These are chords by Kendrick Lamar on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.
[Intro]
C#m
As I get a little older,
I realize life is perspective
C#m
And my perspective may differ from yours
C#m
I wanna say thank you to everyone
that's been down with me
C#m
All my fans, all my beautiful fans
C#m
Anyone who's ever gave me a listen,
all my people
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[Verse 1]
C#m
I come from a generation of pain,
where murder is minor
C#m
Rebellious and Margielas'll
chip you for designer
C#m
Belt buckles and clout,
overzealous if prone to violence
C#m
Make the wrong turn,
be it will or the wheel alignment
C#m
Residue burned, mist of the inner-city
C#m
Miscommunication to keep
homi' detective busy
C#m
No protection is risky
C#m
Desensitized, I vandalized pain,
covered up and camouflaged
C#m
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Get used to hearin' arsenal rain C#m Analyze, risk your life, take the charge C#m Homies done fucked your baby mama once you hit the yard, that's culture C#m Twenty-three hour lockdown, then somebody called C#m Said your lil' nephew was shot down, the culture's involved C#m I done seen niggas do seventeen, hit the halfway house C#m Get out and get his brains blown out, lookin' to buy some weed C#m Car wash is played out, new GoFundMe accounts'll proceed C#m A brand-new victim'll shatter those dreams, the culture [Chorus] C#m F#m (I want, I want, I want, I want) G#m Amaj7 But I want you to want me too G#m G#7#9 F#m I want the hood to want me back B I want the hood Emaj7 Look what I done for you (Look what I done for you) G#7 Look what I done for you [Verse 2] C#m I said I'd do this for my culture C#m To let y'all know what a nigga look like in a bulletproof Rover F#m In my mama's sofa was a doo-doo popper F#m Hair trigger, walk up closer, ain't no Photoshoppin' B Friends bipolar, grab you by your pockets B No option if you froze up, always play the offense G#m Niggas goin' to work and sellin' work, late for work G#7 Workin' late, prayin' for work, but he on paperwork C#m That's the culture, point the finger, promote ya C#m Remote location, witness protection, they gon' hold ya F#m The streets got me fucked up, y'all can miss me F#m I wanna represent for us B New revolution was up and movin' B I'm in Argentina wiping my tears full of confusion G#m Water in between us, another peer's been executed G#m History repeats again G#7 Make amends, then find a nigga with C#m the same skin to do it
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C#m
But that's the culture,
crack a bottle
C#m
Hard to deal with the
pain when you're sober
F#m
By tomorrow, we forget the remains,
we start over
G#m
That's the problem
G#m
Our foundation was trained to
Amaj7
accept whatever follows
Amaj7 G#m
Dehumanized, insensitive
G#m
Scrutinize the way we live for you and I
F#m
Enemies shook my hand,
I can promise I'll meet you
B
In the land where no equal
is your equal
Emaj7
Never say I ain't told ya, nah
G#7
In the land where hurt
people hurt more people
G#7 C#m
Fuck callin' it culture
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[Chorus] C#m F#m (I want, I want, I want, I want) G#m Amaj7 But I want you to want me too G#m G#7#9 F#m I want the hood to want me back B I want the hood Emaj7 Look what I done for you (Look what I done for you) G#7 Look what I done for you [Interlude] C#m Take the drums out F#m Phew, phew B Phew, phew G#7 Phew [Verse 3] C#m Celebrate new life when it come back around C#m The purpose is in the lessons we learnin' now F#m Sacrifice personal gain over everything F#m Just to see the next generation better than ours B I wasn't perfect, the skin I was in had truly suffered B Temptation and patience, everything that the body nurtures G#7 I felt the good, I felt the bad, and I felt the worry G#7 But all-in-all, my productivity had stayed urging C#m Face your fears, always knew that I would make it here C#m Where the energy is magnified and persevered F#m Consciousness is synchronized and crystal-clear F#m Euphoria is glorified and made His B Reflectin' on my life and what I done B Paid dues, made rules, change outta love G#7 Them same views made schools change curriculums G#7 But didn't change me starin' down the barrel of that gun C#m Should I feel resentful I didn't see my full potential? C#m Should I feel regret about the good that I was into? F#m Everything is everything, this ain't coincidental F#m I woke up that morning with more heart to give you B As I bleed through the speakers, feel my presence B To my brother, to my kids, I'm in Heaven G#7 To my mother, to my sis, I'm in Heaven G#7 To my father, to my wife, I am serious, this is Heaven C#madd9 To my friends, make sure you countin' them blessings C#madd9 To my fans, make sure you make them investments F#m And to the killer that sped up my demise F#m I forgive you, just know your soul's in question B I seen the pain in your pupil when that trigger had squeezed B And though you did me gruesome, I was surely relieved G#m7 I completed my mission, wasn't ready to leave G#7 But fulfilled my days, my Creator was pleased C#madd9 I can't stress how I love y'all C#madd9 I don't need to be in flesh just to hug y'all F#m The memories recollect j ust because y'all F#m Celebrate me with respect F#m The unity we protect is above all B And Sam, I'll be watchin' over you B Make sure my kids watch all my interviews G#m7 Make sure you live all the dreams we produce G#7 Keep that genius in your brain on the move C#madd9 And to my neighborhood, let the good prevail C#madd9 Make sure them babies and them leaders outta jail F#m Look for salvation when troubles get real F#m 'Cause you can't help the world until you help yourself B And I can't blame the hood the day that I was killed B Y'all had to see it, that's the only way to feel G#m7 And though my physical won't reap the benefits G#7 The energy that carry on emits still C#m I want you
