Chords for Black Eyed Peas - Street Livin' (Official Music Video)
Tempo:
100.1 bpm
Chords used:
B
G
Bm
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Bm]
[G] [B]
[Bm] Street Living, caught in a trap Guns and books, self-cracked, got [B] rapped
Be like [Bm] kings and be like pawns They called us [G] coons, now they call us cons
[B] Street Niggas be packin' pistols Terrorists be blastin' missiles
Criminals be bloods and retail thugs CIA planes be [D] Colombian drugs
[B] Don't push me, cause I'm close to hell The teachers in my neighborhood could hardly
spell And compare to them, prison guards [C] get paid
well Ten years, no bills, four years, a year
So forget about the statue of General Lee Because the status of blacks are generally
Gonna end up in some [A] penitentiary [F] Systematic EE, that's how they made it be
[Bm] They derailed the Soul Train For the nightmare in every Martin Luther [B] King
And privatized [Bm] prisons are owned by the same Slave masters [G] that own the slave trade [B] game
And racists no longer have to be racist Cause niggas kill more niggas than the KKK did
Now every time I hear a new Def Jam Niggas killin' niggas like they Coup Clash
Clan [C] I understand what's a [F] nigga to choose
Be the killer or [B] be the dead dude in the [G] news [B] I get it, what's a nigga to do
No education in the hood got a nigga confused
[Bm] Street Living, tough traditions Brainwashed by the [B] television
We [Bm] lost in the world we're living Double [G]-crossed love lost no [B] religion
Street Living, oh my gosh Another brother got shot by the sergeant
[G] Another cop got off with no charge [F] If you're black in the hood, [A] you at large
[B] You're guilty until you prove you're innocent If you're ivory, they treat you different
If you're ebony, they assume your temperament We'll be vigilant and they call you militant
You'll get shot and they'll say the incident Is cause you're belligerent, what a coincidence
Born in prayer but you're still an [G] immigrant And if you ain't [Eb] dead, you can [B] sit in [D] prison
There's more niggas in the prison than there ever was slaves Cotton [B] pickin'
There's more [G] niggas ass rotten in the prison than there ever was slaves Cotton [B] pickin'
So how we gonna get about the trap?
Guns or books, sell crack or rap?
Street Living, hustle or hoops Guns or books, get shot or shoot
[Bm] Street Living, ain't no rules Break the law, make the breaking [B] news
The life you choose could be the life you lose Niggas getting stuck for them [G] Nike shoes
[B] Street Living, ain't no joke It's a cold world, better bring your coat
Revoked cause the streets are broke And now they wanna [Bm] take away our dreams and hopes
Street Living, no economics No way out of the Reaganomics
Affected by the Black Plague, new bubonic No [G] comprehend, then we speak Ebonics
[B] Street Living, what's your position?
You could take action and take a dick
Listen, you could get fucked by the system Or you could say, fuck the system
[N]
[G] [B]
[Bm] Street Living, caught in a trap Guns and books, self-cracked, got [B] rapped
Be like [Bm] kings and be like pawns They called us [G] coons, now they call us cons
[B] Street Niggas be packin' pistols Terrorists be blastin' missiles
Criminals be bloods and retail thugs CIA planes be [D] Colombian drugs
[B] Don't push me, cause I'm close to hell The teachers in my neighborhood could hardly
spell And compare to them, prison guards [C] get paid
well Ten years, no bills, four years, a year
So forget about the statue of General Lee Because the status of blacks are generally
Gonna end up in some [A] penitentiary [F] Systematic EE, that's how they made it be
[Bm] They derailed the Soul Train For the nightmare in every Martin Luther [B] King
And privatized [Bm] prisons are owned by the same Slave masters [G] that own the slave trade [B] game
And racists no longer have to be racist Cause niggas kill more niggas than the KKK did
Now every time I hear a new Def Jam Niggas killin' niggas like they Coup Clash
Clan [C] I understand what's a [F] nigga to choose
Be the killer or [B] be the dead dude in the [G] news [B] I get it, what's a nigga to do
No education in the hood got a nigga confused
[Bm] Street Living, tough traditions Brainwashed by the [B] television
We [Bm] lost in the world we're living Double [G]-crossed love lost no [B] religion
Street Living, oh my gosh Another brother got shot by the sergeant
[G] Another cop got off with no charge [F] If you're black in the hood, [A] you at large
[B] You're guilty until you prove you're innocent If you're ivory, they treat you different
If you're ebony, they assume your temperament We'll be vigilant and they call you militant
You'll get shot and they'll say the incident Is cause you're belligerent, what a coincidence
Born in prayer but you're still an [G] immigrant And if you ain't [Eb] dead, you can [B] sit in [D] prison
There's more niggas in the prison than there ever was slaves Cotton [B] pickin'
There's more [G] niggas ass rotten in the prison than there ever was slaves Cotton [B] pickin'
So how we gonna get about the trap?
Guns or books, sell crack or rap?
Street Living, hustle or hoops Guns or books, get shot or shoot
[Bm] Street Living, ain't no rules Break the law, make the breaking [B] news
The life you choose could be the life you lose Niggas getting stuck for them [G] Nike shoes
[B] Street Living, ain't no joke It's a cold world, better bring your coat
Revoked cause the streets are broke And now they wanna [Bm] take away our dreams and hopes
Street Living, no economics No way out of the Reaganomics
Affected by the Black Plague, new bubonic No [G] comprehend, then we speak Ebonics
[B] Street Living, what's your position?
