Success chords by Derek b.
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Intro 1
(A minor)
Verse 1
Yo (A minor)
D, you know they have def
B -Line in your army?
Go on, yeah.
Yeah.
Give it to me, please.
Alright, sweet.
Hold on.
Come on.
Like this?
Yeah, that's right. (C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
(C major) (E minor) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor) (C major) (A minor)
The secret of success is
within your (E minor) self
(A minor) Seek (G major) and thou shalt find,
just put (A minor) it to the
test
You can take a horse to water,
but you can't
make (C major) it drink
(A minor) Open up your mind, boy, start to think
But don't think we (C major) a dick,
(A minor) boy, think we a blame
Let (C major) me see if (A minor) I can just (C major)
make (E minor) this plain
(A minor) You (C major) want (A minor) re (C major) spect?
Well, you've gotta earn (A minor) it
It's like (C major) education,
(G major) you (A minor) know you've (C major) gotta learn it
Want fancy cars, money (E minor) and wealth
(C major) But (A minor) what are (C major) you prepared
to do (A minor) for yourself?
I know tradi (C major) tional (G major) ist societies
keep (A minor) us (C major) on hold (A minor)
Mind con (C major) trol is (A minor) their ultimate (C major) goal
Keeping people dumb,
cutting back (A minor) on education
Making sure that we always
(G major) stay (A minor) up for election
But you gotta break (C major) the (G major) mould from
(C major) what you've been given
You want proof of that?
Well, I'm (A minor) the livin'
Got out (C major) my situation, got out (A minor) my mess
(C major) And (A minor) right now, y 'all,
I'm (C major) headed for (E minor) suc (C major) cess, success
(A minor) (C major) (B flat major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (E minor)
(C major) (B flat major) (A minor) (F sharp minor) (A minor) (C major)
American kids can look (A minor) at (E minor) black men as (C major) black chiefs of police
Now (G major) (C major) that is fair
In
England, that day has (G major) not (C major) yet come
Gov (A minor) ern ment (C major) politicians al
(G major) ways get (C major) tin' (A minor) it wrong
The voice of (C major) black young
Britain, they call me (A minor) militant youth
(C major) What's up with y 'all?
You frightened of hearing the truth? (A minor)
No more excuses,
(G major) it's time (A minor) to get on
Black's been (C major) at the (G major) back
for (C major) much too long
Pos (A minor) itive think (C major) ing,
(G major) got (C major) to keep learning
Give up the crime or your soul will be burning
A message for all you
suckers (A minor) on the side
Who think you (C major) can do it with
an easy ride (A minor) to the top
For (C major) those of you who (A minor) think that way,
let me tell you something
You're no sweet
F .A.
Because (C major) hard work, (A minor) boy,
(C major) is the (A minor) only way to do it
Some (C major) brothers didn't listen,
(G major) then (C major) they broke
(A minor) I ain't ever (C major) gonna stop (A minor)
to even take a rest
Until I hit the pinnacle of suc (C major) cess
(E minor) Success (A minor)
(C major) (F major) (B flat major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
(C major) (A minor) (D major) (A minor) (F sharp major) (A minor) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (F major) (B flat major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (F sharp major) (E minor) (A minor)
(F sharp minor) (A minor) (C major) Never ever (G major) forget where (C major) I am (A minor) from
And (C major) I'll never become an
Uncle
Tom
When (A minor) I used to (C major) rock the mic
back home in the east (A minor)
I was face to (C major) face with
the (A minor) hu man beast
(C major) You (A minor) know, drugs,
(C major) extor (A minor) tion was (C major) the (A minor) name of the game
My music was the only thing
that kept me sane
I've been cut by (C major) people (G major) for
the (A minor) color of my skin
Been rejected from (G major) doors who
wouldn't let (C major) my ass (A minor) in
But I (C major) kept on fighting,
(G major) never los (C major) ing my cool
Knowing one day the (G major) whole of
(C major) London I'll rule
Now the world is my oyster
(A minor) and I'm the pearl
I invest (C major) my money,
don't have to wear gold
(A minor) Cause I know who (C major) I am,
I'm at peace (E minor) with (A minor) my self
(C major) And if you've got it,
you don't have to show off your wealth
I got it all now, and I ain't going away (A minor)
I'm up (C major) at the top,
and I'm here to stay
Nothing tastes sweeter,
(G major) I (C major) bet you can guess
Than (A minor) the (C major) sweet,
sweet smell (A minor) of (G major) (C major) success
Success (G major) (A minor)
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(C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (A minor) (C major) (B flat major) (C major)
(A minor)
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(C major)
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(A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major)
(A minor) (A minor) This
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