Swimming with Sharks Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]I been lied on, blackballed
Never said a thing
Wait, wait, let me set the scene
It's been over ten years now
Swimming in the water with great white
Tiger- like hammerhead sharks
I've been overlooked, underpaid
Never said a thing
Seen brother kill brother like
[Dm]Abel and Cain
Everything ain't [Am]what it seem when
You see behind the scenes
It's a [Dm]pretty [Am]scary thing when
You [Dm]see who pulling strings
I done seen [Am]them sharp teeth looking
Deep in a shark's eyes
All [Dm]I could do is pray I
Was prey in a shark's [Bb]eyes
I [Am]just wanna rap for God
Wanna see some people saved
But [Dm]I am so afraid if
my publishing is [Bb]shaved
Seeing [Am]royalty payments that break
Up loyalty statements
Since I started in the basement
I've been [Dm]royalty shaded
I got a call, [Am]dude threatenin'
to blackball
You know who [F]you are
'Cause I said I wouldn't
[Dm]sign [Am]with y'all?
Why you wanna see the flame fall?
Is that what you in the game for?
Some people doubt, "Is
the game [E]over?"
[Dm]You should really be [F]ashamed
You can be a pain [Dm]need to be tamed,
[Am]dang bro
Take my kindness as weakness (alright)
Up execs ought to tweak this (what)
Rapping less about Jesus
(yeah)
It's overwhelming egregious (I know)
When you see all the greediness
(I know)
Capitalism [Dm]at it's finest? [F](woo)
"Oh, you can break the glass
[E]ceiling
(or sellout) be a slave and
just sign [Am]this"

[Verse 2]
Swimming in this industry ain't
Just with the fishes
You swimming with [Dm]the bloodthirsty
[E]Fame- [Dm]seeking [E]vicious
[Dm]Cold[Am]- hearted,
selfish- minded sneaky
Opportunists
Who will [Dm]call another venue and then
Tell 'em [E]they be foolish
[Am]If they book you 'cause they
Artist bring a better show
If you coming in this ocean
Even if [Dm]you got a boat?
There's [Am]some people that's aboard
That's ready to overthrow
If you don't know how to swim
[Dm]Then at least you better
float
'Cause these shark
[Am]s smell weakness
They'll eat you alive
I know that you was thinking that
We doing this for [Dm]God
"Well, sur[Am]prise!" certain
guys coming
For your neck bring something
to the table
They'll steal your [Bb]con nect
Take cred[Am]it for it, discredit
you and benefit
From your blood, [Dm]it's messed up
It's levels to this [Bb]disrespect
When predat[Am]ors see a threat
They be going all out
And you see them jaws out
Better know that [E]Jaws [Dm]out [F]woo

[Verse 3]
What I been through, [F]only
God [E]knows (ah)
All them long nights,
only God [Am]knows
[Dm](God knows)
[F]Will I [Dm]be alri[Am]ght? O[Dm]nly Go[F]d kn[G]ows
Got me questioning the
[C]life here that I [Dm]chose
[F](ah)
What I been through,
only God [Dm]knows [Em](ah)
All them [E]long nights, only God [Am]knows [F](ah)
Will I be al[Am]right? Only God
[C]knows [G](yeah)
I'm just [Dm]trying to [Am]stay afloat, [Dm]yeah

[Verse 4]
So [Am]much slander, so much dealing
While you swimming guard your heart
May you never compromise
Fall apart and become a shark
Every time when they plot my
Demise and they scheme (uh huh)
Then I cry
"Most High" and my God
intervenes (yeah)
With a ram and a bush and
He fights all my battles
And they bribe and they push
With all [Dm]their might
But it don't matter (na)
'Cause He guard[Am]s,
shields, rescues, saves
"You just stay faithful,
[Dm]pray[Bb], pray
[Am]You'll get your reward
Don't you ever change (no)
Focus [Dm]on the Lord yeah
Keep preaching His [Bb]grace
[Am]Keep telling the world
(what) that our Jesus
saves
And we're protected and it's
All gonna pass [Dm]away
Just keep it push[Am]ing, like"

[Verse 5]
[F]Just [Am]keep swimming, [F]just,
[Am]just keep swimming
[Dm]Just[F] keep [Am]swimming, just,
just keep [Dm]swimming
Just [Am]keep swimming,
just, just keep swimming
[Dm]Just keep swimming, just,
just keep swimming
Swimming