FEAR. chords and lyrics - KENDRICK LAMAR

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[Intro 1]
[Dm][Em]
[Dm]

[Verse 1]
(I [Em]don't think I can find
a way to make it on this earth)
[Dm]What's up family, yeah it's yo cousin Carl man,
just given' you a call man
I know you been havin' [G]a lot
on [Dm]yo mind lately
And I know [Em]you feel like y[Dm]a know people
ain't [Em]been prayin' [G]for you
[Em]But you have to understand t[C]his man,
that we are a cursed people
[Dm]Deuteronomy 28:28 says
"The Lord shall smite thee with madness,
and blindness
And astonishment of heart."
See family that's why you feel like
You feel like you got a chip
on your shoulder
Until you finally get the memo,
you will always feel that way

[Verse 2]
Why God, why God [Dm]do I gotta suffer?
Pain in my heart carry burdens
full of struggle
[Dm]Why God, w[Ebm]hy God[Dm] do I gotta bleed?
Every stone thrown [Em]at you
restin' at my [Dm]feet
Why God, why God do I gotta suffer?
Earth is no more,

[Verse 3]
why don't you burn this mufucka?
[Dm](I don't think I can find a way to make it on [Em]this
[Ebm][Ebdim][Dm]
[G][Em][Dm][C][Dm]
[Em]earth)

[Verse 4]
I beat yo' ass, keep talkin' [Ebm]back
I beat yo' ass,
who bought you that?
[Em]You stole [Dm]it,
I beat yo' ass if you say that game is broken
I beat yo' ass if you jump on [Em]my c[Dm]ouch
I beat yo' as[Em]s if you wa[Dm]lk in this
house with tears in your eyes
[D]Runnin' from poopoo and 'prentice
Go back outside, [Em]I beat yo' ass,
[Dm]lil nigga
That homework better be finished,
I beat yo' ass
Yo' teachers better not be
bitchin' 'bout you in class
That pizza better not be wasted,
you eat it all
That TV better not be
loud if you got it on
[G]Them [Em]Jordans better not get dirty
when I just [Ebm]bought 'em
Better [Ebdim]not hear 'bout you humpi[Dm]n'
on Keisha's daughter
Better not hear you got caught up,
I beat yo' ass
You better not run to your father,
I beat yo' ass
You know my patience runnin' thin
[Em]I got beau[Dm]coup payments to make
[Em]County building's on my ass
Tryna take [Dm]my food stamps away
I beat yo' ass if you tell
them social workers he live here
I beat yo' ass if [D]I beat yo' [Dm]ass
twice and you still here
Seven years old,
think you run this house [Em]by yourself?
Nigga, you gon' fear me if [Ebdim]you don't
fear [Ebm]no one[Ebdim] else[Ebm]

[Verse 5]
[Em]If I can smoke fear away,
I roll that motherfucker [Dm]up
And then I take two puffs
I'm high now, I'm high now
I'm high now, I'm high now
Life's a bitch,
pull them panties to the [Dm]side now

[Verse 6]
(I don't [Dm]think I can find a way
to make it on [G]this earth)
I'll prolly die anonymous
[Ebm]I'll prolly die with promises[Ebdim]
[Dm]I'll proll[G]y die walk[Dm]in' back
home from the candy house
I'll prolly die 'cause these
colors are standin' out
I'll prolly die because I [D]ain't know
[Em]Demarcus was [G]snitchin'
I'll prolly die at these house [Dm]parties,
fuckin' with bitches
I'll prolly die from witnesses
leavin' me false accused
I'll [D]prolly die [Dm]from thinkin' that
me and your hood was cool
Or maybe die from pressin' the line,
actin' too extra
Or maybe die because these smokers
Are [D]more than [Dm]desperate
[G]I'll pro[D]lly die fro[Dm]m one of these
bats and blue badges
Body slammed on black and white paint,
my [D]bones [Dm]snappin'
Or maybe die from panic or die
from bein' too lax
Or die from wait[Em]in' on it, die
'cause I'm [Dm]mov in' too fast
I'll prolly die tryna buy
weed at the apartments
I'll prolly die tryna diffuse
two homies arguin'
I'll prolly die 'cause that's what
you do [Em]when you're [G]17
All worries in [Em]a hurry,
[Ebm]I wish I controlled [Ebdim]things

