Body count anthem chords by Ice-T
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Verse 1
Ice -T, (A minor) after your tremendous
success
on your past albums,
some have said you've sold out
because of your use of rock and
roll in your music.
How do you reply to that?
You see, a lot of people (G major) don't realize that, you (A minor) know,
rock and roll is truly black music.
It was created by Chuck (D major) Berry,
Little Richard,
(A minor) and black people like that
who started it off back in the
day, you know?
And as far as I'm concerned,
music is (F major) mu sic.
I don't look (E minor) at it as rock,
(E major) R &B, all that kind of stuff.
(E minor) I just look (A minor) at it as mu (E minor) sic, you know?
(A minor) And anybody who said that I sold out,
they can basically suck my dick,
because I really don't give a fuck about that shit you know but I do what I like
and I happen (E minor) to like rock (E major) and roll
and (F major) I feel sorry for anybody who only listens
to one (A minor) form of music now right now
I got my (G major) own rock band
that's got to jump off
(A minor) it's real black hardcore
band called body count
an (E minor) d on (E major) some of the (F major) records
I'm like laying some vocals on it
and I (E major) got a tape (A minor) of it right here yo
check (F major) it out (B minor) (A minor) (B minor) (A minor)
You (D major) know, sometimes I sit at home,
you (G major) know, (A minor) and I watch TV,
(B minor) and I wonder what (D major) it would be like
(A minor) to live someplace like, you know,
the Cosby Show, (G sharpdim) (A minor)
Ozzie (G sharpdim) and Harriet. (A minor)
You (G major) know where cops (A minor) come
and (A minor) got your cat (B flat major) out of the (A minor) tree,
all (G major) your friends die to old age.
But (B minor) you (D major) see,
(D minor) (A minor) I live in South Central Los Angeles,
(B minor) and (D major) unfortunately... (G major) (A minor)
Shit ain't like (E minor) that!
(E major) (E minor) (E major) (E minor)
(A minor) (E major) (E minor) (E major) (E minor) (E major) (A minor) (E minor)
It's real fucked up! (A minor) (E minor) (A minor) (E major) (A minor) (E minor)
(E major)
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(E major) (E minor)
Goddamn, what a brother gotta do
to get a message through to the red,
white, (E minor) and blue
What, I got (E major) ta die before you realize
I was a brother with (E minor) open (E major) eyes?
(E minor) The world's insane while
you drink champagne
and I'm living in black (E major) rain (E minor)
Try to ban (E major) the AK,
I got ten of them stashed
with a case of hand (G major) grenades
Tell (F major) us what to (D minor) do,
tell (A minor) (G major) us (F major) what to (D minor) do,
tell (A minor) (G major) (F major) (D minor) (A minor) us (G major) (F major) what (D minor) to do
You know (E minor) what to (E major) do
if a kid got killed
on the way to school
Or a cop shot your kid
in the backyard (E major) (E minor)
Shit (E major) would hit the fan,
motherfuckin' it would hit
real (A minor) (E minor) hard (A minor) (G major) (F major)
(D minor) I hear it every night,
(G major) (F major) an other (D minor) gunfight (G major)
The (F major) (D minor) tension now,
(A minor) (G major) on (F major) (G major) (E minor) with the body count
(E major) (E minor) (E major) (E minor) (E major) (E minor) (E major) (E minor) (A minor)
(E minor) (E major) Yo,
(E minor) (E major) (E minor) Beatmaster V,
take these (D minor) motherfuck (E major) ers
to South (A minor) Cent (E minor) ral (A minor)
(E minor) Ha ha (A minor)
(E minor) Yeah (A minor) (E minor) (A minor)
(E minor) Fuck (G major) (E minor) that! (A minor) (E minor)
(A minor) (G major) (F major) (D minor)
I hear it every night (G major) (F major) (D minor)
Another gunfight (A minor) (G major) (F major)
(D minor) The tension mound (A minor) s (G major) (F major)
On (E minor) with the body coun (E major)
t (E minor) (D major) (D minor) (E minor) (F sharp minor)
(G major) Last (A minor) week (E minor) end 37 (G major) kid
(D major) s killed in gang war (E minor) fare
In (G major) my back (F sharp major) yard (G major) (A minor) (E minor) (A minor) (G major) (D major) (D minor)
(E minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (D minor) (E minor) (G major) (A minor) (E minor)
(D major) (E minor)
(G major) No! (A minor) (E minor) (D minor) (E minor) (G major) (A minor) No! (E minor) (G major)
(D minor) (E minor) (G major) (A minor) (E minor) (G major) (D minor)
Verse 2
(E minor) (G major)
(A minor) No! (E minor) (G major) (D minor) (E minor) (G major) (A minor) (E minor) (G major) (D minor) (E minor) (G major)
(A minor)
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Yo, (E major) (D minor) NEC, (E major) (E minor) (A minor) (E minor) take these motherfuckers home. (A minor) (E minor)
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(E major) (E minor) (A minor) (E minor) (A minor) (E minor) (D minor) (E minor)
Yeah, (A minor) (E minor) (A minor) (E minor) (G major)
(E major) (E minor) we're in the house,
(G major) body count full,
1991, (E minor) (A minor) mother fucker
(E minor) (A minor) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(F major) (D minor) I hear it (D major) every (A minor) night,
(G major) an (F major) other (D minor) gun (A minor) fight,
(G major) (F major) (D minor) the tension mounts,
(A minor) (G major) (F major) on (G major) (E minor) with the body (E minor) count. (A minor)
(E minor) (E major) (G major) (E minor) (E major)
(E minor) (G major) (E minor) (A minor)
God (E minor) damn, what a (E major) brother gotta do
to get a message through
to the red, white, and (E minor) you.
What, I gotta die
before you realize
I was a nigga with open (E major) eye (E minor) s?
The world's insane,
why you drink champagne
and I'm living in black (E minor) rain?
Don't (E major) you hear the guns
you stupid dumb dick
sucking bum politicians?
(A minor) (G major) Tell us what (F major) to do! (D minor)
Fuck you!
(G major) Tell us what (F major) to (D minor) do!
Fuck (A minor) you! (G major) (F major) (D minor)
Detention mount (A minor) s! (G major)
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