N Dey Say chords by Nelly

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Verse 1

Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah,

let's go

Verse 2

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, o- oh

And dey say, o- oh, o- oh, o- oh

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, o- oh

And dey say, o- oh o- oh, o- oh

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Verse 3

Hold up, stop now, let me get a look at ya

Damn girl, I ain't seen you since prom

Come to think about it

I can't believe its been that long

I heard your man locked down

now, how long he gone?

Oh dat long

Verse 4
Em 
How the hell he get time like that? Three  (E minor) 
strikes with possession,
aw he ain't comin' back
C 
He  (C major) left you with two kids
and bills all around
Bm 
Plus you  (B minor) found out he had another

Verse 5
chick cross- town
G 
 (G major) It's always the darkest
right before the sun rises
Em 
And you  (E minor) gotta stay strong for
the kids in their eyes and
C 
 (C major) Please don't despise and go
against all brothers and
Bm 
Have a  (B minor) hatred in your heart
and take it out on another

Verse 6
G 
I  (G major) hate to sound Tupacish now, momma
But keep your head up
Em 
But  (E minor) you gon' make it I promise
you keep your head up
C 
And  (C major) that, that don't kill you only
makes you stronger
Bm 
And the  (B minor) will to succeed will only
feed the hunger
G 
Fo' real  (G major) (fo' real, fo' real)

Verse 7

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, o- oh

And dey say, o- oh, o- oh, o- oh

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, o- oh

And dey say, o- oh o- oh, o- oh

Verse 8
G 
I was  (G major) at the gas station and
a man walked past
Em 
With his  (E minor) sign will work for food,
clothes or cash
C 
And he  (C major) asked if he could pump my gas,
so I let him
Bm 
Clean the  (B minor) windshield
and throw out the trash
G 
So I let him  (G major) (hey)

Verse 9
Em 
I even asked a brother his name Where he was  (E minor) 
from,
got kids man and what's their ages
C 
He kinda  (C major) stuttered for a second
He kinda looked surprised
Bm 
That any (B minor) one would even
take an interest in his life
G 
He said, "Young  (G major) brother,
dem the only words I done heard
Em 
In the last  (E minor) year that wasn't no
Or get the fuck away from here"
C 
How could  (C major) somthin' so simple
as general conversation
Bm 
 (B minor) Mean much more than general
G 
conversation?  (G major) (Hey)
You could tell life had beaten him down
Em 
Like he  (E minor) was in the title fight
And this might be his last round
C 
 (C major) Sometimes the easiest things
we take for granted
Bm 
Un (B minor) til they gone
G 
Then realize we even had it  (G major) 
Em 
Fo' reel  (E minor) (fo' real, fo' real)

Verse 10

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, o- oh

And dey say, o- oh, o- oh, o- oh

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, o- oh

And dey say, o- oh o- oh, o- oh

Verse 11
Bm 
G 
 (B minor) I   used to  (G major) think that life
had a plan for me
Em 
Until I  (E minor) realized life had to be
planned by me
See that's the key
C 
I  (C major) only deal with what I can see
Bm 
'cause over  (B minor) history,
Mystery brought us nothin' but misery
G 
Gm 
Man,  (G major) more people done  (G minor) died
in the name of the lord
G 
Em 
 (G major) Than in  (E minor) any natural disaster,
disease or gang wars
C 
Before  (C major) guns there was swords
And they was killin' each other
Bm 
And what's  (B minor) changed to this day
still killin' each other
G 
Killin' a  (G major) brother while another
mother cries for help
Em 
Man,  (E minor) we  need to help
a brother find them self
C 
Feed  (C major) em light, one, two, three
Bm 
Hey,  (B minor) that's something every
brother should see
And that's fo' real
G 
 (G major) And that's fo' real,

Verse 12

and that's fo' real

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, o- oh

And dey say, o- oh, o- oh, o- oh

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, o- oh

Verse 13
And dey say, o- oh o- oh, o- oh
G 
 (G major) Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, o- oh
Em 
And  (E minor) dey say, o- oh, o- oh, o- oh
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, o- oh
C 
G 
Bm 
 (C major) And dey say,  (G major) o-  (B minor) oh o- oh, o- oh

Verse 14
G 
Ha, ha,  (G major) ha, ha, ha, o- oh
And dey say, o- oh, o- oh, o- oh
Em 
Ha, ha, ha, ha,  (E minor) ha, o- oh
C 
Bm 
And  (C major)  (B minor) 
Am 
 (A minor) dey say, o- oh o- oh, o- oh
F 
 (F major) 