Po Folks Chords
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I think this works, it's a simplified version that I play on the acoustic.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | no capo |
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I think these are simplified chords. I play acoustic and struggle with bar chords.
It's definitly not exact and not a perfect cover of the electric guitar riffs, but it works for me.
[Intro]
A E Bm A
Awwww....
A E Bm D
Mmmmm, awww..
[Hook]
A E
All my life been po'
Bm A
But it really don't matter no mo'
A E
And they wonder why we act this way
Bm D
Nappy Boys gon' be okay
A E
All my life been po'
Bm A
But it really don't matter no mo'
A E
And they wonder why we act this way
Bm D
Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay
[Big V]
A E
We came in the game, plain ya see
Bm A
Average man when the rest was ashamed to be
A E
Nappy head and all, ain't no changin' me
Bm D
Ooooh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh...
A E
So rough it was, downright wrong I tell ya
Bm A
Nobody never gave us nothin' but tough time and made us somethin
A E
Different stretch of road, new somethin' to see
Bm D
Every state on the map, a different somethin' to eat
A E
Daps and handshakes, it meant nuttin' for real
Bm A
Everybody makin' a killin' man, showin' no feelins
A E
Walkin' off collectin' pay, it's the way of the world
Bm D
Can't change it, so I guess I'm gon' pray for the world
A E
Sometimes I ask myself, was I made for the world?
Bm A
I scream this to you, and I say it to the world
A E
Nappy then, Nappy now - Nappy for a bit
Bm D
Knee-deep, head over heels in this country shit!
[Hook]
A E
All my life been po'
Bm A
But it really don't matter no mo'
A E
And they wonder why we act this way
Bm D
Nappy Boys gon' be okay
A E
All my life been po'
Bm A
But it really don't matter no mo'
A E
And they wonder why we act this way
Bm D
Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay
[Skinny DeVille] probably not the exact placement with words, but the basic chord pattern continues
Even though I picture better days
A E
I'm thankful for the chance I got to say amen
Bm A
The Lord done blessed me with his grace, I wish this day would never end
A E
We represent the slums, where we from, we feel they bump
Bm D
Polish shot off on these presidents, and hardtimes they go and come
A E
Some take up off, without the chance, to make it at all
Bm A
Who woulda thought Skinny'd be the one that's, makin' this call
A E
Lord, help me out, tell me where I went wrong
Bm D
I'm tryna find a righteous path, although it's, never been long
A E
I gotta do it for my sons, they tellin' me, "Daddy be strong"
Bm
We gon' make it through these hardtimes
A
Even though they go and they come
A E
Ya absolutely right, for somethin' happen to me on last Tuesday night
Bm D
It's plain as day, man they... with this World Trade
A
Naw brave any order but confoldure
E
Better make it home when nothin' seems to matter
Bm A
That's when, see, everything can go - any which way
A E
They got me fooled, see the Henny with the J
Bm D
Front po'ch, chillin' broke, country folk, I'm Nappy with my ways yo
[Hook]
A E
All my life been po'
Bm A
But it really don't matter no mo'
A E
And they wonder why we act this way
Bm D
Nappy Boys gon' be okay
A E
All my life been po'
Bm A
But it really don't matter no mo'
A E
And they wonder why we act this way
Bm D
Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay
[R. Prophit]
A E
It's a blessin' we woke up this mornin'
Bm A
All my colored folk stressin', come let's join hands
A E
Got to cope with the pressures of bein' po' man
Bm D
Poppa taught me an order, survive for no man
A E
Nappy blossomed from the Roots, course we gon' stand
Bm A
Prophit grew from a juvenile to a grown man
A E
Ya gotta take responsibility for ya own man
Bm D
Zonin, two blunts a mo'nin, by sunrise sometimes
A E
I love to hear my woman moanin', it's on again
Bm A
Damn I hope you play this song again
A E
The soul cleansin', the melody just rev my engine
Bm D
Not a lot of things but usually just appendin', but lately
A E
Been searchin' for Benjamins, saw my folks locked in the tenements
Bm A
And it don't make no sense (what) children and sentencin'
A E
Broadcastin' from the slums, that's why I'm writin' these sentences
Bm D
Just lower my income, (what) though we ain't finish it
[Hook]
A E
All my life been po'
Bm A
But it really don't matter no mo'
A E
And they wonder why we act this way
Bm D
Nappy Boys gon' be okay
A E
All my life been po'
Bm A
But it really don't matter no mo'
A E
And they wonder why we act this way
Bm D
Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay
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