Champion Requiem chords by Mos Def
Verse 1
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Bismillah ir Rhman ir Raheem
Peace, peace what's up
y'all this is Mos Def
And this is a message to the people
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If you see or hear goodness from me
Then that goodness is
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from The Creator
You should be thankful
to The Creator for all of that
'Cause I'm not the
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architect of that
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I'm only the, the recipient
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If you see weakness or
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shortcoming in me
It's from my own weakness
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or shortcoming
And I ask The Creator and the people to
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forgive me for that
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Thank you Brooklyn, thank you world
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Yeah, yeah there it is
Verse 2
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Turn my voice up in the top a little bit
It feel good to be back
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What's up ochenta?
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Yeah, yeah, ha
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It's the Black Dante in your headphones
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Speakerbox (freaky
radio) freaky radio
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(Everywhere on the dial) tell
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Em
you a little bit about me
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Bm
For my hometown,
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break down a little history for you
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Myrtle and Broadway, Roosevelt projects,
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Marcy projects
Verse 3
Listen
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D
I stepped on the field from no
league just home team
I jumped out the stands and
I snatched the rock
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With the final seconds
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+one to land on the clock
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Mos post up to throw up the
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Em
tie- breakin' shot
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I put it through the net and let
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the world's jaw drop
Then fled the arena be
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fore they called cops
Tell the players and the coach
I wasn't trying to blow spot
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But the way they was ballin'
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made it difficult to watch
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I was taught when there's somethin'
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Am
you can change around
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Keep quiet,
you got nothin' to complain about
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You got work to do,
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I don't know if that work for you
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C
Em
But that's how Mos work it through
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And my work is personal,
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I'm a working person
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I put in work, I work with purpose
I get it there, on the water,
air, the surface
You feel the impact? Niggas
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yeah it's working
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Listen God did not make me
a fearful person
The only fear I have,
is my failure to adhere his path
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I would love it just to hear this back
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On the ghetto streets where y'all at
Em
Am
On the ave's where the Jeep's go past
In the coupes where the seats go back
In the parties where it be so packed
And the atmosphere be so black
And them black things be so phat
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If I could I would be so glad
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But if not I won't be so mad
I'm still being a man,
still feeding my fam'
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And even if you don't see it my fam
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Bm
I believe that I am,
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Em
truly gifted, truly blessed
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I'm yours truly,
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Brooklyn's own, Mos Def
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I'm rocking the hard right,
ground zero, to far left
I'm, well balanced, with immense talents
Burn the script,
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then flip it to keep myself challenged
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And that's the mark of
a true champion
That's whether I'm in or outside the ring
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No fights, no title, no crown or reign
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Feel my presence even when
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Em
I'm up out this thing
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Just trust, that's what I'm about to be
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Am
But un til then settle in and rock with me
Verse 4
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Ha, that's what its about to be
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Ghetto people look alive with me
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And say, we 'goin, stop by
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Am
Then we just keep moving on
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Ghetto people, look alive and
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C
Em
Feel free, we just keep moving on
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For Aaliyah, Left Eye, Jam Master Jay
All the great hero's who
have passed away
Scott Laraque, Big and Pac,
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Freaky Tai, Big L
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All the soldiers locked down in the cell
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Lock up the flesh, but the spirit will prevail
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To our loved ones, and deceased
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Dyin' in the street,
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Em
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or quiet in their sleep (B.I.G.)
Rest in peace,
your living in the mansions of our memory
Rest in peace,
your living in the mansions of our memory
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Am
And that's real
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'Cause everything in life
gon' come to an end
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Bm
C
Em
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Because it must, and when it does
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Am
I hope that y'all remember me
With true respect
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And ghetto love
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Am
Now raise it up
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Bm
Em
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'Cause everything in life
gon' come to an end
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Bm
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Because it must, and when it does
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D
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I hope that y'all remember me
Black Dante, from Myrtle and Broadway
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Yeah, yeah y'all
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Verse 5
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Let me hear it
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Am
back
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Bm
C
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Freaky radio
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(freaky radio)
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Freaky radio (freaky radio)
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everywhere on the dial
Champion Requiem
Mos Def
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