Ascension chords by Greydon Square
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major)
(A minor) (G major) (C major) (G major)
(C major) Flash (A minor) of light, the flash of life
Verse 1
(D minor)
Where (C major) am I?
I'm (A minor) con fused in the big room
(D minor) All (C major) by myself, (A minor) walking around
It's been too (D minor) long (A minor) since
I've seen anybody
what's going on (D minor) right (A minor) then a
beautiful woman walks (D minor) in
she says (C major) her name's amina
(A minor) come (Asus4) with me
she said (D major) the council's (A minor) ready to see you
i complied as if i didn't
have a choice
i couldn't even say nothing
it's like (D minor) i didn't have a voice
she (A minor) led the way and we (D minor) started walking
down (A minor) this long bright hallway
that (D minor) kind of sparkled (C major) silence
(A minor) only footsteps
it (D minor) was kind of awkward
(C major) it (A minor) was n't before a minute
when she (D minor) started talking
(C major) she said (A minor) the first thing you need
(D major) to realize (C major) if you are dead
(A minor) this is the first (G major) I (A minor) froze up,
cause I (Asus4) thought I had
(D minor) lost Pascal's (C major) wager
I spent (A minor) my whole life making music
(D minor) after greatness, (C major) she said
(A minor) When y 'all die (D major) where I pass (C major) your lives,
it (A minor) wouldn't make sense
for any (D minor) other after (C major) life
You (A minor) are a rapper, a back (D minor) packer, an (C major) MC,
so (A minor) you should only be judged
(D minor) by other (C major) MCs
(A minor) Be sides the shock of being (D minor) dead,
this gave (C major) me mixed feeling (A minor) s
What about injustice,
(D minor) and people like Hitler?
(A minor) The whole thing was off (D minor) the Richter,
made my (C major) mind wander
(A minor) And who was on this council,
(D minor) and how many were on (A minor) it?
Amina led me to (G major) a big set (C major) of double doors
(A minor) I didn't know what to expect
(D major) Was I (C major) in trouble or (A minor) would it be alright?
(D minor) Would (A minor) I get a pass
if they judged me as (D major) whack?
Then would (C major) I get it bad (A minor) with
one switch motion?
She (D minor) pushes the double (C major) doors open
(A minor) and it was then
I (D minor) realized that she (C major) wasn't joking
(A minor) It was a (G major) smorgasbord,
(D major) a buffet of (C major) MCs
(A minor) A courtyard full, some (G major) friends,
some (C major) en emies
Some (A minor) of them were dope,
(G major) some of them were (A minor) tired
A lot of cats were whack
while (D minor) some of them spit (C major) fire
We (A minor) kept on walking till (D major) we ran
into a (C major) cypher
where these (A minor) two cats were battling
one (D minor) of them was a biter
amin (A minor) a said (Asus4) this (D minor) is how we kill
(C major) time wait (A minor) ing for judgment
we be (D minor) still kicking (A minor) rhyme
but this kid's a biter
i've heard him (D minor) kick it before
(C major) i've even (A minor) heard him spit
(G major) somebody else's (D minor) lyrics
before let's move (A minor) on
we started (G major) walking this (D major) time
towards the building (C major) but not be (A minor) fore
i heard a bunch of oohs
(D major) in the distance
(C major) i (A minor) guess that kid (G major) got the biz
(D minor) with the quick (C major) ness
because we (A minor) all love rhyming
we (G major) all love (C major) spitting
we (A minor) made it to some steps
(D major) of what looked like (C major) a courthouse
amin (A minor) a now (G major) when we get
Then (D major) watch what comes out
of (C major) your mouth,
(A minor) show the judges respect,
(D minor) speak only when spoken to,
(A minor) an d if they ever ask you to (D minor) spit
you better be open to.
(A minor) I swallowed hard, I (D minor) wasn't prepared,
(C major) I still did (A minor) n't know what was going on
or (D minor) who would be (C major) there.
Amina (A minor) looked me over,
started (D minor) straightening my (A minor) gear,
got up real close (Asus4) to me
and (D major) whispered in my (A minor) ear.
It's gonna be okay,
(G major) you're gonna (D major) do just fine,
(C major) I got your (A minor) back baby (G major) boy
you're gonna (D minor) be alright.
