Tom: F# minor•
Verse 1
F#m
Bm
Lord, it's so hard, living this life
E
F#m
and every day
Bm
Some wonder why, I'd rather die
D
E
Than to continue living this way
F#m
Verse 2
F#m
Ugh, I don't wanna do this
E
F#m
Bm
no mo' (no mo')
But dis the only thang that I know
D
I keep a pistol in my back,
E
and a gauge on the flo' (flo')
F#m
The laws and the jackas wanna
kick in my do' (do')
I'm a d- boy, didn't graduate
Bm
But I, got a Ph.D from Pimp State
D
And I, got a Master's Degree
F#m
And my, people dependin' on
me but they gon' be straight
Uh, I wanna go to service
Bm
But I ain't been in so long,
D
kinda make me feel nervous (nervous)
E
Bm
'Cause they be lookin' at me funny
F#m
Watchin' the plate when I tithe,
put in my money (money)
I don't wanna go back to that hell
Bm
Rather be dead than doin' life in a jail cell
D
E
Die young, oh well (well) I had
They rappin 'bout it but I'm
out here payin' the price
Verse 3
F#m
Bm
Lord, it's so hard, living this life
D
E
A constant struggle each
E
Bm
Some wonder why, I'd rather die
D
E
F#m
Than to continue living this way
Verse 4
F#m
I wake up out of bed,
right after the crack of dawn and
Bm
I give myself a, stretch up,
E
See I'm a pawn in this neighborhood
chess game
F#m
Move one step at a time,
long as the Lord bless me (f'real)
I know the rest aim high,
Bm
I'm tryna aim it higher (higher)
Watchin' the lames aspire (aspire) to street success,
E
They tryna blame the fire (fire) but that's
F#m
like wettin' water (water)
You either burnt or washed out, so
get in order (order)
Everyday it's gettin' harder
to fuck with the flow
Bm
I'm tryna keep all of my motherfuckin'
E
I gotta see a man 'bout a dog
and sell him a cat
then you don't know, dat's dat
Shit, a dollar outta fifteen cents,
I got a dime
Bm
Tryin to hustle up my way to a million,
D
I gotta grind (gotta grind)
E
Walkin' the line like Cash,
I'm on my mash
F#m
Two hun dred yards behind
in a hundred yard dash
Verse 5
F#m
Bm
Lord, it's so hard, living this life
D
E
A constant struggle each
Bm
Some wonder why, I'd rather die
D
E
F#m
Than to continue living this way
Verse 6
F#m
Lord, I'm sittin' here on bended knee,
my hands locked, eyes shut
Bm
Askin' you to watch over me,
Even though I ain't too well behaved,
F#m
And faith in my Holy Father is all
that keep me smilin' through
The bad times and worse times,
through it all
Bm
When my head is hangin' low,
D
you help me to stand tall
The only way I'ma ball,
F#m
Is if you lookin after me while I'm
out here on the grind
Verse 7
F#m
Ugh, I know you bless
the child that go get it
Bm
I'm the product of the ghetto,
E
So I talk the language of the ave
F#m
Forgive my dirty mouth please,
I'm whippin' slabs
Fifties, quarters and
D
Balance in my life on the fo' beam
E
And I need codeine just to say sane
F#m
I'm steady prayin' to you but I don't
Verse 8
know your real name
Bm
Knahmtalkinbout?
D
But I'm under the impression that if your
E
heart is in the right place
F#m
Your prayers gon' get heard anyway
So some say Jah Jah, some say Allah
Bm
D
Some say Jesus, some say,
E
F#m
Yeshua Ben'ta, knahmalkinbout?
D
Ayy, man I just look like this man,
Bm
D
knahmtalkinbout?
E
I ain't get this far being no square,
F#m
man
You wanna hide somethin' from black folks,
Bm
they say you can put it in a book
E
'Cause I done read fo' libraries
I got some knowledge y'all need
to get up on, man
knahmtalkinbout?
D
48 Laws of Power,
E
F#m
knahmsayin? The Art of War
The Secret Societies of America,
Everythang ain't what it look like,
D
man
E
And don't judge every book by it's cover,
Hold up
Bm
D
E
F#m
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