Fatima Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

E

ESpices herbs the sweet scent of flower

We came out precisely the hour

Clouds disappear the sun shows the power

No chance of a probable shower

EI fell in love with my neighbors daughter

I wanted to protect and support her

Never mind I'm just 12 and a quarter

I had dreams beyond our border.

EIs it true when they say all you need is just love,

Is it true

BWhat about those who have loved

EOnly to find that it's taken away

EAnd why do they say that the children have rights to be free

To be free

BWhat about those who I've known

EWhose memory still lives inside of me.

EFatima,

What did the Young Man Bsay

Before he stole you awaAy

On that fateful dEay Fatima

EFatima,

Did he know your Bname

Or the plans we mAade,

To go to New York CEity, Fatima

EAnd after school we studied the lessons

I ask God to slow down the seconds

He does the opposite that's what I'm guessing

I better chill and count my own blessings

Fatima, Fatima what is the matter

How come you ain't come up the ladder

So we can be like there's no tomorrow

Damn you gonna make me wait until tomorrow

She spoke Arabic and Swahili

She'd say Upendo (Swahili for love) Anta Habibi (Arabic for, you are my love/dearest friend)

You so bright, you shine like my TV

Then one day she never came to meet me

Is it true when they say all you need is just love,

Is it true

What about those who have loved

Only to find that it's taken away

And why do they say that the children have rights to be free

To be free

What about those who I've known

Whose memory still lives inside of me.

Fatima,

What did the Young Man say

Before he stole you away

On that fateful day Fatima

Fatima,

Did he know your name

Or the plans we made,

To go to New York City, Fatima

(Repeat)

If beauty was in the eyes of beholder

how come everyone hushed when she walked by

How come girls would look just to scold her

How come the angel wanted to hold her?

Fatima, Fatima I'm in America

I make rhymes and I make them delicate

You would have liked the parks in Connecticut

You would have said I'm working too hard again.

Damn you shooter, Damn you the building

Whose walls hid the blood she was spilling

Damn you Country so good at killing

Damn you feeling, for persevering

Is it true when they say all you need is just love,

Is it true

What about those who have loved

Only to find that it's taken away

And why do they say that the children have rights to be free

To be free

What about those who I've known

Whose memory still lives inside of me.

Fatima,

What did the Gun Man Say

before he took you away on that fateful day

Fatima

Did he know your name, or the plans we made

To go to New York City

(Repeat)

Fatima..

(Spoken)

Now I just want to make it clear, I don't want you to shed a tear.

Because this here, is a celebration, We're not mourning, We're celebrating

Yeah

So baby don't cry, Please don't let the tears fall

So don't cry..