(C major) I real (A minor) ize that I've heard this before,
(D minor) this was (C major) Candace,
(A minor) my girlfriend who died when the Compton (D minor) effect hit (C major) the planet.
Do (A minor) I tell her I know (G major) who she is
or (C major) should I wait?
Until the (G major) council already
has its de (D major) cision made,
I (A minor) started walking
(D minor) She saw the look on my face,
the look I (A minor) was willing to take
What they (D minor) put on my plate,
we (A minor) up in the courthouse,
pacing (G major) in the lobby
(C major) Almost 20 minutes (A minor) till
the bailiff (G major) came and got (C major) me
We walked (A minor) in the courtroom,
and (D minor) I saw the gavel
The judge seat and the arrangements
was laid out in a 6x4 panel
(A minor) That's 24 seats for (D minor) 24 heirs,
(A minor) 24 hip (D minor) -hop gods, oh sit there
All (A minor) rise, (D minor) we all rose,
the judges trickled in (A minor) in all black long robe (D major) s
I kinda froze, (A minor) these were the gods
of hip (D minor) -hop about to judge me
And call in question if I served
hip -hop honorably
Amina (D major) stands and says,
your honors, by your leave
I re (A minor) quest that my client be (D minor) judged a dope
MC Pac (A minor) looked up at me
from be (D minor) hind his glasses,
he started (A minor) slowly shaking (D minor) his head
as he read my jacket
(A minor) KRS brought his face in a (D minor) light,
Rod Kim to his (A minor) right,
he asked Ms. Kaplan,
am (G major) I reading this (C major) right?
This is (A minor) the institution (Asus4) hip -hop
an (D minor) d we have bylaws
(A minor) And clearly your client
hasn't (D minor) written enough (A minor) bars
I can see the other (D minor) judges uncon (A minor) vinced
But I sat there quietly
(Asus4) while Amin (A minor) a made my defense
Your honors, with all due respect,
(D minor) what about quality?
(C major) What (A minor) about his depth
and lyric (G major) al complexity?
(A minor) Snoop nodded his head
and (D minor) sparked up a blunt
(C major) Took (A minor) a couple of tokes
then passed (D minor) it to Dr. Dre
Who was (A minor) just taking notes
This wasn't (D minor) going so well
So I (A minor) decided to (D minor) stand up
and speak for myself
Your (A minor) honors, I can (D major) see
that you don't think that I'm (D minor) great
But I can (A minor) also tell you aren't
fully con (D minor) vinced that I'm fake
If I (A minor) may offer a (E minor) solution, send me (D minor) back
Let (A minor) me earn my ascension
Prove to (D major) the council I ain't whack
The (A minor) council members erupt
in (D minor) a whisper frenzy
Some shak (A minor) ing their heads,
(D minor) some of them agreeing with me
There was (A minor) a call to order,
(D minor) then a cascading silence
One judge (A minor) said we'll take a (D major) short recess
until (D minor) we've decided
So we back (A minor) in the lobby,
(D minor) the minutes felt like hours
But I (A minor) had Candace back,
(D minor) I just wanted to be around her
Finally (A minor) a decision
Would they (D minor) judge me as whack
Or grant me (A minor) my ascension?
Or would they (D minor) just send me back?
And I don't (A minor) know if what the
council will de (D major) cide is final
But this (A minor) might be the last time
I'll be in (D minor) front of this panel
(C major) I'm ready, (A minor) here we go,
my woman (D minor) at my side
(C major) With 24 (A minor) hip -hop legends
about (D minor) to decide my (C major) afterlife
(A minor) Mr. Square, after (D minor) careful review
Of the com (A minor) plete body of work
and your (D minor) character too
It's the (A minor) opinion of the court
that you're (D major) not ready for responsion
But we have no record
of you be (D minor) ing whack or pretending
So af (A minor) ter much deliberation,
(D major) we're sending you back (D minor)
Give you a chance
to solidify your po (D minor) sition at RAP
He said, (A minor) don't be so quick to thank us,
cause (D major) we'll be watching
(D minor) And we'll (A minor) hold you accountable
if you (D minor) get out of pocket
We'll see you (A minor) when we see (G major) you waiting
This (D major) court is ad (C major) journed (A minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor)
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(C major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor)
(C major) (A minor) (A minor)
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Outro 1
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Ascension
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