Poppa Was A Playa
Poppa Was A Playa

Poppa Was A Playa easy guitar chords by Nas

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  • Verse 1
    To my 
    nigga 

    Who 
    brought 
    me 
    in this 
    world 

    Ha, 
    that's 
    right 
    nigga 

    My ol' 
    dad 
    Verse 2
    important 
    to 
    the 
    family 
    structure, 

    provider, 
    God 

    My 
    moms 
    a queen, 

    that 
    universal 
    team 
    civil
    ized 
    us 

    My 
    pops 
    maybe 
    was 
    late 

    but 
    always 
    came 
    home 

    My 
    moms 
    would 
    put 
    us 
    to 
    bed 

    and she 
    would 
    wait 
    on 

    Soon 
    as 
    he 
    walk 
    in the door 
    she 
    barking 

    turned 
    down 
    the 
    Johnny 
    Carson 

    Jumped 
    out 
    the 
    bed, 

    we grabbed 
    both 
    his 
    legs 

    Me 
    and 
    my 
    brother, 

    not 
    knowing 
    the 
    pain 
    he 
    gave 
    my 
    mother 

    Night 
    after 
    night, 
    fighting, 

    yelling 
    at 
    each 
    other 

    My 
    poppa 
    played 
    the 
    street 
    all 
    day, 

    mama 
    was 
    either 
    home 

    Or at 
    work, 
    while 
    we 
    played 

    inside 
    the 
    hallway 

    She 
    sacrifices 
    all 

    she 
    got 
    to 
    feed 
    us 

    When 
    she 
    was 
    alone 
    she 
    cried 
    by 
    the 

    phone 
    peeping 
    out 
    the 
    window 
    heated 

    But 
    still 
    didn't 
    see 
    it, 

    mama 
    hid 
    it 
    from 
    us 

    We 
    was 
    kids 
    younger, 

    'til 
    we 
    got 
    bigger, 
    on 
    to 

    Bigger 
    things 
    that 
    we 
    knew 

    what the 
    time 
    was 

    That 
    daddy 
    was 
    leaving 
    his 
    crib 

    and 
    my 
    mom's 
    love 

    Verse 3
    Poppa 
    was 
    a playa, 
    playa 
    was 
    in poppa 

    Poppa 
    loved 
    the 
    ladies, 

    never 
    got 
    enough 
    of 

    The 
    pretty 
    brown 
    round, 

    running 
    round 
    town 

    "(Sh!) Don't 
    tell 
    your 
    mother 

    what's 
    going 
    down" 

    Poppa 
    was 
    a playa, 
    playa 
    was 
    in poppa 

    Poppa 
    loved 
    the ladies, 

    never 
    got 
    enough 
    of 

    The 
    pretty 
    brown 
    round, 

    running 
    round 
    town 

    "(Sh!) Don't 
    tell 
    your 
    mother 

    what's going 
    down" 

    So 
    many 
    kids 
    Verse 4
    I knew, 

    never 
    knew 
    who 
    pop 
    was 

    That's 
    why 
    I show 
    my 
    pop 
    love 

    He 
    was 
    still 
    around 
    when 
    popped 
    up

    He 
    could 
    have left 
    my 
    moms 
    pregnant, 

    shook 
    to death 

    But 
    stayed, 
    watched 
    me 
    crawl 

    'til 
    took 
    my 
    first 
    step 

    To the 
    first 
    grade, 
    to 
    my 
    first 
    fistfight 

    Right 
    be
    hind 
    me 
    he 
    would 
    stand 

    No 
    mat
    ter 
    how 
    big 
    or 
    tall, 

    he 
    made 
    me 
    fight 
    you 
    like 
    man 

    Throw 
    dirt 
    in 
    ya 
    eye, 
    swing 
    my 
    right, 

    scoop 
    your 
    ass 
    and 
    slam 

    He 
    watched 
    me 
    so 
    wouldn't 
    get 

    jumped 
    by 
    shorty's 
    fam 

    Roaches 
    of weed 
    all 
    over 
    my 
    crib, 

    him 
    and 
    moms 
    relaxing 

    Next 
    thing 
    you 
    know 
    he 
    packing, 

    so 
    then 
    asked 
    him 

    "What's 
    this 
    white 
    shit 
    on 

    that 
    plate 
    and 
    your 
    face? 

