Biography:
Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966, in Oakland, California) is an African, Irish, and German American poet, musician, and composer. Franti is the creator and driving force behind Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, folk, and rock.
Franti was part of the industrial punk band The Beatnigs with DJ Rono Tse, which released a self-titled LP, and an EP Television on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles records.
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Capo on the 3rd Fret
[Chorus]
G
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way.
C G
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know,
D C G
But I know one thing, that I love you.
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you.
[Verse 1]
G
I've been a lot of places all around the way
G
I've seen a lot of joy, and I've seen a lot of pain
C
But I don't want to write a love song for the world
G
I just want to write a song about a boy and a girl
G
Junkies on the corner, always calling my name
G
And the kids on the corner playing ghetto games
C
When I saw you getting down, girl, I hoped it was you
D
And when I looked into your eyes, I knew it was true
[Chorus]
G
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way.
C G
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know,
D C G
But I know one thing, that I love you.
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you.
[Verse 2]
G
Now I'm not a highly metaphysical man
G
But I know when the stars are aligned you can
C
Bump into a person in the middle of the road
G
Look into their eyes, and you suddenly know
D C
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
G
Dancing in the night in the middle of June
D C
My momma told me don't lose you
G
'Cause the best luck I had was you
[Chorus]
G
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way.
C G
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know,
D C G
But I know one thing, that I love you [baby girl]
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you.
[Bridge]
Em
And I say, rocking in the dance, hall moving with you
G
I say, hey momma, hey momma, close to you
Em
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
G
I say, hey, trippa, trippa, got to shoot
Em
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
G
I say, hey momma, close to you
Em
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
D
I say, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma
Hey momma, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma
[Verse 3]
G
My momma told me don't lose you
G
'Cause the best luck I had was you
C G
And I know one thing that I love you
[Chorus]
G
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way.
C G
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know,
D C G
But I know one thing, that I love you.
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you.
G
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way.
C G
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know,
D C G
But I know one thing, that I love you.
D C G
[Outro]
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you.
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you
(bridge chords)
[Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
I say, hey papa, hey papa, hey momma, hey momma
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
Come on, hey papa, hey papa, come to shoot
(Hey mama, hey mama)]
[Chorus]
G
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way.
C G
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know,
D C G
But I know one thing, that I love you.
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you.
[Verse 1]
G
I've been a lot of places all around the way
G
I've seen a lot of joy, and I've seen a lot of pain
C
But I don't want to write a love song for the world
G
I just want to write a song about a boy and a girl
G
Junkies on the corner, always calling my name
G
And the kids on the corner playing ghetto games
C
When I saw you getting down, girl, I hoped it was you
D
And when I looked into your eyes, I knew it was true
[Chorus]
G
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way.
C G
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know,
D C G
But I know one thing, that I love you.
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you.
[Verse 2]
G
Now I'm not a highly metaphysical man
G
But I know when the stars are aligned you can
C
Bump into a person in the middle of the road
G
Look into their eyes, and you suddenly know
D C
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
G
Dancing in the night in the middle of June
D C
My momma told me don't lose you
G
'Cause the best luck I had was you
[Chorus]
G
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way.
C G
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know,
D C G
But I know one thing, that I love you [baby girl]
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you.
[Bridge]
Em
And I say, rocking in the dance, hall moving with you
G
I say, hey momma, hey momma, close to you
Em
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
G
I say, hey, trippa, trippa, got to shoot
Em
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
G
I say, hey momma, close to you
Em
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
D
I say, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma
Hey momma, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma
[Verse 3]
G
My momma told me don't lose you
G
'Cause the best luck I had was you
C G
And I know one thing that I love you
[Chorus]
G
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way.
C G
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know,
D C G
But I know one thing, that I love you.
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you.
G
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way.
C G
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know,
D C G
But I know one thing, that I love you.
D C G
[Outro]
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you.
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you
D C G
I love you, I love you, I love you
(bridge chords)
[Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
I say, hey papa, hey papa, hey momma, hey momma
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you
Come on, hey papa, hey papa, come to shoot
(Hey mama, hey mama)]
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