Dope Man - Jay-Z
live outside the criminal courthouse In new york city for the first day in thetrial in the trial of The statevs shawn carter a k a Jayz Whatever the verdict in this trial may be The effects will undoubtedly be felt worldwid Aiyyo stand forward 'foreyou take notice Or witness to me killin the track Testify 'tilme spillin the smack Now they got me for traffickin racketeerin audio crack They call me d**eman d**eman I try to tell em I'mwhere hope floats man Ghetto spokes man A broke man approachin the bench with intent To bury me under the cell fingered me as the toast man Evidence stemmin from ninety six They say the world ain'trecovered from his fix While they was usin cut I was on some other sh*tGave it to you raw and they just discovered it Nowaday the jury got they brow raised Listenin to testimony about my foul ways Exhibit a reasonable doubt They say this was the first thing that turned the peoples ou You can feel the tension building here As an unprecedented number of people have turned out For what may be the trial of the century They call me d**eman d**eman I try to tell em I'mwhere hope floats man Ghetto spokes man How come you label your brand of d**eVolume 1and spread it through the slums Fed it to the young with total disregard Your honor the state seeks the maximum charge And how could you turn right around And release a lethal dosage called volume 2And is true you operate the criminal enterprise Known as roc a fella in charge of his meteoric rise And do you deny you'reresponsible for the demise Of record execs and do you object Your distribution'spolygram and through your connects Def jam you pushed over five million soundscan And not to mention your co horts and henchmen Dame biggs lyor kev'and russell simmons And we ain'tgon'talk about murder inc That just establishes a darker deeper criminal link The state is seeking the maximum penalty And with the overwhelming amount of evidence The d a'spresented things aren'tlooking good They call me d**eman d**eman I try to tell em I'mwhere hope floats man Ghetto spokes man Despite the grim outlook at this point The rapper has been known to emerge triumphant In the face of adversity They call me d**eman d**eman I try to tell em I'mwhere hope floats man Ghetto spokes Jay z man is taking the stand Right hand on the bible left hand in the air Before I spoke one word made sure my throat was clear A hem I'ma prisoner of circumstance Frail ni**aI couldn'tmuch work with my hands But my mind was strong I grew where you hold your blacks up Trap us expect us not to pick gats up Where you drop your cracks off by the mack trucks Destroy our dreams of lawyers and actors Keep us spiralin goin backwards At age nine saw my first hate crime Blindfolded expected to walk a straight line Mind molded taught to love you and hate mine Climbed over it at a early age jay shined F**kthe system at lady justice I blaze nine Your honor I no longer kill my people I raise mine The soul of mumia in this modern day time While the jury is inside deliberating Outside the crowd is frozen with anticipation They call me d**eman d**eman I try to tell em I'mwhere hope floats man Ghetto spokes man Well the verdict has just been announced not guilty It is complete pandemonium out here hook serena keeps speaking People are cheering and hugging there he is Jay zis exitingthe courtroomright now There is a swarm of cameras surrounding him pop bulbs flashing Let'stry and make ourway over there Jay z Jay z Guitar score
Dope Man Artist: Jay-Z
Capo: 0
Key: B
Difficulty：
Tempo: 171
Time Signature: 4/4
Hot: 103
Creation time: 2023-03-04 Dope Man 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 B 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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