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[Intro]
F#mI guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dopeA, sellinE' dopeF  
F#mOkay, the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope, Asellin' EdopeF  
F#mSellin' dopeA, sellin' dope, sellEin' dopeF  
[Verse 1]
F#mYeah, I don't want no picture with the president
AI just wanna talk to the man
ESpeak for the boys in the bando
FAnd my nigga never walkin' again
F#mApologize if I'm harpin' again
AI know these things happen often
ABut I'm back on the scene
EI was lost in a dream as I write this
FThe team down in Austin
I been buildin' me a hF#mouse, Back home in the South, ma
AWon't believe what it's costin'
EAnd it's fit for a king, right?
FOr a nigga that could sing and explain all the pain that it cost him
F#mMy sixteen should've came with a coffin
AFuck the fame and the fortune
EWell, maybe not the fortune But one thing is for sure though
FThe fame is exhaustin'
F#mThat's why I moved away, I needed privacy
ASurrounded by the trees and Ivy League
EStudents that's recruited highly
FThinkin' "You do you and I do me"
F#mCrib has got a big 'ol back 'ol yard
AMy niggas stand outside and pass cigars
EFilled with marijuana, laughin' hard
FThankful that they friend's a platinum star
F#mIn the driveway there's no rapper cars
AJust some shit to get from back and forthE  
FJust some shit to get from back and forth
F#mWelcome to the Sheltuh, this is pure
AWe'll help you if you've felt too insecure
ETo be the star you always knew you were
FWait, I think police is at the door
[Hook]
F#mOkay, the neighbors think I'm sellin' dopeA  
EHm, I guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope sellFin' dope
F#mI guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope, Asellin' dope
ESellin' dope, sellin' dope, sellFin' dope
FWell motherfucker, I am
[Verse 2]
F#mSome things you can't escape:
ADeath, taxes, and a ra-
E-cist society that make
FEvery nigga feel like a candidate
F#mFor a Trayvon kinda fate
AEven when your crib sit on a lake
EEven when your plaques hang on a wall
FEven when the president jam your tape
F#mTook a little break just to annotate
AHow I feel, damn, it's late
EI can't sleep cause I'm paranoid
FBlack in a white man territory
F#mCops bust in with the army guns
ANo evidence of the harm we done
EJust a couple neighbors that assume we slang
FOnly time they see us we be on the news, in chains, damn
F#mDon'At EfoFllow me
[Hook]
F#mOkay, the neighbors think I'm sellin' dopeA  
EHm, I guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope sellFin' dope
F#mI guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope, Asellin' dope
ESellin' dope, sellin' dope, sellFin' dope
FWell motherfucker, I am

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Neighbors

by J. Cole

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F#m

[Intro]

F#m A E F

I guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope, sellin' dope

F#m A E F

Okay, the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope, sellin' dope

F#m A E F

Sellin' dope, sellin' dope, sellin' dope

[Verse 1]

F#m

Yeah, I don't want no picture with the president

I just wanna talk to the man

Speak for the boys in the bando

And my nigga never walkin' again

F#m

Apologize if I'm harpin' again

I know these things happen often

But I'm back on the scene

I was lost in a dream as I write this

The team down in Austin

F#m

I been buildin' me a house, Back home in the South, ma

Won't believe what it's costin'

And it's fit for a king, right?

Or a nigga that could sing and explain all the pain that it cost him

F#m

My sixteen should've came with a coffin

Fuck the fame and the fortune

Well, maybe not the fortune But one thing is for sure though

The fame is exhaustin'

F#m

That's why I moved away, I needed privacy

Surrounded by the trees and Ivy League

Students that's recruited highly

Thinkin' "You do you and I do me"

F#m

Crib has got a big 'ol back 'ol yard

My niggas stand outside and pass cigars

Filled with marijuana, laughin' hard

Thankful that they friend's a platinum star

F#m

In the driveway there's no rapper cars

A E

Just some shit to get from back and forth

F#m

Welcome to the Sheltuh, this is pure

We'll help you if you've felt too insecure

To be the star you always knew you were

Wait, I think police is at the door

[Hook]

F#m A

Okay, the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope

E F

Hm, I guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope sellin' dope

F#m A

I guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope, sellin' dope

E F

Sellin' dope, sellin' dope, sellin' dope

Well motherfucker, I am

[Verse 2]

F#m

Some things you can't escape:

Death, taxes, and a ra-

-cist society that make

Every nigga feel like a candidate

F#m

For a Trayvon kinda fate

Even when your crib sit on a lake

Even when your plaques hang on a wall

Even when the president jam your tape

F#m

Took a little break just to annotate

How I feel, damn, it's late

I can't sleep cause I'm paranoid

Black in a white man territory

F#m

Cops bust in with the army guns

No evidence of the harm we done

Just a couple neighbors that assume we slang

Only time they see us we be on the news, in chains, damn

F#m A E F

Don't follow me

[Hook]

F#m A

Okay, the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope

E F

Hm, I guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope sellin' dope

F#m A

I guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope, sellin' dope

E F

Sellin' dope, sellin' dope, sellin' dope

Well motherfucker, I am

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