Chords for 2pac- It Ain't Easy
Tempo:
89.15 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I just taught y'all how to roll the blunt.
Now y'all take it to the next nigga and teach him how to roll one.
If I [Gb] see y'all smoking that white shit, I'm gonna [Eb] be hot.
Smoke the blunt.
Back for blunt.
I take a shot of Hennessy, now I'm strong enough to face the man.
This nickel bag full of sesame, lace [Ab] bag.
[Eb] Phone calls from my niggas on the other side.
Two child hood friends just died.
I couldn't cry, I couldn't cry.
A dead chain.
When will we ever change?
And what remains from a 12 gauge to the brain?
Arguments with my boo is true.
I spend more time with my niggas than I do with [Ab] you.
But everywhere it's [Eb] the same thing.
That's the game.
I be damned if a thing change.
Fuck the fame.
I be hustling to make a million.
Lord knows ain't no love for us, get them children.
So we go rag top, slow and [Bb] daft.
I'm a [G] stop for gas.
[Eb] Beat my horn for a hoochie with a proper ass.
Uh, it ain't easy.
That's my model drinking Django Ray straight.
I'm a real nigga. the bottle.
Everybody [Ab] want to know [Eb] if I'm insane.
My baby momma got a mind full of silly games.
And all the drama got me stressing like I'm hopeless.
I [Gm] can't cope being all me smoking [Eb] roaches cause we grow late night.
Hanging out til [Bb] the sun [Eb] rise getting high.
Watching the cops roll by.
It ain't easy.
That's right.
It ain't easy.
V and me.
Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free?
It ain't easy.
It ain't easy being [Gm] me, will I see the penitentiary?
[Eb] Or will I [Ab] stay free?
[Eb] It ain't [Db] easy being me, [Eb] will I see the penitentiary?
Or will I stay free?
I can't sleep, niggas plotting on me, kill me while I'm dreaming
Wake up sweaty and screaming, cause I can hear them suckers scheming
Probably paranoid, problem is them punks be fantasizing
Her brother bite the bullet, open fire, and I doubt I wonder why
But today it is, every man looking out
Cody Smitty, kids, this big crowd [Ab] real flicking
Can [Eb] you recognize [Bbm] a nigga [G] representing doing [Eb] 20 to life
They saying quit and kicking balls for my nigga Mike Tyson
Ain't nothing nice, yo, pop, do something righteous with your life
And even though you innocent, you [Bb] still a nigga
[Eb] So they figure I'd rather have you behind bars than triggers
But I'ma hold you down, holler thug life
Licking [Gm] shots till I see [Eb] my niggas free on the block
But no, it ain't easy
Till I see my niggas free on the block
It ain't easy
Fox Shakur has been sentenced to a maximum of four and a half years in prison
It ain't easy, me and me
Will I see the penitentiary, or [Ab] will I stay free?
[Eb] It ain't easy
I mean, goddamn, the vice president talked about me
A young nigga from the hood, he know me, he won't mind shit about me
I'ma listen about hip-hop and the snots, and you get hot at the block
Keeping an eye on the cops, while D-Boy slang-locks
This the project, kid, without a conscience, I'm having dreams
I'm hearing screams at my concerts, me and all my childhood [C] kids
Through the years, trying to [Eb] stack a little green
I was only 17, gotta start a certain age, and I'm still waiting to turn a dollar
So my father, through these hard times, make me wanna holler
Will I let him see them all, or am I falling [Gm] off?
I hit the beat and then proceed to say, fuck all of [Eb] y'all
Ain't nobody down with [Bbm] me, I'm thuggin'
[Eb] I can't go home, cause motherfuckers [Eb] think I'm buggin'
So now I'm in this high-powered cell at the county jail
Punk jams, got a grudge, can't host no band
What do I do in these county blues?
Getting batted and bruised by the you-know-who
And these fakes get to shaking when they face me
Snakes ain't got enough nuts to replace me
[Ab] Sitting in this living [Eb] hell, listening to niggas yell
Trying to [Ab] torture him to [Eb] tell, I'm getting mailed
But ain't nobody saying much, same old nuts is making bucks
While these sluts is getting fucked, they violated my probation
And it seems I'll be going on a long [Ab] vacation
[Eb] Meanwhile, I'm not finna act white just cause y'all want me to act white
Well, you know where I am, fuck all of y'all
[Gm] [Eb]
Guess I am gonna say that I'm a thug
That's because I came from the [Fm] jutta and I'm still [Eb] here
I'm not saying I'm a thug cause I wanna rob people, rape people and things
I'm a businessman
I mean, you know I'm a businessman because you find me at my places [Ab] of business
He felt [Eb] that [Bb] there was no [Eb] greater pain [Bb] in this country at this time than [Ab] the pain of black [Bb] America
It [Eb] wasn't a manufactured image
When Pac became thug life
Now y'all take it to the next nigga and teach him how to roll one.
