Clap Back chords by Ja Rule (Official Version)

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Intro 1
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) 
G#m 
E 
D#7 
 (G sharp minor) Yeah,  (E major) yeah,  (D sharp7) 
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) ha ha yeah!
I gotta get my headphones
All my gangsta niggas
is in the building on this one!
G#m 
You  (G sharp minor) know! Yeah yeah ya know
It's real! Hussein what's happenin' nigga?
E 
D#7 
I see  (E major) you, aight  (D sharp7) Shadow what's poppin' blat!
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) Ha ha ha ha,
yeah my nigga O-1
in the motherfucking house
Jody in the house
My nigga Cadillac, Gotti what up?
Blackchild what up?
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) I'd like to welcome all my niggas
To the world famous Murda Inc. Show
Big shout to all my Queens niggas
in Staten Island
Niggas in Uptown, niggas in Brooklyn niggas
E 
All my  (E major) Bronx niggas yeah,
D#7 
G#m 
 (D sharp7) all my Jersey niggas!  (G sharp minor) you know?
We doing it real big right here!
all my money niggas
This shit commentated
on the one's and two's!
They call me Mighty Rule! how ya living?
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) This real shit we talking
I want to ask all my gangsta niggas
a real question
E 
D#7 
What do you  (E major) do when  (D sharp7) niggas spit at you?

Chorus 1
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) Clap  back, we gon' clap back
We goin' clap back, we gon' clap back
(Let's take 'em to war, niggas)
We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back
We gon' clap back
G#m 
(Let's take 'em to war,  (G sharp minor) niggas)
We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back
We gon' clap back
(Let's take 'em to war, niggas)
We gon' clap back,
E 
D#7 
We gon'  (E major) clap back, we gon'  (D sharp7) clap  back

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Verse 1
G#m 
Fuck if they holl' (G sharp minor) in    about Rule nigga,
here's the real
I'll pop ya top like Champagne
bottles that chill
Wear nothing but ice,
smiles tinted up to The Greatest
Tell em I'm nice too,
plus push them nice grooves
G#m 
The Inc  (G sharp minor) roll like deuce man, I'm ol' G Bobby J
And we sling at soccer fields the yay
They don't respect that,
don't get your minds around
E 
D#7 
You'll get it  (E major) pushed back, y'all don't  (D sharp7) want  that
G#m 
I send em to the  (G sharp minor) morgue
while keepin' my bitches bouncin' fa sho
"In Da Club" with no gun, got em taking it off
Can't help that,
I'm the nigga that puts it down
Once I hit that, that's if I'm up in the May
G#m 
Fasten them holding the  (G sharp minor) throwback,
West 44 Lakers
Let's make no mistakes, resents take place
We'll still proceed you with a gun in your face
When you got one in your waist,
E 
D#7 
 (E major) let's cock back nigga  (D sharp7) ample space!

Chorus 2
We gon'
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) Clap  back, we gon' clap back
We goin' clap back, we gon' clap back
(Let's take 'em to war, niggas)
We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back
We gon' clap back
G#m 
(Let's take 'em to war,  (G sharp minor) niggas)
We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back
We gon' clap back
(Let's take 'em to war, niggas)
We gon' clap back,
E 
D#7 
We gon'  (E major) clap back, we gon'  (D sharp7) clap  back

Verse 2
G#m 
The Rule be "In Da  (G sharp minor) Club"
rude motherfucker poppin the bubbly
When shit get ugly I hug the snub closely
But usually we still see your bitches
That's is known for quick shit,
trying to ride my dick
G#m 
I can't han (G sharp minor) dle   it, lower their manners
To get they ass in front of my dick to dance,
the bitch want more chance
Catching hate from a glance, but I'm a giant
E 
These nig (E major) gas is mere ants,
D#7 
I'll stomp  (D sharp7) 'em   wit his thing
G#m 
Give bitch (G sharp minor) es    the back hand, pimp shit,
it's not realistic
The game is helpless, let's not get it twisted
I'm young, wrapped, and gifted,
but still at the bottom
And stuck somewhere
between Gomorrah and Saddam
G#m 
I'm here  (G sharp minor) to make this rap shit
hotter than Harlem
Fuck the Dog beware of Rule,
cause I'm the problem
We'll still proceed you with a gun in your face
When you got one in your waist,
E 
D#7 
 (E major) let's cock back nigga  (D sharp7) ample space!

Chorus 3
We gon'
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) Clap  back, we gon' clap back
We goin' clap back, we gon' clap back
(Let's take 'em to war, niggas)
We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back
We gon' clap back
G#m 
(Let's take 'em to war,  (G sharp minor) niggas)
We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back
We gon' clap back
(Let's take 'em to war, niggas)
We gon' clap back,
E 
D#7 
We gon'  (E major) clap back, we gon'  (D sharp7) clap  back

Verse 3
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) Like Bush and Saddam, I'm a find out
where Em Laden's hiding and bomb him first
It could be much worse,
I could be hotter than yo scrubs
Mask and glove, gun hot from burnin' ass up
G#m 
I'd rather  (G sharp minor) be    bossed up,
wit a bunch of broads
The preachers daughter screaming out
"Fuck the law!"
I play a struck chord, wit the Christians
E 
But y'all got the  (E major) freakiest bitches out
D#7 
of  (D sharp7) all   the religions
G#m 
And God  (G sharp minor) gave me his blessings
to handle my business
All these wanksta snitches,
let the nina blow kisses
If she some how misses,
he goin' meet the mistress
And "Clap that boy" like Birdman and Clipse
G#m 
I got these  (G sharp minor) niggas all over my dick, like hoes
I'm the star at these shows,
I must be as hot as they come
We'll still proceed you with a gun in your face
When you got one in your waist,
E 
D#7 
 (E major) let's cock back nigga  (D sharp7) ample space!

Chorus 4
We gon'
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) Clap  back, we gon' clap back
We goin' clap back, we gon' clap back
(Let's take 'em to war, niggas)
We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back
We gon' clap back
G#m 
(Let's take 'em to war,  (G sharp minor) niggas)
We gon' clap back, we gon' clap back
We gon' clap back
(Let's take 'em to war, niggas)
We gon' clap back,
E 
D#7 
We gon'  (E major) clap back, we gon'  (D sharp7) clap  back

Outro 1
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) Yeah, my nigga 'Zino in this motherfucker
Break 'em down nigga! break 'em down!
G#m 
 (G sharp minor) Queens in this motherfucker
All my Jersey niggas, all my Boston niggas
All my Brooklyn niggas,
E 
D#7 
 (E major) Brooklyn sir what up!  (D sharp7) 
G#m 
Ha ha,  (G sharp minor) yeah, holla at me man
[Fade out]

2003Hip-hop

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G# minorBPM: 96

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G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D#7: x-x-1-3-2-3

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This is the definitive original version of Clap Back by Ja Rule, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G# minor. It suits players who want to learn Clap Back the way Ja Rule intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.