Where I'm From - Jay-Z
Where I'mFrom Jay Z YyyeaYyyea(Brooklyn)How real is this How real is this (Brooklyn)Uh uh uh (Brooklyn)Respect this here check I'mfrom where the hammers rung news cameras never come You and your mans hung in everyverse in your rhymeWhere the grams is slung niggas vanish every summer When the blue vans would come we throw the work in the can and run Where the plans was to get funds and skate off the set To achieve this goal quicker sold all my weight wet Faced with immeasurable odds still I gave straight bets So I felt I'mowed something and you nothing check I from the other side where the other guys don'twalk too much And girls in the projects wouldn'tf**kus said we talked too much So they ran up to Tompkins and sought them dudes to trust I don'tknow what the f**kthey thought those niggas is foul just like us I'mfrom where the beef is inevitable summertime'sunforgettable Boosters in abundance buy a halfpricesweater new Your word was everything so everything you said you'ddo You did it couldn'ttalk about it if you ain'tlived it I'mfrom where niggas pull your card and argue all day about Who'sthe best MCs BiggieJayZ orNas Where the drugs czars evolve and thugs always areAt each other'sthroats for the love of foreign cars Where cats catch cases hoping the judge RandR'sBut most times find themselves locked up behind bars at all I'mfrom where they ball and breed rhyme stars I'mfrom Marcy son just thought I'dremind y'allCough up a lung where I'mfrom Marcy son ain't nothing niceMentally been many placesbut I'mBrooklyn'sown Cough up a lung where I'mfrom Marcy son ain'tnothing nice Mentally been many places but I'mBrooklyn'sown Cough up a lungwhere I'mfrom Marcy son ain't nothing niceMentally beenmany places but I'mBrooklyn'sown Cough up a lung where I'mfrom Marcy son ain'tnothing nice I'mfrom the place where the church is the flakiest And niggas is praying to God so long that they atheist Where you can'tput your vest away and say you'llwear it tomorrow Cause the day after we'llbe saying "DamnI was just with him yesterday"I'ma block away from hell not enough shots away from stray shells An ounce away from a triple beam still using a handheldweight scale You'relaughing you know the place well where the liquor stores and the base well And government f**kgovernment niggas politic themselves Where we call the copsthe ATeamcause they hop out of vans and spray thingsAnd life expectancyso low we making out wills at eighteen Wherehow you get ridof guys who stepout of lineyour repsolidifies Sotell me when I rap you think I give a f**kwho criticize If the sh*tis lies god strike me and I got a question Are you forgiving guys who live just like meWe'll neverknow One day I prayed to you and said if I ever blow I'dlet 'emknow Mistakes ain'tand exactly what takes place in the ghetto Promise fulfilled still I feel my job ain'tdone Cough up a lung where I'mfrom Marcy son Ain'tnothing nice Cough up alung where I'm fromMarcy son Ain'tnothing nice Mentally been many places but I'mBrooklyn'sown Cough up a lung where I'mfrom Marcy sonAin't nothing niceMentally been many places but I'mBrooklyn's ownCough up alung whereI'mfrom Marcy son Ain'tnothing nice Mentally been many places but I'mBrooklyn'sown Cough up a lung where I'mfrom Marcy son Ain'tnothing nice I'mfrom where they crossoverand clap boardsLost Jehovah in place of rap lordslisten I'mup the block around the corner and down the street From where the pimps prostitutes and the drug lords meet We make a million off of beats cause our stories is deep And f**ktomorrow as long as the night before was sweet Niggas get lost for weeks in the streets twisted off leek And no matter the weather niggas know how to draw heat Whether you'refourfeetor Manute size it always starts out with Three dice and shoot the five Niggas thought they deuce was live now I hit 'emwith trips And I reached down for their money pa forget about this This time around it'splatinum like thesh*t on my wristAnd this Glock on my waist y'allcan'tdo sh*tabout this Niggas'll showyou love that'show they fool thugs Before you knowit you'relying in a pool of blood Cough up alung where I'mfrom Marcy son Ain'tnothing nice Mentally been many placesbut I'm Brooklyn'sown Cough up a lung where I'mfrom Marcy son Ain'tnothing nice Mentally been many places but I'mBrooklyn's ownCough up a lung where I'mfrom Marcy son Ain'tnothing nice Mentally been many places but I'mBrooklyn'sown Cough up a lung where I'm Guitar score
Where I'm From Artist: Jay-Z
Capo: 0
Key: G
Difficulty:
Tempo: 81
Time Signature: 4/4
Hot: 103
Creation time: 2023-02-19 Where I'm From Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Jay-Z. This guitar tab is in the key of G and is a Beginner version, suitable for players at the Beginner level. A must-learn piece for guitar enthusiasts. Strum the guitar, open the piano, and experience the mood conveyed by Jay-Z at that time~
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