Reachin' (For My People) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Em][Am][Dm]
[G][Am][Dm]
[G][Am][Em][Dm]
[G][Am]
[Em][Am][Dm]
[Am]My hands been

[Verse 1]
on the paper since the age of 14
[Dm]When I was 17 I had my own book
of rhymes and it's [Am]a sin
It took me so many years [Dm]to
morale for your ears
But that is okay because how I de[Am]liver
Got nice on myself, I got riser
[Dm]I'm coming unexpected,
the karma that sur[Am]prise her
From this point I've been
reforming the structure
The [Dm]system like a dreadlocks
rearranged by [Am]the instant
You cannot even act like
you [Dm]didn't hear me
You wanna get near me so
you'll have to share [Am]me
Once you got a piece of me,
that's when I [Dm]caught ya like
Whitney
I've been saving all my life for ya
[Am]I try to reach my people with
the verses [Dm]I created
And then at home, my rehearsal elevates [Am]to a
personal battle between my heart [Dm]and my ego
I rhyme for self,
but my heart for the [G]people[Am][Dm]
Richard [Am]for my p[G]eeps[Am][Dm]
I got love for [Am]my pe[Dm]eps
Respect to my peep[Am]s[Dm]
I [Am]need lotion for my bald head to [Dm]shine,
my mind is full of metaphors since I'm a steel stool
And [Am]next door, I got my comrade
with [Dm]whom I dominate the area
My rapping skills made so rare
that early [G]on [Am]this summer
Y 'all expected, you feel neglected,
[Dm]I never gave a heck for what you said behind my back[Am]
I'm only dedicated to my music and my [Dm]friends,
we be acting stupid and peg the stands in [Am]the van
On the
DM, I keep my action,
[Dm]diverse my section, but
Cape
Town, yup that's where my
roots are resting
[Am]I came so far cause I determined
[G]to earn [Dm]the respect
There's a rapper who gets
support from the soul [Am]clapper
So come on, be part of the group and
[Dm]whip my tape in your chips
Because my lips release [Am]these mind
-hitting verses devotedly
[Dm]And my routine for hip
-hop is done [Am]orderly
Cause I'm reaching for
my [Dm]peace
Reaching for my [Am]peace[Dm]
Love to [Am]my p[Dm]eace
[G][Am]
[Dm][Am]
And now in these days we need [Dm]older age to pass
the rap class and move to a higher place
[Am]Since I've been moving I keep in[Dm]
mind I owe my peeps a payback
Maintain that expression of way [Am]back
So have no fear when you [G]come [Dm]around
Do you hear the sound?
Free your soul and let's give a [G]pound to
[Am]error
Because it digs so deep in [Dm]the crates
Gap is the traitor,
but I'm the creator of [Am]these poetical scriptures
An[Dm]d my notes are now available on
Wax if you wanna quote
[Am]As an artist who says that
Spider -People is [Dm]the essence
I know this because I learned my
les[G]son[Am][Dm]
Wretched [Am]are my [Em]people[Am][Dm]
I got the love for my people
[Am][Dm]
Respect to my peeps [Am]I've [Dm]been reaching
for my [Dm]people[Am]

[Outro 1]
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