Chords for Ghetto Vet
Tempo:
89.4 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
A
D
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] Hey, chop.
What's that?
[Db] These haters try to blow me up, man.
Who is it?
[Eb] The damn nigga, nigga.
Who you [E] think?
Hey, homie.
[Gb] What's that?
My whole life flashed before my eyes, [Dm] man.
Life.
[A] [Dm]
Niggas used to come and get me [A] when it was time to just [Dm] greet with an enemy.
[A] Pastor Hennessy, it give me energy.
Pac the gat in the small of my [Dm] back.
Where these niggas at?
[E] I clear the whole [D] pack.
Talking shit [A] cause I'm down for the night.
[Dm] I'm a vet smoking [A] on the wet cigarette.
Who these niggas think they are?
Wishing on [Dm] a ghetto star.
I represent my talk.
Now, I start busting [A] and they scatter like water [Dm] bugs.
Cause these west [A] side niggas is harder thugs.
Enslave us when nothing can save [Dm] us from Fort Ben [Am] Davis.
Shooting at your [D] neighbors.
Cause sometimes [A] I feel like a [Dm] nut.
Don't give a [A] fuck.
Wanna open you up.
Hot rocks fly from the back seat.
[Dm] And fluster ass niggas run like a track meet.
And if you caught in the middle, bleed more than a little.
Killer [A] King is the hospital.
Feeling numb from the bullets I hum.
[Dm] And when they hit, black mothers have [D] fits.
I don't give a shit.
Fool, I'm a vet.
You can bet that I could dance underwater and not get wet.
Check.
It's raining [G] bullets and I'm still there.
[Dm]
[A] I'm still there.
My house shoes get wet from the dew on the [Dm] grass up early in the [E] morning.
Taking out the [D] trash.
Feeling like a little girl.
[A] I'm a drug abuser, alcohol abuser.
[Dm]
Two [E] youngsters roll up on the [D] beach cruiser.
One on the pedals, the other on the [Dm] handlebars.
Trying to be [A] ghetto stars.
They said, are you from the west side?
Cause it's [Dm] so.
I said, hell yeah.
And who wanna know?
And slow mo.
Four folks slugs face down in the [E] mud.
Puddle full of [D] blood.
Left for [A] dead.
The pain start to [Dm] spread.
Now I can't feel my legs.
I meet Dr.
Who [A] at King Drew [Dm] Medical Center.
As I enter, I see a man with a gun.
I see you.
He said, bullet hit a nerve that was vital.
I said, I can't move my [Am] legs.
He said, don't [D] try to.
Now this ain't the end, my friend.
But you'll probably never walk again.
I sit there [A] motionless.
Hold [Dm] this.
Pain inside.
[A] Contemplating suicide.
At night I jerk and jerk.
[Dm] But my dick don't work.
It [A] don't even hurt.
Now who never thought a nigga brewed his ice [Dm] cube?
I be [A] pissing through a tube.
Fool, I'm a vet.
I'm a vet.
You can bet.
That [Dm] I could dance [A] underwater and not get wet.
It's raining bullets and I'm still there.
[Dm]
Young ghetto nigga in a wheelchair.
Fuck a [A] V8.
They need a GA.
[Dm] Gang hospital for a cripple.
Now I'm drinking Ripple.
Same corner, same hood.
I'm still there with bandanas tied to my wheelchair.
To all the [A] hood rat hoes, I'm [Dm] fired.
They mad cause my [E] tongue get tired.
[D] Now, everybody wanna put their dope on me.
I'mma get searched by the LAPD.
I'm sitting on the [A] doorway.
Deuce [Dm] 5.
Depending on that to keep my [A] ass alive.
I don't got bolts but my arms about a [Dm] 1-6.
With fucking [A] legs looking like toothpicks.
Sometimes I can't deal.
[Dm] Got to beg the BGs to roll me [A] up the hill.
[D] Put me on the porch.
Now I'm on the [Dm] torch.
Smoking cocaine just to maintain.
Nothing to [A] gain, nothing to lose.
[Dm] And last night, [A] I couldn't make it to the bathroom.
Feeling like a two-year [Dm]-old.
You can't get a [A] sip from the brew I [D] hold.
It's the [A] only friend to a [Dm] stranger.
A.K. [A].A. Handicapped Gangbanger. There's a lot in my life I [Dm] regret. Becoming a [A] ghetto vet. [D] Fool, I'm a vet. You can bet [Dm] that I could dance underwater and not get wet. It's raining [B] bullets and I'm still there. [Dm] Young ghetto [B] nigga in a wheelchair. [D] Fool, I'm a vet. You can bet that I could dance underwater and not get wet. Check it. It's raining [B] bullets and I'm still there. [Dm] Young ghetto [B] nigga in a wheelchair. [A] Life. [Dm] Yeah. Life. [A] [Dm] Yeah. Life. Life. [B] [Dm] Dedicated to all the ghetto [D] vets. For every nigga that done took one for the hood. [Bb] [Am] [A]
What's that?
[Db] These haters try to blow me up, man.
Who is it?
[Eb] The damn nigga, nigga.
Who you [E] think?
