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The Prelude chords by
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Key: G# minor•
Verse 1
Em
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"You know you got this

fantasy in your head

About getting out of the life

And setting the corporate

world on its ear

What the fuck you gonna do
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Em
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Except hustle
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Besides pimping
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You really ain't got the stom
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ach for that"
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The game's
Verse 2

fucked up
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Niggas beats is banging
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Nigga ya hooks did it
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Ya lyrics didn't
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Ya gangsta look did it
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So I would write it if
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y'all could get it
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Being intricate'll get ya wood critics
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On the internet
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They like you should spit it, I'm
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like you should buy it
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Nigga that's good business
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Forget this rap shit I need
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a new hustle

A little bit of everything,
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a new improved Russell
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I say that reluctantly 'cause
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I do struggle
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As you see I can't leave
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so I do love you
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But I'm just a hustler

disguised as a rapper
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In fact you can't fit this hustle
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inside of a wrapper
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Back when crack was what
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these pills are
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I was a real star complete with real cars
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No video ones,
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you can and come set up a camera
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Let the video run
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In my real life complete with
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real ice
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VVS boulders all invisibly set
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Head an d shoulders my
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in visible neck
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You see Hova wasn't digital yet
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Before Steve Jobs made the iPod
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Was getting head jobs,
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we call that intimate
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Back when rappers wouldn't
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dare play lyrical roulette
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With an automatic weapon
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I was rapping with a Tek
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Fresh like Manny be chain
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like antifreeze

Shoe box full of cash
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Dealer man hand me keys
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Pantries full of Arm & Hammer
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Don't take Nancy
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Drew to see what it do
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I'ma damn g
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Just sent a million dollars
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through a hands free
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That's big money talk can
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you answer me?
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Before the Answer was a three
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I was down in Georgetown with a Hoya chick,

loyal chick
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Sure he's rich now 'cause he saw this shit,

all this shit

That's why they call him Hov cause
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he came before all this shit
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Bought a six,
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quarter seven skipped on them quarter 8s
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Bought a nine for nonstop
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glockwork all the time
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Guess
Verse 3

who's back
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Since this is a New Era
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got a fresh new hat
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Ten year veteran
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I been said I been through
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with this bullshit game

But I never can
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I used to think rapping at
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thirty eight was ill
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When last year alone I grossed

about thirty eight mill
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I know I ain't quite
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thirty eight but still
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The flow so Special got a .38 feel
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The real is back
Outro 1
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Prelude by Jay-Z is G# minor.

The primary chords used in The Prelude are G#m, F#, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G#m, F#, C#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Prelude is approximately 167 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Prelude using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for The Prelude. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Jay-Z.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add The Prelude to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

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