alone)
A# Cm
Mom & dad's no long 'round now
Dm Cm
'Cause now you're grown with kids of your own
A# Cm
Baby dad is nowhere to be found
Dm
While you play the role of mom & papi
Cm
(Raising them all by yourself)
A# Cm
Always home and can't go out now
Dm
Can't remember the last time that you were happy
Cm
Whatever you do...
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Girl I Know you're fed up but things gonna get a lot better
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Don't wanna see you give up, whatever you do, don't let up
A# Cm
Every man that you meet on the streets
Dm
You're looking at him like he's an enemy
Cm
(Just give us one more chance)
A# Cm
Girl I know that you can't hurt no more
Dm Cm
You've been damaged, can't trust nobody
A# Cm
And I know that you can just move on
Dm Cm
If you let your past go with the wind
(And smile more often)
A# Cm Dm
Then you will find that guy that you always wanted
Cm
From friend to husband So girl just know that...
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Girl I Know you're fed up but things gonna get a lot better
A# Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Don't wanna see you give up, whatever you do, don't let up
A# Cm
No matter how bad things get
Dm
Girl don't let it get to you
Cm
I know you're trying to make ends meet
A#
So girl don't let it get to you
Cm
You only got one life to live
Dm
So don't let it get to you
Cm
So go on and make the best of it
A
Just don't let it get to you
Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Girl I Know you're fed up but things gonna get a lot better
A Cm
(Dont Let it Get To You, No Baby)
Dm Cm
Don't wanna see you give up, whatever you do, don't let up
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