Tuning: E A D G B E

“the story of struggle and standing up for what you believe in. No matter how many barriers you gotta break down, no matter how many escape routes you gotta run to tell the truth. That’s what I think we all can relate to.” - Kendrick Lamar explaining King Kunta. [Intro] Em Em G G G G Bm Am [Verse 1]

^Em ^Em I got a ^Gbone to pick ^G ^G ^G ^Bm ^Am I don't want you ^Emmonkey mouth ^Emmotherfuckers ^Gsittin' in my ^Gthrone again ^G ^G ^Bm ^Am ^Em ^Em I'm ^Gmad (He ^Gmad) ^G ^Gbut I ain't ^Bmstre^Amssin' ^Em ^Em ^G True ^Gfriends,^G ^G one ^Bmques^Amtion

[Chorus]

^Em ^EmBitch where ^Gyou when I was ^Gwalkin'? ^GNow I run the ^Ggame got the ^Bmwhole ^Amworld talkin' King ^EmKunta Every^Embody wanna ^Gcut the legs ^Goff him ^GKunta ^GBlack man ^Bmtaking ^Amno losses

^Em ^EmBitch where ^Gyou when I was ^Gwalkin'? ^GNow I run the ^Ggame got the ^Bmwhole ^Amworld talkin' King ^EmKunta Every^Embody wanna ^Gcut the legs ^Goff him ^GWhen you got the ^Gyams (^BmWhat's ^Amthe yams?)

[Verse 2]

^Em ^Em ^G ^G The ^Gyam is the ^Gpower that ^Bmbe ^Am ^Em ^Em ^G ^G You can ^Gsmell it when I'm ^Gwalking down the ^Bmstreet^Am (Oh yes we can,^Em oh ^Emyes we can) ^G ^GI can dig ^Grapping,^G ^Bm ^Am ^Em ^Em but a ^Grapper with a ^Gghost writer ^G ^GWhat the fuck ^Bmha-^Amppened?

(Oh ^Fmno)^Fm ^G# I swore ^G#I wouldn't tell^G# ^G# ^C#m ^A#m ^Fm But most of ^Fmyou share ^G#bars like you ^G#got the bottom ^G#bunk in a ^G#two man cell^C#m ^A#m (A two man cell) ^Fm ^Fm ^G# ^G#Something's in the ^G#water (^G#Something's in the ^C#mwa--^A#mter) ^Fm And if I ^Fmgot a brown ^G#nose for some ^G#gold then I'd ^G#rather be a ^G#bum than a ^C#mmother^A#mfuckin' baller

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]

^Fm ^Fm ^G# ^G# The y^G#am brought it ^G#out of Richard ^C#mPry--^A#mor ^Fm ^Fm ^G# ^G# Manipul^G#ated Bill ^G#Clinton with ^C#mde--^A#msires ^Fm ^Fm ^G# ^G# ^G#twenty four ^G#seven, three ^C#msixty ^A#mfive days times - ^Fmtwo, I was ^Fmcontemplatin' ^G#gettin' on ^G#stage Just to ^G#go back to the ^G#hood see my ^C#mene-^A#mmies and say...

[Chorus]

^Em ^EmBitch where ^Gyou when I was ^Gwalkin'? ^GNow I run the ^Ggame got the ^Bmwhole ^Amworld talkin' King ^EmKunta Every^Embody wanna ^Gcut the legs ^Goff him ^N.C.You goat mouth mammy fucker

[Verse 4]

I was gonna ^Emkill a couple ^Emrappers but they ^Gdid it to them^Gselves Every^Gbody's sui^Gcidal they don't ^Bmeven ^Amneed my help This ^Emshit is ele^Emmentary, I'll ^Gprobably go to ^Gjail If I ^Gshoot at your i^Gdentity and ^Bmbounce ^Amto the left Stuck a ^Emflag in my ^Emcity, every^Gbody's screamin' "^GCompton" I should ^Gprobably run for ^GMayor when I'm ^Bmdone, ^Amto be honest And I ^Emput that on my ^EmMama and my ^Gbaby boo ^Gtoo Twenty ^Gmillion walkin' ^Gout the court ^Bmbuildin' ^Amwoo woo ^Em ^EmAh yeah ^Gfuck the judge ^G I made it ^Gpast 25 and ^Bmthere I^Am was A little ^Emnappy headed ^Emnigga with the ^Gworld behi^Gnd him ^GLife ain't ^Gshit but a ^Bmfat ^Amvagina Screamin' "^EmAnnie are you ^Emok? ^G ^GAnnie are you ^Gok?" ^G Limo ^Bmtinted ^Amwith the gold plates ^EmStraight from the ^Embottom, this the ^Gbelly of the ^Gbeast From a ^Gpeasant to a ^Gprince to a ^Bmmother^Amfucking king

[Interlude]

^N.C.Bitch where was you when I was walkin'- ^N.C.(By the time you hear the next pop, the funk shall be within you)

[Chorus]

^N.CNow I run the game got the whole world talkin' King ^EmKunta Every^Embody wanna ^Gcut the legs ^Goff him ^GKunta ^GBlack man ^Bmtaking ^Amno losses ^Em ^EmBitch where ^Gyou when I was ^Gwalkin'? ^GNow I run the ^Ggame got the ^Bmwhole ^Amworld talkin' King ^EmKunta Every^Embody wanna ^Gcut the legs ^Goff him ^G

[Outro]

^Em ^Em ^G We ^Gwant the funk ^G ^G ^Bm ^Am ^Em ^Em ^G We ^Gwant the funk ^G ^G Now if I ^Bmgive you ^Amthe funk, you gon' ^Em take ^Emit,^G We ^Gwant the funk ^G ^G Now if I ^Bmgive you ^Amthe funk, you gon' ^Emtake it,^Em ^G We ^Gwant the funk ^G ^G Now if I ^Bmgive you ^Amthe funk, you gon' ^Em take ^Emit,^G We ^Gwant the funk ^G ^G Do you ^Bmwant ^Amthe funk

^Em ^Em ^G We ^Gwant the funk ^G ^G Do you ^Bmwant ^Amthe funk ^Em ^Em ^G We ^Gwant the funk ^G ^G Now if I ^Bmgive you ^Amthe funk, you gon' ^Emtake it ^Em ^N.C.We want the funk ^N.C.I remember you was conflicted, misusing your influence

Kendrick Lamar - King kunta