let there be light chords by Nas
Verse 1
Am
G
C
Yeah, check check,
F
testing
Em
It's clear out there?
Am
G
Yeah
F
It's like I'm hang gliding over the hood,
Em
Am
ha
G
F
Em
Never worry (ohhh, no, no, no)
Verse 2
Am
Check, let there be light
G
No gang banging in new york tonight
F
Just murals of Biggie Smalls,
bigger then life
Em
Turn up the kid mic 'cause ya'll
ain't listening right
Am
What's all this talk that nas
got bought?
G
I'd rather outline my body
in white chalk
F
Ain't nobody been where I been,
Em
they at a stand still
This is all overseen by my man will
Verse 3
Am
As I walk through the valley
shadow of death
G
Em
G
I know that I ain't got much time left
F
And they don't really wanna
see the good in me
Em
Ain't satisfied until they
see the fool in me
Am
(And I) I know my business,
so my sins great
G
(And I) I thank the hood for all
Em
the love they gave
F
(And I) forgive 'em all,
Em
they did they best to hate
Verse 4
Oh, let there be light
Am
This ain't the glorified,
just painting the street picture
G
There's no god in sir bibles,
just blunt and switches
F
Gillettes cut pain in kitchen
Em
Now every rapper wanna claim he hang
Am
with kenneth "supreme" griffith
It's like the same difference cept
Bb#aug
when niggaz get arraigned
G
They don't want the same sentence,
F
niggaz get to snitchin'
If I could reverse the monsters and turn
Em
forward the razas
And bring back the niggaz who was livest
G
Am
Old hustlers, reminscing on better days
G
They home, doing nothing,
might as well be in a cage
F
Hating on young brothers,
one foot in the grave
Em
They used to love us till we found
our own way through the maze
Am
New york, set trippin' and flaggin'
G
Got the west coast laughing,
now esco's asking
F
What happened? My homegirl
from upper manhattan
Em
She remembers the quarters that's latin,
alotta rat- a- tat- tatting
Verse 5
Am
As I walk through the valley
shadow of death
G
Em
I know that I ain't got much time left
F
And they don't really wanna
see the good in me
Em
Ain't satisfied until they
see the fool in me
Am
(And I) I know my business,
so my sins great
G
(And I) I thank the hood for all
Am
the love they gave
F
(And I) forgive 'em all,
Em
they did they best to hate
Oh, let there be light
Verse 6
C
Am
C
The son of the audio cassette era,
tech wearer
G
Bullets and baguettes, binzbo's speaker
terror
F
Till man I get mine till I'm dead,
Em
so I can drive sumpthin red
Like that horse standing
G
on it's hind legs
C
Since arnold and willis in
Am
they bunk beds
C
G
I wanted bread like wonder,
not manned- a- wanno like the parent of lionel
F
Nas is the ghetto american idol
Em
No matter what you do you're never
G
getting my title
C
I can't sound smart
'cause ya'll run away
G
They say I ain't hungry no more
C
G
and I don't talk about 'ye
F
Like there's no other way
for a ex- hustler
Em
Cake ya, the x- ray splitter to touch ya,
G
I beg to differ
Am
When you're four years into the game,
F
we can have a conversation
G
Eight years in the game,
I invite ya on vacation
F
Ten years in the game,
after I've enjoyed my fame
Em
Am
Only then I let ya pick my brain,
niggaz
Verse 7
G
(And I) right about now (and I) (they don't
Am
really know)
F
(And I) (they don't really see) I don't
even deal with all that garbage
Em
(No, no, no) we getting real right,
ya know?
Am
(And I) (though I walk through the valley) that is tre
G
williams ladies and gentlemen
Em
F
(And I) (they should fear
no) (and I) (no, no- oh)
Em
Focus on good things man, good times,
heh- heh, alright
Verse 8
Am
As I walk through the valley
shadow of death
Em
I know that I ain't got much time left
F
And they don't really wanna
see the good in me
Em
Ain't satisfied until they
see the fool in me
Am
(And I) I know my business,
so my sins great
G
(And I) I thank the hood for all
Em
the love they gave
F
(And I) forgive 'em all,
Em
they did they best to hate
Verse 9
Oh, let there be light
Am
As I walk through the valley
shadow of death
G
Em
C
I know that I ain't got much time left
F
And they don't really wanna
see the good in me
Em
Ain't satisfied until they
see the fool in me
Am
(And I) I know my business,
so my sins great
G
(And I) I thank the hood for all
Am
the love they gave
F
(And I) forgive 'em all,
Em
they did they best to hate
Oh, let there be light
Am
Verse 10
Em
C
F
Oh let it be, let it be,
Outro 1
yeah
Em
Am
C
F
Em
Am
G
F
let there be light
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