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Surviving The Times chords by 
Nas 
N/A•
Verse 1
Am
Em
F
G
Am
Em
F
But that's the whole tragic point,
G
my friends
Am
Em
F
G
What would I do
Am
Em
F
If I could suddenly feel?
G
Am
Em
F
And to know, once again,
G
Am
Em
F
that what I feel
F#dim
is real?
Gsus4
C
I could cry
Am
G#aug
Am
I could smile
D
I might lay back for a while
G
Tell me what,
C
Em
G
Gsus4
(what) what would I do
G
Am
Em
F
If I could feel?
G
I was
Verse 2
Am
young,
Em
F
I was survivin' the times
Waitin' for my moment,
I was destined to shine
G
Am
Em
Little Ray had an NXX, I was
F
hopin' I'm next
Wantin' bracelets,
G
Am
never had a rope on my neck
Em
F
Unless I was holdin' Taiyeh chain,
Rest In Peace
G
Even though that night you flipped on us,
Am
you warned us
Em
F
If you came back and we's still on the corners,
we goners
G
Movin' on to,
Verse 3
Am
move your arm in your watch
Em
F
To another time on the block
'Cause this 40 Side where
G
they said Shorty rhyme
Am
Em
Tragedy, he used to come
F
through all the time
I'm talkin' Juice Crew,
G
not what the word define
Am
Em
He had a sister named Erin,
F
for sure was fine
That was my first crush,
G
I bought my first mic
Am
Em
F
I wrote my first verse, I was about nine
G
I was about mine, fantasize house- buying
Verse 4
Am
Em
F
Met Paul, he wore some big glasses
Him and Melquan took
G
me where G Rap lived
Am
Em
F
I was happy just gettin' some an swers
I ain't even know what a
G
record advance was
Am
I'm seein' hoes sex
Em
F
in the studio bathroom
With rap dudes,
G
thinkin' wow she moved me
Am
Same girl then,
Em
F
right now's a groupie
Back then,
G
she was like the star in the movie
Am
Em
F
Large jewelry and ex pensive Gucci
Next stop,
G
Paid In Full posse recruits me
Am
Knew they were some millionaires,
Em
F
their ropes were dookie
Eric B man lookin' like
G
touch- it- he- shoot- me
Am
Em
F
You see, every time Ra didn't show
I get to record demos
G
at attempts to blow
Am
I wonder could they tell,
Em
F
how did they know
G
Am
Sixteen years later, here I go
Em
F
What– what would I do?
Verse 5
G
Am
Em
F
What– what– what would I
G
Am
do?
Em
F
What– what– what would I
G
Am
do?
Em
F
What– what– what would I do?
G
I'm with
Verse 6
Am
Akinyele in the street,
Em
F
trynna get us a deal
G
G Rap tried to get us to sign to Cold Chill
Am
But Fly Ty didn't have the
Em
F
contract we wanted
Clark Kent just signed Das,
G
he didn't want us
Am
Em
Russell said I sounded like G,
F
the nigga fronted
Reef and Matty C offered
G
me a little money
Am
Em
Shit a little funny, feel a little laughter
F
Rebel of Hip- Hop comin'
G
through a white rapper
Verse 7
Am
Em
F
My boy MC Serch nevertheless
G
Took me to Columbia, back then CBS
Am
Chris Schwartz,
Em
F
RuffHouse, he was the best man
Now buggin' 'cause the label
G
had just dropped De f Jam
Am
Could you picture Russell
Em
F
needin' a check, man?
But he smart,
G
Am
he plotted a plan for Polygram
Em
F
Life is ill, again life's a movie
Then, the roster's: Cypress Hill, Nas,
G
Am
and Fugees
Em
F
Before I sold records, no promotion
The rap world like,
G
"What's all this commotion?"
Am
Em
Went plat', mad bottles
F
I'm toastin'
20 20 hindsight,
G
Am
but how did they know then?
Em
F
What– what would I do?
Verse 8
G
Am
Em
What– what– what would
F
I do?
G
Am
Em
F
What– what– what would I
G
Am
do?
Em
F
What– what– what would I do?
G
Invin
Verse 9
Am
Em
F
cible, lyrical, miracle man, huh
G
But back to the matter at hand
Am
'Cause ten years ago we
Em
F
all strived to be twenty- five
G
Some cats didn't make it alive
Am
Em
Dated some stars but re
F
spect their privacy
Copped mad cars,
G
layin' back in the driver's seat
Am
Em
Held myself down,
F
just steerin' the wheel
G
Here I am, completed my whole
Am
record deal
Em
F
What– what would I do?
Verse 10
G
Am
Em
What– what– what would
F
I do?
G
Am
Em
F
What– what– what would I
G
Am
do?
What– what– what
Em
F
would I do?
G
Verse 11
Am
Em
F
What would I do?
G
Am
Em
F
Am
If I could reach inside of me?
Em
F
G
Am
And to know how it feels to say
Em
F
"I like what I see..."
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C
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D
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