Penitentiary
Penitentiary

Penitentiary easy guitar chords by Ice Cube

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • C

    • Verse 1
    "Attention 
    all nigga 
    rows 
    and 

    nigga hoes 

    We've decided 
    to 
    rob this 

    motherfucker 
    the 
    leg
    al 
    way 

    Nobs 
    injecting 
    ourselves 
    to 

    become 
    property 
    on the 
    stock 

    In the penal 
    system. 

    In the justice 
    system" 

    Verse 2
    Penitentiary 
    I hear 
    you 
    calling 
    me 

    Penitentiary 
    I hear 
    you 
    calling 
    me 

    Penitentiary 
    I hear 
    you calling 
    me 

    Penitentiary 
    I hear 
    you calling 
    me 

    Verse 3
    As the 
    world 
    turns 
    it 
    burns 

    while 
    it's spinning 

    Coming 
    to 
    a fucked 
    up 
    ending 

    I 
    can't 
    wait 
    till the 
    day 
    everything 

    in 
    the hood 
    is straight 

    And I can 
    hit the 
    purty 
    gates 

    Until 
    then, 
    the pen 
    is unfair 

    Slave 
    ships 
    in the 
    middle 

    of nowhere 
    (ma) 

    I lets my 
    goddamn 
    hair 
    grow 
    (ma) 

    Bellin' in 
    court, 
    lookin' 
    like a 
    scarecrow 

    On 
    Capital 
    Hill, 

    they them 
    passed 
    a bill 

    Coming 
    at me 
    with a 
    fucked- 

    up 
    deal 
    (nah) 

    The judge 
    gave 
    me a 
    'L' 

    But y'all 
    can't 
    tell 

    I wait 
    and cry 
    in my 
    cell 

    Convicted 
    negro, 
    superhero 

    Speaker 
    at 
    our 
    house 

    Takin' 
    lyrics 
    in my 
    mouth 

    Bitches 
    in the 
    south 

    showin' 
    ass 
    (mm) 

    Mix a 
    lot, 
    got 
    hoes 
    puttin' 

    titties 
    on the 
    glass 

    We 
    blast 
    in 
    the 
    west 
    for 
    example 

    And rap 
    about 
    this shit 
    over 

    funkadelic samples 

    Yo' babies 
    see 
    me 
    kill 
    a fool 

    on TV 
    (Wilson!) 

    And straight 
    call 
    me 
    a 
    G 

    Verse 4
    [Chorus] 
    Penitentiary, 


    I hear 
    you calling 
    me 

    Penitentiary, 
    I hear 
    you calling 
    me 

    Thinkin' 
    of 
    illegal 
    ways 
    to get paid 

    But 
    it ain't 
    shit, 
    got to 
    be 
    legit 

    Verse 5
    [Bridge] 
    South- 

    central 
    L.A. 

    You can 
    buy your 
    game 
    from 
    the C.I.A., 

    hey- hey 

    And 
    South- 
    central 
    L.A. 

    You can 
    buy your 
    game 
    from 
    the C.I.A. 
    baby 


    Verse 6


    When 
    the evil 
    outweighs 
    the good 

    And 
    you only 
    give a 
    fuck 
    about 
    rucks 

    The 
    Earth 
    will self- 
    destruct 
    (Bitch) 

    Fuck 
    the ozone 
    layer, 

    bitch 
    I'm 
    a 
    player 
    (Bitch) 

    Plus 
    we got 
    a black 
    mayor 

    I get 
    sex 
    when I 
    shows 
    flex 

    (Boom!) 

    Porbey Rolex (Boom!) 

    Which hoe is 
    next? 
    (Boom!) 

    Would 
    you like 
    a 
    piece 

    of me? 
    Not 
    a 
    mate 

    Calling 
    you 
    a hoe 
    'cause I'm 
    fucking 

    on the 
    first 
    day 
    (uh) 

    My world 
    is 
    a 
    one- 
    mile 
    radius 

    I 
    swear 
    every 
    other 
    hood 
    is the 

    shadiest 
    (uh) 

    Could the 
    crips 
    and blood

    s 
    be all 
    rotten 

    When the 
    trilateral com

    mission 
    is 
    plottin'? 

    What 
    you gonna 
    do 
    when 

    the Earth 
    erupts? 

    Some 
    niggas 
    gettin' 
    nuts 
    outa 

    carafel cups 
    (punk) 

    Fool 
    you on 
    master's 
    woe 

    But won't 
    even 
    think 
    about, 

    suck
    ing 
    Bob 
    Doe 
    (punk) 

    Asshole 
    from 
    the Senate 

    How 
    can 
    you relate 
    to a 

    project 
    tennant? 

    Motherfuck you 
    and not the 
    court 

    man, no corrections 

    Interlude 1
    Tryina' get a 
    section 
    of this 
    west- 
    side 
    connection 










    Verse 7
    [Chorus: x2] 

    [Bridge] 

    [Repeat: x3] 

    Just because 
    you gotta 
    stay 

    You ain't 
    gotta 
    rot 
    away 

    Outro 1
    We goin' 
    come 
    and get you 
    one day 



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