Show Business
Show Business

Show Business easy guitar chords by A Tribe Called Quest

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  • Verse 1
    Let me 
    tell you 
    'bout 
    the snakes, 

    the fakes, 
    the 
    lies 

    The 
    highs 
    at all 
    of these 

    industry 
    shing-d
    ings 

    Where 
    Where you 
    see 
    the 
    pretty 
    girls 

    In 
    the 
    high 
    anim
    ated 
    world 

    Checkin' 
    for 
    a rapper 
    with 
    all 
    the 
    dough 

    If 
    you take 
    a shit 
    they want 
    to 
    know 

    An
    d if 
    you're gonna 
    fall, 

    they won't 
    be 
    around, 
    y'all 

    So you 
    still 
    wanna 
    do the 
    show 
    business? 

    And you 
    think 
    that you 

    got 
    what it 
    takes? 

    I mean 
    you really 
    gotta 
    rap 

    and be 
    all 
    that 

    And prepare 
    yourself 
    for 
    the breaks 

    Check 
    it out 

    Verse 2
    Do you 
    wanna 
    be 
    in the 
    business? 

    (the business) 

    The ups 
    and 
    downs 
    with 
    the hoes 

    (the business) 

    Always 
    gettin' 
    fronted 
    on 
    at 
    shows 

    (the busi
    ness) 

    People gotta 
    stick 
    their 
    nose 

    (in the 
    business) 

    Yo, 
    I gotta 
    speak 
    on the 
    cesspool 
    It's the 
    Verse 3

    rap 
    industry 
    and it 

    ain't that 
    cool 

    Only 
    if 
    you're on stage 
    or if 
    you're 

    speakin' 
    to your 
    people 

    Ain't no 
    one 
    your equal 

    Espe
    cially 
    on 
    the industry 
    side 

    Don't 
    let the 
    games 
    just 
    glide 

    Right 
    through your 
    fingers, 

    you 
    gotta 
    know 
    the 
    deal 

    So 
    Lord 
    Jamar speak, 

    because 
    you're 
    real 

    Verse 4
    They're givin' 
    you the 
    busi
    ness 

    and puttin' 
    on 
    show 

    You're 
    mil
    lion 
    dollar 
    man 

    that ain't 
    got 
    no 
    dough 

    But 
    you 
    got 
    a ho 
    tickets 

    backstage 
    to a 
    show 

    Sedated 
    an
    d at 
    that fact 
    they 
    elated 

    Time 
    pass 
    and 
    your 
    ass 
    say, 

    "Where's 
    my 
    loot?" 

    The reply 
    is a 
    kick 
    in the 
    ass 

    from 
    leg 
    and a boot 

    All you 
    wanna 
    do is 
    taste 
    the fruit 

    But 
    in 
    the 
    back 
    they're makin' 
    fruit 
    juice 

    You ask for 
    slack 
    and wanna 

    get 
    cut 
    loose 
    from 
    the label 

    Not 
    able 
    'cause 
    you signed 
    at the 
    table 

    For 
    pretty 
    cash 
    ad
    vance, 

    now they 
    got 
    a song 
    and 
    dance 

    That 
    you didn't 
    recoup, 

    more 
    soup 
    wit' 
    ya meal? 

    'Cause 
    this 
    is the 
    real 
    when you 

    get 
    a record 
    deal 

    And 
    I say 

    Verse 5
    Shuck
    s, 
    look what the 
    cat 
    hauled 
    in 

    It's 
    Phife Dawg 
    from 
    Tribe 
    Called 
    Quest, 

    let me be
    gin 

    Like 
    Chuck 
    D, 

    got so 
    much 
    trouble 
    on my 
    mind 

    'Bout these 
    no-talent artists 
    artists 
    gettin' signed, 

    they 
    can't 
    rhyme 

    And if that 
    ain't bad, 

    you 
    got 
    bootleggers 

    Goin' 
    out 
    like 
    suck
    ers, 
    mother
    fuckers 

    Feel 
    it's time 
    that 
    I let 
    loose 
    the 
    lion 

    And if 
    not that 
    then 
    I'll commence 

    to head 
    fly
    in' 

    Seems 
    in 
    '91 everybody 

    want 
    rhyme 

    And then you 
    go 
    and sell my 

    tape for 
    only 
    $5.99? 

