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J. Cole
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Em
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I said set it off on my left
B
B
2

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Set it off on my right
Am
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I said liquor all in my breath
C
C

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Bitches all in my sight
D
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Em
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I said real niggas trying to fuck
B
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2

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Fuck niggas wanna fight
Am
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I said gun shots into the air
F#
F#
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Em
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But I ain't scared for my life
Interlude 1

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Em
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Verse 2
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Yeah, God flow

Paint a picture like a young Pablo,

Picasso

Niggas sayin' live fast, die young,

so I drive slow

And pray I die old

In the drop with the top low

Met a bad bitch from Chicago,

my hat wasn't cocked, yo

Kept it straight, shit, cause y'all know

And if not, you'll learn how

them niggas in the chi go

I ain't fuck her, but I'm thinking

'bout it
D
D

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Em
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My niggas say why you gotta

think about it?

The bitch want too much,
B
B
2

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hit my phone too much
Em
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If I gotta be frank about it,

ain't worth the stress

First the text, then the draws,

see first the sex

Then it's calls cause

the bird's obsessed

Want flowers, cards, and the purses next

Nah, bitch can't get a dollar

Cole on twitter, bitch can't get a follow

Can get a nut,

heard "can't get enough"

Now she fuck a nigga thinkin'
D
D

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that she may hit the lotto
Em
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B
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2

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No way, Jose
C
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Could write a book called, "the

things hoes say"
B
B
2

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Show a lot of love to my

sisters though
C
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D
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But these bitches so predictable
Em
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I'm in trouble

Getting to the promised land

You don't want problems, I promise, man
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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B
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Bm
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B
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Em
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I take
B
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2

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you to the promise land
Em
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Bm
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2

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D
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You don't want problems, I promise, man
Verse 3
Em
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I said set it off on my left
B
B
2

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Set it off on my right

I said liquor all in my breath
C
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Bm
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Bitches all in my sight
B
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Em
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I said real niggas trying to fuck
B
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2

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Fuck niggas wanna fight
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C
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I said gun shots into the air
B
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But I ain't scared for my life
Em
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I said
Verse 4
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And I'm going back to school

Only for the hoes and a class or two

Young bad bitch made

the pastor drool

Everybody sweat her like catholic school

Sat next to her in the back

of the class

Cheated off of her test and

I'm grabbing her ass

She like "don't you know

this shit already?

Nigga, ain't you rich already?"

Yeah, but I got dumb as shit
D
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Em
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Hanging 'round these rappers

cause they dumb as shit

But I'm back on track,
D
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jump shot wasn't that good
Em
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Couldn't sell crack but I rap good

That's one stereotype
D
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Em
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Know a lot of niggas that'll

marry your type

Bad bitch with a degree,

I let 'em scoop ya
D
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Em
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I'm koopa, I never been the Mario type

No saving hoes

I ain't fooled cause a lot of cool bitches

That a nigga went to school

with is major hoes

And theirs mans don't know,

mans don't know, fa show

Had a nigga's baby,

little mans don't know

Mama, was a freak, got it in on the low
B
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12 years later when my song come on,

he ask
Em
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"mama, did you fuck J. Cole?"
Verse 5

Whoa
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Getting to the promised land

You don't want problems, I promise, man
Bm
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Em
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Em
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I take you to
B
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the promise land
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Bm
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D
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You don't want problems, I promise, man
Verse 6
Em
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Set it off on my left
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Set it off on my right
Am
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I said liquor all in my breath
C
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B
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Bm
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Bitches all in my sight
D
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Em
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I said real niggas trying to fuck
B
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2

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Fuck niggas wanna fight
C
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I said gun shots into the air
B
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2

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But I ain't scared for my life
Outro 1

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • B

    2

  • Am

  • C

  • D

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • G

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Trouble by J. Cole is E minor.

The primary chords used in Trouble are Em, B, Am, C, D, F#.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, B, Am, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Trouble is approximately 107 beats per minute.

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