Key: D minor
Verse 1
Em
Bm
Am
Em
D
G
Em
D
G
Em
Bm
Em
Standin' by the speaker
Am
Suddenly I had this fever
G
Em
Was it me or either summer madness
G
'Cause I just can't stand around
Bm
Am
Em
So I get closer and the closer I get,
the better it sound
My mind starts to activate,
rhymes collaborate
G
'Cause when I heard the beat,
Em
I just had to make
Somethin' from the top of my head
So I fell into the groove
Bm
of the wax and I said
Em
How could I move the crowd
Am
Em
First of all, ain't no mistakes allowed
Here's the instructions, put it together
Am
Em
It simple ain't it, but quite clever
Some of you been tryin'
G
to write rhymes for years
Am
G
But weak ideas irritate my ears
Em
G
Is this the best that you can make?
Em
Bm
'Cause if not and you got more, I'll wait
Em
But don't make me wait too
long 'cause I'ma move on
Am
The dancefloor,
G
when they put somethin' smooth on
Em
So turn up the bass,
Am
it's better when it's loud
Em
'Cause I like to move the crowd
Am
Move the crowd
Verse 2
G
(hey)
Em
Bm
Move the crowd (hey)
Em
Move the crowd (hey)
Move the- , move the- , move
Am
G
the crowd (hey)
Em
Move the crowd (hey)
Am
Move the- , move the- , move
the- , move the-
G
Em
Move the crowd (hey)
Move the-
Am
G
Em
Move the crowd
Bm
(hey)
Em
Move the crowd (hey)
Verse 3
Am
Em
Ra- , Ra- , Rakim (hey)
Ra- , Ra- , Rakim (hey)
Ra- , Ra- , Ra- , Ra- , Ra- , Ra- , Ra-
, Rakim (hey)
Verse 4
G
Em
Imagine me wit' the heat
F
Em
that's made by sol ar
Am
Em
It gets stronger every
time I hold a
Microphone, check the tone to get started
Bm
The line for the microphone is departed
Em
So leave it up to me, my DJ is mixin'
Am
G
Em
Everyone is movin' or eager to listen
D
Your hands in the air,
G
your mouth, shut
Am
'Cause I'm on the mic and Eric
G
Em
B. is on the cut
G
For those that know me,
Em
indeed I like to flow
A
Am
Especially when the music's
G
goin' slow
Em
It gives me a chance to let
G
everybody know
Em
Bm
It's time to bust out the Rakim show
Em
I'm the intelligent wise,
on the mic I will rise
Am
Right in front of your eyes
G
'cause I am a surprise
Em
So I'ma let my knowledge
Am
be born to a perfection
Em
All praise is due to Allah and
that's a blessing
Wit' knowledge of self,
there's nothin' I can't solve
Am
G
At three- hundred and sisty degrees,
I revolve
Em
This is actual fact, it's not an act,
it's been proven
Indeed, and I proceed to make the
Bm
crowd keep movin'
Verse 5
Em
Move the- , move the- , move
Am
the crowd (hey)
G
Em
Move the- , move the-
, move the- , move the-
Move the- , move the-
G
, move the crowd (hey)
Em
Am
G
Move the crowd (hey)
Em
Bm
Move the crowd (hey)
Em
Move the crowd (hey)
Move- , move- ,
move- , move- , move- , move- , move- , move the crowd (hey)
Em
Move the- , move the- , move
the- , move the-
Move the- , move the- , move
the crowd (hey)
Move- , move- ,
move- , move- , move- , move- , move- , move the crowd (hey)
Em
Move- , move- ,
Bm
move- , move- , move- , move- , move- , move the crowd (hey)
Move- , move- , move- , move- , move
the crowd (hey)
Move the crowd (hey)
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