The West Coast Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
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[Am]I[G][F]
came from a [Am]place
where [G]the lights don't shine
Where the [F]pain runs deep
and the hope's on time
I'ma [Am]work two jobs just [G]to pay the rent
While [F]I learn how to move
in the cold cement
[Am]Back streets taught me
what [G]school never did
[F]Like, who to trust
and how to think like a kid
Cause [Am]dreams don't last
if you [G]sleep too long
And the [F]strong don't cry,
they just write it in songs
It's the [Am]life I breathe, it's [G]real, not fake
[F]Built from the struggle,
the risk, the stakes
Every [Am]scar I got is [G]the light I earned
In a [F]city where love and the bullets return
It's [Am]the life I breathe, it's [G]real, not fake
[F]Built from the struggle,
the risk, the stakes
Every [Am]scar I got is [G]the light I earned
In a [F]city where love and the bullets [Am]return
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I've seen [Am]friends turn foes
for [G]a little bit of shine
Watched [F]brothers lose souls
chasing dollar signs
[Am]Some made it out,
some [G]stuck in the loop
Some [F]very young,
now we pour from the juice
Po[Am]lice don't protect,
[G]they patrol and stare
Like we [F]problems,
they just tolerate out there
But I ain't [Am]folding, I'm holding this [G]fight
Turn [F]pain into fuel,
build life out of white
It's the [Am]life I breathe, it's [G]real not fake
[F]Built from the struggle to risk
The stakes of each [Am]scar I got
It's [G]the light I earned
In a [F]city where love and the bullets return
It's [Am]the life I breathe, it's [G]real not fake
[F]Built from the struggle to risk
The stakes of each [Am]scar I got
It's [G]the light I earned
In a [F]city where love and the bullets [Am]return
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No [Am]sil ver spoons,
just [G]blasted forks
We made [F]meals out of crumbs
and dreams
From the porch every [Am]L I took
Became a [G]verse I spit
Now I'm [F]writing my story, brick by brick
No [Am]sil ver spoons, just [G]blasted forks
We made [F]meals out of crumbs
and dreams
From the porch every [Am]L I took
Became a [G]verse I spit
Now [F]I'm writing my story, brick by brick
It's the [Am]life I breathe,
it's [G]real not fake,
[F]built from the struggle to risk,
the stakes of each [Am]scar I got,
it's [G]the light I earned,
in a [F]city where love and the bullets re
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