How Much a Dollar Cost chords and lyrics - RONALD ISLEY, JAMES FAUNTLEROY AND KENDRICK LAMAR

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[F]How
much a dollar really cost?
The question is [G]detrimental,
paralyzin' my thoughts
Parasites in my [F]stomach keep me
with a gut feeling, y'all
[E]Gotta see how I'm chillin'
once I [Em]park this luxury car
Hop[E]ping out feeling [F]big as Mutombo
Twenty on pump six dirty Marcellus
[G]called me Dumbo
Twenty years ago, can't for[F]get
Now I can lend him a ear or two
how to stack these residuals
[E]Tenfold, the liberal concept
of what [F]men'll do
Twenty on six, he didn't hear me
Indigenous Afric[G]an only spoke Zulu
My American tongue was leery
[F]Walked out the gas station
A homeless man with a semi-
tan com[E]plexion
Asked [Em]me for ten rand
Stressin' [E]about dry [F]land
Deep water,
powder blue skies that crack open
[G]A piece of crack that he wanted,
I knew he was [F]smokin'
He begged and pleaded
Asked me to feed him twice,
I didn't believe it
Told [E]him, beat it
Contributin' money just for his pipe,
I couldn't [F]see it
He said, my son, temptation is one
[G]thing that I've defeated
Listen to me, I want a single
[F]bill from you
Nothin' less, nothin' more
I told [E]him I ain't have it and
closed my [Em]door
Tell me how much a dollar [F]cost
[G]It's more to feed you[F]r min[E]d
Water, sun [C]and love, the one you [A]love
All you [F]need, the air [E]you breathe
[F]He's starin' at me in disbelief
My temper is [G]buildin',
he's starin' at me, I grab my key
He's [F]starin' at me,
I started the car then I tried to leave
[Am]And somethin' told [E]me to keep
it in park until I could see
A reason why [F]he was mad at a stranger
like I was supposed to save him
Like [G]I'm the reason he's homeless and
askin' me for a favor
[F]He's starin' at me, his eyes followed
me with no laser
[E]He's starin' at me, I notice
that his stare is contagious
[F]'Cause now I'm starin' back at him,
feelin' some type of disrespect
[G]If I could throw a bat at him,
it'd be aimin' at [F]his neck
I never understood someone
beggin' for goods
[E]Askin' for handouts,
takin' it if [Em]they could
[F]And this particular person
just had it down [G]pat
Starin' at me for the longest
until he finally asked
[F]Have you ever opened up Exodus 14?
A humble [Em]man is all that we ever need
Tell me how much a dollar [F]cost[Am][F]
[G]It's more to feed you[F]r min[E]d
Water, [D]sun [C]and love,
the one you [A]love[Bm][A]
All you [F]need,
the air [E]you breathe[F]
Guilt trippin' and feelin' resentment
I nev[G]er met a transient
that demanded attention
[F]They got me frustrated,
indecisive and power trippin'
[E]Sour emotions got me lookin'
at the universe different
I should [F]distance myself,
I should keep it relentless
My selfish[G]ness is what got me
here, who the fuck I'm kiddin'?
[C]So I'm[F]a tell you like I told the last bum,
crumbs and pennies
I [E]need all of mines,
and I recognize this type of [F]panhandlin' all the time
I got better [E]judgement,
I know [F]when nigga's hust[G]lin'
Keep in mind, when I was strugglin',
I did compromise
[F]Now I comprehend,
I smell grandpa's [E]old medicine
Reekin' from your skin,
moonshine and gin
Nigga [F]your babblin', your words ain't flatterin',
[G]I'm imaginin'
Denzel but lookin' at O'Neal,
Kazaam is [F]sad
Thrills, your gimmick is mediocre,
the jig is [E]up
I seen you from a mile away losin' focus
And I'm in[F]sensitive,
and I lack empathy
He looked at me an[G]d said,
"Your potential is bittersweet"
[C]I looked at him [F]an d said,
"Every nickel is mines to keep"
He looked at me and [E]said, "Know the truth,
it'll set you free"
You're lookin' at the [F]Messiah,
the son of Jehova, the higher power
The [G]choir that spoke the word,
the [E]Holy Spirit, [C]the nerve
Of [F]Nazareth, and I'll tell you just
how much a dollar cost
[E]The price of having a spot in Heaven,
embrace your loss, I am [F]God
I wash my hands, [Em]I said my grace,
[G]what more do you want [F]from me?
Tears of a [E]clown,
guess I'm not all [A]what is meant [Dm]to be[Dsus4]
Shades [C]of grey will never change if I condone
[B]Tur[F]n this page, hel[E]p me change,
to right my [C]wrongs
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