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Thug Is A Drug chords by
Mos Def
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Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
D
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Quick question
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Dm
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You ever felt like the realest nigga alive?
D
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F
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Felt too pretty or powerful to die?

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You ever felt ugly enough to cry?

Have you ever begged for mercy?

Have you ever wished you died?
Bm
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C
C

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Have you ever taken pride in the crime?
Bm
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C
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Been too hungry to break down or hide?

Felt low down dirty? Or super

duper high?

Or contemplated murder,

robbery, or suicide?
D
D

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Taken medicine for trouble
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F

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in your mind?
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D

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Or taken down a number? For
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D

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F

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taking up a scheme?
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D

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F

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I made her wild,
F#
F#
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beautiful take her 'til she skeet?

Take her to the penthouse or take

her to the skreet?
Bm
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2

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Tell the Truth
C
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So the waterman he take it to the beat
Bm
Bm
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And I take it to the 'mic
C
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So we takin' what we like
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Take it to your neck

We gon' take it to the bank

Triple X, Killa K

Black we take it to your face
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Like, G "Bank bank"
Verse 2
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D
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Gangsta, birth
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sign is danger
Dm
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It's like thug is the drug
F#m
F#m
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That make 'em fall in love
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Bm
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2

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When love don't love nobody

Bank, bank
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Gangsta, star sign is danger

It's like thug is the drug

Ready rock, steady pump

Man they leanin' and

they fiendin'
D
D

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Cause they can't get enough
Verse 3
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The Dee- Jay play this song
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in the dance
D
D

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And every buggy on the block
Dm
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got the tune on blast

The TV is like the radio with visuals too

So shiny, so gutter, mean moody and cool
Bm
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Tell the truth

They might be doing things
C
C

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that you wanna' do
Bm
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C
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You fantasize as they be living it through

The big home with the beautiful view

You have a swim in the pool, and get fresh

And take a spin in the coupe
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You probably want to feel
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F

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the world in your palm
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D

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While hold a gun in your hand
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And make 'em know you a star

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And there's those who

probably already are

They well known in they zone

Or they town or they block
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Then there's the rest
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who are usually not
Bm
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And the heavy dose of thug
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feel like all that they got
Interlude 1

So they ready to rock, R- r- rock
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Verse 4
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Gangsta, birth sign is danger

It's like thug is the drug
F#m
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That make 'em fall in love
C
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When love don't love nobody

Bank, bank
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Gangsta, star sign is danger

It's like thug is the drug

Ready rock, steady pump

Man they leanin' and

they fiendin'
D
D

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Cause they can't get enough
Outro 1
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F#m
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • F

  • Dm

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • F#

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • B

    2

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Thug Is A Drug by Mos Def is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Thug Is A Drug are Eb, Gb, Ebm, Db, Cm, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Gb, Ebm, Db, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Thug Is A Drug is approximately 171 beats per minute.

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