{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2053071,"song":"The Crown","artist":"Gary Byrd & The G.B. Experience","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11449909-the-crown-chords-by-gary-byrd-the-g-b-experience/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2053071?type=chord","rating":0.02608,"votes":0,"content":"If simplification desired (basic major/minor)\r\n\r\neach main riff repeat\r\n[ch]G#m[/ch] | | [ch]C#[/ch] | [ch]D#m[/ch] |\r\n\r\ntransition into chorus\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch] | | [ch]C#[/ch] | [ch]D#m[/ch] [ch]E#[/ch] |\r\n                 ^ enharmonic with F[/tab]\r\n\r\neach chorus section\r\n[ch]A#m[/ch] | [ch]D#[/ch] | x4\r\n\r\n^ may be easiest with capo 4, transpose down 4 half-steps (first chord Em)\r\n  alternatively, capo 1, transpose down 1 half-step (first chord Am - all chords with removed sharps)\r\n\r\n\r\nORDER: I V1 C1 V2 [ch]C2[/ch] INT1 V3 [ch]C3[/ch] [ch]C4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] INT2 V4 [ch]C5[/ch] V5 FC\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO]\r\nn.c. | |\r\n\r\n[tab](keyboard shapes to be repeated)\r\ne|-11----------------------11----11-------------9--|----9--9-----6-----6-----9--------6--------------|\r\nB|-12----------12----------12----12-12----------7--|----7--7-----7-----7-----7--------7--------------|\r\nG|-11----------11----------11----11-11-------------|-------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-------------13-------------------13----------8--|----8--8-----------------8-----------------------|\r\nA|-11----------11----------11----11-11-------------|-------------6-----6--------------6--------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|\r\n   1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a[/tab]\r\n   [ch]G#m7[/ch]                                         [ch]D#m7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-6-----------------------6--------------------4--|----4--4-----1-----1--4-----4--4--1--------------|\r\nB|-7-----------7-----------7--------7-----------2--|----2--2-----2-----2--2-----2--2--2--------------|\r\nG|-8-----------8-----------8--------8--------------|-------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-------------9--------------------9-----------3--|----3--3--------------3-----3--3-----------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------------------|-------------1-----1--------------1--------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|\r\n   1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a    1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a[/tab]\r\n   [ch]Bmaj7[/ch]                                        [ch]A#m7[/ch]                                              [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n\r\n(continue keyboard shapes)\r\n( [ch]G#m7[/ch] )      [ch]G#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]   [ch]Bmaj7/C#[/ch] |\r\n( [ch]Bmaj7/C#[/ch] )  [ch]D#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]            |\r\n\r\n(add rhythm guitar)\r\n( [ch]G#m7[/ch] )      [ch]G#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]   [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]  |\r\n [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]      [ch]D#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]            |\r\n\r\n( [ch]G#m7[/ch] )      [ch]G#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]   [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]  |\r\n [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]      [ch]D#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]            |\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n People    of the world wherever you be,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n welcome       to Cosmic YOUniversity.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n Where life       is the journey and love is the trip[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\n And the stu  -  dy of them will make you hip.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n I'm professor of the rap and when I speak[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n I guarantee    that my lines will not be weak.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n They say a mind   is a terrible thing to waste.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\n That's why I'm here   and on the case.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n Rapping up  every mind with a special degree[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n In socio   -   psycholo-G.B.E.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n The Gary Byrd   Experience is my course.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\n When you take   my class, you will feel the force.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n'Cause I know the roots that the rap is from.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n When I speak  to you I am not dumb.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n Hear   my rap and begin to dance[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\n and I pro  -  mise you this: you will advance.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n You may have seen the Raiders of the Lost Ark,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n but you still  left the theatre in the dark.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n So clap your hands  to the beat as the Wondersound[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]             [ch]E#7sus2[/ch]\r\n And the G.     B.  E. shine on     the crown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      You wear the crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      I wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      So proud to say   that we all[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      wear the crown, the crown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nI said once upon a time in Alkebu[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nLived the kings  and queens who looked like you.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nIt was a land   of sun with a golden shine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nA place that once was yours and mine.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nHome of a-many great dynasties[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nWho crea   -   ted science and astronomy.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nWhere the Ro  -  mans came to study math[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nAnd the Greeks found out about the path.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nIn case you wonder what else they did,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nThe Alkebu  -  lans created the pyramids.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nAnd before   Napoleon could even blink,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nIn Alkebu     there stood a giant sphinx.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nSome say they came from outer space,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nBut they       are a part of the human race.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nIf you know   the place where they can be found[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]                   [ch]E#7sus2[/ch]\r\nYou may    be the one who can wear   the crown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      You wear the crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      I wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      So proud to say   that we all[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      wear the crown, the crown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      I wear the crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      you wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      So proud to say   that we all[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      wear the crown, Get down![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE 1]\r\n( [ch]G#m7[/ch] )     [ch]G#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]   [ch]C#9sus4[/ch] |\r\n[tab]( [ch]C#9sus4[/ch] )  [ch]D#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]           |\r\n                            We wear the crown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]( [ch]G#m7[/ch] )     [ch]G#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]   [ch]C#9sus4[/ch] |\r\n                            we wear the crown[/tab]\r\n( [ch]C#9sus4[/ch] )  [ch]D#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]           |\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n Not the greatest dancer with the baddest shoe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n Not the slic - kest rapper that you ever knew[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n have worn   the crown though they wanted to[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\n And they'll want   to until they die.