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December 4th chords by
Jay-z
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Key: A major•
Verse 1
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Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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Shawn Carter
D
D

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C

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was born December 4th
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G

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C

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Weighing in at 10 pounds 8 ounces
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D

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G
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He was the last of my four children
Bm
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2

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The only one who didn't give me
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any pain when I gave birth to him
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And that's how I knew that he was a
Bm
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2

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special child
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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They say "they never really miss

you til you dead or you gone"
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D

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So on that note I'm leaving

after this song
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So you ain't gotta feel no

way about Jay, so long
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D

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At least let me tell you why I'm this way,

hold on
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I was con ceived by Gloria Carter

and Adaness Revees
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D

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Who made love under

the Sycamore tree

Which makes me
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Am

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A more sicker emcee than

my momma would claim
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At ten pounds when I was born

I didn't give her no pain
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Although through the years I gave

her her fair share
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I gave her her first real scare

I made it from birth and I got here
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She knows my purpose wasn't purpose

I ain't perfect I care
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But I feel worthless cause my shirts

wasn't matching my gear
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Now I'm just scratching the surface

cause what's buried under there
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Was a kid torn apart once

his pop disappeared

I went to school got good grades could

behave when I wanted

But I had demons deep inside that
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would raise when confronted
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Hold on
Bm
Bm
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Shawn was a very shy child grow
Verse 3
Em
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ing up
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D

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He was into sports
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And a funny story is
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At four he taught his self how to ride a bike
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A two wheeler at that
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Isn't that special?
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But, I noticed a change in him when
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me and my husband broke up
Verse 4
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Now all the teachers couldn't reach me

And my momma couldn't beat me
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Hard enough to match the pain

of my pop not seeing me, so
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With that disdain in my membrane
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Got on my pimp game

Fuck the world my defense came
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Then Dahaven introduced

me to the game
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Spanish Jose introduced

me to cane

I'm a hustler now
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My gear is in and I'm in the in crowd
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And all the wavy light skinned

girls is loving me now
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My self esteem went through

the roof man I got my swag
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Got a vocal from this girl when

her man got bagged
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Plus I hit my momma with cash

from a show that I had
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Supposedly knowing nobody

paid Jaz wack ass
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I'm getting ahead of myself,

by the way, I could rap
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That came second to

me moving this crack

Gimme a second I swear

I will say about my rap career

Til '96 came niggas I'm here

Good-bye
Verse 5
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Shawn Shawn use to be in the kitchen
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Beating on the table and rapping
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And um, until the wee
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hours of the morning
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And then I bought him a boom box
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G

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And his sisters and brothers said
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that he would drive them nuts
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But that was my way to keep him
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close to me and out of trouble
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Good-bye to to the
Verse 6
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game all the spoils,

the adrenaline rush
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Your blood boils you in a spot

knowing cops could rush
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And you in a drop your so easy to touch

No two days are alike
D
D

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Except the first and fifteenth

pretty much
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And "trust" is a word

you seldom hear from us
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Hustlers we don't sleep we rest

one eye up
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And a drought can define a man,

when the well dries up
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You learn to work the water without working,

of thirst you'll die yup
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And niggas get tied up for product
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And little brothers ring fin

gers get cut up

To show mothers they really got 'em
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And this was the stress I

live with til I decided
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To try this rap shit for a living

I pray I'm forgiven
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For every bad decision I made

Every sister I played
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D

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Cause I'm still paranoid to this day

And it's nobody fault I made the

decisions I made

This is the life I chose or rather

the life that chose me
Verse 7
G
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If you can't respect that your whole
Bm
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2

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perspective is wack
Em
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Maybe you'll love me when
D
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I fade to black
Verse 8
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If you can't respect that your whole
G
G

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perspective is wack
Am
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Maybe you'll love me when
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D
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I fade to black
Verse 9
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If you can't respect that your whole
Bm
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perspective is wack
Em
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Maybe you'll love me when
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I fade to black
Verse 10
C
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If you can't respect that your whole
Bm
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per spective is wack
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Maybe you'll love me when I fade to black
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • D

  • C

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of December 4th by Jay-Z is A major.

The primary chords used in December 4th are Bm, A, C#m, F#m, E, D.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bm, A, C#m, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of December 4th is approximately 90 beats per minute.

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