If I [Gb] see y'all smoking that white shit, I'm gonna [Eb] be hot.
Smoke the blunt.
Back for blunt.
I take a shot of Hennessy, now I'm strong enough to face the man.
This nickel bag full of sesame, lace [Ab] bag.
[Eb] Phone calls from my niggas on the other side.
Two child hood friends just died.
I couldn't cry, I couldn't cry.
A dead chain.
When will we ever change?
And what remains from a 12 gauge to the brain?
Arguments with my boo is true.
I spend more time with my niggas than I do with [Ab] you.
But everywhere it's [Eb] the same thing.
That's the game.
I be damned if a thing change.
Fuck the fame.
I be hustling to make a million.
Lord knows ain't no love for us, get them children.
So we go rag top, slow and [Bb] daft.
I'm a [G] stop for gas.
[Eb] Beat my horn for a hoochie with a proper ass.
Uh, it ain't easy.
That's my model drinking Django Ray straight.
I'm a real nigga. the bottle.
Everybody [Ab] want to know [Eb] if I'm insane.
My baby momma got a mind full of silly games.
And all the drama got me stressing like I'm hopeless.
I [Gm] can't cope being all me smoking [Eb] roaches cause we grow late night.
Hanging out til [Bb] the sun [Eb] rise getting high.
Watching the cops roll by.
It ain't easy.
That's right.
It ain't easy.
V and me.
Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free?
It ain't easy.
It ain't easy being [Gm] me, will I see the penitentiary?
[Eb] Or will I [Ab] stay free?
[Eb] It ain't [Db] easy being me, [Eb] will I see the penitentiary?
Or will I stay free?
I can't sleep, niggas plotting on me, kill me while I'm dreaming
Wake up sweaty and screaming, cause I can hear them suckers scheming
Probably paranoid, problem is them punks be fantasizing
Her brother bite the bullet, open fire, and I doubt I wonder why
But today it is, every man looking out
Cody Smitty, kids, this big crowd [Ab] real flicking
Can [Eb] you recognize [Bbm] a nigga [G] representing doing [Eb] 20 to life
They saying quit and kicking balls for my nigga Mike Tyson
Ain't nothing nice, yo, pop, do something righteous with your life
And even though you innocent, you [Bb] still a nigga
[Eb] So they figure I'd rather have you behind bars than triggers
But I'ma hold you down, holler thug life
Licking [Gm] shots till I see [Eb] my niggas free on the block
But no, it ain't easy
Till I see my niggas free on the block
It ain't easy
Fox Shakur has been sentenced to a maximum of four and a half years in prison
It ain't easy, me and me
Will I see the penitentiary, or [Ab] will I stay free?
[Eb] It ain't easy
I mean, goddamn, the vice president talked about me
A young nigga from the hood, he know me, he won't mind shit about me
I'ma listen about hip-hop and the snots, and you get hot at the block
Keeping an eye on the cops, while D-Boy slang-locks
This the project, kid, without a conscience, I'm having dreams
I'm hearing screams at my concerts, me and all my childhood [C] kids
Through the years, trying to [Eb] stack a little green
I was only 17, gotta start a certain age, and I'm still waiting to turn a dollar
So my father, through these hard times, make me wanna holler
Will I let him see them all, or am I falling [Gm] off?
I hit the beat and then proceed to say, fuck all of [Eb] y'all
Ain't nobody down with [Bbm] me, I'm thuggin'
[Eb] I can't go home, cause motherfuckers [Eb] think I'm buggin'
So now I'm in this high-powered cell at the county jail
Punk jams, got a grudge, can't host no band
What do I do in these county blues?
Getting batted and bruised by the you-know-who
And these fakes get to shaking when they face me
Snakes ain't got enough nuts to replace me
[Ab] Sitting in this living [Eb] hell, listening to niggas yell
Trying to [Ab] torture him to [Eb] tell, I'm getting mailed
But ain't nobody saying much, same old nuts is making bucks
While these sluts is getting fucked, they violated my probation
And it seems I'll be going on a long [Ab] vacation
[Eb] Meanwhile, I'm not finna act white just cause y'all want me to act white
Well, you know where I am, fuck all of y'all
[Gm] [Eb]
Guess I am gonna say that I'm a thug
That's because I came from the [Fm] jutta and I'm still [Eb] here
I'm not saying I'm a thug cause I wanna rob people, rape people and things
I'm a businessman
I mean, you know I'm a businessman because you find me at my places [Ab] of business
He felt [Eb] that [Bb] there was no [Eb] greater pain [Bb] in this country at this time than [Ab] the pain of black [Bb] America
It [Eb] wasn't a manufactured image
When Pac became thug life
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Bb
_ _ _ _ _ I just taught y'all how to roll the blunt.
