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Key: Gb major•
Intro 1
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I came to New
Verse 1

York

by way of my old earth.
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My father came over here from Haiti
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about 40 years ago.
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My father did not teach me his language.
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I barely knew him as my father.
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He is like the devil
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in that he gave me nothing.
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Why is he like the devil?

Because he avoided me
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since I was a little boy.

Why do you not seek him out now,
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but to a grown man?
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Because my mother gave me
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food for thought and belly.
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Does this have anything to do
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with the above question?

I didn't need him to acquire
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the knowledge of myself.
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What is the knowledge of yourself?
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My own self is a righteous God
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Are there any gods other than righteous?

I beg your pardon,
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I've never heard of one
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Now drawing up that de gree ain't hard
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Cause if you ain't righteous,
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how you supposed to be God?

Another question you might have,
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no doubt

How does God on his album cover

lookin' knocked out?
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For me it's simple and plain,
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let me ex plain

It's symbolic to the fact
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that I've been through some things

I wasn't trippin' or takin'
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no ass whippin' literally

I'm just tryin' to show you my pain
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Cause life imitates art
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like before I even had kids
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Naming my first album the best part
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The life of this artist is drawn kinda dark
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The darkness accentuates the light spark
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To reveal this room full of powder cans
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That explodes into all of these sands

So visually, that was me
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knocked out

Musically,
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this is me getting up off the ground
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I used this assaultin' battery to energize
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And set sail on a whole

nother enterprise
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Boldly go where MCs are scared to
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Man up in ways boys ain't prepared to
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Take life's hardest hits on the chin
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Wipe the blood off my cheek

and begin again

So why these rappers
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fantasize and pretend

This is show you art
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imitates life now and then
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How many records have
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you released as JY?

A little over 5

How many records have you sold
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combined since your first

album?
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Approximately 100 ,000
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Do you mean to say that the millions
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of people who love hip -hop

aren't aware of your music?
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Yes, sir.
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I can hardly believe that unless they were blind,

deaf, and dumb.

Well, they were made blind, deaf, and dumb

by popular culture

since they were babies.

And a label fooled Jay Live?

No, not nowadays.
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Do you mean to say the labels were

fooling Jay Live for 10 years?
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Yes. The labels made an

interpretation
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that I received gold for my labor,
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more than I could earn
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in my own company.
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Then, did you receive gold?
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No, no, no, no, no.
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The labels disappeared.
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And there was no one there
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to speak my language.

Then, then, then, then what happened?
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You
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of One To 31 by J-Live is Gb major.

The primary chords used in One To 31 are Gb, Cb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gb, Cb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of One To 31 is approximately 94 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of One To 31 using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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