1985 (Intro to "The Fall Off") chords by J. Cole
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Verse 1
(A minor) 1985, I arrived
(E major) (A minor) 33 years,
damn, I'm grateful (E major) I survived
(A minor) We wasn't s'posed to get past (E major) (A minor) 25
Jokes on you motherfucker, (E major) we alive
(A minor) All these niggas popping now is young (E major)
(A minor) Everybody say the music
that they (E major) make is dumb
I (A minor) remember I was (E major) (A minor) 18
Money, pussy, parties,
I was on the same thing
You gotta give a boy a chance
to grow some (E major)
(A minor) Everybody talkin' like they (E major) know
somethin' these days
(A minor) Niggas actin' woke,
but they (E major) broke, umm
(A minor) I respect the struggle but (E major) you all
frontin' these days
(A minor) Man, they barely old enough to (E major) drive
To (A minor) tell them what they should do,
(E major) who the fuck am I?
I (A minor) heard one of em' diss me, I'm suprised (E major)
I ain't trippin',
listen good to my reply (A minor) (E major)
(A minor) Come here lil' man, let me (E major) talk with ya'
(A minor) See if I can paint for you
the (E major) larger picture
Con (A minor) grats 'cause you made
it out your (E major) mama's house
(A minor) I hope you make enough
to buy your (E major) mom a house
I (A minor) see your watch icy and (E major) your whip foreign
I (A minor) got some good advice, never quit tourin'
(E major) (A minor) 'Cause that's the way we eat
here in this rap game
I'm fuckin' with your funky
lil' rap name
I hear your music and
I know that (E major) rap's changed
A (A minor) bunch of folks would say that that's
a (E major) bad thing
(A minor) 'Cause everything's commercial
and (E major) it's pop now
(A minor) Trap drums is the shit that's
(E major) hot now
(A minor) See, I've been on a quest
for the (E major) next wave
(A minor) But never mind, that was just (E major) a segue
I must (A minor) say, by your songs
I'm unim (E major) pressed, hey
But I love to see a (A minor) Black man get paid
And plus, you havin' fun
and I re (E major) spect that
But (A minor) have you ever thought
about your (E major) impact?
These (A minor) white kids love that
you don't (E major) give a fuck
'Cause that's (A minor) ex actly what's
expected when your (E major) skin black
They wanna (A minor) see you dab,
they wanna (E major) see you pop a pill
They (A minor) wanna see you tatted from
(E major) your face to your heels
And (A minor) somewhere deep down, fuck it,
I (E major) gotta keep it real
(A minor) They wanna be black and think
your (E major) song is how it feels
(A minor) So when you turn up,
you see them (E major) turnin' up too
(A minor) You hit the next city,
collect your (E major) money when it's (A minor) due
You gettin' that paper, swimmin' in (E major) bitches,
I don't blame you
You ain't (A minor) thinkin' 'bout the people
that's (E major) lookin' like me an (A minor) d you
True, you got better shit to (E major) do
You (A minor) coulda bought a crib with all
that (E major) bread that you done blew
I (A minor) know you think this type
of reven (E major) ue is never endin'
But I (A minor) wanna take a minute just
to (E major) tell you that ain't true
One (A minor) day,
them kids that's listening gon' grow up
(E major) And get too (A minor) old for that shit
that made you blow up
(E major) Now your (A minor) show's lookin' light
cause they don't show up
(E major) Which (A minor) un fortunately
means the money slow up
(E major) Now you (A minor) scramblin' and hopin'
to (E major) get hot again
But you (A minor) for got you only popped
'cause you (E major) was ridin' trends
Now (A minor) you old news and you
(E major) goin' through regrets
'Cause you (A minor) never bought that house,
but you got a Benz
And a bunch of jewels and a bunch of shoes
(E major) And a (A minor) bunch of fake friends,
I ain't (E major) judgin' you
I'm just (A minor) tellin' you what's probably
gon' (E major) happen when you rappin'
'Bout the (A minor) type of shit
you rappin' 'bout
(E major) It's a faster route to the bottom
(A minor) I wish you good (E major) luck
I'm hoping for your (A minor) sake that
you ain't dumb as (E major) you look
But if it's really (A minor) true what people sayin'
And you (E major) call yourself
playin' with my (A minor) name
Then I really know you fucked, (E major) trust
I'll be (A minor) around forever 'cause
my skills (E major) is tip- top
To any (A minor) amateur niggas
that wanna (E major) get rocked
Just re (A minor) member what I told
you when your (E major) shit flop
In five (A minor) years you gon' be on Love & Hip- Hop,
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1985 (Intro to "The Fall Off")
J. Cole
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