The Dollar

Am
Em
Twenty years
Am
Twenty years ago fir...
Em
Man I've been at this for twenty 
years

[Verse]

Amaj7
Twenty years ago first show
                       Em
I was twenty years old, time flies, 
I don't know where it goes
Amaj7               Am
Pull up bumpin' Jay through the 
speakers of a hoopty
Em
Now it's barricades and  black 
s.u.v's
Emaj7                  Amaj7
Time flies  when you're miserable
            Em
First album was a CD now 
everything's digital
Em
Can't believe I lived through 
everything I've been through
Em
House filled with black dudes, I 
slept in the living room
Ab
Late night studio, rappin' in the 
basement
Eb
Missed out on my son as a kid, 
didn't raise him
Abm
Caught a few cases, got locked up in
 state pen
Eb
I remember Tamen was eight then
  Abm
I was poor sleepin' on the floor 
It's depressin'
Eb
I knew I wanted more, I guess it was
 a blessing
Abm
Now I'm writing album number four in
 the West Wing
Eb
Did a bunch of tours, I can afford 
the best things
Ab
I went from broke as a joke to rich 
as it gets
Eb
I went from dead beat dad to raisin'
 my kid
Abm
I went from hell in a cell to be 
able to live
Eb                         E
I went from poor to wealth and I 
hate this

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[Chorus]

Ab                                
Dollar and a dream it ain't always
              Em
 what it seems
   E
So be careful what you wish for
Abmaj7       Am
Dollar and a dream it ain't always 
what it seems
Em
Careful what you wish for

[Verse]

A
Life long friends that'll stab you 
in the back
Em                             
They're the first ones that'll ask 
Emaj7
for some cash
Am
I can't even talk to my dad without 
his hand out
E
I was least likely to succeed, I'm 
the man now
Ab
Ten cars in the pole barn I don't 
even drive
Eb
Four wheelers, dirt bikes I don't 
even ride
Ab
I just sit in this chair, blank 
stare, look outside
Eb
That's a hell of a price to pay for 
this life
Abmaj7
Mater fact you know I been to hell 
and back twice
Eb
Angel stuck by my side that I 
shoulda made my wife
Abm                               
But I spend my time online lookin'
             E
 at pictures of Instagram models
          Eb
That's my addiction
Abmaj7
Fly 'em out, give 'em money, this 
ain't free
Eb
Stay up all night, lose sleep
           Abmaj7
Get what I need, it's a disease
                              Em
You ain't payin' 'em to stay, you're
 payin' 'em to leave, leave

[Chorus]

Abmaj7
Dollar and a dream it ain't always 
what it seems
Em
Be careful what you wish for
Am                                
Dollar and a dream it ain't always
         D
 what it seems
Em
Be careful what you wish for

[Verse]

Abmaj7
All I see is unfamiliar faces
Em                   Emaj7
Did my song "Racism" thought I 
wouldn't say it
Am
On tour California called me racist
Em
Boycotted shows, tried to keep me 
off stages
Abmaj7
I just keep my middle finger in the 
air
        Em                         
I'm the reason that I'm here, are 
  Emaj7
we clear?
Abmaj7        Ab
You're in the rearview, I can't even
 hear you
Ebm                               
Double what I did in year one and 
     Eb
year two
   Abmaj7
So here's to never bein' satisfied
Eb
Always feelin' sad inside, Tell me 
who's down to ride
Abmaj7
Feelin' like a homicide
                            Em
Always gonna speak my mind, at least
 I tell the truth
Ebm                        Am
Tell me why you always lie

[Otro]

         Em                        
I'm done man, I'm not good with 
  Emaj7   Amaj7
this sad rap
Am                     Em
That's just how I feel
            Amaj7                
It's like a dollar and a dream it 
                      Fmaj7  Em
ain't always what it seems
            Fmaj7
It's like a dollar and a dream it 
ain't always what it seems
Em
Be careful what you wish for
Abmaj7 Eb Ab Em