Nappy Roots - Po folks

^AAw^Eww^Bmw..^A.. ^AMm^Emm^Bmm, ^Dawww..

^AAll my life been ^Epo' ^BmBut it really don't matter no ^Amo' ^AAnd they wonder why we act this w^Eay ^BmNappy Boys gon' be oka^Dy ^AAll my life been p^Eo' ^BmBut it really don't matter no ^Amo' ^AAnd they wonder why we act this w^Eay ^BmNappy Roots gon' be okay, ok^Day

^AWe came in the game, plain ya s^Eee ^BmAverage man when the rest was ashamed to ^Abe ^ANappy head and all, ain't no changin' ^Eme ^BmOoooh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh.^D.. ^ASo rough it was, downright wrong I tell ^Eya ^BmNobody never gave us nothin' but tough time and made us some^Athin ^ADifferent stretch of road, new somethin' to s^Eee ^BmEvery state on the map, a different somethin' to e^Dat ^ADaps and handshakes, it meant nuttin' for re^Eal ^BmEverybody makin' a killin' man, showin' no feeli^Ans ^AWalkin' off collectin' pay, it's the way of the wor^Eld ^BmCan't change it, so I guess I'm gon' pray for the wo^Drld ^ASometimes I ask myself, was I made for the worl^Ed? ^BmI scream this to you, and I say it to the wor^Ald ^ANappy then, Nappy now - Nappy for a b^Eit ^BmKnee-deep, head over heels in this country sh^Dit!

^AAll my life been ^Epo' ^BmBut it really don't matter no ^Amo' ^AAnd they wonder why we act this ^Eway ^BmNappy Boys gon' be oka^Dy ^AAll my life been ^Epo' ^BmBut it really don't matter no ^Amo' ^AAnd they wonder why we act this w^Eay ^BmNappy Roots gon' be okay, ok^Day

^AI'm thankful for the chance I got to sa^Ey amen ^BmThe Lord done blessed me with his grace, I^A wish this day would never end ^AWe represent the slums, where we from, we ^Efeel they bump ^BmPolish shot off on these presidents, and har^Ddtimes they go and come ^ASome take up off, without the chance, to ma^Eke it at all ^BmWho woulda thought Skinny'd be the one that^A's, makin' this call ^ALord, help me out, tell me where I went wr^Eong ^BmI'm tryna find a righteous path, although ^Dit's, never been long ^AI gotta do it for my sons, they tellin' me,^E "Daddy be strong" ^BmWe gon' make it through these hardtimes ^AEven though they go and they come ^AYa absolutely right, for somethin' ha^Eppen to me on last Tuesday night ^BmIt's plain as day, man they... with th^Dis World Trade ^ANaw brave any order but confoldure ^EBetter make it home when nothin' seems to matter ^BmThat's when, see, everything can g^Ao - any which way ^AThey got me fooled, see the Henny ^Ewith the J ^BmFront po'ch, chillin' broke, country folk, I'm N^Dappy with my ways yo

^AAll my life been ^Epo' ^BmBut it really don't matter no ^Amo' ^AAnd they wonder why we act this ^Eway ^BmNappy Boys gon' be oka^Dy ^AAll my life been p^Eo' ^BmBut it really don't matter no ^Amo' ^AAnd they wonder why we act this ^Eway ^BmNappy Roots gon' be okay, oka^Dy

^AIt's a blessin' we woke up this morn^Ein' ^BmAll my colored folk stressin', come let's join^A hands ^AGot to cope with the pressures of bein' po' ^Eman ^BmPoppa taught me an order, survive for no man^{D A}Nappy blossomed from the Roots, course we^E gon' stand ^BmProphit grew from a juvenile to a grown m^Aan ^AYa gotta take responsibility for ya own m^Ean ^BmZonin, two blunts a mo'nin, by sunrise so^Dmetimes ^AI love to hear my woman moanin', it's on ^Eagain ^BmDamn I hope you play this song agai^An ^AThe soul cleansin', the melody just r^Eev my engine ^BmNot a lot of things but usually just app^Dendin', but lately ^ABeen searchin' for Benjamins, saw my folk^Es locked in the tenements ^BmAnd it don't make no sense (what) children^A and sentencin' ^ABroadcastin' from the slums, that's why I'm^E writin' these sentences ^BmJust lower my income, (what) though we ain't^D finish it

^AAll my life been ^Epo' ^BmBut it really don't matter no ^Amo' ^AAnd they wonder why we act thi^Es way ^BmNappy Boys gon' be ok^Day ^AAll my life been p^Eo' ^BmBut it really don't matter no^A mo' ^AAnd they wonder why we act this ^Eway ^BmNappy Roots gon' be okay, o^Dkay