You could take action and take a dick
Listen, you could get fucked by the system Or you could say, fuck the system
[N]
Key:
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G
Bm
F
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B
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Bm
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_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bm] Street Living, caught in a trap Guns and books, self-cracked, got [B] rapped
Be like [Bm] kings and be like pawns They called us [G] coons, now they call us cons
[B] Street Niggas be packin' pistols Terrorists be blastin' missiles
Criminals be bloods and retail thugs CIA planes be [D] Colombian drugs
[B] Don't push me, cause I'm close to hell The teachers in my neighborhood could hardly
spell And compare to them, prison guards [C] get paid
well Ten years, no bills, four years, a year
So forget about the statue of General Lee Because the status of blacks are generally
Gonna end up in some [A] penitentiary [F] Systematic EE, that's how they made it be
[Bm] _ They derailed the Soul Train For the nightmare in every Martin Luther [B] King
And privatized [Bm] prisons are owned by the same Slave masters [G] that own the slave trade [B] game
And racists no longer have to be racist Cause niggas kill more niggas than the KKK did
Now every time I hear a new Def Jam Niggas killin' niggas like they Coup Clash
Clan [C] I understand what's a [F] nigga to choose
Be the killer or [B] be the dead dude in the [G] news [B] I get it, what's a nigga to do
No education in the hood got a nigga confused
[Bm] Street Living, tough traditions Brainwashed by the [B] television
We [Bm] lost in the world we're living Double [G]-crossed love lost no [B] religion
Street Living, oh my gosh Another brother got shot by the sergeant
[G] Another cop got off with no charge [F] If you're black in the hood, [A] you at large
[B] You're guilty until you prove you're innocent If you're ivory, they treat you different
If you're ebony, they assume your temperament We'll be vigilant and they call you militant
You'll get shot and they'll say the incident Is cause you're belligerent, what a coincidence
Born in prayer but you're still an [G] immigrant And if you ain't [Eb] dead, you can [B] sit in [D] prison
There's more niggas in the prison than there ever was slaves Cotton [B] pickin'
There's more [G] niggas ass rotten in the prison than there ever was slaves Cotton [B] pickin'
So how we gonna get about the trap?
Guns or books, sell crack or rap?
Street Living, hustle or hoops Guns or books, get shot or shoot
[Bm] Street Living, ain't no rules Break the law, make the breaking [B] news
The life you choose could be the life you lose Niggas getting stuck for them [G] Nike shoes
[B] Street Living, ain't no joke It's a cold world, better bring your coat
Revoked cause the streets are broke And now they wanna [Bm] take away our dreams and hopes
Street Living, no economics No way out of the Reaganomics
Affected by the Black Plague, new bubonic No [G] comprehend, then we speak Ebonics
[B] Street Living, what's your position?
You could take action and take a dick
Listen, you could get fucked by the system Or you could say, fuck the system _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bm] Street Living, caught in a trap Guns and books, self-cracked, got [B] rapped
Be like [Bm] kings and be like pawns They called us [G] coons, now they call us cons
[B] Street Niggas be packin' pistols Terrorists be blastin' missiles
Criminals be bloods and retail thugs CIA planes be [D] Colombian drugs
[B] Don't push me, cause I'm close to hell The teachers in my neighborhood could hardly
spell And compare to them, prison guards [C] get paid
well Ten years, no bills, four years, a year
So forget about the statue of General Lee Because the status of blacks are generally
Gonna end up in some [A] penitentiary [F] Systematic EE, that's how they made it be
[Bm] _ They derailed the Soul Train For the nightmare in every Martin Luther [B] King
And privatized [Bm] prisons are owned by the same Slave masters [G] that own the slave trade [B] game
And racists no longer have to be racist Cause niggas kill more niggas than the KKK did
Now every time I hear a new Def Jam Niggas killin' niggas like they Coup Clash
Clan [C] I understand what's a [F] nigga to choose
Be the killer or [B] be the dead dude in the [G] news [B] I get it, what's a nigga to do
No education in the hood got a nigga confused
[Bm] Street Living, tough traditions Brainwashed by the [B] television
We [Bm] lost in the world we're living Double [G]-crossed love lost no [B] religion
Street Living, oh my gosh Another brother got shot by the sergeant
[G] Another cop got off with no charge [F] If you're black in the hood, [A] you at large
[B] You're guilty until you prove you're innocent If you're ivory, they treat you different
If you're ebony, they assume your temperament We'll be vigilant and they call you militant
You'll get shot and they'll say the incident Is cause you're belligerent, what a coincidence
Born in prayer but you're still an [G] immigrant And if you ain't [Eb] dead, you can [B] sit in [D] prison
There's more niggas in the prison than there ever was slaves Cotton [B] pickin'
There's more [G] niggas ass rotten in the prison than there ever was slaves Cotton [B] pickin'
So how we gonna get about the trap?
Guns or books, sell crack or rap?
Street Living, hustle or hoops Guns or books, get shot or shoot
[Bm] Street Living, ain't no rules Break the law, make the breaking [B] news
The life you choose could be the life you lose Niggas getting stuck for them [G] Nike shoes
[B] Street Living, ain't no joke It's a cold world, better bring your coat
Revoked cause the streets are broke And now they wanna [Bm] take away our dreams and hopes
Street Living, no economics No way out of the Reaganomics
Affected by the Black Plague, new bubonic No [G] comprehend, then we speak Ebonics
[B] Street Living, what's your position?
You could take action and take a dick
Listen, you could get fucked by the system Or you could say, fuck the system _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _