Let There Be Light

Am     G                     F  
  Yeah, check check, testing,  
                  Em
it's clear out there, yeah
Am G F                          
      It's like I'm hang glidin'
              Em
 over the hood, ha
Am G         F               Em
      Never worry (ohhh, no, no, no)


[Verse 1]
     Am
Check, let there be light
G
 No gang bangin' in New York tonight
     F
Just murals of Biggie Smalls, bigger
 than life
     Em
Turn up the kid mic 'cause ya'll 
ain't listenin' right
Am
  What's all this talk that Nas got 
bought?
    G
I'd rather outline my body in white 
chalk
F
Ain't nobody been where I been, they
 at a stand still
Em
  This is all overseen by my man 
Will


[Hook]
     Am
As I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death
  G
I know that I ain't got much time 
left
    F
And they don't really wanna see the 
good in me
      Em
Ain't satisfied until they see the 
fool in me
     Am
(And I) I know my business, so my 
sins great
     G
(And I) I thank the hood for all the
 love they gave
     F
(And I)I forgive 'em all, they did 
they best to hate
Em
  Oh, let there be light!


[Verse 2]
     Am
This ain't to glorify, just painting
 a street picture
        G
There's no guidance or Bibles, just 
blunts and swishers
   F
Gillettes cut 'caine in kitchen
                 Em
Now every rapper wanna claim he hang
 with Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, and
     Am
It's like the same difference except
 when niggas get arraigned
           G
They don't want the same sentence, 
niggas get to snitchin'
   F
If I could reverse demises and turn 
falls to rises
Em
  And bring back the niggas who was 
livest
    Am
Old hustlers, reminiscing on better 
days
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     G
They home, doing nothing, might as 
well be in a cage
       F
Hating on young brothers, one foot 
in the grave
             Em
They used to love us till we found 
our own way through the maze
    Am
New York, set trippin' and flaggin'
                   G
Got the West Coast laughin', now 
Esco's askin', "What happened?"
   F
My homegirl from upper Manhattan
                  Em
She remembers the quarters that's 
Latin, a lot of rat-a-tat-tattin'


[Hook]
     Am
As I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death
  G
I know that I ain't got much time 
left
    F
And they don't really wanna see the 
good in me
      Em
Ain't satisfied until they see the 
fool in me
     Am
(And I) I know my business, so my 
sins great
     G
(And I) I thank the hood for all the
 love they gave
     F
(And I)I forgive 'em all, they did 
they best to hate
Em
  Oh, let there be light!


[Verse 3]
    Am
The son of the audio cassette era, 
TEC wearer
G
Bullets and baguettes, Benz Bose 
Speaker Terror
  F                                
Deman I get mine till I'm dead, so 
                      Em
I can drive somethin' red

Like that horse standing on it's 
hind legs
      Am
Since Arnold and Willis in they bunk
 beds
                    G
I wanted bread like Wonder

Not Ned the Wino like the parents of
 Lionel
F
   Nas is the Ghetto American Idol
   Em
No matter what you do you're never 
getting my title
  Am
I can't sound smart, 'cause y'all 
will run away
           G
They say I ain't hungry no more and 
I don't talk about yay
             F
Like there's no other way for a 
ex-hustler
             Em
Cake getter, ex-wig splitter to 
touch you, I beg to differ
            Am
When you're four years into the 
game, we can have a conversation
      G
Eight years in the game, I invite 
you on vacation
    F                            
Ten years in the game, after I've 
            Em
enjoyed my fame

Only then I let you pick my brain, 
niggas


[Bridge]
     Am                      G
[And I] Right about now [And I] 
(They don't really know)
     F
[And I] (They don't really see)
I don't even deal with all that 
garbage
Em
   (No, no, no) We getting real 
right, you know?
     Am
[And I] (Though I walk through the 
valley)
That is Tre Williams, ladies and 
gentlemen
     G                             
[And I] (They should fear no) [And 
F
I] (no, no-oh)
                           Em
Focus on good things, man, good 
times, heh-heh, alright


[Hook]
     Am
As I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death
  G
I know that I ain't got much time 
left
    F
And they don't really wanna see the 
good in me
      Em
Ain't satisfied until they see the 
fool in me
     Am
(And I) I know my business, so my 
sins great
     G
(And I) I thank the hood for all the
 love they gave
     F
(And I) I forgive 'em all, they did 
they best to hate
Em
  Oh, let there be light!
     Am
As I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death
  G
I know that I ain't got much time 
left
    F
And they don't really wanna see the 
good in me
      Em
Ain't satisfied until they see the 
fool in me
     Am
(And I) I know my business, so my 
sins great
     G
(And I) I thank the hood for all the
 love they gave
     F
(And I )I forgive 'em all, they did 
they best to hate
Em                 Am
  Oh, let there be light!


[Otro]
G           F                Em
  Oh let it be, let it be, yeah
       Am            G F Em
Let it be, let it be
Am  G F Em