Chords for Thieves In The Night

_ Yo Dick, come on man, what?
[Abm] Give me the fortune, keep the [Bm] fame, said my [Gb] man Louis
I agreed, [Ab] know what you mean, because we lived the truest [Gbm] lie
I asked him, are we [Ab] follow the law of the bluest eye?
He looked at me, he thought [Dbm] about it, was like I'm clueless, [B] why?
The question was [Bb] rhetorical, the [Ab] answer was horrible
Our morals are out of [Dbm] place, it got a lot full of sorrow
[Gbm] And so tomorrow, coming [Bb] later than usual, waiting on [Ab] someone to pity us
[Dbm] While we find the beauty in the [B] hideous
They say money's the root [Bb] of all evil, [Ab] but I can't tell, you know what I mean?
[Dbm] Pesos, francs, gems, cowrie [Gbm] shells, dollar bills
[Db] Or is it the mind state that's ill, [Gb] creating crime rates to fill [Ab] the new prisons they build
Over money and [Db] religion, there's more [Am] blood than spills
The wounds of [Dbm] slaves and cotton fields are never healed, what's the [Gbm] deal?
A lot of cats who [Db] buy records [Gb] are straight broke
But my language [Ab] universal, they be reciting my quotes
[B] While R&B singers hit [Bb] bad notes, [Ab] we rock the boat
I thought that my [Dbm] man Louis' statements just [Gbm] provoked
Caught up in [Bb] conversations of my personal worth
[Ab] Brought up doing dangerous [Dbm] species status on the planet Earth
[B] Survival tactics means [Gb] busting [Ab] gaps to prove you hard
Your firearms are [Dbm] too short to box a [Gbm] God without faith
All [Bb] of that is [Gb] illusionary
Raise my son, no [Abm] vindication of manhood necessary
Not strong, only aggressive, [Bm] not free
[Gb] We only licensed, not compassionate, [Ab] only polite
Not who denies [Gbm] us, not good, but well [Ab] behaved
Chasing after death so we can call ourselves brave
[Dbm] Still living like mental [B] slaves
Hiding like [Bb] thieves in the [Ab] night from life
Illusions of oasis, [Dbm] making you look twice
[A] Hiding like [Bb] thieves in the night from life
[Ab] Illusions of oasis, [Db] making you look twice
[Abm] I'm sure that everybody [Bm] out listening [Am] agree
That [Em] everything you see ain't really how it be
[Gbm] A lot of jokers out running [Bb] in place, chasing the [Ab] style
Be a lot loomer [Dbm] on beneath the empty smile
[B] Most cats in my [Bb] area be [Ab] loving the hysteria
Synthesize, [Db] surface, conceals the [A] interior
America, land [Bb] of opportunity, [Ab] mirages and camouflages
More [Dbm] than usually, speaking [B] loudly, saying nothing
You [Bb] confusing me, you losing [Gb] me
Your game is twisted, want me enlisted, [Dbm] and you using me
[A] Foolishly, most men join [Bb] the ranks cluelessly
But [Ab] foolishly accept the [Dbm] deception, believe the perception
[B] Reflection rarely seen [Bb] across the [Ab] surface of the looking glass
Walking the street, [Dbm] wondering who they be [Gbm] looking past
Looking gas with [Bb] them imported designer [Gb] shades on
Stars shine bright, [Dbm] but the light rarely [B] stays on
Same song, [Gb] remix, [Ab] different arrangement
Put you on the yacht, [Dbm] but they won't call it a [A] slave ship
Strangeness, you don't [Bb] control this, you barely [Ab] hold this
Screaming brand new, [Dbm] when they just sanitize the [B] ocean
Suppose it's just [Bb] another [Ab] clever Jedi mind trick
That they been running [Dbm] across stars through all the [Gbm] time
But I find it's [Bb] distressing, there's never no in-between
[Ab] We eat the niggas of [Dbm] kings, we eat the bitches of [B] queens
The deadly ritual [Bb] scenes of Earth [Gb] and the perverse
Full of short attention [Dbm] spans, short tempers and short [A] skirts
Long barrel [Bb] automatics release this short [Ab] verse
The length of black [Dbm] life is treated with short [Abm] work
Get yours first, [A] them other [Bb] niggas secondary
That type [Ebm] of ill and I be filling up the cemetery
[Gbm] This life is temporary, [Bb] but the soul is [Ab] eternal
Separate the real [Dbm] from the lie, let me learn
[B] You're not strong, only [Gb] aggressive, cause the [Ab] power ain't directed
That's why we are [Dbm] subjected to the will of the [Gbm] oppressive
Not free, we only [Bb] licensed, not lie, we just [Ab] exciting
Cause the captain, [Dbm] on the masters to what we [B] writing
Not compassionate, [Bb] only polite, [Ab] we well trained
Our sincerity's for [Dbm] Hurston Station
It's just a [Gbm] game, not good, but we'll [Bb] behave cause the camera's [Ab] okay
Most of the things [Dbm] that we think do are [B] sane
We chasing after [Gb] death just to call [Ab] ourselves brave
But everyday's [Dbm] next man, meeping the grave
[Gbm] I give a damn [Bb] if any fan will call my [Ab] legacy
I'm trying to live [Dbm] life in the sight of God's [B] memory like that y'all
[Bm] [Gb] I _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Dbm] think I can look at the ground
[B] Not strong, only [Bb] aggressive, not [Ab] free
We only licensed, not compassionate, [Dbm] only polite
Not who [Gbm] denies it, not good, but well [Bb] behaved
Chasing after [Gb] death so we can call ourselves [Dbm] brave
Still living like mental [B] slaves
Hiding like [Bb] thieves in the [Gb] night from life
Illusions of a waste [Dbm] that's making you look [A] twice
Hiding like [Bm] thieves in the night from life
[Ab] Illusions of a waste [Dbm] that's making you look [B] twice
Hiding like thieves in the [Ab] night from life
Illusions of a waste [Db] that's making you look [A] twice
Hiding like [Bb] thieves in the night from [Ab] life
Illusions of a waste [Dbm] that's making you look [B] twice
Stop hiding, [Bb] stop [Ab] hiding, stop hiding [Dbm] your face
[Gbm] Stop hiding, [Bb] stop hiding, [Ab] cause ain't no [Dbm] hiding face
[B] Stop hiding, [Bb] stop [Ab] hiding, stop hiding [Dbm] your face
[A] Stop hiding, [Bb] stop hiding, [Ab] cause ain't no [Dbm] hiding face
[B] Not strong, [Bb] _ [Ab] not [Dbm] free, [A] not compassionate
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _
[Abm] We well trained, [Bb] _ [Ab] black star
[Dbm] _
[A] Black star keep [Bb] shining
_ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] We take that [Ab] black star line right on home
We take that black star line right on home
We take that black star line right on
[Dbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ Are you drifting? _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ Sail, sail, sail