Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] A G C [Chorus]

^AI really know how it feels to be, ^Gstressed out, stressed out W^Chen you're face to face with your adversity I^A really know how it feels to be, s^Gtressed out, stressed out W^Ce're gonna make this thing work out eventually

[Verse 1: Consequence, (Q-Tip)]

^AYo I ain't one to complain but there's things in the game ^G(What's your name?)

Consequence, I'm tight, burnt like flames (And why's that?)

^CAmerican dreams, they got this ghetto kid in a fiend (Don't stress that cause it's not in your bloodstream) ^A(Your whole being, comes from greatness, d'you remember) ^G(Shaytan got you caught in the storms of December) ^C(And brothers on the block packing nines like September)

(Crazy situations keeps pockets on slender)

^AYo I be on the avenue where they be actin brand new ^GI'm splurging on these Reebok joints for shorty boo ^CAll of a sudden, I saw these two kids frontin'

Talking out they joints but they wasn't saying nuttin'

^AMy hand was on my toolie they was actin unruly ^G(Say word) Yo word up, yo I was tight caught up ^CBut I swallowed my pride and let that nonsense ride

Because I'm positive it seems that negative dies

^AYo we was at the dice game making these cats look silly ^GFlamming, steady running off at the Willie ^CI had my cash mixed, my rent due, with my play-dough

I gotta see some loot so on my girls I blow

^AShook them shits in my palm let em hit the flo' ^GKept my eyeballs scoping for them pigs po-po ^CI got to go on the ave see my parole by fo'

But I gotta steady freak these boys like JoJo

^AAnd I was doing it, 'til I met Ike, Spike, and Mike ^GOne roll, they had my pockets thirstier than Sprite ^CYo I know the feeling, when you feeling like a villain

You be having good thoughts but the evils be revealin'

^AAnd the stresses of life can take you off the right path (no doubt) ^GJealousy and envy tends to infiltrate your staff ^CWe gotta hold it down so we can move on past

All adversities, so we can get through fast, like that [Chorus]

[Verse 2: Consequence]

^AYou got the N.W.O. (low cash flow) ^GYour baby's on the way (and you don't know who) ^CAnd crosstown niggas trying to (bust at you)

Aiyyo they got me stressed out (and you don't know what to do)

^ASo frame this Kodak black, and vision to my contact ^GWith a poultry scrap, workers get pistol smacked ^CThe switch-hitting Queens, niggas liquid sword spittin

With raw poppy, and now your first love is krill

^AYour vision of the mil got crept like Hey Lover ^GTried to rise to the top, you just couldn't recover ^CAnd all I want is my laceration of the pie

To get this whipped cream before the water runs dry

^ANiggas flash dancing, yo, I don't know why ^GYou're sick of snitching, she got you cruising to the pokey ^CLike Smokey, the stress be trying to squeeze out a homey

While I'll be trying to get star status like Shinobi

^ASo we can build a dynasty, just like the Toby's ^GAnd all I want is the world to know my steez ^CThese money hungry niggas is seven thirty

And got me stressed out like these frog emcees [Chorus]

[Outro: Faith Evans]

^ADon't worry we gon make it (gonna make it) ^GDon't worry we gon make it (oh yeah) ^CDon't worry we gon make it (gonna make it)

We gon make it (gotta make it)

^ADon't worry we gon make it (gotta make it) ^GWe're gonna make it (we gotta make it) ^CDon't worry we gon make it (we gonna make it)

We gonna make it (oh)

^ADon't worry we gon make it (oh) ^GDon't worry we gon make it (gonna make it) ^CDon't worry we gon make it (oh)

We gon make it

^ADon't worry we gon make it ^GI know we gonna make it (we're gonna make it) ^CC'mon baby we gon make it (yeah)

We gon make it (yeah-ah)

^ADon't worry we gon make it (we're gonna make it) ^GWe've gotta make it (we've gotta make it) ^CWe've gotta make it (oh yeah)

Know we're gonna make it

^AWe're gonna make it, gonna make it ^GWe gotta make it, know we gonna make it

A Tribe Called Quest - Stressed out