Chords for Macklemore "THE TOWN" Official Music Video

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_ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] I remember the sit and spit, listen to Rap [C] Attack, listen to Nas X on Rap Attack, Silver
[F] Shadow, B.B.
Mellow, that do the math, [Am] hit me in my dome, [Em] grocery experience, that's where I [F] really
started writing, was a rock candy, many [C] cyphers, many battles, many [G] sidewalks, held [F] underground
parties in Langston Hughes, town shit.
Now when [C] I say 2-0, you say [F] nah, you know the rest, this is our scene, our [G] music, our [C] movement,
the history lives through [F] us, I write to the beat and let life play the guitar strings,
[C] despite the drama, there's respect, [F] camaraderie, every time one of my friends is mentioned
in my philosophy, [G] it's a rite of [C] passage, I'm not trying to be [F] corny, I got love for
sport and life, Alva P.,. Mas, [Am] Lana, Henri, every [Em] time somebody steps out on the [F] road, they bring a little Northwest soul with them, [C] amen. Alright then, just so you know, [F] I try to carry that every time that I rock a shovel, [Am] so, turn my [C] sound up, [Em] ricochet off our [F] mountain, it's good medicine that she self would've been [C] proud of, this is our city town, pride, heart, [F] blood, sweat, tears, I-5, north, south, side, vibe, life, [C] ride down these city blocks, and never will [F] we stop, they're trying to shut down the clubs that my city rocks, [G] now Mr. [C] Mayor, why would [G] you enforce an [F] ordinance, when it's music that saves lives, these kids out here are supporting it, [G] and through the [C] art form, we've learned the [F] importance of community, truth to the youth, so they know what's up, [G] [C] and as a public school [F] student, I learned from my teachers, but became through my [Am] music, take that [Em] away, that's vital, [F] 14 fathoms deep, do the math, [C] tribal, my greatest teachers, be self [F]-invited, words say it was my mayor, and things have [Am] changed, but I carry the [Em] torch, and what I do with that [F] flame, is lit every time that I step on the [C] stage, the skyline is etched in my [F] veins, you can never put that out, no matter how hard it [Am] rains, in my city, [Em] making you feel the [F] vibe, check how Seattle do, come to my [C] side, I mean I like how y'all [G] think we on to [F] move, put it down for the town, with [Am] music, [Em] making you feel the [F] vibe, check how Seattle do, come to my [C] side, when my peeps, no more crew, bring the [F] flame, put it down for the town, that's [G] right, [C] when you put on a show, [F] and watch the people seeping in between the creases in the doors, [C] hitting the metal, but sneaking in cause they're broke, [F] now leaving in between, that's because of needing the smoke, the reason [G] being whatever, [C] this scene from beacon to ever, [F] isn't needed, less ego, and we kick it alright, I get on [C] stage, style, share my whole [F] life, tryna reach them at the bar, where they drink a mil of [Am] life, but the kids in the front, [Em] they bring out the passion, [F] dude make noise throughout the show, and not only when we ask [C] them to, I watch the older cats shaded in the back, [F] hands clasped, forgot when they weren't too cruel to be a fan, [Am] damn hating at the [Em] concert, you don't remember [F] rock candy, watching hi-ro, or wiling out to [C] alcoholics, I know, it's not the same, it never [F] will be, but my, my, my, my city's filthy, [C] and we been truly dope, since supreme [F] was up on broadway in the dookie rope, me mugging insta mix [G] a lots [C] video, back when scene was [F] rocking house parties on the floor, JMT sitting [C] spinning the paradox, back when mark [F] introduced Gio to sobs, so much has changed here, [C] so much has not, I was just a [F] kid hoping I could earn my spot, tryna get [Am] some props, meet a [Em] promoter who give me a shot, [F] to let me get up on stage and get the crowd to rock, [C] read a page out my notebook, what I thought [F] would be respected, they would connect with it, [Am] now looking over the city's [Em] the only thing that keeps me calm, [F] scattered thoughts jot it down, by this pen in my palm, [C] it's like my city stands still, the world looks on, [F] if I could only capture it's beauty, put it in a [Am] song, Northwest, [Em] making you feel the vibe, [F] check how Seattle feel, coming to my side, [C] I mean I like how y'all do, [G] think we [C] on some move [F] though, that's like put it down for the town, what you mean [Am] we sing, Northwest, making [Em] you feel the vibe, [F] check how Seattle feel, coming to my side, [C] when my heat still my crew bring the flame, [F] put it down for the town, I think I learned that Seattle [Am] blow, _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ to make the music [F] that we wanna make as an individual and still be a part of our [C] community, when we did that good [F] medicine set, probably my favorite, and [C] then at some point everybody from the town was on [F] stage, and there's like 5,000 people out in the crowd and we was just like [C] doing it, that was tight, that was tight, that was [F] tight. _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
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