Tom: C [Intro] C Em Am F C Em Am C F C Em Am F C Em Am F C Em A word from the wise Am F Don't try to make life on your own C Em Am F Remember that jah jah by your side C Em Am For i was a soul who lost and my life F Was in dismay C Em Am F For amongst evil forces in which i came C Em Am F Guns and ammunition were my chosen way of life C Em Am F With God fearin people i choose to strive C Em Am F For all of the lives that are take they can never be replaced C Em Am F But still jah jah chose to remember my face [Refrão] C Em Though i never lived like he wanted Am F I was mindful of what he though me C Em So now i beg and plead im on my bended knees Am F Cause father u rescue C Em Am F And i've got the stars to show i barely made it along life's road C Em Cause when my life got dark he was the onlyiest part Am F He was the light at the end of the road [Segunda Parte] C Em Am F When i was young boy growin up in august town C Em Am F We ate from the same pot we were idlings all around C Em From corner to colour and corner Am F From rockers to jungle kentyre C Em Am F Rising to dreadhieghts and river all around C Em And then the footbal ground became my battlefield Am F And my life was so surreal C Em People were fallin all around Am F But jah helped me to stand my ground C Em Am F Only Jah, Only Jah Coud've Helped me to stand my ground [Refrão] C Em Am F So now take it from me son You can change the world today Cause livin proof Livin proof that crime doesn't pay C Em Am F Though i never lived like Chorus rotates