Français: DO	RE	MI	FA	SOL	LA	SI
English:   C	D	E	F	G	A	B


capo: 2nd fret
[verse (1)]

Em              C
  back in the days
                        G
They used to call me a criminal
Am                      Em
Running from the police
C                G      Am
Hanging with the homies
Em          C
  got in my way
                    G
Getting high of the chemicals
Am            Em
I was only 16
Am                 C
Kicked out on the streets

[pre-chorus]

        C                      G
My mama told me, "if you wanna make it
Am           D
  you better figure out
     C                G
Your life before they take it"
Am            D
Yeah, my mama told me
C                 G
  "you gotta get smarter
Am                Em
  or you're gonna end
        C
Up in a cell just like your father"

[chorus]

Am  G                 Am
Ooh-- lord knows i've tried so hard
Am  G                Am
Ooh-- lord know i've come so far
    Em  C  G             AmA
Ooh-oh------ each time i touch the stars
Em                        C             G
Some things always brings me back to earth
        Am                  Em  C  G
And i'm back digging in the dirt
        Am                  Em  C  G
And i'm back digging in the dirt

[verse (2)]

Em                                   G
I'm coming of age and they call it a miracle
     Am                 Em
I'm alive and breathing
        C                G           D
There's gotta be a reason, i'm still here
                             C
So i pick up the pace, tryna make me some money, oh
G
  come up with a scheme now
             Am       Em
A dirty or a clean now, yeah

[pre-chorus]

               Am       C
'cause my mama tells me
            G       Am
"you better make it
               D
If not for yourself
                C              G
Then you should do it for your lady"
              Am       C
Yeah, my mama tells me
               G       Am
"you gotta get smarter
             C
You've got a son and in a month
              Em
You'll have a daughter"

[chorus]

Am  G                 Am
Ooh-- lord knows i've tried so hard
Am  G                Am
Ooh-- lord know i've come so far
    Em  C  G             AmA
Ooh-oh------ each time i touch the stars
Em                        C             G
Some things always brings me back to earth
        Am                  Em  C  G
And i'm back digging in the dirt
        Am                  Em  C  G
And i'm back digging in the dirt