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Key: C Major
BPM: 86
Genre: Smooth Jazz Ballad Fusion
Structure: Intro – Verse – Bridge – Chorus – Solo – Chorus – Outro
Message: A poor Malay standing for justice and fairness in education, regardless of race.
🎼 CHORD PROGRESSION (Transposed from G Major to C Major)
Verse / Bridge:
Cmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7
G7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – D7
Chorus:
Fmaj7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Am7
Fmaj7 – G7 – Dm7 – G7
Solo (standard 4/4 feel):
C – Am – F – G (x4)
Dm – Em – F – G7
Outro:
Same as chorus
🎤 LYRICS + CHORDS (C Major version)
Verse 1
Cmaj7
I sat in class with
Em7
friends of every name
Fmaj7
Chinese and Indian,
Dm7
we played the same game
G7
They say I’m lucky,
Cmaj7
'cause I'm Malay blood
Am7
But I still eat rice
D7
with no lauk some nights
Bridge
Cmaj7
I'm a poor Malay,
Em7
but I see it clear
Fmaj7
Rich ones in suits
Dm7
using laws with no fear
G7
They take the seats
Cmaj7
meant for folks like us
Am7
While my Indian brother
D7
waits outside the bus
Chorus
Fmaj7
Open the doors,
G7
let need be the key
Cmaj7
Not skin or surname,
Am7
just who’s hungry
Fmaj7
Help the ones
G7
who live with less
Dm7
Not the ones
G7
who wear success
Solo 🎷
C – Am – F – G (x4)
Dm – Em – F – G7
🎸 Let it breathe — soulful and clean, no overplaying
Chorus (repeat)
Fmaj7
Open the doors,
G7
let need be the key
Cmaj7
Not skin or surname,
Am7
just who’s hungry
Fmaj7
We all dream,
G7
we all deserve
Dm7
To learn, to live,
G7
to be heard
Outro
Fmaj7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Am7
Same sky above
Fmaj7 – G7 – Dm7 – G7
Same rain we feel
Cmaj7 (hold)
We're more than race —
we're what is real
Let me know if you’d like a PDF chord chart, GuitarTab version, or even Malay translated lines next, sweetheart. 💕