Let Nas Down
Let Nas Down

Let Nas Down easy guitar chords by J. Cole

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  • Verse 1
    Freedom 
    or jail, 
    clips 
    inserted 

    baby's 
    bein' 
    born same 

    time 
    a man is 
    murdered 

    The 
    beginning 
    and 
    en
    d, 

    so far 
    as rap 
    goes 

    It's 
    only natural, 
    ex
    plain 
    my 
    plateau 

    And 
    also 
    what defines 
    my 
    name 

    Verse 2
    Yeah, 
    long 
    live 
    the idols, 

    may 
    they never 
    be 
    your rivals 

    Pac 
    was like 
    Jesus, 

    Nas 
    wrote 
    the Bible 

    Now what 
    you're 'bout 
    to 

    hear's a tale 
    of glory 
    and sin 

    No 
    I.D. 
    my mentor 
    now let 

    the story 
    begin 

    Verse 3
    I used 
    to 
    print 
    out Nas 
    raps 

    and tape 
    'em up 
    on my wall 

    My niggas 
    thought 
    they was 
    words, 

    but 
    it 
    was pictures 
    I saw 

    And since 
    I wanted 
    to draw, 

    I used 
    to read 
    'em in 
    awe 

    Then 
    he dropped 
    Stillmatic, rocked 

    the cleanest 
    velour 

    Fast 
    forward, 
    who thought 
    that I 

    would meet 
    him on 
    tour? 

    I'm earnin' 
    stripes 
    now 
    nigga, 

    got 
    Adidas 
    galore 

    Backstage 
    I shook 
    his hand, 

    let 
    him 
    know 
    that he's 
    the 
    man 

    When he said 
    he was 
    a fan 
    it was 

    too hard 
    to understand 

    No 
    time to soak 
    up 
    the moment 
    though, 

    cause I 
    was in 
    jam 

    Hov askin' 
    where's 
    the record 

    that 
    the radio 
    could 
    play 

    And I 
    was strikin' 
    out 
    for months, 

    9th inning 
    feeling 
    fear 

    Jeter 
    under 
    pressure, 

    made 
    the biggest 
    hit 
    of my 
    career 

    But at 
    first, 
    that wasn't 
    clear, 

    nig
    gas 
    had no 
    idea 

    Dion called 
    me when 
    it dropped, 

    sounded 
    sad 
    but sin
    cere 

    Told 
    me Nas 
    heard 
    your single 

    and 
    he hate 
    that shit 

    Said you 
    the one, 

    yo why 
    you make 
    that 
    shit? 

    I can't 
    believe 
    I let 
    Nas 
    down 

    Damn, 
    my heart 
    sunk 

    to my stom
    ach 

    I can't 
    be
    lieve 
    I let 
    Nas 
    down 

    I got 
    defensive 
    on 
    the phone 

    Resent
    ment 
    was in my 
    tone, 

    fuck 
    it 

    Long live 
    the idols, 
    may 
    they never 
    be 
    your rivals 

    Verse 4

    Pac 
    was like 
    Jesus, 

    Nas 
    wrote 
    the Bible 

    Now what 
    you're 'bout 
    to 

    hear's a tale 
    of 
    glory 
    and sin 

    No 
    I.D. 
    my mentor 
    now let 

    the 
    story 
    begin 

    Verse 5
    I couldn't 
    help 
    but think 
    that maybe 

    had made 
    a mistake 

    I mean, 
    you made 
    "You Owe 
    Me" dog, 

    I thought 
    that you 
    could relate 

    But while 
    I shot 
    up 
    the charts, 

    you mean 
    tellin' 
    me 

    That I 
    was not 
    up to 
    par, 

    when 
    I followed 
    my heart 

    Gran
    ted, 
    my heart 
    was tainted 
    by my 
    mind, 

    I kept 
    on sayin' 