Now y'all take it to the next nigga and teach him how to roll one.
If I [Gb] see y'all smoking that white shit, I'm gonna [Eb] be hot.
Smoke the blunt.
Back for blunt. _ _ _ _
_ I take a shot of Hennessy, now I'm strong enough to face the man.
This nickel bag full of sesame, lace [Ab] bag.
[Eb] Phone calls from my niggas on the other side.
Two child hood friends just died.
I couldn't cry, I couldn't cry.
A dead chain.
When will we ever change?
And what remains from a 12 gauge to the brain?
Arguments with my boo is true.
I spend more time with my niggas than I do with [Ab] you.
But everywhere it's [Eb] the same thing.
That's the game.
I be damned if a thing change.
Fuck the fame.
I be hustling to make a million.
Lord knows ain't no love for us, get them children.
So we go rag top, slow and [Bb] daft.
I'm a [G] stop for gas.
[Eb] Beat my horn for a hoochie with a proper ass.
Uh, it ain't easy.
That's my model drinking Django Ray straight.
I'm a real nigga. the bottle.
Everybody [Ab] want to know [Eb] if I'm insane.
My baby momma got a mind full of silly games.
And all the drama got me stressing like I'm hopeless.
I [Gm] can't cope being all me smoking [Eb] roaches cause we grow late night.
Hanging out til [Bb] the sun [Eb] rise getting high.
Watching the cops roll by.
It ain't easy. _ _ _
That's right.
It ain't easy.
V and me.
Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free?
It ain't easy.
It ain't easy being [Gm] me, will I see the penitentiary?
[Eb] Or will I [Ab] stay free?
[Eb] It ain't [Db] easy being me, [Eb] will I see the penitentiary?
Or will I stay free?
I can't sleep, niggas plotting on me, kill me while I'm dreaming
Wake up sweaty and screaming, cause I can hear them suckers scheming
Probably paranoid, problem is them punks be fantasizing
Her brother bite the bullet, open fire, and I doubt I wonder why
But today it is, every man looking out
Cody Smitty, kids, this big crowd [Ab] real flicking
Can [Eb] you recognize [Bbm] a nigga [G] representing doing [Eb] 20 to life
They saying quit and kicking balls for my nigga Mike Tyson
Ain't nothing nice, yo, pop, do something righteous with your life
And even though you innocent, you [Bb] still a nigga
[Eb] So they figure I'd rather have you behind bars than triggers
But I'ma hold you down, holler thug life
Licking [Gm] shots till I see [Eb] my niggas free on the block
But no, it ain't easy
Till I see my niggas free on the block
It ain't easy
Fox Shakur has been sentenced to a maximum of four and a half years in prison
It ain't easy, me and me
Will I see the penitentiary, or [Ab] will I stay free?
[Eb] It ain't easy
I mean, goddamn, the vice president talked about me
A young nigga from the hood, he know me, he won't mind shit about me
I'ma listen about hip-hop and the snots, and you get hot at the block
Keeping an eye on the cops, while D-Boy slang-locks
This the project, kid, without a conscience, I'm having dreams
I'm hearing screams at my concerts, me and all my childhood [C] kids
Through the years, trying to [Eb] stack a little green
I was only 17, gotta start a certain age, and I'm still waiting to turn a dollar
So my father, through these hard times, make me wanna holler
Will I let him see them all, or am I falling [Gm] off?
I hit the beat and then proceed to say, fuck all of [Eb] y'all
Ain't nobody down with [Bbm] me, I'm thuggin'
[Eb] I can't go home, cause motherfuckers [Eb] think I'm buggin'
So now I'm in this high-powered cell at the county jail
Punk jams, got a grudge, can't host no band
What do I do in these county blues?
Getting batted and bruised by the you-know-who
And these fakes get to shaking when they face me
Snakes ain't got enough nuts to replace me
[Ab] Sitting in this living [Eb] hell, listening to niggas yell
Trying to [Ab] torture him to [Eb] tell, I'm getting mailed
But ain't nobody saying much, same old nuts is making bucks
While these sluts is getting fucked, they violated my probation
And it seems I'll be going on a long [Ab] vacation
[Eb] Meanwhile, I'm not finna act white just cause y'all want me to act white
Well, you know where I am, fuck all of y'all _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Guess _ _ _ I am gonna say that I'm a thug
That's because I came from the [Fm] jutta and I'm still [Eb] here
I'm not saying I'm a thug cause I wanna rob people, rape people and things
I'm a businessman
I mean, you know I'm a businessman because you find me at my places [Ab] of business
He felt [Eb] that [Bb] there was no [Eb] greater pain [Bb] in this country at this time than [Ab] the pain of black [Bb] America
It [Eb] wasn't a manufactured image
When Pac became thug life _
Now y'all take it to the next nigga and teach him how to roll one.
