Mahogany chords by Rakim
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Intro 1
(G major)
Verse 1
Me and (G major) Eric be
was coolin' at the Paladium
Seen a all world covered girl
I said "Hey lady I'm
Sorry if You're in a rush
Don't let me hold ya up
Or interveen or interrupt but
(A major) You
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Verse 2
got the look I want
to get to know (D major) ya better
I had to let her know (G major) but yo I
didn't sweat her (A major)
'Cause if you woulda seen
what I was seein'
(D major) Almost looked Korean (G major) but European.
Verse 3
When (D major) she spoke her accent
was (G major) self- explanatory -
Even (D major) her body (G major) language told the story
Her name was (D major) (A major) (D major) Mahogony - twin's
name was Ebony
I said "My (G major) name is Ra
- and this is Eric be"
Verse 4
Since (D major) the music (A major) was loud,
I (D major) said "let's take a walk,
So we could talk and see New York.
Show time doesn't (G major) start
until one o'c (D major) lock
And once I entered your mind (A major) I
(G major) wouldn't want to stop
Verse 5
Caress (D major) in' ya thoughts (A major) till we
was thinkin' the same (D major)
Calm ya nerves, (G major) massage ya brain
Each mic is (D major) a mineral, po (A major) etry's protein
(D major) Verse is a vitamin - Affects (G major) like Codine
So (A major) tell me
Verse 6
how you feel and I'll reveal (D major)
A pill that'll heal ya pain
(G major) - 'cause I'm real
She (A major) musta OD'd 'cause she
couldn't resist (D major)
(E flatdim) She (D major) spoke slowly (G major) when she told me this,
she said
Verse 7
[Chorus] (G major)
Over Me, She's goin' crazy (D major)
She'll rub me on my chest
and call me Mr. Sexy
She said she'd have my kids
and help me make my next G
Tell me I ain't fin (G major) esse Maho (A major) gony
Verse 8
So I prescribed her, something to (D major) revive
And surprise her, she's liver
(G major) and much more wiser
Than the (A major) light I shine when my brain cells spark,
(D major) (E flatdim)
(D major) Come to me so we can (G major) glow in the dark
Verse 9
And soon, (D major) you can rep
(A major) resent the moon (D major)
As long as I (A major) keep ya (G major) in tune
I'll tell (D major) ya who (A major) ya are and why ya (D major) here
Take it in stride 'cause
(A major) it might (G major) take a year
It's (D major) funny
Verse 10
- how time (A major) flies
when ya hav (G major) in' fun
(D major) We got close and it was (G major) almost one
She kissed (D major) me slow,
but you know how far (G major) a kiss can go
Fuck (D major) around and (A major) miss (G major) the show
So I (A major) told her
Verse 11
(D major) to hold that thought real tight
We can finish where we
left (G major) off later on tonite
(D major) Back to the (A major) scene of the crime on time (D major)
As they introduced the 'Fiend
(G major) of the Rhyme'
She stood (A major)
Verse 12
with a birds-
eye (G major) view (D major) of me
Thinkin' of later on of what
she would do to me
The back of the room (A major) I
(G major) could see her eyes gloom
(D major) Patient, but hopin' that
the show was over soon
Verse 13
As the place (D major) was ripped in half,
(G major) she (D major) made her (A major) way to (D major) the front row
So I said (G major) "let's go"
I packed (A major) my mic (D major) as
(A major) they screamed (E major) for (A major) an encore
(D major) The speakers were blown,
plus my (G major) mic was sore
Verse 14
Besides I (G major) got places to go,
(D major) ladies to see
And she could tell me how
crazy (G major) she was over me
We drove off - she said she liked
the way that (D major) I performed
(G major) And couldn't wait to get
'soft and warm', I said,
(A major) "I've
Verse 15
been watchin' you,
watchin' (D major) me
Looks I received made (G major) it hard to MC
I (A major) can take a hint, so I knew that she
Wanted my "Agony Agony (C major) Ag- on-
(G major) why" in her bod- why
Verse 16
Showed her some (G major) sights,
then I took (A major) her to the Con (G major) do
(D major) She was pipin' (G major) hot,
but I kept my calm So
She asked (D major) how come (A major) I don't smile
I said, "Everything's (D major) fine,
but I'm in a New York (G major) state of mind!"
Verse 17
As we reached (D major) the kingdom,
she said bring some
Champagne,
she'll entertain then (G major) sing some
Sen (D major) timental, songs real gentle,
It hit the spot and you
know where it went to
Verse 18
As we embraced (D major) I felt (A major) her heart pumpin'
(D major) I knew she was (A major) in the
(D major) mood for somethin'
So (G major) I laid on (A major) my back and relaxed
(G major) It (D major) wasn't the (G major) Perignon that
made her collaspe
Over (A major) me
Outro 1
[Chorus] (D major) (G major)
(A major) (D major) (E flatdim) (D major) (G major)
(A major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(A major) (D major) (G major)
(A major)
(E major) (E flatdim) (D major) (G major) (A major)
(E flatdim) (D major) (G major) (A major)
(E flatdim) (D major) (G major)
(A major) (D major) (G major)
Mahogany
Rakim
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