Jay-Z - Smile

^D#Good morn' or evening, fr^Cmiends ^D#Smile, you recordin'? ^Cm

^D#Slammin' Bentley doors like we invented doors ^Cm20 years ago we drove Bentley Azures ^D#mWe drinkin' Cris stylin', yeah ^CmKept the tray on me like Chris Paul then ^D#Drinkin' Ace of Spades like it's codeine now ^CmTryna put a million on the whole team now ^D#Push through the pain so we can see new life ^CmSo all the ladies havin' babies, see a sacrifice ^D#Mama had four kids, but she's a lesbian ^CmHad to pretend so long that she's a thespian ^D#Had to hide in the closet, so she medicate ^CmSociety shame and the pain was too much to take ^D#Cried tears of joy when you fell in love ^CmDon't matter to me if it's a him or her ^D#I just wanna see you smile through all the hate ^CmMarie Antoinette, baby, let 'em eat cake

^D#Bad times turn to good memories, s^Cmmile ^D#Even when I'm gone and you remember me, smi^Cmle ^D#Good times never fade away, sm^Cmile ^D#Even if I'm not with you here today, s^Cmmile ^D#Good morn' or evening, friends Smil^Cme ^D#Here's your friendly announcer ^CmSmile

^D#Far as draft picks, my name did not get called ^CmBet before I go I put a billion on the board ^D#Hall of Fame Hov, I did it all without a pen ^CmY'all knew that was comin', I had to remind y'all again, huh? ^D#Flyin' paper planes through the projects ^CmNow the whole projects on my jet ^D#Now you see the real in the front row ^CmIn every one of y'all televised shows ^D#Super facts ^CmNiggas switched sides, traded pride, we don't do all that ^D#A loss ain’t a loss, it’s a lesson ^CmAppreciate the pain, it’s a blessin'

^D#Bad times turn to good memories, sm^Cmile ^D#Even when I'm gone and you remember me, s^Cmmile ^D#Good times never fade away, sm^Cmile ^D#Even if I'm not with you here today, ^Cmsmile ^D#Good morn' or evening, frie^Cmnds

^D#I mastered my aesthetics ^CmI know you often heard me wax poetic 'Bout bein' back in the Lexus ^D3But trust me, that was nothin' ^CmA nigga up in the hundreds of millions I have no ceilings, ah, this that feelin', I'm that boy ^D#Anita Baker's "You Bring Me Joy" ^CmSlappin' out of the toy, th^D#e separation is clear In my rear-view mirror, objects is fur^Cmther than they appear ^D#Oh yeah, I was born with a pair Playin' for high stakes ^CmNorman Cake, he looked up and out of the Lear ^D#How niggas can't relate? Fuck a slice of the apple pie, want my own cake ^CmChargin' my own fate ^D#Respect Jimmy Iovine But he gotta respe^Cmct the Elohim as a whole new regime ^D#And niggas playin' for power, huh ^CmSo our music is ours Niggas only own houses ^D#Ours was, "Fuck you, pay me" ^CmNow it's, "Fuck payin' me, I pay you Put the rest away for Blue" ^D#That blood money, I giggle at it Can't even support my m^Cmiss's habit Jewelry shoppin' in Paris ^D#All y'all jewelers should be embarrassed, huh ^CmBlood diamonds drippin' with guilt I still ain't trippin', tha^D#t's life, winners and losers ^CmDrug dealers and abusers, America likes me ruthless ^D#My therapist said I relapsed I said, "Prehaps I Fr^Cmeudian slipped in European whips" ^D#God sent me to break the chain I'm the true and livin' ^CmGod in the flesh, the rest of these niggas is vain ^D#A stain on the white suit, inferior IQ ^CmNiggas'll rip your shit off TIDAL just to spite you ^D#Ahhhh, what did I do? 'Cept try to free you ^CmNiggas'll love you but hate you 'cause they can't be you ^D#Dump 'em all in the bayou, uh ^CmEverybody wave bye to the guy you thought you could lie to ^D#This was meant to be a haiku, huh ^CmBut my story's too wide to fit inside the line or two ^D#Oh, these that drugs ^CmHeroin flow, I spaz on the stove This is Hov, no flex zone, ni^D#gga, who lied to you? Look, you a pe^Cmdestrian Don't ever question the security I provided you ^D#Oh y'all thought I was washed? I'm at the cleaners ^CmLaunderin' dirty money like the Teamsters, huh ^D#Shout out to Hoffa back home, he in the church ^CmWhen I heard you got booked, that shit hurt ^D#Fear for you, bro, we know the system don't work ^CmTake a young nigga's freedom over some dirt ^D#Yet it's legal in Colorado Yeah, we deny ^CmBlack entrepreneurs, free enterprise ^D#That's why it's a black market, that's why it's called the trap ^CmThat's why it's called the projects 'cause it's exactly that ^D#All these people was gon' kill me, heh ^Cm'Cause the more I reveal me, the more they 'fraid of the real me Welcome back Carter, smile