If I [Gb] see y'all smoking that white shit, I'm gonna [Eb] be hot.
Smoke the blunt.
Back for blunt. _ _ _ _
_ I take a shot of Hennessy, now I'm strong enough to face the man.
This nickel bag full of sesame, lace [Ab] bag.
[Eb] Phone calls from my niggas on the other side.
Two child hood friends just died.
I couldn't cry, I couldn't cry.
A dead chain.
When will we ever change?
And what remains from a 12 gauge to the brain?
Arguments with my boo is true.
I spend more time with my niggas than I do with [Ab] you.
But everywhere it's [Eb] the same thing.
That's the game.
I be damned if a thing change.
Fuck the fame.
I be hustling to make a million.
Lord knows ain't no love for us, get them children.
So we go rag top, slow and [Bb] daft.
I'm a [G] stop for gas.
[Eb] Beat my horn for a hoochie with a proper ass.
Uh, it ain't easy.
That's my model drinking Django Ray straight.
I'm a real nigga. the bottle.
Everybody [Ab] want to know [Eb] if I'm insane.
My baby momma got a mind full of silly games.
And all the drama got me stressing like I'm hopeless.
I [Gm] can't cope being all me smoking [Eb] roaches cause we grow late night.
Hanging out til [Bb] the sun [Eb] rise getting high.
Watching the cops roll by.
It ain't easy. _ _ _
That's right.
It ain't easy.
V and me.
Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free?
It ain't easy.
It ain't easy being [Gm] me, will I see the penitentiary?
[Eb] Or will I [Ab] stay free?
[Eb] It ain't [Db] easy being me, [Eb] will I see the penitentiary?
Or will I stay free?
I can't sleep, niggas plotting on me, kill me while I'm dreaming
Wake up sweaty and screaming, cause I can hear them suckers scheming
Probably paranoid, problem is them punks be fantasizing
Her brother bite the bullet, open fire, and I doubt I wonder why
But today it is, every man looking out
Cody Smitty, kids, this big crowd [Ab] real flicking
Can [Eb] you recognize [Bbm] a nigga [G] representing doing [Eb] 20 to life
They saying quit and kicking balls for my nigga Mike Tyson
Ain't nothing nice, yo, pop, do something righteous with your life
And even though you innocent, you [Bb] still a nigga
[Eb] So they figure I'd rather have you behind bars than triggers
But I'ma hold you down, holler thug life
Licking [Gm] shots till I see [Eb] my niggas free on the block
But no, it ain't easy
Till I see my niggas free on the block
It ain't easy
Fox Shakur has been sentenced to a maximum of four and a half years in prison
It ain't easy, me and me
Will I see the penitentiary, or [Ab] will I stay free?
[Eb] It ain't easy
I mean, goddamn, the vice president talked about me
A young nigga from the hood, he know me, he won't mind shit about me
I'ma listen about hip-hop and the snots, and you get hot at the block
Keeping an eye on the cops, while D-Boy slang-locks
This the project, kid, without a conscience, I'm having dreams
I'm hearing screams at my concerts, me and all my childhood [C] kids
Through the years, trying to [Eb] stack a little green
I was only 17, gotta start a certain age, and I'm still waiting to turn a dollar
So my father, through these hard times, make me wanna holler
Will I let him see them all, or am I falling [Gm] off?
I hit the beat and then proceed to say, fuck all of [Eb] y'all
Ain't nobody down with [Bbm] me, I'm thuggin'
[Eb] I can't go home, cause motherfuckers [Eb] think I'm buggin'
So now I'm in this high-powered cell at the county jail
Punk jams, got a grudge, can't host no band
What do I do in these county blues?
Getting batted and bruised by the you-know-who
And these fakes get to shaking when they face me
Snakes ain't got enough nuts to replace me
[Ab] Sitting in this living [Eb] hell, listening to niggas yell
Trying to [Ab] torture him to [Eb] tell, I'm getting mailed
But ain't nobody saying much, same old nuts is making bucks
While these sluts is getting fucked, they violated my probation
And it seems I'll be going on a long [Ab] vacation
[Eb] Meanwhile, I'm not finna act white just cause y'all want me to act white
Well, you know where I am, fuck all of y'all _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Guess _ _ _ I am gonna say that I'm a thug
That's because I came from the [Fm] jutta and I'm still [Eb] here
I'm not saying I'm a thug cause I wanna rob people, rape people and things
I'm a businessman
I mean, you know I'm a businessman because you find me at my places [Ab] of business
He felt [Eb] that [Bb] there was no [Eb] greater pain [Bb] in this country at this time than [Ab] the pain of black [Bb] America
It [Eb] wasn't a manufactured image
When Pac became thug life _