    Please 
    nigga, 
    I've 
    worked too 
    hard 
    for this 

    No 
    more will 
    I take 
    the 

    booty 
    end 
    of the 
    stick 

    Bogus 
    brothers 
    makin' 
    albums 
    when 

    they 
    know they 
    can't 
    hack 
    it 

    Cos they 
    lyrics 
    is played 

    like 
    8-Ball 
    jackets 

    Now tell 
    me I 
    can
    't 
    tear 
    it up 

    Go 
    get 
    your
    self some 
    toilet 
    paper 

    'cause 
    your lyrics 
    is but

    Verse 6
    Do you 
    wanna 
    be 
    in 

    the business? (the business) 

    People 
    can't 
    walk 
    a straight 

    line 
    in 
    (the business) 

    Some 
    of these 
    brothers 
    can't 
    rhyme 

    in 
    (the business) 

    Ayo, I'm tryna 
    get 
    mine 
    (the business) The 
    party 
    scene 
    is cool, 

    but then 
    again 
    it's all 
    the 
    same 

    You see 
    the same 
    faces, 

    but at 
    different 
    places 

    When 
    you're up 
    and rid
    in' high 

    everything 
    is palsy-palsy 

    Get 
    Get 
    a million 
    pounds 
    and all 

    the 
    skins 
    give 
    you hugs 

    Well that's 
    cool, 
    I can 
    dig 
    it, 

    it really 
    ain't my 
    bag 

    Prefer 
    to max 
    on 
    the 
    side 

    and let my 
    pants 
    sag 

    "Oh, 
    he's 
    cutie", 
    yeah, 
    real 
    cute 

    But I 
    wasn't 
    that 
    cute 
    when 

    I didn't 
    have no 
    loot 

    Although 
    I hit a 
    pound 
    of herbs 

    I'm still 
    nice 
    with 
    the verbs 

    So 
    fuck 
    what 
    you heard 

    The born 
    cipher, 

    cipher 
    mas
    ter 
    makes 
    me think 
    much 
    faster 

    But critics 
    still 
    continue 
    to 
    plaster 

    My 
    name 
    and 
    dis
    credit 
    my 
    fame 

    All 
    that shit 
    is game 

    And I don't 
    really 
    give 
    a damn 

    Eat 
    from 
    the tree 
    of life 
    and throw 

    away the 
    verbal 
    ham 

    Verse 7
    Well, 
    excuse 
    me, 

    I gotta 
    add 
    my two 
    cents 
    in 

    Don't 
    be 
    alarmed, 

    the 
    rhyme 
    was 
    con
    densed 
    in 

    A matter 
    of 
    minutes 
    so 
    it must 
    be 
    told 

    All 
    that 
    glitters, 
    not 
    gold 

    Everybody 
    wants 
    deal, 

    help me 
    make 
    a demo 

    See 
    my 
    name 
    in bright 
    lights, 

    ride 
    around 
    in 
    a limo 

    My 
    moms 
    keeps 
    beefin' 

    (boy, get 
    job) 

    But I 
    wanna 
    make jams, 

    dam
    n, 
    I know 
    I'll slam 

    Huh, 
    well 
    it's not 
    that 
    easy 

    You gotta 
    get 
    label 
    that's 

    willin' 
    and able 

    To market 
    and promote, 

    and 
    you better 
    hope 

    (For what?) That the 
    product 
    is dope 

    Take 
    it from 
    Diamond, 

    it's like 
    mountain 
    climbin' 

    When 
    it comes 
    to 
    rhymin' 

    you gotta 
    put 
    your 
    time 
    in 

    Get 
    a good 
    lawyer 
    so 
    problems 

    won't 
    pile 

    You don't 
    wanna 
    make 
    a pitch 

    that's 
    wild 

    Outro 1




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