Verses from the Abstract
Verses from the Abstract

Verses from the Abstract easy guitar chords by A Tribe Called Quest

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    • Verse 1
    I 
    had 
    a 
    dream 
    about my 
    man 
    last 
    night 

    And my 
    man 
    came 
    by the 
    studio 

    And his 
    name is 

    Busta Rhymes 
    in 
    effect, 

    Shaheed is in 
    effect 

    Phife 
    Did-awg is in 
    effect 

    Check 
    it out 
    and give 
    me my 
    'spect 

    Verse 2
    I'm 
    moving, 
    yes 
    I'm grooving 

    cause my 
    mouth 
    is on 
    the motor 

    Use 
    the Coast in 
    the 
    morning 

    to 
    avoid 
    the funky 
    odor 

    Can
    't help 
    being 
    funky, 

    I'm the 
    funky 
    Abstract 
    brother 

    Funky 
    in 
    a 
    sense, 

    but 
    I 
    play the 
    undercover 

    Once 
    had a 
    fet
    ish, 
    fetish 
    for some 
    booty 

    Now 
    I'm getting 
    funky 
    and my 
    rapping, 

    that's my 
    duty 

    Brothers 
    tend 
    to jock 
    on the 

    style 
    in particular 

    If you 
    got the 
    ego 
    like some 
    brothers, 

    then I'll 
    get 
    with ya 

    But 
    if 
    I don't pursue, 

    then I 
    just don't 
    give 
    a 
    (fuck) 

    My motto 
    in the 
    90's is be 

    happy 
    making 
    bucks 

    Girls 
    love the 
    Jim, 

    'cause 
    it causes 
    crazy 
    friction 

    When 
    it goes 
    up in 
    and 
    fluctuates 
    the diction 

    I 
    still 
    understand 
    the oomph 

    'cause that's what 
    I met 
    her for 

    I'm hooked 
    on the 
    swings, 

    so just 
    call me 
    the music 
    whore 

    Women 
    love 
    the voice, 

    brothers 
    dig the 
    lyrics 

    Quest 
    the people's 
    choice, 

    we 
    thrive 
    it for the 
    spirit 

    If 
    you can't 
    hear 
    it, 

    then get the 
    wax 
    utensils 

    Write my 
    rhymes 
    straight up, 

    don't 
    get 
    with no 
    fancy 
    stencils 

    The rhymes 
    we get 
    is 
    sweet, 

    we stay 
    away from 
    tart 

    Our perfection 
    is 
    at 
    work, 
    perking 
    up 
    the art 

    If 
    you want to 
    battle, 

    I suggest 
    you check 
    your clock 

    Your demise 
    is coming 
    up 
    and 
    I 

    want 
    your man 
    to 
    watch 

    Be the 
    prime 
    ex
    ample, 

    I deep 
    instilled 
    the sample 

    Insignific
    ance, 

    here I'll 
    place 
    you on the 
    mantle 

    Born 
    up 
    in Harlem, 

    reside 
    down in Jamaica 

    The girl 
    I used 
    to rock, 

    her moms 
    was 
    a 
    Quaker 

    Now 
    what 
    does that 
    make 
    her? 

    The evil 
    money 
    taker? 

    The 
    crazy 
    move 
    faker, 

    I used 
    that 
    to break 
    her 

    Verse 3
    Phife is in 
    the house 
    (ooh, you know you 
    got 
    going on) 


    Uncle Mike 
    is in 
    the 
    house 
    (this ain't 

    a 
    R&B song) 

    Bob Power 
    is in 
    the 
    house 
    (you got 

    it going on) 

    Tim Latham 
    is 
    in the 
    house 

    (and on and 
    on 
    and on) 

    Wise 
    Men 
    is in 
    the 
    house 

    The Brand 
    Nubs 
    is in 
    the 
    house 
    (on) 

