Swimming with Sharks chords by Flame
Verse 1
Am
I been lied on, blackballed
Never said a thing
Wait, wait, let me set the scene
It's been over ten years now
Swimming in the water with great white
Tiger- like hammerhead sharks
I've been overlooked, underpaid
Never said a thing
Seen brother kill brother like
Dm
Abel and Cain
Am
Everything ain't what it seem when
You see behind the scenes
Dm
Am
It's a pretty scary thing when
Dm
You see who pulling strings
Am
I done seen them sharp teeth looking
Deep in a shark's eyes
Dm
All I could do is pray I
Bb
Was prey in a shark's eyes
Am
I just wanna rap for God
Wanna see some people saved
Dm
But I am so afraid if
Bb
my publishing is shaved
Am
Seeing royalty payments that break
Up loyalty statements
Since I started in the basement
Dm
I've been royalty shaded
Am
I got a call, dude threatenin'
to blackball
F
You know who you are
'Cause I said I wouldn't
Dm
Am
sign with y'all?
Why you wanna see the flame fall?
Is that what you in the game for?
Some people doubt, "Is
E
the game over?"
Dm
F
You should really be ashamed
Dm
You can be a pain need to be tamed,
Am
dang bro
Take my kindness as weakness (alright)
Up execs ought to tweak this (what)
Rapping less about Jesus
(yeah)
It's overwhelming egregious (I know)
When you see all the greediness
(I know)
Dm
F
Capitalism at it's finest? (woo)
"Oh, you can break the glass
E
ceiling
(or sellout) be a slave and
Am
just sign this"
Verse 2
Swimming in this industry ain't
Just with the fishes
Dm
You swimming with the bloodthirsty
E
Dm
E
Fame- seeking vicious
Dm
Am
Cold- hearted,
selfish- minded sneaky
Opportunists
Dm
Who will call another venue and then
E
Tell 'em they be foolish
Am
If they book you 'cause they
Artist bring a better show
If you coming in this ocean
Dm
Even if you got a boat?
Am
There's some people that's aboard
That's ready to overthrow
If you don't know how to swim
Dm
Then at least you better
float
'Cause these shark
Am
s smell weakness
They'll eat you alive
I know that you was thinking that
Dm
We doing this for God
Am
"Well, surprise!" certain
guys coming
For your neck bring something
to the table
Bb
They'll steal your con nect
Am
Take credit for it, discredit
you and benefit
Dm
From your blood, it's messed up
Bb
It's levels to this disrespect
Am
When predators see a threat
They be going all out
And you see them jaws out
E
Dm
F
Better know that Jaws out woo
Verse 3
F
What I been through, only
E
God knows (ah)
All them long nights,
Am
only God knows
Dm
(God knows)
F
Dm
Am
Dm
F
G
Will I be alright? Only God knows
Got me questioning the
C
Dm
life here that I chose
F
(ah)
What I been through,
Dm
Em
only God knows (ah)
E
Am
F
All them long nights, only God knows (ah)
Am
Will I be alright? Only God
C
G
knows (yeah)
Dm
Am
Dm
I'm just trying to stay afloat, yeah
Verse 4
Am
So much slander, so much dealing
While you swimming guard your heart
May you never compromise
Fall apart and become a shark
Every time when they plot my
Demise and they scheme (uh huh)
Then I cry
"Most High" and my God
intervenes (yeah)
With a ram and a bush and
He fights all my battles
And they bribe and they push
Dm
With all their might
But it don't matter (na)
Am
'Cause He guards,
shields, rescues, saves
"You just stay faithful,
Dm
Bb
pray, pray
Am
You'll get your reward
Don't you ever change (no)
Dm
Focus on the Lord yeah
Bb
Keep preaching His grace
Am
Keep telling the world
(what) that our Jesus
saves
And we're protected and it's
Dm
All gonna pass away
Am
Just keep it pushing, like"
Verse 5
F
Am
F
Just keep swimming, just,
Am
just keep swimming
Dm
F
Am
Just keep swimming, just,
Dm
just keep swimming
Am
Just keep swimming,
just, just keep swimming
Dm
Just keep swimming, just,
just keep swimming
Swimming
Swimming with Sharks
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