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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2318993,"song":"Dedication","artist":"Nipsey Hussle","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11483541-dedication-chords-by-nipsey-hussle/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2318993?type=chord","rating":0.08594,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1: Nipsey Hussle]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nLook, my nigga this is dedication, this is anti-hesitation[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G#m[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis a real nigga celebration, this a Dime Blocc declaration[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFifty-Ninth and Fifth Ave, granny's house with vanilla wafers[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nThis the remedy, the separation, 2Pac of my generation[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#m[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBlue pill in the fuckin' Matrix, red rose in the gray pavement[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYoung black nigga trapped and he can't change it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nKnow he a genius, he just can't claim it[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A#m[/ch]                     [ch]G#m[/ch]     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n'Cause they left him no platforms to explain it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe frustrated so he get faded[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut deep down inside he know you can't fade him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nHow long should I stay dedicated?[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nHow long 'til opportunity meet preparation?[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI need some real nigga reparations[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n'Fore I run up in your bank just for recreation[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus: Nipsey Hussle]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDedication, hard work plus patience[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe sum of all my sacrifice, I'm done waitin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm done waitin', told you that I wasn't playin'[/tab]\r\nN.C.                             G#m\r\nNow you hear what I been sayin', dedication\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nIt's dedication, look[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nI spent my whole life thinkin' out the box[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nBoxin' homies three on one, got DP'ed but I ain't drop[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nChirp on me, here I come, brrt, spin around the block[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey blurped on me, said I ran a stop sign but that's a lie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI spent my whole life starin' at the stage[/tab]\r\nPlayin' Sega, daddy smokin' sherm, mama playin' spades\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCatchin' vapors, grandma said I'd get some Jordans for my grades[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat's my baby, when she died my heart broke a hundred ways[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nI spent my whole life tryna make it, tryna chase it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe cycle of a black man divided, tryna break it[/tab]\r\nYou take a loss, shit don't cry about it, just embrace it\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nMinor setback for major comeback, that's my favorite[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                               [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nMy nigga L said you do a song with Nip, K. Dot he a better crip[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI said he a man first, you hear the words out his lips?[/tab]\r\nAbout flourishing from the streets to black businesses?\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]G#m[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLevel four, yard livin' and give in to false imprisonment[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nListen close my nigga, it's bigger than deuces and fours my nigga[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nSince elementary we close my nigga, yeah, straight like that[/tab]\r\nI give you the game, go back to the turf and give it right back\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nFor generations we been dealt bad hands with bad plans[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nProve your dedication by hoppin' out Grand Am's[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm at the premiere politickin' with Top, Nip, and Snoop[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDamn, Pac watchin' the way we grew, from dedication[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude: Kendrick Lamar]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf it ain't congratulate then it look like hate[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D#m[/ch]\r\nIf it ain't congratulate then it look like what, Nipsey?[/tab]\r\nHol' up!\r\n\r\n[Verse 3: Nipsey Hussle]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nThis ain't entertainment, it's for niggas on the slave ship[/tab]\r\nThese songs just the spirituals I swam against them waves wit\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nEnded up on shore to their amazement[/tab]\r\nI hope the example I set's not contagious\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nLock us behind gates but can't tame us[/tab]\r\nUsed to be stay safe, now it's stay dangerous\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cause ain't no point in playin' defense nigga[/tab]\r\nThat's why I dove off the deep end nigga, without a life jacket\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nCouple mil, tour the world, now my life crackin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G#m[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCook the books, bring it back so it's no taxes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nRoyalties, publishing, plus I own masters[/tab]\r\n I'll be damned if I slave for some white crackers\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nI was mappin' this out, I hit the heights backwards[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G#m[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHoppin' out the eighty-five in Reebok classics[/tab]\r\nRan a couple marathons just to get established\r\nN.C.\r\nTo make it happen, you got to have it\r\n\r\n[Chorus: Nipsey Hussle]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nDedication, hard work plus patience[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G#m[/ch]                 [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nThe sum of all my sacrifice, I'm done waitin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm done waitin', told you that I wasn't playin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nNow you hear what I been sayin', dedication[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch] |[ch]E[/ch] |[ch]B[/ch]\r\nIt's dedication[/tab]\r\n|[ch]B[/ch] |[ch]B[/ch] |[ch]E[/ch] |[ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n|[ch]F#[/ch] |[ch]E[/ch] |[ch]E[/ch] [ch]A#m[/ch] [ch]A#m[/ch] [ch]D#m[/ch] |[ch]B[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG#m\n\n[Verse 1: Nipsey Hussle]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus: Nipsey Hussle]\n\n\n\nN.C.                             G#m\nNow you hear what I been sayin', dedication\n\n\n[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]\n\n\n\n\n\nPlayin' Sega, daddy smokin' sherm, mama playin' spades\n\n\n\n\nYou take a loss, shit don't cry about it, just embrace it\n\n\n\nAbout flourishing from the streets to black businesses?\n\n\n\nI give you the game, go back to the turf and give it right back\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude: Kendrick Lamar]\n\n\nHol' up!\n\n[Verse 3: Nipsey Hussle]\n\nThese songs just the spirituals I swam against them waves wit\n\nI hope the example I set's not contagious\n\nUsed to be stay safe, now it's stay dangerous\n\nThat's why I dove off the deep end nigga, without a life jacket\n\n\n\n I'll be damned if I slave for some white crackers\n\n\nRan a couple marathons just to get established\nN.C.\nTo make it happen, you got to have it\n\n[Chorus: Nipsey Hussle]\n\n\n\n\n\n|B |B |E |E B\n|F# |E |E A#m A#m D#m |B","chords":["G#m","E","A#m","F#","B","C#m","C","G#","Gm","Am","D","A","D#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}