    And, 
    Poppa, 

    why 
    you 
    butt- 
    ass 
    from 
    the 
    waist 

    And, 
    who's this 
    lady 
    I'm 
    facing? 

    Dark 
    skin, 
    you're 
    not 
    my 
    mommy!" 

    He 
    grabbed 
    me 
    up to 
    run 
    some 

    smooth 
    words 
    by 
    me 

    Promise 
    me 
    things 
    that 
    he 
    would 
    buy 
    me 

    If 
    kept 
    my 
    mouth 
    closed 

    and 
    don't 
    tell 
    mommy 

    He 
    said 
    one 
    day 
    I'll 
    understand, 

    "Little 
    me 

    What's 
    in 
    you 
    is inside 
    me" 

    Poppa 
    Verse 5
    was 
    a playa, 
    playa 
    was 
    in poppa 

    Poppa 
    loved 
    the ladies, 

    never 
    got 
    enough 
    of 

    The 
    pretty 
    brown 
    round, 

    running 
    round 
    town 

    "(Sh!) Don't 
    tell 
    your 
    mother 

    what's going 
    down" 

    Poppa 
    was 
    a playa, 
    playa 
    was 
    in poppa 

    Poppa 
    loved 
    the ladies, 

    never 
    got 
    enough 
    of 

    The 
    pretty 
    brown 
    round, 

    running 
    round 
    town 

    "(Sh!) Don't 
    tell 
    your 
    mother 

    what's 
    going 
    down" 

    Pops 
    told 
    me 
    Verse 6
    hold 
    my 
    own 

    Pops 
    told 
    me 
    value 
    home 

    Could 
    I help 
    it 
    poppa 
    was 
    rolling 
    stone? 

    Who 
    loved 
    the 
    pretty 
    brown 
    round, 

    outta 
    town 
    bound 

    Trumpet 
    in 
    his 
    jazz 
    band, 
    he 
    touring 

    At 
    home 
    play 
    his 
    latest 
    recordings 

    And 
    it's strange 
    now 
    how 
    I do 
    my 
    thing 
    now, 

    I'm 
    in the 
    game 
    now 

    In
    herited 
    his 
    brainpower, to pull 

    strings 
    and 
    gain 
    power

    From 
    weed 
    habits 
    are the same 
    now 

    No 
    white 
    lines, 
    no trumpets, 

    just 
    tight 
    rhymes 

    And 
    beats 
    that 
    be pumpin, 
    'fore 
    he 
    left, 

    he 
    taught 
    me 
    something 

    A child's 
    young 
    years 
    the 
    most 

    im
    portant 
    time 
    to 
    be 
    there 

    That's 
    why 
    he 
    stayed 
    'til 
    we 
    grew 
    up, 

    respect 
    is 
    still 
    here 

    I'm 
    older 
    now, 

    see 
    what 
    having 
    father's 
    about 

    One 
    day 
    they can 
    be 
    in 
    your life, 

    next 
    day, they 
    be 
    out 

    It's 
    not 
    be
    cause 
    of 
    you, 

    you 
    know 
    the 
    deal 

    Him 
    and 
    your 
    moms 
    feel 

    If 
    they 
    stay 
    together 
    then 

    someone 
    will 
    get 
    killed 

    love 
    you 
    still, 
    always 
    will, 

    'cause 
    that's 
    my 
    nigga 

    Although 
    you 
    felt 
    you 
    was 
    wrong, 

    still 
    feel 
    you 
    kid 

    Life 
    goes 
    on 

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