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We Dont Care

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The chord pattern for the whole song (except the intro) is 
|  D  G|
|  Em|
The D and G share a measure and the Em has it's own measure
I also like capo 3  C F G
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[Intro]
     F#m    G     EmOh yeah...C  
I got the peF#mrfect song for the kids to sing...
   GAnd all my people that's
[Chorus]
DDrug dealin' Gjust to get by
EmStack your money 'til it get sky highD  G  Em  
We Dwasn't supposed to make it past G25
EmJoke's on you, we still alive
DThrow your hands up Gin the sky and say
Em"We don't care what people say"
[Verse 1]
DIf this is your first time Ghearin' this
You are aboEmut to experience somethin' so cold, man
We never Dhad nothin' handed, took nothin' for gGranted
EmTook nothin' from no man, man, I'm my own man
   DBut as a shorty, I looked Gup to the dope man
EmOnly adult man I knew that wasn't broke, man
DFlickin' Starter coats, man, man, Gyou don't know, man
EmWe don't care what people say
DThis is for my niggas ouGtside all winter
'Cause this Emsummer they ain't finna say, "Next summer, I'm finna"
DSittin' in the hood like communGity colleges
This Emdope money here is Lil' Trey's scholarship
'Cause aDin't no tuition for having Gno ambition
And Emain't no loans for sittin' your ass at home
So we Dforced to sell crack, rapG, and get a job
You gEmotta do somethin' man, your ass is grown
[Chorus]
DDrug dealin' Gjust to get by
EmStack your money 'til it get sky high     D    G(EmKids, sing! Kids, sing!)
We Dwasn't supposed to make it past G25
EmJoke's on you, we still alive
DThrow your hands up Gin the sky and say
Em"We don't care what people say"
[Verse 2]
The second verse is for my dDogs workin' 9 to 5 Gthat still hustle
'Cause a nEmigga can't shine off $6.55
And everDybody sellin' makeup, JaGcob's
And bootlegged Emtapes just to get they cake up
We put shit on lDayaway, then come back
We claim other people Emkids on our income tax
We take that money, Dcop work, then push packs to Gget paid
And Emwe don't care what people say
Momma sDay she wanna move SouthG  
Scratchin' lottery Emtickets, eyes on a new house
'Round the same time, DDoe ran up in dude houseG  
Couldn't get a job, so since Emhe couldn't get work, he figured he'd take work
The dDrug game bulimic, it's Ghard to get weight
A nEmigga's money is homo, it's hard to get straight
But Dwe gon' keep bakin' til the dGay we get cake
And Em"we don't care what people say"
[Chorus]
DDrug dealin' Gjust to get by
EmStack your money 'til it get sky high     D    G(EmKids, sing! Kids, sing!)
We Dwasn't supposed to make it past G25
EmJoke's on you, we still alive
DThrow your hands up Gin the sky and say
Em"We don't care what people say"
[Verse 3]
  DYou know the kids' gon' aGct a fool
When you,Em__stop the programs for after school
And theyD__DCFS, some of 'em dyslGexic
They Emfavorite 50 Cent song "12 Questions"
We scream: "Drocks, blow, weed, park"_G_ see, now we smart
   EmWe ain't retards, the way teachers thought
DHold up, hold fast, Gwe make more cash
EmNow tell my momma I belong in that slow class
DSad enough we on welfare,__ they Gtryna put me on the school bus
With the Emspace for the wheelchair
I'm tryna gDet the car with the cGhromie wheels here
They Emtryna cut our lights out like we don't live here
DLook what was handed us, Gfathers abandoned us
When we Emget them hammers, go on, call the ambulance
SomeDtimes I feel no one in this wGorld understands us
But "Emwe don't care what people say," my niggas
[Chorus]
DDrug dealin' Gjust to get by
EmStack your money 'til it get sky high     D    G(EmKids, sing! Kids, sing!)
We Dwasn't supposed to make it past G25
EmJoke's on you, we still alive
DThrow your hands up Gin the sky and say
Em"We don't care what people say"

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We Dont Care

by Kanye West

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

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

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The chord pattern for the whole song (except the intro) is

D G

| |

The D and G share a measure and the Em has it's own measure

I also like capo 3 C F G

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[Intro]

F#m G Em C

Oh yeah...