    The J 
    Beez, 
    they in 
    the house 

    And De 
    La, 
    they in 
    the 
    house 

    Verse 4
    I 
    must 
    regroup my 
    thoughts 
    and kick the 

    next 
    ones for my 
    people 

    Please 
    don't be deceived 
    by the 

    ugly 
    slice 
    of 
    evil 

    The world 
    is kinda 
    cold 
    and 
    the 

    rhythm 
    is my 
    blanket 

    Wrap 
    yourself 
    up in 
    it, if 
    you 
    love 

    it, then you'll 
    thank 
    it 

    Don't 
    move 
    to 
    rebuttal, 

    wave 
    your hand for 
    action 

    Some 
    ladies in the 
    '90's want 

    more 
    than satisfaction 

    They want 
    keys 
    and 
    Gs, 

    an
    d all those 
    illy 
    things 

    If 
    you want 
    to, 
    I'll show 
    you, 

    just 
    what 
    the Ab 
    can 
    bring 

    I keep 
    a tight 
    net 
    with my 

    brothers 
    Ken 
    and Kenny 

    If the 
    question 
    is 
    of rhymes, 

    then I'll 
    tell ya, 
    I got 
    plenty 

    The thing that 
    men 
    and 
    women 
    need 

    to do 
    is stick together 

    Progressions 
    can't be 
    made 

    if we're 
    separate 
    forever 

    I 
    hooked this 
    funky 
    beat 
    with 
    the 

    loop 
    and 
    the 
    feature 

    With the 
    funky 
    singing 
    by Miss 
    Vinia Mojica 

    So 
    listen 
    because 
    the 
    Quest 
    is 
    led 

    through the 
    underground 

    My people 
    been up 
    on 
    Quest 
    to long, no 

    more 
    will we 
    be 
    down 

    People 
    tend 
    to 
    riff 
    'cause they 

    don't 
    know the 
    mental 

    People 
    tend 
    to 
    bug 
    'cause their 
    beats 

    are hard 
    but gentle 

    Africano lurks 
    through 
    the body 

    of this 
    youngin' 

    Play like 
    Bobby 
    Byrd 
    on 
    your 

    back 
    and 
    your coming 
    to 

    The 
    house 
    of 
    the jazz, 

    of 
    the funk, 
    of 
    the rhythm 

    All the 
    goods 
    are welcome, 

    but 
    if 
    you're 
    a 
    vil
    lain 

    I'll just 
    wait 
    and debate, 

    contemplate 
    your 
    arrival 

    If 
    flexing 
    is 
    your motive, 

    then you 
    don't 
    like survival 

    The Abstract 
    is 
    speaking, 

    the hard 
    beats 
    is reaching 

    The Black 
    and Puerto 
    Ricans 

    'Cause their 
    butt 
    naked, 

    streakin' 
    through the 
    ever 
    murky 
    streets 

    Of 
    the 
    urbanized areas 

    Blastin' 
    out 
    the speakers 

    is the 
    hip 
    hop 
    hys
    teria 

    Verse 5
    Craig 
    is in 
    the house 
    (ooh, you know you 

    got 
    going 
    on) 

    Pete Rock 
    is in 
    the house 

    (this ain't 
    a R&B song) 

    Cl 
    is in 
    the house 
    (you got 

    it going on) 

    Ultra Mag 
    is in 
    the 
    house 
    (and on 

    and on 
    and on) 

    Nice and 
    Smooth 
    is in 
    the 
    house 

    Big 
    Daddy 
    Kane 
    is 
    in 
    the house 

    Beatnuts is in 
    the 
    house 

    Special 
    Ed 
    is in 
    the house 

    Verse 6
    Yeah 

    This 
    one goes 
    out to 
    my man 

    Thanks 
    a lot 
    Ron 
    Carter 
    on 
    the bass 

    Yes 
    my man 
    Ron 
    Carter 
    is 
    on 
    the 
    bass 

    Now 
    check 
    it out 

    Born 
    into 
    the 
    '91 dec
    ade 

    Up in 
    until 
    the 
    2000 dec
    ade 

    You gotta 
    say 
    the Quest 
    is 
    on 

    And goddamn 
    it, yes 
    the Quest 
    is 
    on 

    And we 
    out 

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