Key: Db major
Verse 1
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
G
C
Take notes real gangstas wear trench
coats
grey suits... black ties
And they seek votes
F
G
and you're not to be misled
C
F
They'll kill you in your fuckin' bed
Yo, excuse me
yes they do
and expose them
They'll crawl up like snakes
and show fangs of venom
C
for years
F
C
representin' the tattooed tears
F
C
Other brothas locked up with no choice
With no voice
Verse 2
my crib is bugged!
C
F
C
My car is tailed from club to club
F
C
and this ain't no fuckin' joke
F
C
They want to see a nigga broke
you can't slip
C
F
You gotta know what
G
C
you're talkin' about
drop science
C
G
hit direct and indirect
C
G
speak in code
G
C
that's why I use this low tone
G
C
Follow this and you might grow older
this is a message to the soldiers!
Message to the soldiers
F
C
Message to the soldiers
F
C
Message to the soldier!
Verse 3
G
F
Now they killed King and they shot X
now they want me
You could be next!
all you gotta do is speak too loud!
G
C
Cause you might think you're just dope
In a sniper's scope
but there's a danger
If you get too deep
C
F
all you wanna do is tell the truth
G
F
all you wanna do is save the youth
G
C
Ice Cube knows!
Souljah knows!
PE knows!
G
F
but when I'm gone I need
you to carry on
F
G
C
you gotta be strong!
and fight for our salvation
F
Eb
But there will be retaliation!
F
C
Soldier!
F
C
this is a message to the soldiers!
Soldier!
F
C
this is a message to the soldiers!
To think that rap could be attacked
F
C
Is ignorin' the simple fact
F
C
that they never meant us to speak
G
F
Black rage amplified over dope
F
C
now they want to shut us down
G
C
And they don't fuck around
check the history books... son!
G
F
Black leaders die young
C
G
they tell us that your words
C
are scary
G
C
They're revolutionary!
G
C
because we speak the truth
about crime and drugs!
this info is not beneficial!
F
C
so they try to discredit
G
C
they'll dog you with an edit
message to the soldiers!
F
C
message to the soldiers!
C
G
there want to get in this war!
C
F
to drop on our people
shut down all hip- hop!
Verse 4
nothin' to do with black people
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!
C
F
realize what you're in for but we
and we gotta stay strong
F
C
Message to the soldiers!
F
C
Welcome to the struggle!
F
C
Message to the soldiers!
F
C
C
Be careful...
Outro 1
Soldier!
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C
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