Key: Ab major
Verse 1
E
(Before we go any further
Friends) As you call 'em, they call you
Db
when they need something
Trees for the bluntin',
to G's for the frontin'
A
I found a way to get peace of mind
Db
for years and left the hell alone
Turn a deaf ear to the cellular phone
E
Send me a letter or better,
Db
we could see each other in real life
Just so you could feel me like a steel knife
A
At least so you could see
the white of their eyes
Db
Bright with surprise,
once they finish spitting lies
E
Associates is your boys,
Db
your girls, bitches, niggas, homies
Close, or really don't know me
A
Mom, dad, comrade, peeps,
Db
brothers, sisters, duns, dunnies
Some come around
when they need some money
E
Others make us laugh like the Sunday funnies
Db
Fam be around
whether you paid or bummy
A
You could either ignore this advice
or take it from me:
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Be too nice and people
take you for a dummy
E
So nowadays, he ain't so friendly
Db
Actually they wouldn’t even
made a worthy enemy
A
Read the signs: "No feeding the baboons
Db
Seein' as how they got your back
bleeding from the stab wounds
E
Y'all know the dance,
they smile in your face,
Db
y'all know the glance
Try to put 'em on, they blow the chance
A
Never let your so-called mans
know your plans
(How many of us have them?)
A show of hands
E
(Friends) is a term some people use loosely
Db
I'm real choosy on what I
choose to let crews see
A
You telling me I try to act broke
Db
Jealousy the number- one killer
among black folk
E
Fellas be under some type of spell
Db
like crack smoke
Ghetto Cinderellas lead 'em
right to your stack, loc
A
Just another way a chick'll lead to your end
Db
I checked the dictionary
for the meaning of friend
E
It said, "Person one likes to socialize with
Db
Sympathizer, helper",
and that's about the size of it
A
Most of the time
Db
these attributes is one- sided
To bolster the crime,
they're apt to shoot you through your eyelid
E
and they can't hide it,
Db
going wild like a white bitch
Sometimes you need to cut niggas off
like a light switch (Flick!)
And when things get quiet
Db
Catch 'em like a thief in the night
(Wow!) what a riot
E
Db
I first met Mr. Fantastik at a arms deal
Don't let it get drastic,
A
think of how your moms'll feel
When it get for real,
Db
steel get to sparkin',
Everything darken, it ain't no talkin'
E
For somethin' so cheap,
it sure buys a lot of trouble
Db
You're better off focusing
than tryna plot to bubble
A
Or else it'd be a sad note to end on,
the guns we got is
A
(Ones we can depend on, friends)
Some come in the form
Db
of co- dependents
A lot of times only end up
being co-defendants
A
Ten bucks say they tell
Db
for a lower sentence
And leave you up under the jail,
begging for repentance
A
It don't make no sense,
Db
what happened to the loyalty?
Honor amongst crooks, trust amongst royalty
A
I'd rather go out in a blaze
Db
than give 'em the glory
(How many of us have--) a similar story?
E
(Friends) before lovers,
Db
we used to have some type of over standing
Just so when I let her get the man thing
A
She know it's no strings,
Db
we could do the damn thing
But ho, it's no rings,
just how the tramp swings
E
Will she see him again? That depends on
Db
"How good was the skins?" and
"Could she memorize the lessons?"
A
it ain't no need to pretend
Db
Even though she let him stab it,
Outro 1
she know they're just friends
E
Friends
Db
How many of us have them?
A
Friends
Db
Ones we can depend on?
E
Friends
Db
How many of us have them?
A
Friends
Db
Be fore we go any further
E
Db
A
Db
E
Db
A
Db
E
Db
Fellas! Don't be silly!
A
I know who my friends are!
Db
And the next nice neighborhood
I move into,
you guys'll get crack
[laughter]
(Negro humor always escaped me)
[Spoken dialogue]
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