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Run This Town

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Capo 3
 AmFeel it Gcomin' in the Amair
Hear the Fscreams from everyAmwhere
I'm aGddicted to the Amthrill
It's a Fdangerous love aAmffair
Can't be Gscared when it goes Amdown
Got a Fproblem, tell me Amnow
Only Gthing that's on my Ammind
Is who's gonna Frun this town toAmnightG  
 AmIs who's gonna Frun this town toAmnightG  
 AmWe gonna Frun this town
AmWe are, yeah I said it Gwe are
This is Roc AmNation, pledge your Fallegiance
Get y'all Amfatigues on, all black Geverything
Black cards, Amblack cars, all black Feverything
And our girls are Amblackbirds, ridin' with they Gdillingers
I'd get more Amin depth, if you boys really Freal enough
This is la Amfamilia, I'll explain Glater
But for now Amlet me get back to this Fpaper
I'm a couple bands Amdown and I'm tryin' to get Gback
I gave the other Amgrip, I lost a flip for five Fstacks
Yeah I'm talkin' Amfive comma six zeros Gdot zero here it go
AmBack to runnin' circles 'round Fniggas now we squared up
AmHold up
Chorus:
Life's a Ggame but it's not Amfair
I break the Frules so I don't Amcare
So I keep Gdoin' my own Amthing
Walkin' Ftall against the Amrain
VictoGry's within the Ammile
Almost Fthere, don't give up Amnow
Only Gthing that's on my Ammind
Is who's gonna Frun this town toAmnight
Heeeey Ghey hey hey hey Amhey
Hey Fhey hey hey Amhey
Heeeey Ghey hey hey hey Amhey
Is who's gonna Frun this town toAmnight (Hey hey hey hey)
AmWe are yeah I said it Gwe are
You can call me AmCesar in a dark FCzar
Please follow the Amleader so Eric B. Gwe are
Microphone Amfiend it's the return of Fthee God peace God
 AmAh ah and Gain't nobody fresher
I'm iAmn mason ah FMartin Margiela
On the Amtape we're screamin' fuck the other Gside, they jealous
We got a Ambankhead full of broads they got a Ftable full of fellas
 AmAnd they Gain't spending no cake
AmThey should throw they hand in 'cause Fthey ain't got no spades
AmMy whole Gteam got dough
So my Ambankhead is lookin' like Fmillionaire's 'fro (yeah)
Chorus
 AmIt's crazy how you can Ggo from being Joe Blow
 AmTo everybody on your Fdick, no homo
 AmI bought my whole family Gwhips, no Volvos
 AmNext time I'm in church, Fplease no photos
 AmPolice escorts Geverybody passports
 AmThis the life that Feverybody ask for
 AmThis a fast life Gwe are on a crash course
AmWhat you think I rap for to Fpush a fucking RAV 4
 AmBut I know that if GI stay stunting
 AmAll these girls only Fgonna want one thing
AmI could spend my whole life Ggood will hunting
AmOnly good gon' come is as Fgood when I'm cumming
AmShe got a ass that'll Gswallow up a g-string
AmAnd up top, unh,   Ftwo bee stings
AmAnd I'm beasting   Goff the riesling
 AmAnd my nigga just Fmade it out the precinct
 AmWe give a damn about the Gdrama that your dude bring
 AmI'm just tryin' to change the Fcolor on your mood ring
AmReebok baby You Gneed to drop some new things
AmHave you ever had Fshoes without shoe strings?
AmWhat's that 'Ye? Gbaby, these heels
AmIs that a may,  what, FBaby, these wheels
 AmYou trippin' when you Gain't sippin' have a refill
You Amfeelin' like you runnin' huh, Fnow you know how we feel (Wassup)
 AmHeeeey Ghey hey hey hey Amhey
Hey Fhey hey hey Amhey
Heeeey Ghey hey hey hey Amhey
Hey Fhey hey hey Amhey (wassup)
 AmHeeeey Ghey hey hey hey Amhey
Hey Fhey hey hey hey
 AmHeeeey Ghey hey hey hey Amhey
We gonna Frun this town toAmnight
 Am   G   Am   Fx2

