I Am Not My Hair
I Am Not My Hair

I Am Not My Hair chords by India.arie And Akon

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  • Eb

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  • Verse 1
    See, 

    I can 
    kinda 
    recall 
    lil' 
    ways 
    back 

    Small, 
    tryin' 
    to ball, 

    always 
    been 
    black 

    And my 
    hair, 
    I tried 
    it 
    all 
    I even 
    went 
    flat 

    Had 
    lumpy 
    curly 
    top 
    and 
    all 
    that 
    crap, 
    now 

    Just 
    tryin' 
    to be 
    ap
    preciated 

    Nappy 
    headed 
    brothers 
    never 
    had 
    no ladies 

    And 
    I hit 
    the barber 
    shop 
    real 
    quick 

    Had 
    'em give 
    me lil' 
    twist 
    and it 

    drove 
    'em crazy 
    (crazy) 

    Then 
    I couldn't 
    get 
    no 
    job 

    'Cause corporate 
    wouldn't 

    hire 
    no 
    dreadlocks 

    Then 
    I thought 
    about my 

    dogs 
    from 
    the block 

    Kinda 
    understand 
    why 

    they chose 
    to steal 
    and rob 

    Was it 
    the hair 
    that 
    got 
    me this 
    far 

    All these 
    girls 
    these 
    cribs 
    these 
    cars? 

    I hate to 
    say it 
    but it 
    seem 
    so 
    flawed 

    'Cause 
    suc
    cess 
    didn't 

    come 
    till 
    cut 
    it all 
    off 

    Little 
    girl 
    with the 
    press 
    and curl 
    Verse 2

    Age 
    eight, 
    I got 
    Jheri curl 

    Thirteen, 
    and 
    I got 
    relaxer 

    I was 
    source 
    of so 
    much 

    laughter

    At fifteen 
    when 
    it all 
    broke 
    off 

    Eighteen 
    and 
    went 
    all 
    natural 

    February, 
    2002 

    went 
    on 
    and did 
    what 
    had 
    to do 

    Because 
    it was time 
    to 

    change 
    my life 

    To become 
    the woman 
    that 
    I am 
    inside 

    Ninety- 
    seven 
    dreadlocks 
    all 
    gone 

    looked 
    in the 
    mirror 
    for the 

    Verse 3
    first 
    time 
    and saw 
    that 

    Hey 
    (hey) 

    I am 
    not 
    my 
    hair 

    am 
    not 
    this 
    skin 

    am 
    not 
    your 
    expecta
    tions, 
    no 
    (hey) 

    I am 
    not 
    my 
    hair 

    am not 
    this 
    skin 

    am 
    the soul 
    that 
    lives 
    within 

    Verse 4
    Good 
    hair 
    means 
    curls 
    and 
    waves 
    (no) 

    Bad 
    hair 
    means 
    you look 

    like a slave 
    (no) 

    At the 
    turn 
    of 
    the century 

    It's 
    time 
    for us 
    to 
    re
    define who 
    we be 

    You can 
    shave 
    it off 
    like 

    a South 
    African 
    beauty 

    Or 
    get 
    in on 
    lock 
    like 
    Bob 
    Marley 

    You 
    can rock 
    it straight 

    like 
    Oprah Winfrey 

    If it's 
    not 
    what's on 
    your head, 

    it's 
    what's underneath, 
    and say 

    Verse 5
    Hey 
    (hey) 

    I am 
    not 
    my 
    hair 

    am 
    not 
    this 
    skin 

    am 
    not 
    your 
    expecta
    tions, 
    no 
    (hey) 

    I am 
    not 
    my 
    hair 

    am 
    not 
    this 
    skin 

    am 
    the soul 
    that 
    lives 
    with
    in 

    Verse 6
    Who 
    cares 
    if you 
    don't 
    like 
    that? 
    With 

    nothin' 
    to lose, 

    postin' 
    with the 
    wave 
    cap 

    And 
    the 
    cops 
    wanna 
    harass 

    'cause 
    got 
    waves 

    Ain't 
    see 
    nothin' 
    like 
    that 
    in 
    all 
    my 
    days 

    Man, 
    you gotta 
    change 

    all 
    these 
    feelings 

    Steady 
    judging 
    one 
    another 

    by 
    their 
    appearance 

    Yes, 
    India, 
    feel 
    ya, girl 

    Now 
    go 
    ahead, 

    talk 
    to the 
    rest 
    of the world 
    'cause 

    Verse 7
    (Whoa, whoa, whoa) 

    Does 
    the 
    way I 
    wear 
    my hair 
    make 
    me 

    a better 
    per
    son? 

    (Whoa, whoa, whoa) 

    Does 
    the 
    way I 
    wear my 
    hair 
    make 
    me 

    a better 
    friend? 
    Oh 

    (Whoa, whoa, whoa) 

    Does 
    the 
    way 
    I wear my 
    hair 
    determine 

    my 
    integrity? 

    (Whoa, whoa, whoa) 

    I am 
    express
    ing 
    my 
    creativity 

    (Whoa, whoa, whoa) 

    Verse 8
    Breast 
    cancer 
    and chemotherapy 

    Took 
    away 
    her 
    crownin' 
    glory 

    She 
    promised 
    God 
    if she 
    was 
    to survive 

    She 
    would 
    en
    joy 
    every 
    day 
    of 
    her life, 
    oh 

    On 
    national 
    television 

    Her diamond 
    eyes 
    are sparkling 

    Bald- 
    headed 
    like 
    a full 
    moon 
    shining 

    Singing 
    out 
    to the 
    whole 

    wide 
    world 
    like, 
    hey 

    Verse 9
    Hey 
    (hey) 

    am 
    not 
    my hair 

    am 
    not 
    this 
    skin 

    am 
    not 
    your 
    ex
    pectations, 
    no 
    (hey) 

    I am 
    not 
    my 
    hair 

    am 
    not this 
    skin 

    am the soul 
    that 
    lives 
    within 

    Verse 10
    Hey (hey) 
    I am 
    not 
    my 

    hair 

    am not 
    this 
    skin 

    am 
    not 
    your 
    expecta
    tions, 

    no 
    (hey) 

    I am not 
    my 
    hair 

    am 
    not 
    this skin 

    am the 
    soul 
    that lives 
    within 

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