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[Intro]
Live from Bedford-SGmtuyvesant
EbThe livest one repreGmsentin' BK to the fullestCm  
FBastards duckin' when Hov be buckEbin'
Cnm
Chicken-heads be cluckin'
[Verse 1].
CmBack when ratchet was a ratchet and a viDmxen was a vixen
EbAnd Jam Master Jay was alive I was mixin'
Cookin' coke in the kitchen
DmBack when Rodman was a Piston
Mike was losin' to IsiahCm, but he soon woEbuld get his sixth one
Gave birth to my verbal imagination
Assume a virtue if you have not
BbOr better yet here's a verse from Hamlet
Cm"Lord, we know who we are
BbYet we know not what we may be"
So mayEbbe I'm the one or maybe I'm crazy
CmI'm from Marcy Houses, where the bDmoys die by the thousand
EbBack when Pam was on Martin
Yeah, that's where it all started
When Denzel was blottin' carpet, IDm'll pack a… niCmne millimeter
EbWhen Slick Rick made "Mona Lisa"
When Lisa Bonet was Beyoncé of her day, I had divas, y'all
Think I just popped up in this bitCmch like a fetus? Nah
Pregnant pause, gDmive you some second thoEbughts
There's room on the bandwagon, don't abort
CmMarcy meDm  Eb  
[Verse 2]
CmMarcy me
Streets iDms my artery, the vCmein of my existence
I'm the Gotham City heartbeat
EbI started in lobbies, now parley with Saudis
GI'm a Sufi to goofies, I could prolly speak Farsi
CmThat's poetry, reek of coca leaf in my past
EbCame through the bushes smellin' like roses
I need a trophy just for that
CmOld Brooklyn, not this new shit, shit feel like a spoof
EbFat laces in your shoe, I'm talkin' bustin' off the roof
DmHold a Uzi vertical, let the thing smoke
CmY'all flirtin' with death, I be winkin' through the scope
EbShout out to all the murderers turned murals
Plural, fuck the Federal Bureau
CmShout out to Nostrand Ave.G, Flushing Ave., MyEbrtle
All the County of Kings, may your ground stay fCmertile
CmShout out to Big Poppa, DmDaddy Kane, heroes
EbThus concludin' my concerto
Marcy me
[Outro: The-Dream]
DmMust be in the Cmair
DmOh, can't walk awaEby, I know, I kFnow
EbJust the way I'm raised
FI know, I know, I know
CmOh Marcy, Marcy meEb  G  
CmJust the way I am aBblways gonna Ebbe
BbI ain't gonna change, Ebno
DmMarcy, Marcy Bbme, jDmust the way I aEbm
BbmI ain't gonna change, Dmno
CmI ain't gonna change, no
Couldn't change me if I wanted to
BbmYou couldn't chanDmge me if you wanted to
EbI'ma take this with me to the Moon
(Como hás nome, cavaleiro?
Eu hei nome Todo o Mundo
E meu tempo…)

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Marcy Me

by Jay-Z

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Bbm

[Intro]

Live from Bedford-Stuyvesant

Eb Gm Cm

The livest one representin' BK to the fullest

F Eb

Bastards duckin' when Hov be buckin'

Cnm

Chicken-heads be cluckin'

[Verse 1].

Cm Dm

Back when ratchet was a ratchet and a vixen was a vixen

And Jam Master Jay was alive I was mixin'

Cookin' coke in the kitchen

Back when Rodman was a Piston

Cm Eb

Mike was losin' to Isiah, but he soon would get his sixth one

Gave birth to my verbal imagination

Assume a virtue if you have not

Or better yet here's a verse from Hamlet

"Lord, we know who we are

Yet we know not what we may be"

So maybe I'm the one or maybe I'm crazy

Cm Dm

I'm from Marcy Houses, where the boys die by the thousand

Back when Pam was on Martin

Yeah, that's where it all started

Dm Cm

When Denzel was blottin' carpet, I'll pack a… nine millimeter

When Slick Rick made "Mona Lisa"

When Lisa Bonet was Beyoncé of her day, I had divas, y'all

Think I just popped up in this bitch like a fetus? Nah

Dm Eb

Pregnant pause, give you some second thoughts

There's room on the bandwagon, don't abort

Cm Dm Eb

Marcy me

[Verse 2]

Marcy me

Dm Cm

Streets is my artery, the vein of my existence

I'm the Gotham City heartbeat

I started in lobbies, now parley with Saudis

I'm a Sufi to goofies, I could prolly speak Farsi

That's poetry, reek of coca leaf in my past

Came through the bushes smellin' like roses

I need a trophy just for that

Old Brooklyn, not this new shit, shit feel like a spoof

Fat laces in your shoe, I'm talkin' bustin' off the roof

Hold a Uzi vertical, let the thing smoke

Y'all flirtin' with death, I be winkin' through the scope

Shout out to all the murderers turned murals

Plural, fuck the Federal Bureau

Cm G Eb

Shout out to Nostrand Ave., Flushing Ave., Myrtle

All the County of Kings, may your ground stay fertile

Cm Dm

Shout out to Big Poppa, Daddy Kane, heroes

Thus concludin' my concerto

Marcy me

[Outro: The-Dream]

Dm Cm

Must be in the air

Dm Eb F

Oh, can't walk away, I know, I know

Just the way I'm raised

I know, I know, I know

Cm Eb G

Oh Marcy, Marcy me

Cm Bb Eb

Just the way I am always gonna be

Bb Eb

I ain't gonna change, no

Dm Bb Dm Eb

Marcy, Marcy me, just the way I am

Bbm Dm

I ain't gonna change, no

Couldn't change me if I wanted to

Bbm Dm

You couldn't change me if you wanted to

I'ma take this with me to the Moon

(Como hás nome, cavaleiro?

Eu hei nome Todo o Mundo

E meu tempo…)

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