Peace, prosperity & paper
Peace, prosperity & paper

Peace, prosperity & paper easy guitar chords by A Tribe Called Quest

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    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    All 

    we want 
    in this 
    life 

    Is 
    peace, 
    prosperity 
    and 
    a little 
    paper 

    Objects, 
    they seem seem 
    greater 

    But 
    I'm sure 
    we'll overcome 

    when 
    we 
    illin' on 
    the drum 

    All 
    we want 
    in this 
    life 

    Is 
    peace, 
    prosperity 
    and 
    a little 
    paper 

    Objects, 
    they seem seem 
    greater 

    But 
    I'm 
    sure 
    we'll overcome 

    when 
    we 
    illin' on 
    the drum 

    Verse 2
    We in 
    a world 
    that 
    places 
    heavy 

    emphasis 
    on money 
    synthes
    is 

    Y'all 
    can be 
    my witnesses 

    That 
    a 
    fella 
    fascination 

    with 
    money 
    has 
    grown 

    To 
    the point 
    that 
    he 
    will 
    shit 
    on his 
    own 

    We 
    got 
    to 
    have 
    it, y'all, 

    its not 
    a Spike 
    Lee 
    cinematic 

    A piece of 
    paper 
    making 

    niggas 
    get 
    dramatic 

    But 
    the money 
    doesn't 

    come 
    automatic 

    Gotta 
    motivate 
    ourselves 
    to go 

    and grab 
    it (then go 
    get 
    it) 

    We got to 
    get 
    it, y'all, 

    in 
    an orderly 
    fashion 
    (uh, say 
    word) 

    Some cats 
    go 
    about 
    it 
    with too 

    much 
    passion 
    (uh) 

    We got to 
    mediate 
    our greedy 

    levels 
    (or what?) 

    'Cause 
    the lust 
    of currency 
    can 
    have 

    us 
    sleeping 
    with 
    the devil 
    (true) 

    Gotta 
    recognize 
    it, 
    realize 
    the 
    power 

    That 
    this little 
    motherf- ing piece 

    of paper 
    will 
    devour 
    (come on) 

    Man 
    can be 
    greater 
    than 

    the 
    thing 
    he creates 

    See, 
    I'ma 
    do my 
    thing 
    and see 

    how much 
    I can scrape 

    Yo, 
    I'd rather 
    have 
    re
    spect 
    than 
    money, 

    no 
    doubt 

    But 
    listen 
    to 
    me, 
    y'all, 

    I want 
    the mass 
    amount 

    That 
    the 
    Sesame 
    Street 

    Dracu
    la 
    can't 
    coun
    t 

    So 
    that I 
    can give 
    my people 
    when 

    that thing 
    surmounts 

    To higher 
    levels 
    of 
    being, 

    so when 
    I'm MC- 
    ing (what?) 

    I 
    hope 
    to see 
    you there 
    steady 

    G- ing 
    (say word) 

    But 
    the only 
    way 
    we can 
    truly 
    reach 
    that 
    goal 

    Is 
    finding 
    true 
    inner 
    peace 

    and prospering 
    souls 

    It's 
    like that 
    (uh) 

    Verse 3
    All 
    we want 
    in this 
    life 
    Is 

    peace, 
    prosperity 
    and 
    a little 

    paper 
    (yeah, yeah) 

    Objects, 
    they seem seem 
    greater 

    But 
    I'm sure 
    we'll overcome 
    when 

    we illin' on 
    the drum 
    (Big Mu 
    in 
    the 
    house) 

    All 
    we want 
    in this 
    life 
    (turn the party 

    out) 

    Is peace, prosperity 
    and 
    a little 

    paper 
    (yeah, yeah) 

    Objects, 
    they seem seem 
    greater 

    But 
    I'm sure 
    we'll overcome 

    when 
    we 
    illin' on 
    the drum 

    Verse 4
    Here 
    comes 
    your royal 
    highness, 

    one 
    of 
    Queens' finest 

    Believe 
    me, 
    honest, 

    you know 
    you can't 
    stop 
    it 

    Come 
    on, son, 

    never 
    leave your 
    mic 
    'round 
    me 

    True 
    MC, 
    for 
    real, 
    ask 
    my man, 

    Shaheed 

    Strictly 
    focused 
    on what 

    I'm in this 
    rap 
    game for 

    Not 
    for fame 
    and screwing 

    every 
    whore 
    after whore 

    With all 
    that AIDS stuff 
    going 
    'round, 

    tell 
    me how 
    that sound 

    Rather 
    hit the 
    studio 
    and hear some 

    beats 
    that 
    pound 

    Now, 
    don't get 
    me wrong, 

    I love 
    honeys 
    galore 

    But see hip- 
    hop's 
    my bread 
    and butter, 

    'cause 
    that's 
    what I 
    get paid 
    for 

    See this 
    is what 
    I wanted, 

    Allah 
    helped me 
    to get 
    it 

    And if 
    the beat 
    is wicked, 

    you know Malik 
    will rip 
    it 

    From 
    the bottom 
    of 
    my heart, 

    that's where 
    the love 
    starts 

    The love 
    for break 
    dancing, 

    my love 
    for 
    the art 

    An
    d with 
    this 
    love, 

    I do hip- 
    hop 
    from the soul 

    A real MC, 
    who never 
    sweats 

    how many 
    copies 
    are sold 

    Yeah, 
    I 
    want 
    to go 
    gold, 

    platinum, 
    uh- huh, 
    etcet
    era 

    But 
    why put 
    out some 
    wackness when no 

    one will respect 
    ya 

    I'm staying 
    true 
    'nough 
    respect 

    to those 
    that paved 
    the way 

    From 
    Bambaata down 
    to Shah, 

    that be 
    my DJ 

    Without 
    my 
    peeps 
    I don't 
    know 
    how 

    the hell 
    I'd make 
    it work 

    Sometimes 
    I feel 
    that my 
    ca

    reer 
    is headed 
    for 
    the curb 

    One 
    love for 
    lending 
    hand 

    and giving 
    all 
    your help 

    Believing 
    in me 
    when 
    I didn't 

    believe 
    in my 
    own self 

    The Abstract 
    with who 
    I'm always 

    making 
    rugged 
    tunes 

    Kid 
    Hood 
    resting 
    in heav
    en, 

    I hope to 
    see you 
    soon 

    I keep things 
    hot 
    and 
    this year 

    they're even 
    hotter 

    Big Mu 
    and Shah, 
    one day, 

    I'll take 
    my 
    shahada 

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