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[Intro: Jim Jones]
Heatmakers
Crack music
Dipset
It's more than just music
You know the rest
Jones, nigga
[Verse 1: Jim Jones]
ETry to blackball me, so i ask 'em where the hoop at (ballin')
EIn the SOHO in LA asking the valet where the coupe at
(what up with that?)
F#m80 for the jet that meet with Jay and then I flew back (facts)
AThe Ace of Spade. they put up on my tab a extra two stacks
ESigning my deal, they asked if I would sign for a mil (for what?)
EI ask them why would I do that when I already signed for a mil (you hear me?)
EI'm a contract killer, bitch, had to sign up to kill (B-b-boom!)
F#mPut you on the boom list, the homies'll line you for real (FACTS!)
EBut I'm trynna just chill, cause my mind is too ill (Oh)
EDon't provoke 'em too much cause we commit cArimes for the thrill (Grrr)
I'm a fucking F#mbandit
You under-fucking-stand it? (you hear me)
I run with G's nigga, fuck who the fuck you ran with
FC#muck em
ENew York City. home of the pretty women (Harlem what's up?)
EWhere you gotta get the dough before you get the women (get your money up)
BMiddle of the winter I'm buying shit to swim in (facts nigga)
D#mNigga, you just buying them cD#dimars that my niggas been in
[Chorus: Jim Jones]
So there was Eonce upon a time when them niAggas tried to kill us
StAarted getting money, so them bitches start to feel us (hey baby)
F#mDA told the judge they a bunch of drug dealers (fuck 'em)
F#mThrowing up gang signs like they on them four wheelers
ESo there was once upon a time when them niggas tried to kill us
AStarted getting money, so them bitches start to feel us (hey baby)
F#mDA told the judge they a bunch of drug dealers (fuck 'em)
F#mThrowing up gC#mang signs like they on them four wheelers
[Verse 2: Cam'ron]
I got Eacres in the boonies, I remember it was gloomy
And I onEly had five on it, something like the Luniz
Now the MAaybach is roomy, spent a 100K in Bloomies 
But I gF#mot my own clothes, 3 million I made in Zumiez, baEby
LEegend, I maneuver cars
Who wants smoke, I have it looking like a hookah bar
ASuperstar, car ceiling looking like Mars, Venus, JuF#mpiter 
Pull strings like Garth Brooks on a new guitar
EWe the shit, we the shit, some foul manure
ELong live the Set, glory glory hallelujah
AWelcome back to the hallway loiterers
F#mI made mills off the white girl, I exploited her
ENo disrespecting the ladies, word from my team (why)
EThat's the reason Dame smacked Harvey Weinstein (pervert)
AOn the set of Paid In Full, y'all gave him hell about it
F#mSome foul shit happened once, Capo, tell 'em about it
[Chorus: Jim Jones]
So there was Eonce upon a time when them niAggas tried to kill us
StAarted getting money, so them bitches start to feel us (hey baby)
F#mDA told the judge they a bunch of drug dealers (fuck 'em)
F#mThrowing up gang signs like they on them four wheelers
ESo there was once upon a time when them niggas tried to kill us
AStarted getting money, so them bitches start to feel us (hey baby)
F#mDA told the judge they a bunch of drug dealers (fuck 'em)
F#mThrowing up gC#mang signs like they on them four wheelers
EEastside
[Outro](Till fade)
E E
E A F#m

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Once Upon A Time

by The Diplomats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

D#m

D#dim

[Intro: Jim Jones]

Heatmakers

Crack music

Dipset

It's more than just music

You know the rest

Jones, nigga

[Verse 1: Jim Jones]

Try to blackball me, so i ask 'em where the hoop at (ballin')

In the SOHO in LA asking the valet where the coupe at

(what up with that?)

F#m

80 for the jet that meet with Jay and then I flew back (facts)

The Ace of Spade. they put up on my tab a extra two stacks

Signing my deal, they asked if I would sign for a mil (for what?)

I ask them why would I do that when I already signed for a mil (you hear me?)

I'm a contract killer, bitch, had to sign up to kill (B-b-boom!)

F#m

Put you on the boom list, the homies'll line you for real (FACTS!)

But I'm trynna just chill, cause my mind is too ill (Oh)

E A

Don't provoke 'em too much cause we commit crimes for the thrill (Grrr)

F#m

I'm a fucking bandit

You under-fucking-stand it? (you hear me)

I run with G's nigga, fuck who the fuck you ran with

C#m

Fuck em

New York City. home of the pretty women (Harlem what's up?)

Where you gotta get the dough before you get the women (get your money up)

Middle of the winter I'm buying shit to swim in (facts nigga)

D#m D#dim

Nigga, you just buying them cars that my niggas been in

[Chorus: Jim Jones]

E A

So there was once upon a time when them niggas tried to kill us

Started getting money, so them bitches start to feel us (hey baby)

F#m

DA told the judge they a bunch of drug dealers (fuck 'em)

F#m

Throwing up gang signs like they on them four wheelers

So there was once upon a time when them niggas tried to kill us

Started getting money, so them bitches start to feel us (hey baby)

F#m

DA told the judge they a bunch of drug dealers (fuck 'em)

F#m C#m

Throwing up gang signs like they on them four wheelers

[Verse 2: Cam'ron]

I got acres in the boonies, I remember it was gloomy

And I only had five on it, something like the Luniz

Now the Maybach is roomy, spent a 100K in Bloomies

F#m E

But I got my own clothes, 3 million I made in Zumiez, baby

Legend, I maneuver cars

Who wants smoke, I have it looking like a hookah bar

A F#m

Superstar, car ceiling looking like Mars, Venus, Jupiter

Pull strings like Garth Brooks on a new guitar

We the shit, we the shit, some foul manure

Long live the Set, glory glory hallelujah

Welcome back to the hallway loiterers

F#m

I made mills off the white girl, I exploited her

No disrespecting the ladies, word from my team (why)

That's the reason Dame smacked Harvey Weinstein (pervert)

On the set of Paid In Full, y'all gave him hell about it

F#m

Some foul shit happened once, Capo, tell 'em about it

[Chorus: Jim Jones]

E A

So there was once upon a time when them niggas tried to kill us

Started getting money, so them bitches start to feel us (hey baby)

F#m

DA told the judge they a bunch of drug dealers (fuck 'em)

F#m

Throwing up gang signs like they on them four wheelers

So there was once upon a time when them niggas tried to kill us

Started getting money, so them bitches start to feel us (hey baby)

F#m

DA told the judge they a bunch of drug dealers (fuck 'em)

F#m C#m

Throwing up gang signs like they on them four wheelers

Eastside

[Outro](Till fade)

E E

E A F#m

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