A: 0 E: 0 B: 0 C#m:0 0 0 0 0 6 1 8 9 7 2 9 11 7 2 9 11 5 0 7 9 [Intro] C G D Em G C (x2) [Verse 1] C G D My father said, "never give up son" Em G C Just look how good Cassius become C G D Muhammad, Mahatama and Nelson Em G C Not scared to be strong (Man, what if they say I'm no good) (What if they say, "get out of here kid, you got no future") C G D Now you could run and just say they're right Em G C No, I'll never be no one in my whole life C G D Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong Em G C And get to keep on dancing all life long [Verse 2] C G D My father said, "never give up son" Em G C Just look what Amelia and Joan done C G D Oh Rosa, Teresa their war won Em G C Not scared to be strong C G D Now you could run and just say they're right Em G C No, I'll never be no one in my whole life C G D Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong Em G C And get to keep on dancing all life long [Chorus] G Yeah, you could be Em D Someone special G C You've got bright in your brains and lightning in your veins G D You'll go higher then they've ever gone G In you I see Em D Someone special G C You've got fire in your eyes an' G D When you realize, you'll go further then we've ever gone [Rap] (Look) Just turn it on C G D (I pay my intuition, I couldn't afford tuition) (My funds was insufficient, it felt like I'm in prison) Em G C (Until I realized I had to set my mind free) (I was trusting statistics more than I trust me) C G D (Get a degree, good job, 401k) (But I'm trying to turn Ks to Ms, what does it take?) Em G C (And maybe I could be the new Ali of music, probably) C G D (Instead of doing it just as a hobby, like these boys told me to) (I guess you either watch the show, or your show approved) Em G C (Prove it to them or you prove it to yourself) (But honestly its better if you do it for yourself) C G D (Never complacent 'til we hit the oasis) (One life don't waste it, feel my heart races) Em G (Success I taste it, ah) C (We on the verge, of gettin' every single thing that we deserve) [Chorus] G Yeah you could be Em D Someone special G C You've got fire in your eyes, I see heaven inside G D You'll go further then we've ever gone G In you I see Em D Someone special G C You've got bright in your brains, you can break through the chains G D You'll go higher then we've ever gone C G D Just turn it on Em G C [Outro] C G D In you I see Em G C Someone special C G D Don't go to war with yourself Em G C Just turn, just turn, just turn it on C G D And you can't go wrong Em G C