The Dollar

Tom: Em
  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

[Chorus]
Ab Em
Dollar and a dream it ain't always 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 Emaj7
They're the first ones that'll ask 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 E
But I spend my time online lookin' 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 2x]
Abmaj7
Dollar and a dream it ain't always 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 Emaj7
I'm the reason that I'm here, are we clear?
Abmaj7 Ab
You're in the rearview, I can't even hear you
Ebm Eb
Double what I did in year one and 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

[Outro]
Em Emaj7 Amaj7
I'm done man, I'm not good with this sad rap
Am Em
That's just how I feel
Amaj7 Fmaj7 Em
It's like a dollar and a dream it 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