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n Not a man of science with a PHD.,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n Not a la  -  dy of law, master's degree[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n Will wear   the crown unless they can see[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\n A unique  reality.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n You see, when you say you wear the crown[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n You make sure   you know it is profound.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n In case   it sounds like a mystery[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D#sus4[/ch]\r\n I'm a-tal - king about our story.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n It can make Agamemnon nodd to you,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n It can make   Nefertiti beckon you.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n With the crown  you will begin to glow[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\n When its se  -  cret you begin to know.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n Next time you feel like you're in a rut[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n Go see    the mighty kingdom of King Tut.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n It'll blow   your mind, no doubt, it's true[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\n'Cause, guess what,  King Tut looks just like you.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n You were Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n The sun    would wink when it saw your smile.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n You were the Han  -  nibal of the history book[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\n And the Earth  would tremble at your very look.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n You were the builders of the pyramids,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n You were the face   upon the sphinx.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n You rode   on the Nile in grace and style.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\n Look at yourself   today and think.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n See the hieroglyphics upon the wall;[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\n like the dan   -   cers on the floor they will not fall.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\n If you take   one look, it will astound[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]             [ch]D#/E#[/ch]           [ch]E#7sus2[/ch]\r\n And then you    will see who wears the crown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      You wear the crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      I wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      So proud to say   that we all[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      wear the crown, the crown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      I wear the crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      you wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      So proud to say   that we all[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      wear the crown, Get down![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 4]\r\n(guitar/drums/vox only)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      You wear the crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      I wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      So proud to say   that we all[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      wear the crown, the crown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      I wear the crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      you wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      So proud to say   that we all[/tab]\r\n               (bass in)\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      wear the crown, Get down![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[BRIDGE]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A#m7[/ch]                             [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\nI do recall    so very well, when I was just   a little boy.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A#m7[/ch]                                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\nI used to hur  -  ry home from school, I used to al - ways feel so blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A#m7[/ch]                               [ch]D#6[/ch]                       [ch]A#m7[/ch] [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\nBecause there was no mention in the books we read   about my heritage.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]A#m7[/ch]                          [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\nSo therefore a  -  ny information that I got   was education.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A#m7[/ch]                             [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\nBums, hobos    at depot stations, I would li - sten with much patience[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                                     [ch]D#6[/ch]                         [ch]A#m7[/ch] [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\nOr to re - latives who told the tales that they   were told to pass ahead.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A#m7[/ch]                               [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\nAh, but then one day    from someone old, I heard a sto - ry never told[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A#m7[/ch]                            [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\nOf all the king  -  doms of my people and then how we fought for freedom.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A#m7[/ch]                             [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\nAll about the many things we have unto   the world contributed...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch] [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n        You wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTERLUDE 2]\r\n( [ch]G#m7[/ch] )     [ch]G#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]   [ch]C#9sus4[/ch] |\r\n[tab]( [ch]C#9sus4[/ch] )  [ch]D#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]           |\r\n                            We wear the crown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]( [ch]G#m7[/ch] )     [ch]G#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]   [ch]C#9sus4[/ch] |\r\n                            we wear the crown[/tab]\r\n( [ch]C#9sus4[/ch] )  [ch]D#9sus4[/ch] | [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]           |\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nIt's not Star Wars, it's not Superman,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nIt's not the sto  -  ry of the Ku-Klux-Klan.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nThe crown will   appear in the G.B.E.,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nBut it's ne  -  ver seen on your TV.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nIt's in black and white in your gold mine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nA picture   so old it defies time.