Key: A major•
Verse 1
A
D
C#
A
D
G
C#
Yo, we
keep it type raw,
When the nightfall come,
we in the right war
Cats who spill blood for a cause,
not just because
Defy the authority and follow
god's law
Revolutionary entrepeneurs, who
make the fans
F#m
Bm
Clap they hands and stompin the floor
D
A
not start the applause
A
F#m
without further ado
of my crew, mos def!
Verse 2
adjective adverb
B
A
Original or remix, sunburst and eclipse
B
A
Me and kwe'combine
B
A
like strands on a double- helix
C#m
A
My speech seasoned,
B
F#m
with dialect of my region
B
A
they nah reach agreement
Bm
A
Pressure in the mornin,
B
A
F#m
pressure in the evenin
D
Verse 3
A
B
A
You,
A
D
And, move, with, this, yes,
G
C#
this, means, you
You, you
A
Yeah,
Verse 4
alright yeah, alright yeah,
alright yeah
yeah
F#m
A
Things changed since we came out, been
Verse 5
Bm
bloods and crips in new york
The y- 2- k celebration was
B
A
n't big in new york
Babylon live in new york,
B
F#m
should I keep a crib in new york
C#
A
B
F#
Or just v.i., to handle my b.i.
with three eyes
Verse 6
same thing myself
Smog in the city ain't no
good for your health
Things changed in new york,
type strange in new york
F#m
A
Forty- deuce don't look
D
C#
the same in new york
B
A
tricks and big games in new york
F#m
A
Switched trains a writer can't
get fame in new york
Internet and wall street
B
F#
got paid in new york
got slayed in new york
Even still, everyday they make
B
A
weight in new york
Flashlights lookin for a
A
B
In new york they say it's red hot
F#m
A
Will the temperature ease
D
C#
up? black I guess not
no sign for rest stops
No dance school to teach
B
F#m
you to wop and bus stop
it's not so just stop
B
A
B
F#m
All mankind time runnin down on one watch,
Verse 7
D
G
D
C#
If, you, are, just, coming, in, I, will
A
D
G
Say it, once, more, so, you,
D
C#
can, hear, cause
And, move, with, this, yes,
this, means, you
You, you
Verse 8
A
B
These cats undercover like gay rappers
dealin with mystery
B
F#
batter that's spe cifically
C#
A
Designed to make rappers break faster
dormant
Water from the well stay pourin
B
A
I answer back when I hear fate callin
Freedom fighter ready to attack at the
B
F#m
crack of a new day dawnin
for the application
F#m
Bm
My flow is great like the lakes and
D
A
it rocks like applachains
My facts more than make up for
B
A
what you lack in imagination
F#m
A
You more confused than ti ger woods
B
A
when he made up cabalaysian
I'm sayin!
Verse 9
B
F#
Break bounds like the jet concorde
C#
A
Win awards before I leave for
Bm
F#m
whether I'm on or off shore
A
F#m
High potent, zone coastin, no jokin
Peep the focus, high resolution,
high reception
B
A
my bredren from reflection like
Verse 10
B
D
C#
A
You, need, to, get, up, right, now
B
A
And, move, with, this, yes,
A
F#m
D
You, need, to, get, up, right, now
A
B
A
F#m
A
And, move, with, this, yes, this, means,
B
A
you, we goin
Outro 1
B
A
A
B
A
D
A
D
C#
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