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Life is 2009 Chords

Music by: Ugk
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[Intro 1]
[Em][G][Em][G][Dm]
[Eb][Em][G][Am][G][Em][Dm]
Yeah, see [Em]I remember,

[Verse 1]
[Em]
how it [Am]all b[Em]egan
I used to slang dirty raps to my [Dm]P.A. fans
And [E]back [Em]then,
I knew you [G]couldn't stop [Am]this flow
[G]No other [Em]MC ar[G]ound can g[Em]o lik[E]e I g[Dm]o
I brought the [Em]new style

[Verse 2]
in and the
[Am]bass it [Em]got crunker
I bought me a slab and [Dm]now
I'm a [Eb]pop [Em]trunker
Do I [Dm]wanna rap [G]or [Am]swang [G]on 4's?
Your brother's [Em]comin' [G]down
slammin' [Dm]Cadillac do's
[Em]People

[Verse 3]
tellin' me that
[Dm]it's [Am]just [Em]my time
They know it's UGK for life an[Dm]d I
get down for [Ebm]mine[Em]
14 on the [G]mic and you never [Am]seen me [G]play
Big, [Em]big c[G]hain and c[Em]omin'
[Dm]straight up outta [Eb]P.A.
[Em]Quote out

[Verse 4]
the Texas, the land of the trill
And fuck your diamonds man these
boys done [G]put a [Dm]gun to your grill
It's [Em]Bun Beeda, you know
that [G]I be r[Am]eppin', Mayne
See [G]we done said it [Em]befo',
[G]but we [Em]gon' say [G]it again[Dm]
[Em]Life is,

[Verse 5]
[Dm]Too $hort don't
you [E]agree?
[Em]While I'm [E]livin' [Dm]my life,
don't fuck with me
Life [Em]is, T[G]oo $hort,
[Am]whippin' the slab
[G]Comin' down [Em]blowin' [G]sweets
and hurtin' [Dm]hoes on the ave
I've [Eb]been [E]crushin'

[Verse 6]
[Am]these
[Dm]niggaz, me and Bun be
Been a [Am]legend [Dm]since [Am]1993[Dm]
Gimme thirty thousand an
[Am]d I'll serve ya some heat
[Dm]I'll write your rhymes,
sang the hook and I'll make ya a beat
I [Am]used to [Em]dream about

[Verse 7]
this [E]shit,
[Dm]now my m[E]oney is legit
[Em]Ain't no mo' ridin' up that
[G]ten with that [Dm]shit tryin' to win
I [Eb]let the [Em]young [G]whippersnapper
take all [Am]the risks
[G]They'll serve a [Em]nigga [G]dope and
[Dm]now it's all on a disk
Keep a [Em]bad

[Verse 8]
[E]yella [Dm]bitch and a
thick young [Em]brown
Top [Dm]dropped down when I'm
ridin' through the town
[Em]Y'all [G]call 'em trues', we
call [Am]'em V[G]ogues
They call [Em]'em [G]shor[Dm]ties, we
call 'em [E]hoes

[Verse 9]
[E]y'all nig[Am]gaz behind [E]still
playin' [Em]wit'cha nose
I got two [Dm]matchin' Bentleys
just bought me a Rolls
My [Em]momma [Dm]drive [G]a BM and
my girl [Am]got a Benz
[G]Watchin' life through my rear
view [E]I see h[Dm]aters in my lens
Life [Em]is,

[Verse 10]
Too [G]$hort don't you [Em]agree?
While I'm livin' [Dm]my life,
don't fuck with me
Life [Em]is, T[G]oo $hort,
whip[Am]pin' the slab
[G]Comin' down [Em]blowin' [G]sweets
and hurtin' [Dm]hoes on the ave
Life [Em]is

[Verse 11]
[E]too short,
that's what I [G]always [E]say
[Em]We wasn't [E]homies [G]last week
so don't [Dm]call me today
[Eb]I ain't go[Em]t nut[G]tin' for you,
can't loan [Am]you shit
[G]Don't you hate when [Em]broke
[Dm]niggaz be on yo' dick?
[E]I can m[Em]ake a

[Verse 12]
[E]lot of money,
I know [Am]I can[Em]
But the mo' [E]I m[Dm]ake, the mo' I spend
[Eb]Lot of c[Em]ash in my [Am]pockets
[G]just to show my [Am]friends
[G]I can put it i[Em]n the bank
to buy [Am]fo' m[Dm]o' rims
[E]For my fo' do'

[Verse 13]
Benz,
with the royal blue paint
Sometimes you wanna quit,
[Am]but you [Dm]know you can't
[Eb]You gott[E]a keep[Em] hustl[G]in' or you lose it a[Am]ll
[G]If you choose [Em]to ball
you pay your [Dm]dues and fall
I said [Em]fuck

[Verse 14]
bein' broke,
if I [Am]gotta sell [Em]coke
I'ma rock the shit [Dm]up
and raise hell with my folks
[Eb]I'll be [Em]posted on [G]the block,
at night I gotta [Am]get mine
I'll [G]pimp hoes [Em]and I[Am] do
[Em]white [Am]col [Dm]lar crimes
'Cause [E]life [Em]is,

[Verse 15]
[E]
[Dm]Too $hort don't you [E]agree?
[Em]While I'm [E]livin' [Eb]my li[Dm]fe,
don't fuck with me
Life [Em]is, T[G]oo $hort,
[Am]whippin' the slab
[G]Comin' down blowin' sweets
and hurtin' [Dm]hoes on the ave
Now life [Em]is to

[Verse 16]
[E]some people unbearable
They [Em]tellin' on [E]they home
[G]boys and that's [Dm]terrible
[Eb]Was it way t[E]oo much time[G]
or noth[Am]in' big?
'Cause [G]if you tell [Em]on us[E],
we'll be splittin' [Dm]your wig
Now my [Em]freedom

[Verse 17]
[E]is to [Em]me m[Am]y mai[E]n asset
So [Em]I'ma [E]keep [Dm]it 100 and give like I ge[Eb]t
Chill [E]at the [Em]Ponderosa
[G]and smoke [Am]that good
[G]I'm tryin' to [Em]get [E]rich
while I rep for [Eb]the hood
See [Em]every

[Verse 18]
[E]body's got
that same old dream
Of [Em]big cars, b[E]ad bitches a[Dm]nd
a mountain of cream
[Eb]Drive a [Em]brand new [G]Bentley,
[Am]Benzo or a Beem
But [G]ain't none of [Em]that [E]worth
tellin' [Dm]on yo' team
It's on [Em]you

[Verse 19]
[G]hom[Em]eboy,[E] so
what'chu gon' do
You [Em]need to take [E]my advice
and [Dm]stop snitchin' fool
Or [E]you can [Em]close yo' [G]ears
and run [Am]yo' mouth
But [G]when they catch [Em]you[G]
homeboy you'll [Dm]soon find out
[E]Life [Em]is,

[Verse 20]
[E]
[Dm]Too $hort don't you [E]agree?
While I'm [Em]livin' [Dm]my life,
don't fuck with me
Life [Em]is, T[G]oo $hort,
[Am]whippin' the slab
[G]Comin' down [Em]blowin' sweets
and hurtin' [Dm]hoes on the ave
Life [Em]is,

[Verse 21]
Too $hort don't you agree?
[E]While I'm livin' [Dm]my life,
don't [Dm]fuck with me
Life [E]is, [G]Too $hort,
whip[Am]pin' the slab
[G]Comin' down blowin' sweets
and hurtin' hoes on the ave
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