Kendrick Lamar – How Much A Dollar Cost (Guitar)

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*F# = F#maj7#11 *G# = G#6 *C# - C#maj7add9 *D#m - D#m7add9 F: 133211 F#: 244311 (F#maj7#11) G#: 466511 (G#6) C#: x43141 (C#maj7add9) A#/C: x33331 Dm7: x5756x D#m: x6866x (D#m7add9) [Verse] F-F#, F#-G#, G#-F#, F#-F [Chorus] F-F#, F#-G#, G#-F#, F#-F F-C#, C#-A#/C, A#/C-F#, F#-F [Outro] F-F#, F#-G#, G#-F#, F#-F Dm7-D#m, D#m-C#, C#-A#/C, F#-F -- F, F#, G#6, F#... [Verse]
F  F#
      How much a dollar really cost?

               G#6
The question is detrimental, paralyzin' my thoughts

               F#
Parasites in my stomach keep me with a gut feeling, y'all

                  F
Gotta see how I'm chillin' once I park this luxury car

                F#
Hopping out feeling big as Mutombo

                    G#6
20 on pump 6, dirty Marcellus called me Dumbo
20 years ago, can't forget
F#
Now I can lend all my ear or two how to stack these residuals

F
  Tenfold, the liberal concept of what men'll do

F#
  20 on 6, he didn't hear me

           G#6
Indigenous African only spoke Zulu
My American tongue was slurry
F#
  Walked out the gas station

                              F
A homeless man with a semi-tan complexion

                                      F#
Asked me for 10 Rand, stressin' about dry land

                                         G#6
Deep water, powder blue skies that crack open
A piece of crack that he wanted, I knew he was smokin'
  F#
He begged and pleaded
Asked me to feed him twice, I didn't believe it
F
Told him, "Beat it"

                                        F#
Contributin' money just for his pipe, I couldn't see it

                                G#6
He said, "My son, temptation is one thing that I've defeated

                     F#
Listen to me, I want a single bill from you
Nothin' less, nothin' more"
F 
I told him I ain't have it and closed my door

                    F#
Tell me how much a dollar cost
[Chorus]
G#6                    F#
    It's more to feed your mind

F             C#                     A#/C
   Water, sun and love, the one you love

        F#                  F
All you need, the air you breathe
[Verse]
F#
   He's starin' at me in disbelief

           G#6
My temper is buildin', he's starin' at me, I grab my key

              F#
He's starin' at me, I started the car, then I tried to leave

              F
And somethin' told me to keep it in park until I could see

           F#
The reason why he was mad at a stranger
Like I was supposed to save him
G#6
Like I'm the reason he's homeless and askin' me for a favor

F#
  He's starin' at me, his eyes followed me with no laser

F                                                        F#
  He's starin' at me, I notice that his stare is contagious

                                                              G#6
Cause now I'm starin' back at him, feelin' some type of disrespect

                                                     F#
If I could throw a bat at him, it'd be aimin' at his neck
I never understood someone beggin' for goods
F
  Askin' for handouts, takin' it if they could

F#
  And this particular person just had it down pat

G#6
 Starin' at me for the longest until he finally asked

F#
  Have you ever opened up Exodus 14?

  F
A humble man is all that we ever need

                    F#
Tell me how much a dollar cost
[Chorus]
G#6                  F#
   It's more to feed your mind

F             C#                      A#/C
   Water, sun and love, the one you love

        F#                  F
All you need, the air you breathe
[Verse]
F#
  Guilt trippin' and feelin' resentment

G#6
  I never met a transient that demanded attention

F#
They got me frustrated, indecisive and power trippin'

     F
Sour emotions got me lookin' at the universe different

  F#
I should distance myself, I should keep it relentless

G#6
 My selfishness is what got me here, who the fuck I'm kiddin'?

   F#
So I'mma tell you like I told the last bum

                     F
Crumbs and pennies, I need all of mines

                                F#
And I recognize this type of panhandlin' all the time

                                            G#6
I got better judgement, I know when nigga's hustlin', keep in mind

                                  F#
When I was strugglin', I did compromise, now I comprehend

                            F
I smell grandpa's old medicine, reekin' from your skin

                 F#
Moonshine and gin, nigga you're babblin', your words ain't flatterin'

          G#6
I'm imaginin' Denzel but lookin' at O'Neal

       F#
Kazaam is sad thrills, your gimmick is mediocre

           F
The jig is up, I seen you from a mile away losin' focus

         F#
And I'm insensitive, and I lack empathy

             G#6
He looked at me and said, "Your potential is bittersweet"

            F#
I looked at him and said, "Every nickel is mines to keep"

             F
He looked at me and said, "Know the truth, it'll set you free

               F#
You're lookin' at the Messiah, the son of Jehovah, the higher power

G#6
The choir that spoke the word, the Holy Spirit

           F#
The nerve of Nazareth, and I'll tell you just how much a dollar cost

F                                                         F#
 The price of having a spot in Heaven, imburse your loss, I am God"
[Outro]
           G#6                                      F#
I wash my hands, I said my grace, what more do you want from me?

           F                        Dm7            D#m
Tears of a clown, guess I'm not all what is meant to be

             C#                            A#/C
Shades of grey will never change if I condone

     F#        F                     Dm7      D#m       C#  A#/C       F#  F
Turn this page, help me change, so right my wrongs