Verse 1
Am
Em
Freedom or jail, clips inserted
Bm
C
A baby's bein' born same
time a man is murdered
Am
Bm
The beginning and en d,
so far as rap goes
Am
It's only natural, I ex plain my plateau
Em
And also what defines my name
Verse 2
Yeah, long live the idols,
Bm
C
may they never be your rivals
Pac was like Jesus,
Am
Bm
Nas wrote the Bible
Now what you're 'bout to
G
hear's a tale of glory and sin
Am
No I.D. my mentor now let
the story begin
Verse 3
Em
I used to print out Nas raps
and tape 'em up on my wall
C
My niggas thought they was words,
Am
but it was pictures I saw
Bm
And since I wanted to draw,
Am
I used to read 'em in awe
Then he dropped Stillmatic, rocked
Bm
the cleanest velour
Em
Fast forward, who thought that I
C
would meet him on tour?
I'm earnin' stripes now nigga,
Am
got Adidas galore
Bm
Backstage I shook his hand,
G
Am
let him know that he's the man
When he said he was a fan it was
Bm
too hard to understand
Em
No time to soak up the moment though,
Am
C
cause I was in a jam
Am
Hov askin' where's the record
Bm
that the radio could play
And I was strikin' out for months,
Em
9th inning feeling fear
Am
Jeter under pressure,
Bm
made the biggest hit of my career
Em
But at first, that wasn't clear,
Bm
C
nig gas had no idea
Dion called me when it dropped,
Am
Bm
sounded sad but sincere
Told me Nas heard your single
G
and he hate that shit
Am
Said you the one,
Bm
yo why you make that shit?
Em
Bm
I can't believe I let Nas down
C
Damn, my heart sunk
Am
to my stomach
Bm
G
I can't be lieve I let Nas down
Am
I got defensive on the phone
Bm
Resentment was in my tone,
Em
fuck it
Bm
C
Long live the idols, may they never be your rivals
Verse 4
Pac was like Jesus,
Am
Bm
Nas wrote the Bible
Now what you're 'bout to
G
hear's a tale of glory and sin
Am
No I.D. my mentor now let
Bm
the story begin
Verse 5
Em
I couldn't help but think that maybe
C
I had made a mistake
I mean, you made "You Owe Me" dog,
Am
I thought that you could relate
Bm
But while I shot up the charts,
G
Am
you mean tellin' me
That I was not up to par,
Bm
when I followed my heart
Em
Bm
Granted, my heart was tainted by my mind,
C
I kept on sayin'
Where's the hits? You ain't got none
Am
Bm
You know Jay would never put
your album out without none
Am
And dog, you know how come
Labels are archaic,
Bm
formulaic with their outcomes
Em
They don't know,
Bm
they just study the charts
C
Me, I study the shows, the fans,
Am
Bm
study their hearts
I had a feelin' I was killin',
G
Am
and this music we were spillin' out
Would change lives forever,
Bm
fuck the label, put it out
Em
Friday Night Lights blew,
Bm
C
that was classic number 2
Now it seemed as if the Nas compar
Am
Bm
isons was comin' true
G
Still no release date from the label,
Am
are they insane?
Gucc told me play the game to change
Bm
the game but on the way
Em
Bm
C
Am
I let Nas down, I got no one to blame,
Bm
G
Am
I'm ashamed I let Nas down
But this is God's plan,
Bm
Em
you could never understand, fuck it
Bm
C
Long live the idols, may they never be your rivals
Verse 6
Pac was like Jesus,
Am
Bm
Nas wrote the Bible
Now what you're 'bout to
G
Am
hear's a tale of glory and sin
No I.D. my mentor now let
the story begin
Bm
I always believed
Verse 7
Em
in the bigger picture
Bm
C
If I could get them niggas to listen
Am
Outside my core then I can
Bm
open a door
Reintroduce 'em to honesty,
G
Am
show 'em that they need more
The difference between the pretenders
Bm
Am
an d the Kendrick Lamars
Em
And so, I took the fall
Bm
C
like the son of the Lord
On the cross,
Am
Bm
dyin' for that fake shit you niggas bought
For the past decade
G
Am
If I should pass please let
this be my last essay
Bm
Therefore I write from the heart
Em
Apologies to OG's for sacri
Am
C
ficin' my art
Am
But I'm here for a greater purpose
I knew right from the start
Bm
I'm just a man of the people,
Em
not above but equal
Am
Em
Bm
And for the greater good I walk
amongst the evil
Em
Don't cry mama,
Bm
this the life I choose myself
C
Just pray along the way
Bm
that I don't lose myself
This is for the nigga that said
Em
that hip- hop was dead
I went to Hell to resurrect it
Bm
How could you fail to respect it?
Em
Bm
C
Lettin' Nas down
Am
Bm
I got the phone call quietly I mourned dog,
I let Nas down
G
Am
Yeah, and on this flight may
Bm
Em
I never lose sight, fuck it
Bm
C
Long live the idols, may they never be your rivals
Verse 8
Pac was like Jesus,
Am
Bm
Nas wrote the Bible
Now what you just heard's
G
a tale of glory and sin
Am
Bm
No I.D. my mentor now let the story begin
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Let Nas Down (remix)
J. Cole, Nas
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