Chords for Shaggy--Keep'n It Real

[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] Yes, [Bb] right.
_ [C] Reality checkin' on the street [F] lights, eh?
_ Okay.
_ _ Start [Bb] blind.
_ [Cm] [F] Yeah.
[C] When _ [F] I was young I used to [Cm] dream of being rich
[D] Havin' lot of houses and cars, couldn't know which one is which
And findin' me a hook and gettin' hitch
[N] Livin' the fairy tale life perfect without a ditch
You think that this'll [C] bring me [G] happiness
If at the [Dm] end of every rainbow there was a treasure chest
Sometime havin' more is really less
[Cm] Take a look inside yourself, you'll realize you're really [F] blessed
No matter how you sad and blue
[D]
[F] There's always someone who has it [Dm] worse than you
[Bb] Sometimes you gotta [F] pay your dues
[C] So don't worry, just push on through
[F] Livin' it real
Gotta dig up all my peoples who be workin' on the future
Though they know they gotta struggle
Livin' it real
To all my homies workin' on the 9 to 5
And doin' right to keep themselves up outta trouble
Livin' it real
Although sometimes I know it seems impossible
There ain't no needy drownin' in your [Dm] sorrow
Livin' it real
If things are as bad as they can be
[C] You could be sure there'll be a [F] brighter tomorrow
I never got to have myself the house, the mansion and the banks
I'm not [Fm] the kind of brother who be makin' mad acts
I got myself a brother, we be [Bb] kickin' at his [Gb] fence
It's not [Cm] enough for me without the [D] plans, I got [F] me
Not everything you want [C] is everything [Dm] you really need
[Fm] The standard of society's motivated [F] by greed
Are you prepared to follow them or are you prepared to leave?
[C] It's a person's very use of seed
[Dm] Livin' it real
[F] Gotta give up all my people to be workin' on the future
Though they know they gotta struggle
Livin' it real
To all my homies workin' on the 9 to 5
[C] And doin' right to keep themselves up outta trouble
[F] Livin' it real
Although sometimes I know it seems impossible
There ain't no needy drownin' in your [Dm] sorrow
Livin' it real
If things are as bad as they can be
[Cm] You could be sure there'll be a [F] brighter tomorrow
All the harsh [A] realities [F] appears to come in twos [Bb] and threes
[Am] Don't [F] worry cause there'll be a better [C] day
_ [A] _ [F] One thing I can promise you
Just keep on keepin' on
[Bb] I swear to you [F] there's gonna be a brighter [C] day
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_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Back _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ in the days I used to dream of bein' rich
Of a lot of houses and cars
Couldn't know which [Bb] one was which
And findin' me a pig and [F] gettin' hitchy
Livin' the fairytale life perfect without a hitch
You think that this would mean me happiness?
If at the end of every rainbow there was a [Bb] treasure chest
Sometime havin' more is [F] really less
So take a look inside yourself you'll realize you're really blessed
No matter how you're sad and blue
There's always someone who has it worse [Bb] than you
Sometimes you gotta play [F] your due
So [C] don't worry just push [F] on through
Livin' it real
Gotta give up all my people to be workin' on the future
Though they know they gotta struggle
Livin' it real
So all my people's workin' on the night of five
And [Cm] doin' right to keep themselves up out of trouble
Livin' [F] it real
Although sometimes I know it seems impossible
There ain't no need in drownin' in your sorrow
Livin' it real
If things are as bad as they can be
You could be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow
That's _ right, sit down
_ _ _ _ _ Get things to where you're havin' [C] them
_ [F] How when you think that it's bad
There's always somebody that's worse, you know what I'm sayin'?
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] You're just blessed, listen
_ [F] Blah blah blah blah
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