Dope Man chords by
Jay‐z

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Simplified

Key: G# minor

Verse 1

(Feat. Serena Altschul)

Verse 2

{*Sound of a camera taking a

picture*}

Verse 3
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[Jay] Millenium flow
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[MTV] Serena Altschul's here live outside
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the criminal courthouse
[Jay] This is {bullshit} y'all
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[MTV] in New York City for the
first day in the trial of
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[Jay] I'm gone {*car speeds
off*}
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[MTV] the State vs. Shawn Carter,
a.k.a. Jay- Z
[Jay] Uhh, uh- huh- uh, uhh, uh- huh-
uh, uhh
[MTV] Whatever the verdict
in this trial may be
The effects will undoubtedly
be felt worldwide
[Jay- Z] Aiyyo, stand forward,
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'fore

Verse 4
you take notice
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Or witness to me killin the track
Testify 'til me spillin the smack
Now they got me for traffickin, racketeerin, au
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dio crack
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{Hook:} They call me Dope Man,
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Dope Man
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I try to tell em I'm where hope,
floats man
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Ghetto spokes- man
A broke man,
approachin the bench with intent
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To  bury me under the cell,
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fingered me as the toast man
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Evidence stemmin from ninety- six
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They say the world ain't re
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covered from his fix
While they was usin cut I was
on some other shit
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Gave it to you raw and they just
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discovered it
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Nowaday, the jury got they brow raised
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Listenin to testimony
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about my foul ways
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Exhibit A: "Reasonable Doubt"
They say this was the first thing that turned
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the peoples out
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[MTV] You can feel the

Verse 5
tension building here
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As an unprecedented number
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of people have turned out
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For what may be the "Trial of the
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Century"
{Hook}
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[Jay- Z] How come, you label

Verse 6
your
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brand of dope
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"Volume 1" and spread
it through the slums?
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Fed it  to the young
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with total disregard
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Your honor, the State seeks the
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maxim  um  charge
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And how could you, turn right around
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And release a lethal dosage
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called "Volume 2"
And is true you operate the
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criminal enterprise
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Known as Roc- a- Fella in  charge
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of his meteoric rise?
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And do you deny you're re
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sponsible for the demise
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Of record execs,
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and do you object?
Your distribution's Polygram, and
through your connects
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Def Jam, you pushed over five
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million SoundScan
And not to mention,
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your co- horts and henchmen
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Dame, Biggs,
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Lyor, Kev' and Russell Simmons
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And we ain't gon' talk
about Murder, Inc.
That just establishes a darker
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deeper criminal link
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[MTV] The State is seeking

Verse 7
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the maximum penalty
And with the overwhelming
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amount of evidence
The D.A.'s presented,
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things aren't looking good
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{Hook}
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[MTV] Despite the grim
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outlook at this point
The rapper has been known
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to  emerge triumphant
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In the face of adversity
{Hook}
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[MTV] Jay- Z   is
taking the stand
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[Jay- Z] Right hand

Verse 8
on the Bible,
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left hand in the air
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Before I spoke one word,
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made sure my throat was clear
A- hem, I'm a prisoner of circumstance
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Frail nigga,
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I couldn't much work with my hands
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But my mind was strong,
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I grew where you hold your blacks up
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Trap us, expect us not
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to  pick gats up
Where you drop your cracks off
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by the Mack trucks
Destroy our dreams of law
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yers and actors
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Keep us spiralin, goin backwards
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At  age nine,
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saw my first hate crime
Blindfolded,
expected to walk a straight line
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Mind molded, taught to  love
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you and hate mine
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Climbed over it, at a early age,
Jay shined
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Fuck the system at Lady
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Justice I blaze nine
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Your Honor, I no longer kill my people,
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I raise mine
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The soul of Mumia in this modern
day time
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[MTV] While the

Verse 9
jury is
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inside deliberating
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Outside the crowd is frozen with anticipation
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{Hook}
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[MTV] Well the verdict has just been
announced: NOT GUILTY!
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It is complete pandemonium out here!
{Hook; Serena keeps speaking}
People are cheering and
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hugging - there he is
Jay- Z is exiting the courtroom
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right now
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There is a swarm of cameras surrounding
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him {*pop bulbs flashing*}
And people are just rushing up to him
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Let's try and make our way over there,
Jay- Z! Jay- Z!
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{*sounds of cameras keep flashing*, *music fades*}

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