F#m

I got the perfect song for the kids to sing...

And all my people that's

[Chorus]

D G

Drug dealin' just to get by

Em D G Em

Stack your money 'til it get sky high

D G

We wasn't supposed to make it past 25

Joke's on you, we still alive

D G

Throw your hands up in the sky and say

"We don't care what people say"

[Verse 1]

D G

If this is your first time hearin' this

You are about to experience somethin' so cold, man

D G

We never had nothin' handed, took nothin' for granted

Took nothin' from no man, man, I'm my own man

D G

But as a shorty, I looked up to the dope man

Only adult man I knew that wasn't broke, man

D G

Flickin' Starter coats, man, man, you don't know, man

We don't care what people say

D G

This is for my niggas outside all winter

'Cause this summer they ain't finna say, "Next summer, I'm finna"

D G

Sittin' in the hood like community colleges

This dope money here is Lil' Trey's scholarship

D G

'Cause ain't no tuition for having no ambition

And ain't no loans for sittin' your ass at home

D G

So we forced to sell crack, rap, and get a job

You gotta do somethin' man, your ass is grown

[Chorus]

D G

Drug dealin' just to get by

Em D G Em

Stack your money 'til it get sky high (Kids, sing! Kids, sing!)

D G

We wasn't supposed to make it past 25

Joke's on you, we still alive

D G

Throw your hands up in the sky and say

"We don't care what people say"

[Verse 2]

D G

The second verse is for my dogs workin' 9 to 5 that still hustle

'Cause a nigga can't shine off $6.55

D G

And everybody sellin' makeup, Jacob's

And bootlegged tapes just to get they cake up

We put shit on layaway, then come back

We claim other people kids on our income tax

D G

We take that money, cop work, then push packs to get paid

And we don't care what people say

D G

Momma say she wanna move South

Scratchin' lottery tickets, eyes on a new house

D G

'Round the same time, Doe ran up in dude house

Couldn't get a job, so since he couldn't get work, he figured he'd take work

D G

The drug game bulimic, it's hard to get weight

A nigga's money is homo, it's hard to get straight

D G

But we gon' keep bakin' til the day we get cake

And "we don't care what people say"

[Chorus]

D G

Drug dealin' just to get by

Em D G Em

Stack your money 'til it get sky high (Kids, sing! Kids, sing!)

D G

We wasn't supposed to make it past 25

Joke's on you, we still alive

D G

Throw your hands up in the sky and say

"We don't care what people say"

[Verse 3]

D G

You know the kids' gon' act a fool

When you,__stop the programs for after school

D G

And they__DCFS, some of 'em dyslexic

They favorite 50 Cent song "12 Questions"

D G

We scream: "rocks, blow, weed, park"__ see, now we smart

We ain't retards, the way teachers thought

D G

Hold up, hold fast, we make more cash

Now tell my momma I belong in that slow class

D G

Sad enough we on welfare,__ they tryna put me on the school bus

With the space for the wheelchair

D G

I'm tryna get the car with the chromie wheels here

They tryna cut our lights out like we don't live here

D G

Look what was handed us, fathers abandoned us

When we get them hammers, go on, call the ambulance

D G

Sometimes I feel no one in this world understands us

But "we don't care what people say," my niggas

[Chorus]

D G

Drug dealin' just to get by

Em D G Em

Stack your money 'til it get sky high (Kids, sing! Kids, sing!)

D G

We wasn't supposed to make it past 25

Joke's on you, we still alive

D G

Throw your hands up in the sky and say

"We don't care what people say"

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