Surviving The Times
Surviving The Times

Surviving The Times easy guitar chords by Nas

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    • Verse 1

    But that's 
    the 
    whole 
    tragic 
    point, 

    my friends 

    What 
    would 
    I 
    do 


    If 
    I 
    could 
    sud
    denly 
    feel? 

    And 
    to know, 
    once 
    again, 

    that what 
    I feel 

    is 
    real? 

    I could 
    cry 

    I could 
    smile 

    I might 
    lay 
    back 
    for 
    a while 

    Tell 
    me 
    what, 

    (what) what 
    would 
    I 
    do 

    If 
    I 
    could 
    feel? 

    I was 
    Verse 2
    young, 

    I was sur
    vivin' 
    the times 

    Waitin' 
    for my 
    moment, 

    I was 
    destined 
    to shine 

    Little 
    Ray 
    had 
    an 
    NXX, I was 

    hopin' 
    I'm next 

    Wantin' 
    bracelets, 

    never 
    had 
    a 
    rope 
    on my neck

    Unless 
    I was 
    holdin' 
    Taiye
    h chain, 

    Rest 
    In Peace 

    Even 
    though 
    that night 
    you flipped 
    on 
    us, 

    you 
    warned 
    us 

    If 
    you came 
    back 
    and 
    we's 
    still 
    on the corners, 

    we 
    goners 

    Movin' 
    on 
    to, 
    Verse 3

    move 
    your arm 
    in your watch 

    To 
    another 
    time 
    on the block 

    'Cause 
    this 
    40 Side 
    where 

    they said 
    Shorty 
    rhyme 

    Tragedy, 
    he 
    used to 
    come 

    through 
    all 
    the time 

    I'm talkin' 
    Juice 
    Crew, 

    not 
    what the 
    word 
    define 

    He had 
    a sister 
    named 
    Erin, 

    for sure 
    was 
    fine 

    That was 
    my first 
    crush, 

    I bought 
    my first 
    mic 

    I wrote 
    my first 
    verse, 
    I was 
    about 
    nine 

    I was 
    about 
    mine, 
    fantasize 
    house- 
    buying 

    Verse 4
    Met 
    Paul, 
    he wore 
    some 
    big 
    glasses 

    Him 
    and 
    Melquan took 

    me where 
    G Rap 
    lived 

    I was 
    happy 
    just 
    gettin' 
    some 
    an
    swers 

    I 
    ain't even 
    know 
    what a 

    record 
    ad
    vance 
    was 

    I'm seein' 
    hoes 
    sex 

    in the studio 
    bathroom 

    With rap 
    dudes, 

    thinkin' 
    wow 
    she 
    moved 
    me 

    Same 
    girl 
    then, 

    right 
    now's 
    a 
    groupie 

    Back then, 

    she 
    was like 
    the star 
    in the movie 

    Large 
    jewelry 
    and 
    ex
    pensive 
    Gucci 

    Next 
    stop, 

    Paid 
    In Full 
    posse 
    re
    cruits 
    me 

    Knew 
    they were 
    some millionaires, 

    their ropes 
    were 
    dookie 

    Eric B 
    man 
    lookin' 
    like 

    touch- 
    it- he- shoot- 
    me 

    You see, 
    every 
    time 
    Ra 
    didn't 
    show 

    I get 
    to record 
    demos 

    at attempts 
    to blow 

    I wonder 
    could 
    they tell, 

    how 
    did they 
    know 

    Sixteen 
    years 
    later, 
    here 
    I 
    go 

    What– what 
    would 
    I 
    do? 
    Verse 5


    What– what– what 
    would 
    I 

    do? 

    What– what– what 
    would 
    I 

    do? 

    What– what– what 
    would 
    I 
    do? 

    I'm with 
    Verse 6
    Akinyele in the 
    street, 

    trynna get 
    us a deal 

    G Rap 
    tried 
    to get 
    us to sign 
    to 
    Cold 
    Chill 

    But 
    Fly 
    Ty 
    didn't 
    have 
    the 

    contract 
    we wanted 

    Clark 
    Kent 
    just 
    signed 
    Das, 

    he didn't 
    want 
    us 

    Russell 
    said 
    I sounded 
    like G, 

    the nigga 
    fronted 

    Reef 
    and Matty 
    C 
    offered 

    me 
    a little 
    money 

    Shit 
    a little 
    funny, 
    feel 
    a little 
    laughter 

    Re
    bel of 
    Hip- 
    Hop 
    comin' 

    through 
    a white 
    rapper 

    Verse 7
    My 
    boy 
    MC 
    Ser
    ch 
    neverthe
    less 

    Took 
    me to Columbia, 
    back 
    then 
    CBS 

    Chris 
    Schwartz, 

    RuffHouse, he 
    was the be
    st 
    man 

    Now 
    buggin' 
    'cause 
    the label 

    had 
    just 
    dropped 
    De
    f 
    Jam 

    Could 
    you picture 
    Russell 

    needin' 
    a check
    , 
    man? 

    But 
    he smart, 

    he plotted 
    a plan 
    for 
    Polygram 

    Life is 
    ill, 
    again 
    life's 
    a 
    movie 

    Then, 
    the 
    roster's: Cypress 
    Hill, Nas, 

    and 
    Fugees 

    Before 
    I sold 
    re
    cords, 
    no 
    pro
    motion 

    The rap 
    world 
    like, 

    "What's all 
    this 
    com
    motion?" 

    Went 
    plat', mad 
    bottles 

    I'm toastin' 

    20 20 hindsight, 

    but how 
    did they know 
    then? 

    What– what 
    would 
    I 
    do? 
    Verse 8


    What– what– what 
    would 

    I 
    do? 

    What– what– what 
    would 
    I 

    do? 

    What– what– what 
    would 
    I 
    do? 

    Invin
    Verse 9
    cible, 
    lyrical, 
    miracle 
    man, 
    huh 

    But 
    back 
    to 
    the matter 
    at 
    hand 

    'Cause 
    ten 
    years 
    ago 
    we 

    all strived 
    to be 
    twenty- 
    five 

    Some 
    cats 
    didn't 
    make 
    it alive 

    Dated 
    some 
    stars 
    but 
    re

    spect 
    their pri
    vacy 

    Copped 
    mad 
    cars, 

    layin' 
    back 
    in the driver
    's 
    seat 

    Held 
    myself 
    down, 

    just 
    steerin' 
    the wheel 

    Here 
    I 
    am, completed 
    my 
    whole 

    record 
    deal 

    What– what 
    would 
    I 
    do? 
    Verse 10


    What– what– what 
    would 

    I 
    do? 

    What– what– what 
    would 
    I 

    do? 

    What– what– what 

    would 
    I 
    do? 

    Verse 11

    What 
    would 
    I do? 

    If 
    I could 
    reach 
    inside 
    of me? 

    And to 
    know 
    how 
    it 
    feels 
    to 
    say 

    "I like 
    what I 
    see..." 

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