Tuning: G C E A

Chorus Pluck For the Beginning Chorus It sounds a bit more like the original song

^EmOh girl this boa^Gt is sinking ^DThere's no sea le^Emft for me ^EmAnd how the sk^Gy gets heavy ^DWhen you are underneath it Oh^Em I wa^Gnt to sail awa^Dy from here ^Em And Go^Cd He came do^Gwn down down down down down down down Strum for this part and strum for the next line like you do this as if it is repeating said like it does down And sa^Cid Do nothing as two syllables and strum on each beat with it no-thing ^B Nothing

[Verse]

^EmHe rolled up asked him what he was sippin' on ^GSaid lean you wanna hit it dawg ^DThat's the same stuff Weezy sippin' huh ^EmAnd tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard ^EmYep yep he had up on ^GWhen he passed him that Styrofoam ^DThe Easter pink heard it in a rhyme before

Finally got to see what all the hype was on

And then he to^Emok a sip sittin' in the Lincoln ^GThinking he was pimpin' as he listened to the system ^DLittle did he know that it was just as addictive as ba^Emss

Not the kind of hit from the kick drum

^CHot box let the bass bump Take it to face gulp ^GMonths later the use went up

And every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff

^CBut Goddamn he loved that feeling Purple rain coated in the throat Just so he^Balin'

Medicine alleviate the sickness Liquid to fix and it comes with a cost

Wa^Emke up cold sweat scratchin' itchin' ^GTrying to escape the skin that barley fit him Go^Dne get another bottle just get a couple swall^Emows headed towards the bottom

Couldn't get off it

^EmDidn't even think he had a problem ^GThough he couldn't sleep without getting nauseous ^DRoom spinnin'

Thinking he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup

^EmHis eyelids closed shut ^GSat back in the chair

Clutching that cup

^DGirlfriend came and a couple of hours later sai^Emd his name Shook him but he never got up ^CNever got up never got up ^GWe live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us ^CIt won't be us it won't be us it^B won't be us

Nah it won't be us [Chorus]

[Verse]

^EmAnd he just wanted to act like them ^GHe just wanted to rap like him ^DUs as rappers underestimate the pow^Emer and the effects we have on these kids ^EmBlunt passed Ash in a tin pac^Gk being pushed harassed by the feds ^DThe fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some xxxx they haven't lived ^EmSurprise you know the drill ^GTrapped in a box declined record sales ^DFollow the formula Violence drugs and xxx sel^Emls

So we try to sound like someone else

^CThis is not Californication There's no way to glorify this pavement ^GSyrup percocet and an eighth day will leave you broke depressed and emotionally vacant ^DDespite how Lil Wayne lives

It's not conducive to being creative

^BAnd I know cause he's my favorite And I know cause I was off that same mix ^EmRationalize the xxxx that I tr^Gy after I listen to dedication ^DBut he's an alien I sip that xxx^Emx pass out or play PlayStation ^EmMonths later I'm in the same place ^GNo music made feeling like a failure ^DAnd trust me it's not dope to be and move back to your parents basement ^EmI've seen my peoples dreams die ^GI see what they can be denied ^DAnd weeds not a drug that's denial

Groundhog day life repeat each time

^EmI've seen Oxycontin take 3 lives ^GI grew up with them we used to chief dimes ^DI've seen cocaine bring out the demons ins^Emide

Cheatin' and lyin'

Friendship ce^Emase no peace in the mind Stealin' and ta^Gkin' anything to fix the pieces inside ^DBroken hopeless headed no where On^Emly motivation for what the dealer's supplyin' ^CThat rush that drug that dope

Those pills that crumb that roach

^GThinkin' I would never do that Not that drug

Growin' up nobody ever does

^CUntil you're stuck lookin' in the mirror Like I can't believe what I've become ^GSwore I was gonna be someone

And growin' up everyone always does

^CWe sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz ^BJust keep me up keep me up

Hollywood here we come

Macklemore - Otherside