Kunci: Db major
Verse 1
you been down with the struggle
for a long time... man
Why don't you drop some knowledge
for these brothers
Who want to get involved in this war
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C
Take notes real gangstas wear trench
coats
grey suits... black ties
And they seek votes
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G
and you're not to be misled
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F
They'll kill you in your fuckin' bed
Yo, excuse me
yes they do
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but they don't look that much like me
C
Or you but if you pull up the sheets
and expose them
They'll crawl up like snakes
and show fangs of venom
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for years
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C
representin' the tattooed tears
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C
Other brothas locked up with no choice
G
left in the bowels of devil
With no voice
Verse 2
my crib is bugged!
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C
My car is tailed from club to club
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C
and this ain't no fuckin' joke
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C
They want to see a nigga broke
you can't slip
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F
You gotta know what
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C
you're talkin' about
drop science
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G
hit direct and indirect
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G
speak in code
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'Cause you're never alone
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C
that's why I use this low tone
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C
Follow this and you might grow older
this is a message to the soldiers!
Message to the soldiers
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Message to the soldiers
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C
Message to the soldier!
Verse 3
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F
Now they killed King and they shot X
now they want me
You could be next!
all you gotta do is speak too loud!
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All you gotta be is be too proud!
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cause once you let 'em know
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Who you are and where you're at
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you better watch your back!
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C
Cause you might think you're just dope
In a sniper's scope
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I'm not tryin' to scare you
but there's a danger
If you get too deep
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some nights I don't sleep!
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F
all you wanna do is tell the truth
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F
all you wanna do is save the youth
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C
Ice Cube knows!
Souljah knows!
PE knows!
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and if you got kids or a girl
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they'll move on them too!
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F
but when I'm gone I need
you to carry on
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G
C
you gotta be strong!
and fight for our salvation
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Eb
But there will be retaliation!
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C
Soldier!
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C
this is a message to the soldiers!
Soldier!
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C
this is a message to the soldiers!
To think that rap could be attacked
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Is ignorin' the simple fact
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C
that they never meant us to speak
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F
Black rage amplified over dope
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C
now they want to shut us down
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C
And they don't fuck around
check the history books... son!
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F
Black leaders die young
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they tell us that your words
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are scary
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C
They're revolutionary!
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C
because we speak the truth
about crime and drugs!
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And expose the real thugs
this info is not beneficial!
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to the groups that go by three initials
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C
so they try to discredit
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C
they'll dog you with an edit
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But we gotta make 'em regret it!
message to the soldiers!
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C
message to the soldiers!
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word... I know a lot of brothas out
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G
there want to get in this war!
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A lot of sistas got a lot of knowledge
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F
to drop on our people
C
But right now they're movin' to
shut down all hip- hop!
Verse 4
C
The first amendment had absolutely
nothin' to do with black people
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At the time constitution was written
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we were considered nothin' but property
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the expectation of havin' black
Never came to mind!
so we gotta move
but believe me all the black
leaders have been silenced!
and most of the time
It's been violent!
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so if you choose to get in this war...
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F
realize what you're in for but we
and we gotta stay strong
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C
Message to the soldiers!
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C
Welcome to the struggle!
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C
Message to the soldiers!
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C
C
Be careful...
Outro 1
Soldier!
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C
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