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Otherside Of The Game

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Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is an American R'n'B/neo-soul artist whose work crosses over into jazz.

She is best known for her singles You Got Me her collaboration with The Roots, as well as her own songs Tyrone, Love of My Life, On & On, Bag Lady, The Healer, Honey and Soldier. Her lyrics are highly personal urban philosophy which throw emotional challenges in the face of the listener. She weaves unusual musical influences together creating a rich texture of sound.

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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)
G#m7/F# Bmaj9 D#9sus4 G#maj9
G#m7/F# Bmaj9 D#9sus4

[Chorus]
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
What we gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Gave me the life that I came to live

[Verse 1]
G#maj7
Do I really
Emaj9
Want my baby
G#maj7 Emaj9
Brother tell me what to do
G#maj7
I know you got to get your hustle on
Emaj9
So I pray
G#maj7
I understand the game, sometimes
Emaj9
And I love you strong, but

[Chorus]
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
What we gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
But I can't stand life without ya

[Verse 2]
G#maj7
Now, me and baby got this situation
Emaj9
See, brother got this complex occupation
G#maj7
And it ain't that he don't have education
Emaj9
'Cause I was right there at his graduation
G#maj7
Now, I ain't sayin' that this life don't work
Emaj9
But, it's me and baby that he hurts
G#maj7
'Cause I tell him right
Emaj9
He thinks I'm wrong

But I love him strong

G#m7/F#
He gave me the life that I came to live
Bmaj9
Gave me the song that I came to give
D#9sus4
Pressure on me

But the seed had grown
G#maj9
I can't make it on my own
G#m7/F#
Summer came around and the flowers bloomed

He became the sun
Bmaj9
I became the moon
D#9sus4
Precious gifts that we both received

Or could this be make believe

[Chorus]
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
What we gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Gave me the life that I came to live

Yes, you did

[Verse 3]
G#maj7
Don't worry baby
Emaj9
I know there's confusion
G#maj7
God's gonna see us through (yeah)
Emaj9
Peace out to revolution

But we paid though

[Bridge]
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Don't you worry, keep your balance (What you gonna do, What you gonna do)
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
The work ain't honest but it pays the bills (Yes it does)
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Don't you worry, keep your balance (Don't have to worry baby)
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Gave me the life that I came to live (Yes you did)

[Chorus]
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Don't you worry, keep your balance (What you gonna do, What you gonna do)
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
The work ain't honest but it pays the bills (Yes it does)
C#maj9 G#maj9 Emaj7
Don't you worry, keep your balance (Don't have to worry baby)

(Post chorus)
G#m7/F#
He gave me the life that I came to live
Bmaj9
Gave me the song that I came to give
D#9sus4
Pressure on me

But the seed had grown
G#maj9
I can't make it on my own
G#m7/F#
Summer came around and the flowers bloomed

He became the sun
Bmaj9
I became the moon
D#9sus4
Precious gifts that we both received
G#maj9
Or could this be make believe

G#m7/F#
Oh yeah
Bmaj9
Badu is with you baby
D#9sus4
Hmmm

N.C.
We gon' make it, yeah
Me, you and the baby
You gonna do
Whatcha you gonna do
Go, yeah, baby, baby
Oh go on

See I ain't tryin' to bind your life
But I want you to do what's right
And yeah
I'm your wife
Hmmm

Peace out to revolution
I know there's confusion
You gonna what you gotta do now