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 - Jast a Man
Am Dm G C E7
Am Dm
I beat you to the punchline, girl I love you
G C E7
Now what we what we gon' do?
Am Dm
I mean it really when I say I love you
G C E7
Whatever he did, I will not do
Am Dm
Cause I hear your prayers late at night when no one's listening
G C E7
Praying I stay the same
Am
I'm not your father
Dm
I won't desert you
G
I'm not your ex
C E7
Not trying to hurt you
Am
I'm just a man
Dm
Tryna love you
G
I'm just a man
Am E7
Trying to love you
Am Dm
Your walls are so impossible, I'm tired
G C E7
As I'm climbing, they keep on multiplying
Am Dm
Everytime there's progress, we regress
And I'm stressed
G C E7
All I wanna know, is why you can't let it go?
Am
I'm not your father
Dm
I won't desert you
G
I'm not your ex
C E7
Not trying to hurt you
Am
I'm just a man
Dm
Tryna love you
G
I'm just a man
C E7
Trying to love you
Dm C
Cause everything you ever want
G
Is standing right in front of you
Am
Everything you ever need
Dm
I make sure I put by for you
C
And I know you're scared
F
And I've had my days too
G
Let's just face this thing together, hey!
Am
I'm not your father
Dm
I won't desert you
G
I'm not your ex
C E7
Not trying to hurt you
Am
I'm just a man
Dm
Tryna love you
G
I'm just a man
C E7
Trying to love you
Am Dm G C E7
Am Dm
I beat you to the punchline, girl I love you
G C E7
Now what we what we gon' do?
Am Dm
I mean it really when I say I love you
G C E7
Whatever he did, I will not do
Am Dm
Cause I hear your prayers late at night when no one's listening
G C E7
Praying I stay the same
Am
I'm not your father
Dm
I won't desert you
G
I'm not your ex
C E7
Not trying to hurt you
Am
I'm just a man
Dm
Tryna love you
G
I'm just a man
Am E7
Trying to love you
Am Dm
Your walls are so impossible, I'm tired
G C E7
As I'm climbing, they keep on multiplying
Am Dm
Everytime there's progress, we regress
And I'm stressed
G C E7
All I wanna know, is why you can't let it go?
Am
I'm not your father
Dm
I won't desert you
G
I'm not your ex
C E7
Not trying to hurt you
Am
I'm just a man
Dm
Tryna love you
G
I'm just a man
C E7
Trying to love you
Dm C
Cause everything you ever want
G
Is standing right in front of you
Am
Everything you ever need
Dm
I make sure I put by for you
C
And I know you're scared
F
And I've had my days too
G
Let's just face this thing together, hey!
Am
I'm not your father
Dm
I won't desert you
G
I'm not your ex
C E7
Not trying to hurt you
Am
I'm just a man
Dm
Tryna love you
G
I'm just a man
C E7
Trying to love you
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