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Run This Town

by Jay-Z

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

Am G Am

Feel it comin' in the air

F Am

Hear the screams from everywhere

G Am

I'm addicted to the thrill

F Am

It's a dangerous love affair

G Am

Can't be scared when it goes down

F Am

Got a problem, tell me now

G Am

Only thing that's on my mind

F Am G

Is who's gonna run this town tonight

Am F Am G

Is who's gonna run this town tonight

Am F

We gonna run this town

Am G

We are, yeah I said it we are

Am F

This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance

Am G

Get y'all fatigues on, all black everything

Am F

Black cards, black cars, all black everything

Am G

And our girls are blackbirds, ridin' with they dillingers

Am F

I'd get more in depth, if you boys really real enough

Am G

This is la familia, I'll explain later

Am F

But for now let me get back to this paper

Am G

I'm a couple bands down and I'm tryin' to get back

Am F

I gave the other grip, I lost a flip for five stacks

Am G

Yeah I'm talkin' five comma six zeros dot zero here it go

Am F

Back to runnin' circles 'round niggas now we squared up

Hold up

Chorus:

G Am

Life's a game but it's not fair

F Am

I break the rules so I don't care

G Am

So I keep doin' my own thing

F Am

Walkin' tall against the rain

G Am

Victory's within the mile

F Am

Almost there, don't give up now

G Am

Only thing that's on my mind

F Am

Is who's gonna run this town tonight

G Am

Heeeey hey hey hey hey hey

F Am

Hey hey hey hey hey

G Am

Heeeey hey hey hey hey hey

F Am

Is who's gonna run this town tonight (Hey hey hey hey)

Am G

We are yeah I said it we are

Am F

You can call me Cesar in a dark Czar

Am G

Please follow the leader so Eric B. we are

Am F

Microphone fiend it's the return of thee God peace God

Am G

Ah ah and ain't nobody fresher

Am F

I'm in mason ah Martin Margiela

Am G

On the tape we're screamin' fuck the other side, they jealous

Am F

We got a bankhead full of broads they got a table full of fellas

Am G

And they ain't spending no cake

Am F

They should throw they hand in 'cause they ain't got no spades

Am G

My whole team got dough

Am F

So my bankhead is lookin' like millionaire's 'fro (yeah)

Chorus

Am G

It's crazy how you can go from being Joe Blow

Am F

To everybody on your dick, no homo

Am G

I bought my whole family whips, no Volvos

Am F

Next time I'm in church, please no photos

Am G

Police escorts everybody passports

Am F

This the life that everybody ask for

Am G

This a fast life we are on a crash course

Am F

What you think I rap for to push a fucking RAV 4

Am G

But I know that if I stay stunting

Am F

All these girls only gonna want one thing

Am G

I could spend my whole life good will hunting

Am F

Only good gon' come is as good when I'm cumming

Am G

She got a ass that'll swallow up a g-string

Am F

And up top, unh, two bee stings

Am G

And I'm beasting off the riesling

Am F

And my nigga just made it out the precinct

Am G

We give a damn about the drama that your dude bring

Am F

I'm just tryin' to change the color on your mood ring

Am G

Reebok baby You need to drop some new things

Am F

Have you ever had shoes without shoe strings?

Am G

What's that 'Ye? baby, these heels

Am F

Is that a may, what, Baby, these wheels

Am G

You trippin' when you ain't sippin' have a refill

Am F

You feelin' like you runnin' huh, now you know how we feel (Wassup)

Am G Am

Heeeey hey hey hey hey hey

F Am

Hey hey hey hey hey

G Am

Heeeey hey hey hey hey hey

F Am

Hey hey hey hey hey (wassup)

Am G Am

Heeeey hey hey hey hey hey

Hey hey hey hey hey

Am G Am

Heeeey hey hey hey hey hey

F Am

We gonna run this town tonight

Am G Am F

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