Tom: Ab major•
Verse 1
Cb
(Before we go any further
Friends) As you call 'em, they call you
Absus4
when they need something
Trees for the bluntin',
Ab
to G's for the frontin'
Emaj7
I found a way to get peace of mind
Absus4
for years and left the hell alone
Ab
Turn a deaf ear to the cellular phone
Cb
Send me a letter or better,
Absus4
we could see each other in real life
Ab
Just so you could feel me like a steel knife
Emaj7
At least so you could see
the white of their eyes
Absus4
Bright with surprise,
Ab
once they finish spitting lies
Cb
Associates is your boys,
Absus4
your girls, bitches, niggas, homies
Ab
Close, or really don't know me
Emaj7
Mom, dad, comrade, peeps,
Absus4
brothers, sisters, duns, dunnies
Some come around
Ab
when they need some money
Cb
Others make us laugh like the Sunday funnies
Absus4
Fam be around
Ab
whether you paid or bummy
Emaj7
You could either ignore this advice
or take it from me:
Absus4
Be too nice and people
Cb
So nowadays, he ain't so friendly
Absus4
Actually they wouldn’t even
Emaj7
Read the signs: "No feeding the baboons
Absus4
Seein' as how they got your back
Ab
bleeding from the stab wounds
they smile in your face,
Absus4
y'all know the glance
Ab
Try to put 'em on, they blow the chance
Emaj7
Never let your so-called mans
know your plans
(How many of us have them?)
A show of hands
Cb
(Friends) is a term some people use loosely
Absus4
I'm real choosy on what I
Ab
choose to let crews see
Emaj7
You telling me I try to act broke
Absus4
Ab
Jealousy the number- one killer
among black folk
Cb
Fellas be under some type of spell
Absus4
like crack smoke
Ghetto Cinderellas lead 'em
Ab
right to your stack, loc
Emaj7
Just another way a chick'll lead to your end
Absus4
I checked the dictionary
Ab
for the meaning of friend
Cb
It said, "Person one likes to socialize with
Absus4
Sympathizer, helper",
Ab
and that's about the size of it
Emaj7
Most of the time
Absus4
these attributes is one- sided
To bolster the crime,
Ab
they're apt to shoot you through your eyelid
Cb
and they can't hide it,
Absus4
going wild like a white bitch
Ab
Sometimes you need to cut niggas off
like a light switch (Flick!)
And when things get quiet
Absus4
Catch 'em like a thief in the night
(Wow!) what a riot
Cb
Absus4
I first met Mr. Fantastik at a arms deal
Don't let it get drastic,
Ab
Emaj7
think of how your moms'll feel
When it get for real,
Absus4
steel get to sparkin',
Ab
Everything darken, it ain't no talkin'
Cb
For somethin' so cheap,
it sure buys a lot of trouble
Absus4
You're better off focusing
Ab
than tryna plot to bubble
Emaj7
Or else it'd be a sad note to end on,
the guns we got is
Emaj7
(Ones we can depend on, friends)
Some come in the form
Absus4
of co- dependents
Ab
A lot of times only end up
being co-defendants
Emaj7
Ten bucks say they tell
Absus4
for a lower sentence
Ab
And leave you up under the jail,
begging for repentance
Emaj7
It don't make no sense,
Absus4
what happened to the loyalty?
Ab
Honor amongst crooks, trust amongst royalty
Emaj7
I'd rather go out in a blaze
Absus4
than give 'em the glory
Ab
(How many of us have--) a similar story?
Cb
(Friends) before lovers,
Absus4
we used to have some type of over standing
Ab
Just so when I let her get the man thing
Emaj7
She know it's no strings,
Absus4
we could do the damn thing
But ho, it's no rings,
Ab
just how the tramp swings
Cb
Will she see him again? That depends on
Absus4
"How good was the skins?" and
Ab
"Could she memorize the lessons?"
Emaj7
it ain't no need to pretend
Absus4
Even though she let him stab it,
Ab
she know they're just friends
Outro 1
Cb
Friends
Absus4
Ab
How many of us have them?
Emaj7
Friends
Absus4
Ab
Ones we can depend on?
Cb
Friends
Absus4
Ab
How many of us have them?
Emaj7
Friends
Absus4
Ab
Be fore we go any fur ther
Cb
Absus4
Ab
Emaj7
Absus4
Ab
Cb
Absus4
Ab
Emaj7
Absus4
Ab
Cb
Absus4
Ab
Fellas! Don't be silly!
Emaj7
I know who my friends are!
Absus4
And the next nice neighborhood
you guys'll get crack
[laughter]
(Negro humor always escaped me)
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