Joe Metro - Blue Scholars
I reach beneath the skin of the street with each step Walking closer to my final destination of death When I'mlaying to rest I'monly saving my breath The Northwest fills the lungs heals the pain in my chest Take six quarters out of the pocket and drop it in the box Hop the 48off to pay homage It stops often ,I jot my observations Watching ,citizens walking off of the Joe Metropolitan (Yeah)proletarians and wayward sons with old Filipino men speaking in they native tongue And the day has just begun Greeted by the scent of a bum smelling something like beer ,barf ,and dung (ugh)A brother into prose in the back all alone marinating in a pair of half broken headphones Mumbling rhymes ,same time begin to pen mine Appreciating God'sdesign Rewind sister ,reminds me of a smile in the back of my memory Wonder if I see her again ,will she remember me?I'mnot trying to holler ,I swear I'mjust weary of the way we hop a ride and just sit there and stare Prepare for my 9o'clockwork meeting A couple pale folk slide right by with no greeting But the people with my phenotype follow with a head nod up up)'Causewe acknowledge that this shit fucked up North of Martin Luther King ,a straight war zone detours through the concrete cranes and bulldozers No the hill is not over ,still ,every block got a coffee shop it'soverkill Focus know the deal ,Dope to see Khalil back ,the medicine is good again The feeling of leaving and coming back to your 'hoodagain is priceless I write this ,our lives are in crisis Most talk but don'twalk the path of the righteous Despite this ,I measure each step Walking closer to my final destination of death When I'mlaying to rest I'monly saving my breath The Northwest fill the lungs heals the pain in my chest Clutch the moment ,a transfer in my hands Still listening ,looking out the window to the gold and the green And the sun might be shining but it'scolder than it seems 'Causethe weather'sdialectical there'sno in between In walks an old soul ,a first nation native cat ,chiseled like a totem pole No words ,as he stands and looks over us He gets off and says ,"Havea good day ,you foreigners"I ,crack a smile one time for the acknowledgment Northbound ,now we start to pick up more college kids They try to study on the ride To make up for the fact that they probably kicked it hard last night And I ponder if it'stime to save up and get a car And pay for the gas that we'retaking from the war (no)I'dmiss all the colorful faces ,the places ,and spaces I'veembraced with the faith that I could rest and raise kids here Even with these cats set tripping Bringing '95back again ,same old conditions From Reagan ,to Bush ,to Clinton ,to Bush the second No matter the neighborhood in the city you repping It'sgetting serious ya'llyou can even hear the rebel call Getting off ,leaving hella pieces on the walls Seen it all sitting sideways with my townmates Only place left where majority is brownfacedNow we headed downtown to trade our labor for cash I thank the navigator once and walk fast I walk past the next round of cats to jump on it Locked in deep thought ,we ride around in silence And cross Rizal Bridge I watch each step Walking closer to my final destination of death When I'mlaying to rest I'monly saving my breath The Northwest fills the lungs heals the pain in my chest I remain blessed ,stepping on rain with each step Eyes heavy from the lack of the cousin of death When I'mlaying to rest I'monly saving my breath The northwest fills the lungs ya'll,you know the rest You know the rest know the rest),you know the rest know the rest)It'slike that ya'll,that ya'llIt'slike that ya'll,that ya'llAnd that'sall Guitar score
Joe Metro Artist: Blue Scholars
Capo: 0
Key: E
Difficulty：
Tempo: 47
Time Signature: 4/4
Hot: 103
Creation time: 2023-05-17 Joe Metro Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Blue Scholars. 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 Blue Scholars at that time～
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