Intro
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Verse 1:
D5 A5
Now I've seen places and faces
B5
and things you ain't never thought about thinking
F#5 G5
if you ain't peek then you must be drinking and smokin'
D5 G5
pretending not to locin' but you're brokin'
A5
let me get you open
D5
now little Timmy got his diploma and
A5
little Jimmy got life
B5 F#5
and Tamika around the corner just took her first hit off the pipe
G5 D5
the other homie shot the other homie and ran off with his money
G5 A5
and when the other homies heard about it they thought that it was funny
D5
but who's the dummy
A5
Cuz, now you done lost the hustler
B5 F#5
a down-ass brother can never by replaced by a buster
G5
and though I got love for ya
D5
I know I can't trust ya
G5 A5
coz my crew is rollin' Hummers and your crew is rollin' dustas
D5 A5
and just because of that you act like you don't like the brother no more
B5 F#5
I guess that's just the way it goes
G5
I ain't tryina preach
D5
I believe I can reach
G5
but your mind ain't prepared
A5
I'll see you when you get there
Chorus:
D5 A5 B5 F#5
I'll see you when you get there
G5 D5
if you ever get there
G5 A5
see you when you get there
D5 A5 B5 F#5
I'll see you when you get there
G5 D5
if you ever get there
G5 A5
see you when you get there
Verse 2:
D5
More temptation and faith
A5
I guess we livin' for the day
B5 F#5
I seen a man get swept off his feet by a boy with an AK
G5 D5
the situation so twisted everybody gettin lifted
G5 A5
I'm just tryin to take care of my kids and handle my business
D5 A5
coz it way too serious so you gotta pay close attention
B5 F#5
so you don't get caught sittin' when they come and do all the gettin'
G5 D5
life is a big game so you gotta play it with a big heart
G5 A5
someone's gotta run a little faster cuz we gotta later start
D5 A5
I'd be a fool to surrender when I know I can be a contender
B5 F#5
and if everybody's a sinner then everybody could ba a winner
G5 D5
no matter you rag collar deep down we all brothers
G5 A5
and regardless of the times somebody up there still love us
D5 A5
I'm a scuffle and struggle till I'm breathless and weak
B5 F#5
I just strived my whole life to make it to the mountain peak
G5 D5
always keep reaching sure to grab on to something
G5 A5
I'll be there when you get there when you wit the sound bumpin'
Chorus:
D5 A5 B5 F#5
I'll see you when you get there
G5 D5
if you ever get there
G5 A5
see you when you get there
D5 A5 B5 F#5
I'll see you when you get there
G5 D5
if you ever get there
G5 A5
see you when you get there
Verse 3:
D5
You need to loosen up
A5
and live a little
B5
and if you got kids let them know how you feelin'
F#5
for your own sake give a little
G5
oh, you don't want to hear that
D5
you busy tryina stack
G5 A5
and keep up with the Jones's taking advantage of your own
D5 A5
the realest homies that you've been knowing for the longest
B5 F#5
but some ain't missing a good thing until it's gone
G5 D5
could have built an empire if not for the jealousy that divides us
G5
we prefer to keep our eyes shut to whats right when
A5
theres something of all that we desire
D5 A5
so hold your head up high if your poor and righteous
B5
I know time seems right
F#5
and the problems seem endless
G5 D5
but at times of despair we gotta pull ourselves together
G5 A5
and if you feel you're out the game then you need to get back in it
D5
coz nothing worse than a quitter
A5 B5 F#5
you gotta face responsibility one day, my brother
G5 D5
so gather up your pitty and turn it to ambition
G5 A5
and put your vehicle and drive and stop by my side
Chorus:
D5 A5 B5 F#5
I'll see you when you get there
G5 D5
if you ever get there
G5 A5
see you when you get there
D5 A5 B5 F#5
I'll see you when you get there
G5 D5
if you ever get there
G5 A5
see you when you get there
Rap Bridge:
(Played by the String-Family of the Orchestra)
D5 A5
As we walk down the road of our destiny
B5 F#5
and the time comes to choose what shall it be
G5 D5
the wide and crooked, or the straight and narrow
G5 A5
we got one voice to give and one life to live
D5 A5
stand up for something or lie down in your game
B5 F#5
listen to the song that we sing
G5 D5
it's up to you to make it big
G5 A5
I guess I'll see you when you see me
Chorus: (x2 and Fade Out)
D5 A5 B5 F#5
I'll see you when you get there
G5 D5
if you ever get there
G5 A5
see you when you get there
D5 A5 B5 F#5
I'll see you when you get there
G5 D5
if you ever get there
G5 A5
see you when you get there
