Death Row - Akon
a wheel of fortune here'smy chance to spin it Got no time for cops who trip and try to catch me Too f***intrigger happy to let them suckers snatch me N****zgettin jealous Jealous Tryin to find my stash Whip out the nine now I'madive and pump your a*sPeter picked a pepper but I can pick a punk Snatched him like a b****and threw him in the trunk The punk thought I was bluffin but swear I'mnothin nice Before I take your life first wrestle with these mics I listen to him scream tray deee went insane I guess the little mites had finally found his brainNew rovers pull me over I'msentenced to the pen Remember that little bird he snitched and told a friend It'strouble on my mind I'mwith the old timersold timers And f***five oh blaow blaow Turn em into forty niners Bye bye I was never meant to live Can'tbe positive when the ghetto'swhere you live Bye bye I was never meant to be Livin like a thief runnin through the streets Bye bye and I got no place to go Where they find me 16on death row Dear mama these cops don'tunderstand me I turned to a life of crime cause I came from a broken family My uncle used to touch me I never told you that Scared what you might do I couldn'thold you back I kept it deep inside I done let it fuel my anger I'mdown for all my homies no mercy for a stranger The brother in my cell is 16as well It'shard to adapt when you'reblack and you'retrapped in a livin hell I shouldn'talet him catch me Instead of livin sad in jail I coulda died free and happy And my cellmate'sraped on the norm And passed around the dorm you can hear his a*sholegettin torn They made me an animal Can'tsleep instead of countin sheep n****zcountin cannibals And that'show it is in the pen Turn old and cold and your soul is your best friend My mama prayed for me Tell the lord to make way for me prepare any day for me Why Cause when they come for me they find a struggler To the death I take the breath from your jugular The trick is to never lose hope I found my buddy hangin dead from a rope 16on death row Bye bye I was never meant to live Can'tbe positive when the when the ghetto'swhere you live Bye bye I was never meant to be Livin like a thief runnin through the streets Bye bye and I got no place to go Where you find me 16on death row Dear mama they sentenced me to death Today'smy final day I'mcountin every breath I'mbitter cause I'mdyin so much I haven'tseen I know you never dreamed your baby would be dead at 16I got beef with a sick societythat doesn'tgive a s***And they too quick to say goodbye to meThey tellme the preacher'sthere for me He'sa crook with a book that motherf***ernever cared for me He'sonly here to be sure I don'tdrop a dime to god bout the crimes he'scommitin On the poor and how can these people judge me They ain'tmy peers and in all these years they ain'tnever love me I never got to be a man must be part of some big plan To keep a n****in the state pen And to my homies out buryin motherf***ersSteer clear of these aryan motherf***ersCause once they got you locked up They got you trapped you'rebetter off gettin shot up I'mconvinced self defense is theself defense is the way Please staystrapped pack agat everyday I wishI woulda knownwhile I was out thereNow I'm straightheadin for thechair Byebye Iwas never meant tolive Can't bepositive when the ghetto'swhere we live Bye bye Iwas never meant to be Livin like athief runnin throughthe streets streets Bye byeand I got noplace to go Where you find me16 on deathfind me 16on death row 16 on deathrow It'sto all my partners in thepenitentiaries 16 on deathrow Guitar score
Death Row Artist: Akon
Capo: 0
Key: E
Difficulty:
Tempo: 140
Time Signature: 4/4
Hot: 102
Creation time: 2023-03-03 Death Row Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Akon. This guitar tab is in the key of E 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 Akon at that time~
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