Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7         Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7              Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth

[Verse 1]
          Fm                                 G
As I'm strolling down the block with really nothing on my mind
  Cm7               Cm6                     
Laid back and I'm just thinking of old times
 Fm                      G
Pop in a Isley Brothers tape and I'm maxing
  Cm7                           Cm6      
Peeping through my side view, checking out my waxing
 Fm           G
Hey, I gotta say
                Cm7                  Cm6      
Today's a good day for me to live around the way (ho)
Fm                 G
 Time to hit the 6-4
              Cm7                 Cm6      
And pump the bass at 'em just to let 'em know
                  Fm                      G
Aaliyah's in the house, so I think you'd better check my flow
 Cm7       Cm6      
  Hello, hello
Fm                        G  
I'm the young nation and young nation is me
    Cm7                Cm6      
So here we go, from the 1 the 2 and 2 the 3

[Hook]
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7         Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7             Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth

[Verse 2]
Fm                      G
 I check my cellular because my beeper's beeping
 Cm7                     Cm6     
Booty calls are creeping, fellas on the corner peeping
 Fm                      G
Me (wassup); time to set it off
          Cm7                  Cm6     
And so I pick up my girls and hit the strip just because
Fm                G
 Jazz array hey, it's Saturday and
  Cm7              Cm6     
The sun is blazing, it's so amazing
Fm               G
 And if you are a YNP
            Cm7             Cm6     
And you're rolling with the BGE Congratulations
Fm                G
 I know I got the skills to make you trip
      Cm7                       Cm6     
R Kelly's flipping tracks, so grab a hold and don't you slip
     Fm                       G
The negative young nation that steps to me gets dealt with
Cm7                     Cm6     
 So raise your hands if you're sure
                  Fm
Are you a young nation?

[Hook]
              G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7         Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7             Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth

[Verse 3]
     Fm                   G
Well, 6 o' clock rolls around and now I'm stepping
  Cm7                    Cm6     
Stop to get some dressing, to the mall I'm flexing
Fm               G
 You know to get them funky croaka-sacks
   Cm7                      Cm6     
Tonight I'm hitting the town, ain't holding nothing back
Fm   G      
 Hey, well alright
   Cm7          Cm6 
Tonight is the night
Fm              G
 Well I'm in the mood for celebration
Cm7          Cm6 
 Or even some jazzy conversation
Fm   G
 Hey, it's okay
Cm7           Cm6 
  Here I come, so make way
Fm                      G
I'm the young nation and young nation is me
    Cm7                Cm6 
So here we go from the 1 the 2 and 2 the 3

[Hook]
              G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7         Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7             Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7             Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7             Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7                      Cm6           Csus2 Csus4
Keepin' it smooth with a jazz attitude
 Fm          G
Young nation under a groove
 Cm7             Cm6    Csus2 Csus4
Keeping it smooth

[Outro]
 Fm                G
Hey, it's a great day
Cm7               Cm6 Csus2 Csus4
  The lover on the way
       Fm
Young nation