Published: 2020-01-24 16:25 Selection chords: Ethan Cooper
Capo 3
1
Verse:
A#mF#F
Seemed like yesterday, I was a baby on the street
A#mF#F
I took a holiday, I was steppin to the beat
A#mF#F
I had to pay my rent, on the lower east side
A#mF#F
I threw my tag around, let B-boys take me for a ride
A#mF#F
I started writing songs, I kinda got into the groove
A#mF#F
They tried to criticize, my every single move
A#mF#F
But then I realized, I had nothing left to lose
A#mF#F
It took me by surprise, when I became the news
Chorus:
F#
I was fearless, like a renegade
C#A#m
I had a feeling, that I canʼt explain
F#
I didnʼt listen, to what people said
C#A#m
I came I saw I conquered
F#
I was constant, as a northern star
C#A#m
I had a fire, burning in my heart
F#
I never gave up, fighting in the dark
C#A#m
I came I saw I conquered
D#mA#m
oooh I came I saw I conquered
D#mA#m
oooh I came I saw I conquered
Verse:
A#mF#F
I expressed myself, came like a virgin down the aisle
A#mF#F
Exposed my naked ass, and I did it with a smile
A#mF#F
And when it came to sex, I knew I walked the borderline
A#mF#F
And when I struck a pose, all the gay boys lost their mind
A#mF#F
I justified my love, I made you say your little prayer
A#mF#F
Had me crucified, you know I had to take it there
A#mF#F
I opened up my heart, I learned the power of good-bye
A#mF#F
I saw a ray of light, music saved my life
Chorus:
F#
I was fearless, like a renegade
C#A#m
I had a feeling, that I canʼt explain
F#
I didnʼt listen, to what people said
C#A#m
I came I saw I conquered
F#
I was constant, as a northern star
C#A#m
I had a fire, burning in my heart
F#
I never gave up, fighting in the dark
C#A#m
I came I saw I conquered
D#mA#m
oooh I came I saw I conquered
D#mA#m
oooh I came I saw I conquered
Verse:
A#mF#
In 1994, I came through the door
A#m
With that born beats versus scratches
F#
Verbally murdered rappers
A#mF#
My momʼs from the Carolinaʼs, pops from Natchez
A#m
And QBʼs where I started flowing
F#
But I was scared the cops was gonna kick my apartment door in
A#mF#
Had a baby girl by a crazy girl then I got married
A#mF#
Heavily accosted, that ended in a bad divorce
A#m
And I know how to pick ʼem, donʼt I?
F#
Never gave a fuck about public pressure
A#m
Or the ridicule of two
Now whoʼs the fool?
F#A#m
And I ainʼt never been happier, no lie
F#
Iʼm just you humble servant, Iʼm Nas
A#mF#
If yʼall burn down Ferguson Iʼmma riot
A#mF#
My life cannot be compared to anybody
A#m
Any trappers, any rappers
F#
Any politicians, beauticians, a musician
A#m
Anybody, so Iʼm anybodies
F#
Many coffins, heads or tails
A#m
Penny tosses, we either dead or in jail
F#
Not many options on the block I came from
A#mF#A#m
And I turned to a rap messiah, spit rapid fire
F#
And I roll right back to the block I came from
Chorus:
F#
I was fearless, like a renegade
C#A#m
I had a feeling, that I canʼt explain
F#
I didnʼt listen, to what people said
C#A#m
I came I saw I conquered
F#
I was constant, as a northern star
C#A#m
I had a fire, burning in my heart
F#
I never gave up, fighting in the dark
C#A#m
I came I saw I conquered
D#mA#m
oooh I came I saw I conquered
D#mA#m
oooh I came I saw I conquered
