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Heart Of The Black City chords by
Jay-z
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Key: Bb minor•
Verse 1
Am
Am

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Uh, uhh, listen

First the Fat Boys break up,
C
C

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now every day I wake up
Dm
Dm

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Somebody got a problem with
Gsus4
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Hov'

Whassup y'all niggas all fed
Gm
Gm
3

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up cause I got a little cheddar
Am
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And my records moving out

the sto'?

Young fucks spitting at me, young

rappers getting at me

My nigga Big predicted the shit exactly

"Mo' Money,

Mo' Problems" gotta move carefully

'Cause fagots hate when you getting

money like athletes

Yung'uns ice- grilling me,

oh, you not feeling me?

Fine, it cost you nothing, pay me no mind

Look, I'm on my grind cousin,

ain't got time for fronting

Sensitive thugs, y'all all need hugs

Damn little mans I'm just trying

do me

If the record's two mill' I'm

just trying move three

Get a couple of chicks,

get 'em to try to do E

Hopefully they'll menage

before I reach my garage

I don't want much,
C
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fuck I drove every car
Dm
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Some nice cooked food,

some nice clean drawers
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Gsus4
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Bird- ass niggas I don't mean

to ruffle y'all
Am
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I know you waiting in the wing but

I'm doing my thing

Where's the love?
C
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Ain't no love, in the heart of the
Verse 2
Dm
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city
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I said where's the love?
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Ain't no love, in the heart of town

Yeah
Verse 3
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And then the Fugees gon' break up,

now everyday I wake up

Somebody got something to say

What's all the fucking fussing for?

Because I'm grubbing more

And I pack heat like I'm the

oven door?

Niggas pray and pray on my downfall

But every time I hit the ground

I bounce up like round ball

Now I don't want to have

to kill sound ball

Don't want to have to cock

back the four pound bar

Look scrapper I got nephews

to look after

I'm not looking at you dudes,

I'm looking past ya

I thought I told you characters

I'm not a rapper

Can I live? I told you in ninety- six
C
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That I came to take this shit and I did,
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handle my biz

I scramble like Randall with his
F
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Cunningham but the only thing
Gsus4
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running is numbers fam
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Jigga held you down six summers,

damn, where's the love?
C
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Verse 4
Dm
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city

Niggas, where's the love?
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Ain't no love, in the heart of town

Holla at me!

Ain't no love (take 'em to church) in
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the heart of the city
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Uh, uh, uh, my nigga where's the love?
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Ain't no love, in the heart of town

Fuck
Verse 5
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Then Richard Pryor go and burn up,

and Ike and Tina Turner break up

Then I wake up to more bullshit

You knew me before records,

you never disrespected me

Now that I'm successful

you'll pull this shit

Nigga I'll step on your porch,

step to your boss

Let's end the speculation,

I'm talking to alla y'all

Males shouldn't be jealous

that's a female trait

What you mad 'cause you push dimes

and he sell weight?

Y'all don't know my expenses,

I gotta buy a bigger place

Hehehe, and more baggies,

why you all aggie?

Nigga respect the game, that should be it

What you eat don't make me shit,
C
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where's the love?

Where's the love?
Gsus4
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Verse 6
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Ain't no love,
C
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Dm
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in the heart of the city
Gsus4
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Ain't no love, in the heart of town
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Verse 7

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Ain't no love, in the heart of the city
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Ain't no love, in the heart of town
Verse 8
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Ain't no love, in the heart of the city
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Ain't no love, in the heart of town

Ain't no love

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • C

  • Dm

  • Gsus4

  • Gm

    3

  • F

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Heart Of The Black City by Jay-Z is Bb minor.

The primary chords used in Heart Of The Black City are Bbm, Db, Ebm, Absus4, Abm, Gb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bbm, Db, Ebm, Absus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Heart Of The Black City is approximately 86 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Heart Of The Black City using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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