[Verse 7]
[Dm]If I could smoke fear away,
I'd [Em]roll [Dm]that mothafucka up
And then I'd take two puffs
I've been hungry all my life
[Em]I'm high [G]now, [Dm]I'm [Em]high [Dm]now
I'm high now, I'm high now
Life's a bitch, pull them panties to the side now,
now
[G][Em]

[Verse 8]
[Ebm]
When I [Em]was 2[Dm]7, I grew
accustomed to more fear
Accumulated 10 times over
throughout the years
My newfound life made
all of me magnified
How many accolades do
I need to [D]block [Dm]denial?
The shock value of my
success put bolts in me
All this money, is God playin' a joke on me?
Is it for the moment and will
he see me as [D]Job?
[Em]Take it from me and leave me w[Ebm]orse
than I was [Dm]before?
At 27, my biggest fear was losin' it all
Scared to spend money,
had me sleep[D]in' from [Dm]hall to hall
Scared to go back to Sec[Em]tion [Dm]8 with
my mama [G]stressin'
30 shows [D]a month [G]and [D]I still won't
[C]buy [Dm]me no Lexus
What is an advisor somebody
that's holdin' my checks?
Just to fuck me over and put
my finances in debt?
I read a case about Rihanna's accountant
and wondered
[Em]How did the bad girl feel when s[Ebm]he
looked at them numbers?
[Dm]The type of shit'll make me flip out
And just kill somethin', drill somethin'
Get ill and fill ratchets with
a lil' somethin'
[D]I pract[Dm]iced runnin' from fear,
guess I had some good luck
At 27 years old,
[Em]my biggest f[Dm]ear was bein' judged
How they look at me reflect on myself,
my family, my city
What they say 'bout me reveal
If my reputation would miss me
What they see from me
Would trickle down
generations in time
What they [Em]hear from me
Would make 'em highlight
[Ebm]my simplest lines

[Verse 9]
I'm talkin' [Dm]fear,
fear of losin' creativity
I'm talkin' fear,
fear of missin' out on you [D]and me
I'm [G]talkin' [Dm]fear,
[D]fear of [Em]losin' loy[Dm]alty from pride
[D]'cause my [G]DNA won't [Em]let me
involve in the light [C]of God
I'm talk[Dm]in' fear,
fear that my humbleness is gone
I'm talkin' fear,
fear that love ain't livin' here no more
I'm talkin' [G]fear,
[Dm]fear that it's wickedness or weakness
[Em]Fear, whatever it is, both[Ebm] is distinctive
[Dm]Fear, what happens on
Earth stays on Earth
And I can't take these feelings
With me [Em]so hopefully t[Dm]hey disperse
Within four[D]teen [Dm]tracks,
carried out over wax
Searchin' for resolutions until
[Em]some[Dm]body get b[Dm]ack
Fear, what happens on
earth stays on earth
And I can't take these feelings with me
So hopefully they disperse
Within fourteen tracks,
carried out over wax
Wonderin' if I'm livin' through
fear or livin' through rap

[Verse 10]
Damn
God[Cm]damn you
God[Eb]damn me
God[G]damn [Gaug]us[G]
God[Cm]damn we
God[Fm]dam n us [Cm]all[Eb]

[Verse 11]
Verse two [Cm]says you only have I known
of all the families of [Eb]the earth
Therefore I will punish you
[G]for all your iniquities
[Baug]So until w[G]e come back to[Cm]
these commandments
Until you come back to these
commandments
We're gonna be in this place,
we're gonna be under this curse
Because he said he's [Eb]gonna punish us
The so-called Blacks, Hispanics,
[G]and Native America[Baug]n Indian[G]s
[Cm]Are the true children of I[G]srael
We are [Baug]the Israelites according
to the Bible
[Cm]The children of Israel,
he's gonna punish us for our iniquities
For our disobedience because we chose
to follow other gods
[Eb]That aren't [Cm]his son,
so the Lord thy [G]God chasten you
So just [Cm]like you'll chasten your own son
He's gonna chasten you because
he loves you
So that's why we get chastised,
that's why we're in the position we're in
Until we come back to these laws, statutes
and commandments
And do what the Lord said, these curses
are gonna be upon us
We're gonna be at a lower state in this life
that we live here in today
In the United States of America
I love you, son, and I pray for you
God bless you, shalom