Chords
[Intro]
Cm7 Fm7 Ah,Cm7 one two, one two, what's happenFm7ing, fool?
Cm7 I done been through a whole lot Fm7
Trial, tribulation, but I know God
The Cm7Devil wanna put me in a bow tie
Fm7Pray that the holy water don't go dry, yay, yeah
Cm7 As I look around me Fm7
So many motherfuckers wanna down me
But eneCm7migo never drown me
In front of a dirFm7ty double mirror they found me
[Chorus]
And I love myCm7self Huh, ah when you lookin' at me, Fm7
ah tell me what do you see?
I love myCm7self
Ahh, I put a bullet in the back of Fm7the back of the head of the police
I love myCm7self
Uh, illuminated by the hand Fm7of God, boy, don't seem shy
I love myCm7self One day at a time, Fm7
huh
[Verse 1]
They wanna say it's a Cm7war outside, bomb in the street Fm7
Gun in the hood, mob of police
Cm7Rock on the corner with a line for the fiend
Fm7And a bottle full of lean and a model on the scheme, uh
Cm7 These days of frustFm7ration keep y'all on tuck and rotationCm7 Yeah, I duck these cold Fm7faces, post up fifiefofum baAbmaj7sis Dreams of reality's peace
Cm/BbBlow steam in the face of the beast
Abmaj7Sky could fall down, wind could cry now
Look Gat me motherBbfucker I smile
[Chorus]
I love myCm7self Huh, ah when you lookin' at me, Fm7
ah tell me what do you see?
I love myCm7self
Ahh, I put a bullet in the back of Fm7the back of the head of the police
I love myCm7self
Huh
Ilrluminated
Fm7All ya'll come to the front, ya'll
I love myCm7self/Baby what about you? Come on Fm7
[Pre-Verse]
Cm7 Crazy, Fm7what you gon' do?
Lift up your headCm7 and keep moving, turn the Fm7mic up
Haunt you
[Verse 2]
Peace to fashion poCm7lice, I wear my heart On my Fm7
sleeve, let the runway start
You know the miseCm7rable do love company
What do Fm7you want from me and my scars?
Everybody lack Abmaj7confidence, everybody lack confiCm/Bbdence
How many times my potential was anonymous?
Abmaj7 How many times the city making me promises?
G So I Bbpromise this, nigga
[Chorus]
I love myCm7self Huh, ah when you lookin' at me, Fm7
ah tell me what do you see?
I love myCm7self
Ahh, I put a bullet in the back of Fm7the back of the head of the police
I love myCm7self
Uh, illuminated by the hand Fm7of God, boy, don't seem shy
I love myCm7self Fm7
Huh
[Pre-Bridge]
Cm7Walk my bare feet
Fm7Huh
Walk my bare feet
Huh
Cm7Down, down valley deep
Fm7Huh
Down, down valley deep
Huh
Cm7Fi fie fo fum
Fm7Huh
Fi fie fo fum
Huh
Cm7My heart undone Fm7
one, two, three
[Bridge]
I went to Cm7war last night Cm/Bb
With an [Am7b5]automatic weapon, don't nobody call a medic
Abmaj7I'ma do it 'til I get it right
I went to Cm7war last night Cm/Bb
I've been [Am7b5]dealing with depression ever since an adolescent
Abmaj7Duckin' every other blessin', I can never see the message
I could Cm7never take the lead, I could never bob and weave
Cm/BbFrom a negative and letting them annihilate me
And it's [Am7b5]evident I'm moving at a meteor speed
Abmaj7Finna run into a building, lay my body...
Cm7 Cm/Bb [Am7b5] Not on my, not Abmaj7while I'm up here
[Spoken Word]
Not on my time, kill the music, not on my time
We could save that shit for the streets
We could save that shit, this for the kids, bro
Two thousand fifteen niggas tired of playin' victim, dog
Niggas ain't trying to play vic...
TuTu, how many niggas we done lost?
How many...
YanYan, how many we done lost?
No for real, answer the que...
How many niggas we done lost bro?
This, this year alone
Exactly, so we, we ain't got time to waste time, my nigga
Niggas gotta make time, bro
The judge make time, you know that, the judge make time, right?
The judge make time so it ain't shit
It shouldn't be shit for us to come out here and appreciate the little bit of life we got left, dog
On the dead homies, Charlie P, you know that, bro
You know that
Right, it's man, it's mando, right, it's mando
And I say, I, and I
And I say this because I love you niggas, man
I love all my niggas, bro
Exactly, enough said, enough said
And we gon' get back to the show and move on, because that shit petty, my nigga
Mic check, mic check, mic check, mic check, mic check
We gon' do some acapella shit before we get back to...
All my niggas listen, listen to this:
[Acapella]
I promised Dave I'd never use the phrase "fuck nigga"
He said, "Think about what you saying: "Fuck niggas"
No better than Samuel on the Django
No better than a white man with slave boats"
Sound like I needed some soul searching
My Pops gave me some game in real person
Retraced my steps on what they never taught me
Did my homework fast before government caught me
So I'ma dedicate this one verse to Oprah
On how the infamous, sensitive N word control us
So many artists gave her an explanation to hold us
Well, this is my explanation straight from Ethiopia
N E G U S definition: royalty, king royalty
Wait listen
N E G U S description: black emperor, king, ruler, now let me finish
The history books overlook the word and hide it
America tried to make it to a house divided
The homies don't recognize we been using it wrong
So I'ma break it down and put my game in a song
N E G U S, say it with me, or say it no more
Black stars can come and get me
Take it from Oprah Winfrey, tell her she right on time
Kendrick Lamar, by far, realest Negus alive