    Where's 
    the hits? 
    You 
    ain't got 
    none 

    You know Jay 
    would never 
    put 

    your album 
    out 
    without 
    none 

    And dog, 
    you know 
    how 
    come 

    Labels 
    are archaic, 

    formulaic with 
    their outcomes 

    They 
    don't know, 

    they 
    just study 
    the charts 

    Me, 
    I study 
    the shows, 
    the fans, 

    study 
    their 
    hearts 

    I had 
    a feelin' 
    was killin', 

    and 
    this music 
    we were 
    spillin' 
    out 

    Would change 
    lives 
    forever, 

    fuck 
    the label, 
    put 
    it out 

    Friday 
    Night 
    Lights 
    blew, 

    that 
    was classic 
    number 

    Now 
    it seemed 
    as if 
    the Nas 
    compar

    isons 
    was comin' 
    true 

    Still 
    no 
    release 
    date 
    from the la
    bel, 

    are they 
    in
    sane? 

    Gucc told 
    me play 
    the game 
    to change 

    the game 
    but on 
    the way 

    I let 
    Nas 
    down, 
    I got 
    no one to 
    blame, 

    I'm 
    ashamed 
    I let 
    Nas 
    down 

    But this 
    is God's 
    plan, 

    you 
    could never 
    understand, 
    fuck 
    it 

    Long 
    live 
    the idols, 
    may 
    they never 
    be 
    your rivals 

    Verse 6

    Pac 
    was like 
    Jesus, 

    Nas 
    wrote 
    the Bible 

    Now what 
    you're 'bout 
    to 

    hear's a tale 
    of 
    glory 
    and 
    sin 

    No 
    I.D. 
    my mentor 
    now let 

    the story 
    begin 

    I always 
    be
    lieved 
    Verse 7
    in the bigger 
    picture 

    If I 
    could get 
    them niggas 
    to listen 

    Outside 
    my core 
    then 
    I can 

    open 
    door 

    Reintroduce 
    'em 
    to honesty, 

    show 
    'em 
    that they need 
    more 

    The 
    difference 
    between 
    the pretenders 

    an
    d the Kendrick 
    Lamars 

    And so, 
    I took 
    the fall 

    like the 
    son of 
    the 
    Lord 

    On 
    the cross, 

    dyin' 
    for 
    that fake 
    shit 
    you niggas 
    bought 

    For 
    the past 
    decade 

    If I 
    should pass 
    please 
    let 

    this be my 
    last 
    essay 

    Therefore 
    I write 
    from the 
    heart 

    Apolo
    gies 
    to 
    OG's for sacri

    ficin' 
    my 
    art 

    But I'm 
    here for 
    a greater 
    purpose 

    knew right 
    from the start 

    I'm 
    just a 
    man of 
    the people, 

    not above 
    but 
    equal 

    And for 
    the greater 
    good 
    walk 

    amongst 
    the evil 

    Don't cry 
    mama, 

    this 
    the life 
    I choose 
    myself 

    Just pray 
    along 
    the way 

    that I don't 
    lose 
    myself 

    This 
    is for 
    the nigga 
    that 
    said 

    that hip-hop 
    was 
    was dead 

    I went 
    to Hell 
    to resurrect 
    it 

    How could 
    you fail 
    to respect 
    it? 

    Lettin' 
    Nas 
    down 

    I got the 
    phone 
    call 
    quietly 
    I mourned 
    dog, 

    I let 
    Nas 
    down 

    Yeah, 
    and on 
    this flight 
    may 

    I never 
    lose 
    sight, 
    fuck 
    it 

    Long 
    live 
    the idols, 
    may 
    they never 
    be 
    your rivals 

    Verse 8

    Pac 
    was like 
    Jesus, 

    Nas 
    wrote 
    the Bible 

    Now what 
    you just 
    heard's 

    a tale 
    of glory 
    and sin 

    No 
    I.D. 
    my mentor 
    now let 
    the 
    story 
    begin 

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