Biography:
Kirk Franklin (born January 26, 1970 in Riverside, Texas) is a platinum-selling musician who blended gospel, hip hop, and R&B in the 1990s. He released his first gospel album, Kirk Franklin & Family, in 1993, and is known as the leader of contemporary gospel choirs such as Kirk Franklin & the Family, Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation, and God's Property.
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he was raised by his aunt, Gertrude Franklin. He developed a talent for music early
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[Intro]
(pickup riff): G A C D
C Em7
The truth can hurt you
F
Or the truth can change you
Fm
What would truth do to you
[Verse 1]
C
I just wanna be happy
Em7
But if I keep on doing the things
F
That keep on bringing me pain
Fm
There's no one else I can blame
C
If I'm not happy
Em7
Wasted time but now I can see
Fmaj7
The biggest enemy is me
Fm7
So I'm not happy
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Cry yourself to sleep
Bm7 E7
Shout and raise your hands
Am7
It won't change a thing child
F
Until you understand
[Chorus]
C
If you're tired of being the same
Em7/B
If you're tired of things not changing
Am7 F
It's time for you to get out the way
C
Don't get stuck in how you feel
Em7/B
Say Jesus take the wheel
Am7 F Fm
He knows the road that you need to take
(But it only works if)
[Post-Chorus]
C E7
If you wanna be happy
(Look at yourself and say)
Am7 D/F# G
Don't you wanna be happy
C
I just wanna be happy
[Verse 2]
Em7
But if I keep on giving my heart
Fmaj7
For people to tear apart
Fm7
The healing will never start
C Em7
So I can be happy
F# F
Will I ever be happy
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Cry yourself to sleep
Bm7 E7
Shout and raise your hands
Am7
It won't change a thing child
F
Until you understand (If I'm talking to you now say)
[Hook 2]
C
If you're tired of being the same
Em7/B
If you're tired of things not changing
Am7 Fmaj7
It's time for you to get out the way (You been there too long)
C
Don't get stuck in how you feel
Em7/B
Say Jesus take the wheel
Am7 F Fm
He knows the road that you need to take (I feel this one right here)
C
It's so easy to complain
Em7/B
Addicted to the pain
Am7 F
You give you heart, they push it away (But I got good news for ya)
C
Jesus knows just how you feel
Em7/B
Just let Him take the wheel
Am7 F Fm7
The love you need, he already gave (But the question is)
[Post-Chorus]
C E7
Do you wanna be happy (If you're tired of you then say)
Am7 D/F# G
I just wanna be happy (Now if you really mean that, open up your heart and say it)
[Bridge]
C
Let me hear you say yeah
Em7 Am7
Yeah yeah
(If you're tired of going in circles)
Am7
Let me hear you say yeah
F C
Yeah yeah
(Tired of making the same mistakes)
C
Let me hear you say yeah
Em7 Am7
Yeah yeah
(But now's your chance)
Am7
Let me hear you say yeah
(Say yeah)
F C
Yeah yeah
[Chorus]
C
If you're tired of being the same
Em7/B
If you're tired of things not changing
Am7 F
It's time for you to get out the way (Are you ready, come on)
C
Don't get stuck in how you feel
Em7/B
Say Jesus take the wheel (What you doin')
Am7 F
He knows the road that you need to take (It's so easy to complain)
C
It's so easy to complain (Come on)
Em7/B
Addicted to the pain
Am7 F Fm
You give you heart, they push it away (There's somebody that'll never leave ya)
C
Jesus knows just how you feel
Em7/B
Just let him take the wheel
Am7 F Fm7
The love you need, he already gave (But the question is)
[Post-Chorus]
C E7
Do you wanna be happy (Took a long time but I'm ready)
Am7 D/F# G
I just wanna be happy (Thank you Lord, every day ask yourself)
C E7
Do you wanna be happy (Yes, pull over, let him drive)
Am7 D/F#
I just wanna be happy
(pickup riff): G A C D
C Em7
The truth can hurt you
F
Or the truth can change you
Fm
What would truth do to you
[Verse 1]
C
I just wanna be happy
Em7
But if I keep on doing the things
F
That keep on bringing me pain
Fm
There's no one else I can blame
C
If I'm not happy
Em7
Wasted time but now I can see
Fmaj7
The biggest enemy is me
Fm7
So I'm not happy
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Cry yourself to sleep
Bm7 E7
Shout and raise your hands
Am7
It won't change a thing child
F
Until you understand
[Chorus]
C
If you're tired of being the same
Em7/B
If you're tired of things not changing
Am7 F
It's time for you to get out the way
C
Don't get stuck in how you feel
Em7/B
Say Jesus take the wheel
Am7 F Fm
He knows the road that you need to take
(But it only works if)
[Post-Chorus]
C E7
If you wanna be happy
(Look at yourself and say)
Am7 D/F# G
Don't you wanna be happy
C
I just wanna be happy
[Verse 2]
Em7
But if I keep on giving my heart
Fmaj7
For people to tear apart
Fm7
The healing will never start
C Em7
So I can be happy
F# F
Will I ever be happy
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Cry yourself to sleep
Bm7 E7
Shout and raise your hands
Am7
It won't change a thing child
F
Until you understand (If I'm talking to you now say)
[Hook 2]
C
If you're tired of being the same
Em7/B
If you're tired of things not changing
Am7 Fmaj7
It's time for you to get out the way (You been there too long)
C
Don't get stuck in how you feel
Em7/B
Say Jesus take the wheel
Am7 F Fm
He knows the road that you need to take (I feel this one right here)
C
It's so easy to complain
Em7/B
Addicted to the pain
Am7 F
You give you heart, they push it away (But I got good news for ya)
C
Jesus knows just how you feel
Em7/B
Just let Him take the wheel
Am7 F Fm7
The love you need, he already gave (But the question is)
[Post-Chorus]
C E7
Do you wanna be happy (If you're tired of you then say)
Am7 D/F# G
I just wanna be happy (Now if you really mean that, open up your heart and say it)
[Bridge]
C
Let me hear you say yeah
Em7 Am7
Yeah yeah
(If you're tired of going in circles)
Am7
Let me hear you say yeah
F C
Yeah yeah
(Tired of making the same mistakes)
C
Let me hear you say yeah
Em7 Am7
Yeah yeah
(But now's your chance)
Am7
Let me hear you say yeah
(Say yeah)
F C
Yeah yeah
[Chorus]
C
If you're tired of being the same
Em7/B
If you're tired of things not changing
Am7 F
It's time for you to get out the way (Are you ready, come on)
C
Don't get stuck in how you feel
Em7/B
Say Jesus take the wheel (What you doin')
Am7 F
He knows the road that you need to take (It's so easy to complain)
C
It's so easy to complain (Come on)
Em7/B
Addicted to the pain
Am7 F Fm
You give you heart, they push it away (There's somebody that'll never leave ya)
C
Jesus knows just how you feel
Em7/B
Just let him take the wheel
Am7 F Fm7
The love you need, he already gave (But the question is)
[Post-Chorus]
C E7
Do you wanna be happy (Took a long time but I'm ready)
Am7 D/F# G
I just wanna be happy (Thank you Lord, every day ask yourself)
C E7
Do you wanna be happy (Yes, pull over, let him drive)
Am7 D/F#
I just wanna be happy
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