Peace, prosperity & paper Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][G]
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[Verse 1]
[Em]All
we want in this [C]life
[G]Is peace, prosperity and[D] a little paper
[G]Objects, they seem seem gre[D]ater
[G]But I'm sure we'll overcome
when we illin' on the drum
[Em]All we want in this life
[G]Is peace, prosperity and[C#] a little pape[D]r
[G]Objects, they seem seem gre[D]ater
But I'm [G]sure we'll overcome
when we illin' on the drum

[Verse 2]
We in [G]a world that places heavy
[Bm]emphasis on money synthes[G]is
[D]Y'all can be my witnesses
That a [G]fella fascination
with money has [Ab]grown
To [G]the point that [D]he will shit on his own
We got to [Em]have it, y'all,
its not a Spike [G]Lee cinematic
A piece of [D]paper making
niggas get dramatic
[G]But the money doesn't
come automatic
Gotta [D]motivate ourselves to go
and grab it (then go get it)
We got to [Em]get [G]it, y'all,
in an orderly fashion (uh, say word)
Some cats go about it [D]with too
much [G]passion (uh)
We got to mediate our greedy
levels (or what?)
'Cause the lust of currency can have
us [D]sleeping with the devil [Em](true)
Gotta recognize it, realize the [G]power
That [D]this little motherf- ing piece
of paper will devour [G](come on)
Man can be greater than
the [D]thing he creates
See, I'ma do my thing and see
how much I can scrape
Yo, [G]I'd rather have [Em]re spect than mo[G]ney,
no doubt
But listen to me, [D]y'all,
I want the mass amount
That the [G]Sesame Street
Dracu[D]la can't [G]count
So that I can give my people when
that thing surmounts
To higher [Em]levels of being,
so when I'm MC- ing (what?)
I [G]hope to see you there steady
G- ing (say word)
But the only way we can truly [D]reach that [G]goal
Is finding true [D]inner peace
and prospering [G]souls
It's [Em]like that (uh)

[Verse 3]
All we want in this life [G]Is
peace, prosperity [C#]and a little
[D]paper [G](yeah, yeah)
[D]Objects, they seem seem greater
[G]But I'm sure we'll overcome when
we illin' on the drum (Big Mu in the house)
All [Em]we want in this life (turn the party
[D]out)
Is peace, prosperity and a little
[G]paper (yeah, yeah)
Objects, they seem seem [D]greater
[G]But I'm sure we'll overcome
when we illin' on the drum

[Verse 4]
Here [Em]comes your royal highness,
[G]one of [D]Queens' finest
Believe me, [G]honest,
you know you can't [F]stop it
Come [G]on, son,
never leave your mic 'round me
True MC, for [D]real, ask my man,
[G]Shaheed
Strictly focused on what
I'm in this rap game for
[D]Not for fame and screwing
every whore after whore
With all [G]that AIDS stuff going 'round,
tell [D]me how that sound
Rather [G]hit the studio and hear some
[D]beats that pound
[Em]Now, don't get me wrong,
I love [G]honeys galore
But see hip- hop's my bread and butter,
'cause [D]that's what I get paid for
See this is what [G]I wanted,
Allah helped me to get it
And if the beat [D]is wicked,
you know Malik will rip it
From [Em]the bottom of my heart,
that's where the love starts
[G]The love for break dancing,
[D]my love for the art
An[G]d with this love,
I do hip- [D]hop from the soul
[G]A real MC, who never [D]sweats
how many copies are sold
Yeah, I [Em]want to go gold,
platinum, uh- huh, [G]etcetera
But why put out some [D]wackness when no
one will respect ya
[G]I'm staying true 'nough respect
to those that paved the way
[D]From Bambaata down to Shah,
that be my DJ
[G]Without my pee[Em]ps I don't know how[C]
the hell [G]I'd make it work
Sometimes I feel that my ca
[D]reer is headed for the curb
[G]One love for lending hand
and giving all your help
Believing [D]in me when I didn't
believe in my own self
[Em]The Abstract with who I'm always
making rugged tunes
[G]Kid Hood resting in heav[D]en,
I hope to see you soon
[G]I keep things hot and this year
they're even hotter
[D]Big Mu and Shah, one day,
I'll take my [G]shahada

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