Tall Shade

[Intro]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]

[Chorus 1]
[F#m](Zagga dat)
[D]When you stand tall you throw [A]shade and haters will always hate,
[E]When you stand tall you throw [F#m]shade and haters will be haters.
[D]Just like the [A]greatest is always great,
[E]And it's a [F#m]blessing when we wake.
[D]And as sure as [A]the sun will rise tomorrow,
[E]The best things [F#m]you can't pay.
[D]Nobody knows my [A]struggles and my troubles.
[E]

[Verse 1]
[F#m]Nobody knows how [D]i came out [A]from the rubble.
[E]Stand tall you [F#m]throw shade, the [D]greatest will be great.
[A]When you stand [E]tall you throw shade,
[F#m]the best things [D]you can't pay for.
[A]You know I got [E]some good times but [F#m]the bad times: nobody knows.
[D]Dem ain't [A]seeing that.
[E]Rose to [F#m]life is appreciating
[D]The things [A]you have today.
[E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E]

[Chorus 2]
[F#m]What do [D]we do when
[A]The strong [E]stop living
[F#m]And the [D]good stop giving
[A]and the bad [E]keeps winning? (ohoh)
[F#m]So many times in my [D]head I've been thinking about:
[A]Do they really want me [E]doing what I'm doing? (Ohoh)
[F#m]Some people just [D]wanna see me down,
[A]The ones that love [E]me wanna see me rise.

[Verse 2]
[F#m]I keep on [D]walking and I realize,
[A]All I see is [E]blessings in the skies.
[F#m](Zagga dat)
[D]Nobody knows my [A]struggles and my troubles.
[E]Nobody knows how [F#m]i came out [D]from the rubble.
[A]Stand tall you [E]throw shade, it's [F#m]blessings when we wake.
[D]When you stand [A]tall you throw shade,
[E]the best things [F#m]you can't pay for.
[D] [A] [E] [F#m]
[D] [A] [E]

[Chorus 3]
[F#m]If you're like you're looking [D]down cause you're looking up
[A]You see the soul a [E]drown and the jah a drought
[F#m]Pound for pound [D]the greatest blood.
[A]From slave to King [E]from King to God.
[F#m]We own the town [D]out from we touch
[A]My sheer existence [E]is too much.
[F#m]And I don't care who me hold [D]that grudge for me to go to clash.
[A]I shouldn't have [E]to say this.

[Outro]
[F#m]I shouldn't have to say this.
[D]♪
[A]Nobody knows my struggles and my troubles.
[E]Nobody knows how i came out from the rubble.
[F#m]Stand tall you throw shade, it's blessings when we wake.
[D]When you stand [A]tall you throw shade,
[E]the best things you can't pay for.

Placing a Capo on Fret 2 transforms fingering into Em, maintaining F#m sound without complex barre chords.

This song is built on the key of F#M. Here are the 7 diatonic chords (Chord Family) that harmonize according to music theory: