Let Nas Down Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Free[Em]dom or jail, clips inserted
A [Bm]baby's bein' [C]born same
time a man is murdered
The [Am]beginning and [Bm]en d,
so far as rap goes
It's only natural, I [Am]ex plain my plateau
And also what defines my [Em]name

[Verse 2]
Yeah, long live the idols,
may [Bm]they never be [C]your rivals
Pac was like Jesus,
[Am]Nas wrote [Bm]the Bible
Now what you're 'bout to
hear's a tale [G]of glory and sin
[Am]No I.D. my mentor now let
the story begin

[Verse 3]
I used to [Em]print out Nas raps
and tape 'em up on my wall
[C]My niggas thought they was words,
but it [Am]was pictures I saw
[Bm]And since I wanted to draw,
I used [Am]to read 'em in awe
Then he dropped Stillmatic, rocked
[Bm]the cleanest velour
Fast [Em]forward, who thought that I
[C]would meet him on tour?
I'm earnin' stripes now nigga,
got [Am]Adidas galore
[Bm]Backstage I shook his hand,
let him [G]know that he's the [Am]man
When he said he was a fan it was
[Bm]too hard to understand
No [Em]time to soak up the moment though,
[Am]cause I was in a [C]jam
Hov askin' where's [Am]the record
that the radio could [Bm]play
And I was strikin' out for months,
9th inning feeling [Em]fear
Jeter [Am]under pressure,
made the biggest [Bm]hit of my career
But at [Em]first, that wasn't clear,
[Bm]nig gas had no i[C]dea
Dion called me when it dropped,
sounded [Am]sad but sinc[Bm]ere
Told me Nas heard your single
and [G]he hate that shit
[Am]Said you the one,
yo why you make that [Bm]shit?
I can't believe I let [Em]Nas [Bm]down
[C]Damn, my heart sunk
to my stom[Am]ach
I can't [Bm]be lieve I let Nas d[G]own
[Am]I got defensive on the phone
Resent[Bm]ment was in my tone,
fuck [Em]it
Long live the idols, may [Bm]they never be [C]your rivals

[Verse 4]
Pac was like Jesus,
[Am]Nas wrote [Bm]the Bible
Now what you're 'bout to
hear's a tale of [G]glory and sin
[Am]No I.D. my mentor now let
the [Bm]story begin

[Verse 5]
I couldn't [Em]help but think that maybe
I [C]had made a mistake
I mean, you made "You Owe Me" dog,
I thought [Am]that you could relate
[Bm]But while I shot up the charts,
[G]you mean tellin' [Am]me
That I was not up to par,
when [Bm]I followed my heart
[Em]Granted, my heart was tainted by my [Bm]mind,
I kept [C]on sayin'
Where's the hits? You ain't got none
[Am]You know Jay would[Bm] never put
your album out without none
[Am]And dog, you know how come
Labels are archaic,
[Bm]formulaic with their outcomes
[Em]They don't know,
they [Bm]just study the charts
[C]Me, I study the shows, the fans,
[Am]study their [Bm]hearts
I had a feelin' I was killin',
and [G]this music we were [Am]spillin' out
Would change lives forever,
fuck [Bm]the label, put it out
Friday [Em]Night Lights blew,
that [Bm]was classic [C]number 2
Now it seemed as if the Nas compar
[Am]isons was comin' [Bm]true
Still no release date from the la[G]bel,
are they in[Am]sane?
Gucc told me play the game to change
[Bm]the game but on the way
I let [Em]Nas [Bm]down,[C] I got no one to blame,[Am]
I'm [Bm]ashamed I let Nas [G]down[Am]
But this is God's plan,
you [Bm]could never understand, fuck [Em]it
Long live the idols, may [Bm]they never be [C]your rivals

[Verse 6]
Pac was like Jesus,
[Am]Nas wrote [Bm]the Bible
Now what you're 'bout to
hear's a tale of [G]glory and [Am]sin
No I.D. my mentor now let
the story begin
[Bm]I always believed

[Verse 7]
[Em]in the bigger picture
[Bm]If I could get [C]them niggas to listen
Outside [Am]my core then I can
open a [Bm]door
Reintroduce 'em to honesty,
show [G]'em that they need [Am]more
The difference between the pretenders
[Bm]an d[Am] the Kendrick Lamars
[Em]And so, I took the fall
[Bm]like the son of the [C]Lord
On the cross,
dyin' for that fake [Am]shit you niggas [Bm]bought
For the past decade
If I [G]should pass please [Am]let
this be my last essay
[Bm]Therefore I write from the heart
Apolo[Em]gies to OG's for sacri
[Am]ficin' my [C]art
But I'm [Am]here for a greater purpose
I knew right from the start
[Bm]I'm just a man of the people,
[Em]not above but equal
[Am]And for the greater good I [Bm]walk
amongst the evil
[Em]Don't cry mama,
this the life [Bm]I choose myself
[C]Just pray along the way
that I don't [Am]lose myself
[Bm]This is for the nigga that said
that hip-hop was [Em]was dead
I went to Hell to resurrect it
How could [Bm]you fail to respect it?
Lettin' [Em]Nas [Bm]down[C]
I got the phone call [Am]quietly I mourned [Bm]dog,
I let Nas down
[G]Yea[Am]h, and on this flight may
[Bm]I never lose sight, fuck [Em]it
Long live the idols, may [Bm]they never be [C]your rivals

[Verse 8]
Pac was like Jesus,
[Am]Nas wrote [Bm]the Bible
Now what you just heard's
a tale [G]of glory and sin
[Am]No I.D. my mentor now let the stor[Bm]y begin

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