Message To The Soldier chords by
Ice-t

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Key: Db major•

Verse 1

C

C

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Yo... Ice

you been down with the struggle

for a long time... man

Why don't you drop some knowledge

for these brothers

Who want to get involved in this war

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G

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C

C

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Take notes real gangstas wear trench

coats

grey suits... black ties

And they seek votes

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F

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G

G

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and you're not to be misled

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C

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F

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They'll kill you in your fuckin' bed

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they don't sell dope

Yo, excuse me

yes they do

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but they don't look that much like me

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C

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Or you but if you pull up the sheets

and expose them

They'll crawl up like snakes

and show fangs of venom

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Now I've been soldier

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C

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for years

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representin' the tattooed tears

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C

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Other brothas locked up with no choice

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G

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left in the bowels of devil

With no voice

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C

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phones are tapped!

Verse 2

my crib is bugged!

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C

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F

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C

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My car is tailed from club to club

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and this ain't no fuckin' joke

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C

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They want to see a nigga broke

you can't slip

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G

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if you slip you're out

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C

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F

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You gotta know what

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G

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you're talkin' about

drop science

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G

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Every chance you get

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C

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G

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hit direct and indirect

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speak in code

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C

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'Cause you're never alone

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G

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that's why I use this low tone

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G

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Follow this and you might grow older

this is a message to the soldiers!

Message to the soldiers

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C

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Message to the soldiers

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Message to the soldier!

Verse 3

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Now they killed King and they shot X

now they want me

You could be next!

all you gotta do is speak too loud!

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G

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All you gotta be is be too proud!

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F

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cause once you let 'em know

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Who you are and where you're at

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C

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you better watch your back!

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C

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Cause you might think you're just dope

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F

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while you're livin

In a sniper's scope

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G

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I'm not tryin' to scare you

but there's a danger

If you get too deep

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F

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some nights I don't sleep!

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C

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all you wanna do is tell the truth

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G

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all you wanna do is save the youth

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G

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C

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Ice Cube knows!

Souljah knows!

PE knows!

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G

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they throw death blows

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F

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and if you got kids or a girl

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that's true

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they'll move on them too!

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but when I'm gone I need

you to carry on

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C

C

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you gotta be strong!

and fight for our salvation

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F

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But there will be retaliation!

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F

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Soldier!

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this is a message to the soldiers!

Soldier!

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C

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this is a message to the soldiers!

To think that rap could be attacked

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Is ignorin' the simple fact

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that they never meant us to speak

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They had planned to keep

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the black man weak

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C

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but rap hit the streets

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G

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Black rage amplified over dope

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beats

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C

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now they want to shut us down

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G

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And they don't fuck around

check the history books... son!

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G

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F

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Black leaders die young

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C

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they tell us that your words

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are scary

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G

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They're revolutionary!

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because we speak the truth

about crime and drugs!

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G

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And expose the real thugs

this info is not beneficial!

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to the groups that go by three initials

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C

C

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so they try to discredit

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they'll dog you with an edit

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print the words the way

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C

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you never said it

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F

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But we gotta make 'em regret it!

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C

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Soldier!

message to the soldiers!

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F

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C

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message to the soldiers!

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word... I know a lot of brothas out

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C

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G

G

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there want to get in this war!

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C

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you know what I'm sayin?

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F

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A lot of sistas got a lot of knowledge

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C

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to drop on our people

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C

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But right now they're movin' to

shut down all hip- hop!

Verse 4

C

C

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The first amendment had absolutely

nothin' to do with black people

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G

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At the time constitution was written

C

C

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we were considered nothin' but property

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the expectation of havin' black

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people speak on records

Never came to mind!

so we gotta move

but believe me all the black

leaders have been silenced!

and most of the time

It's been violent!

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so if you choose to get in this war...

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C

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F

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realize what you're in for but we

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gotta move on

and we gotta stay strong

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C

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Message to the soldiers!

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F

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C

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Welcome to the struggle!

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Message to the soldiers!

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Be careful...

Outro 1

Soldier!

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Chords

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The original key of Message To The Soldier by Ice-T is Db major.

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