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nA   -   lex Haley drew it in his book[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nIt's what Kun  -  ta kept in his other foot.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nGhana    Songhay and old Mali,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nThey are the roots  of your own family tree.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nKingdom    so vast and knowledge wise[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nThey removed  cataracts from human eyes.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nAnd yet today, some refuse to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nand live   in fear of their discovery.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nNow in four - teen-hundred and ninety-two[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nColum  -  bus sailed the ocean - true.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nBut years before in Alkebu,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nA ship       set sail with a chocolate crew.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nTwo thou - sand years before Columbo came,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nThe Olmecs   built tributes to their fame.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nStone heads with faces eight feet high[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nthat the Hulk   could not lift to his thigh.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nThough the facts  historians avoid[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nFirst to     arrive was the Africoid.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nIt may shock the House and Shockley too[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nAnd if you're not    prepared, it may shock you.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nWhile some   had doubts that the world was round[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]                [ch]E#7sus2[/ch]\r\nIn Ame  -  rica, guess who wore   the crown?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 5]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      You wear the crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      I wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      So proud to say   that we all[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      wear the crown, Get down![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 5]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nWhen you wear the crown you will not need[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nto smoke, to coke, to dust, or speed.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nWith the crown, you can become the high[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nAnd you    will make it if you try.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nBut don't you ever forget what it will take;[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nto wear   the crown you cannot fake.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nIf you're gon  -  na lead, you gotta be a king[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nAnd give   the world your everything.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nOr be  a man like Malcolm X[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nAnd demand   for all the very best,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nOr conduct   a railroad like Harriet;[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nWe all    owe her a lifetime debt.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nIf you're gon - na fight, don't do it free,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nmake 'em pay    to see just like Ali.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nOr sing   like Ella and make them guess[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nIs it you    or is it Memorex?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nIf you play a sport, become number one[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nlike Joe    Louis and Jackie Robinson.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nMake Doc - tor J. your shining star[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nShoot like   Magic, dunk with Jabbar.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nOr if you can write, then write some books[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nlike Lang - ston Hughes or our Ms. Brooks.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nIf you think  you're smart, don't deceive us,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nBe an Im  -  hotep, be a genius.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nAnd don't let anybody confuse the fact.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nYou don't wear   the crown just because you're black.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nEverybo  -  dy in the world has a crown in place[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]\r\nThat becomes  their culture and their face.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nAnd so  it is, we will not deny[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#9sus4[/ch]\r\nOur hi  -  story or buy the lie.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#9sus4[/ch]\r\nWe have   no claim to be renowned[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D#9sus4[/ch]              [ch]E#7sus2[/ch]\r\nWhen we     were first to wear   the crown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[FINAL CHORUS]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      You wear the crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      I wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      So proud to say   that we all[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      wear the crown, the crown.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      I wear the crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                     [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      you wear the crown.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#m7[/ch]                 [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      So proud to say   that we all[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A#m7[/ch]                [ch]D#6[/ch]\r\n      wear the crown, Get down![/tab]\r\n\r\n(repeat to fade)","plain_text":"If simplification desired (basic major/minor)\n\neach main riff repeat\nG#m | | C# | D#m |\n\ntransition into chorus\n\n\neach chorus section\nA#m | D# | x4\n\n^ may be easiest with capo 4, transpose down 4 half-steps (first chord Em)\n  alternatively, capo 1, transpose down 1 half-step (first chord Am - all chords with removed sharps)\n\n\nORDER: I V1 C1 V2 C2 INT1 V3 C3 C4 B INT2 V4 C5 V5 FC\n\n\n[INTRO]\nn.c. | |\n\n\n   G#m7                                         D#m7\n\n\n   Bmaj7                                        A#m7                                              G#m7\n\n(continue keyboard shapes)\n( G#m7 )      G#9sus4 | G#9sus4   Bmaj7/C# |\n( Bmaj7/C# )  D#9sus4 | D#9sus4            |\n\n(add rhythm guitar)\n( G#m7 )      G#9sus4 | G#9sus4   C#9sus4  |\n C#9sus4      D#9sus4 | D#9sus4            |\n\n( G#m7 )      G#9sus4 | G#9sus4   C#9sus4  |\n C#9sus4      D#9sus4 | D#9sus4            |\n\n\n[VERSE 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE 1]\n( G#m7 )     G#9sus4 | G#9sus4   C#9sus4 |\n\n\n\n( C#9sus4 )  D#9sus4 | D#9sus4           |\n\n\n[VERSE 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 4]\n(guitar/drums/vox only)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n               (bass in)\n\n\n\n[BRIDGE]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[INTERLUDE 2]\n( G#m7 )     G#9sus4 | G#9sus4   C#9sus4 |\n\n\n\n( C#9sus4 )  D#9sus4 | D#9sus4           |\n\n\n[VERSE 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[FINAL CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(repeat to fade)","chords":["G#m","C#","D#m","E#","F","A#m","D#","Em","Am","C2","C3","C4","B","C5","G","D","A","E","G#m7","D#m7","Bmaj7","A#m7","G#9sus4","Bmaj7/C#"],"chord_diagrams":{"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]}}}