Hey, homie.
[Gb] What's that?
My whole life flashed before my eyes, [Dm] man.
Life.
[A] [Dm]
Niggas used to come and get me [A] when it was time to just [Dm] greet with an enemy.
[A] Pastor Hennessy, it give me energy.
Pac the gat in the small of my [Dm] back.
Where these niggas at?
[E] I clear the whole [D] pack.
Talking shit [A] cause I'm down for the night.
[Dm] I'm a vet smoking [A] on the wet cigarette.
Who these niggas think they are?
Wishing on [Dm] a ghetto star.
I represent my talk.
Now, I start busting [A] and they scatter like water [Dm] bugs.
Cause these west [A] side niggas is harder thugs.
Enslave us when nothing can save [Dm] us from Fort Ben [Am] Davis.
Shooting at your [D] neighbors.
Cause sometimes [A] I feel like a [Dm] nut.
Don't give a [A] fuck.
Wanna open you up.
Hot rocks fly from the back seat.
[Dm] And fluster ass niggas run like a track meet.
And if you caught in the middle, bleed more than a little.
Killer [A] King is the hospital.
Feeling numb from the bullets I hum.
[Dm] And when they hit, black mothers have [D] fits.
I don't give a shit.
Fool, I'm a vet.
You can bet that I could dance underwater and not get wet.
Check.
It's raining [G] bullets and I'm still there.
[Dm]
[A] I'm still there.
My house shoes get wet from the dew on the [Dm] grass up early in the [E] morning.
Taking out the [D] trash.
Feeling like a little girl.
[A] I'm a drug abuser, alcohol abuser.
[Dm]
Two [E] youngsters roll up on the [D] beach cruiser.
One on the pedals, the other on the [Dm] handlebars.
Trying to be [A] ghetto stars.
They said, are you from the west side?
Cause it's [Dm] so.
I said, hell yeah.
And who wanna know?
And slow mo.
Four folks slugs face down in the [E] mud.
Puddle full of [D] blood.
Left for [A] dead.
The pain start to [Dm] spread.
Now I can't feel my legs.
I meet Dr.
Who [A] at King Drew [Dm] Medical Center.
As I enter, I see a man with a gun.
I see you.
He said, bullet hit a nerve that was vital.
I said, I can't move my [Am] legs.
He said, don't [D] try to.
Now this ain't the end, my friend.
But you'll probably never walk again.
I sit there [A] motionless.
Hold [Dm] this.
Pain inside.
[A] Contemplating suicide.
At night I jerk and jerk.
[Dm] But my dick don't work.
It [A] don't even hurt.
Now who never thought a nigga brewed his ice [Dm] cube?
I be [A] pissing through a tube.
Fool, I'm a vet.
I'm a vet.
You can bet.
That [Dm] I could dance [A] underwater and not get wet.
It's raining bullets and I'm still there.
[Dm]
Young ghetto nigga in a wheelchair.
Fuck a [A] V8.
They need a GA.
[Dm] Gang hospital for a cripple.
Now I'm drinking Ripple.
Same corner, same hood.
I'm still there with bandanas tied to my wheelchair.
To all the [A] hood rat hoes, I'm [Dm] fired.
They mad cause my [E] tongue get tired.
[D] Now, everybody wanna put their dope on me.
I'mma get searched by the LAPD.
I'm sitting on the [A] doorway.
Deuce [Dm] 5.
Depending on that to keep my [A] ass alive.
I don't got bolts but my arms about a [Dm] 1-6.
With fucking [A] legs looking like toothpicks.
Sometimes I can't deal.
[Dm] Got to beg the BGs to roll me [A] up the hill.
[D] Put me on the porch.
Now I'm on the [Dm] torch.
Smoking cocaine just to maintain.
Nothing to [A] gain, nothing to lose.
[Dm] And last night, [A] I couldn't make it to the bathroom.
Feeling like a two-year [Dm]-old.
You can't get a [A] sip from the brew I [D] hold.
It's the [A] only friend to a [Dm] stranger.
A.K. [A].A. Handicapped Gangbanger. There's a lot in my life I [Dm] regret. Becoming a [A] ghetto vet. [D] Fool, I'm a vet. You can bet [Dm] that I could dance underwater and not get wet. It's raining [B] bullets and I'm still there. [Dm] Young ghetto [B] nigga in a wheelchair. [D] Fool, I'm a vet. You can bet that I could dance underwater and not get wet. Check it. It's raining [B] bullets and I'm still there. [Dm] Young ghetto [B] nigga in a wheelchair. [A] Life. [Dm] Yeah. Life. [A] [Dm] Yeah. Life. Life. [B] [Dm] Dedicated to all the ghetto [D] vets. For every nigga that done took one for the hood. [Bb] [Am] [A]
Key:
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D
E
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Dm
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D
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Hey, chop. _
_ What's that?
[Db] These haters try to blow me up, man.
Who is it?
[Eb] The damn nigga, nigga.
Who you [E] think?
Hey, homie.
[Gb] What's that?
My whole life flashed before my eyes, [Dm] man. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Life.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Niggas used to come and get me [A] when it was time to just [Dm] greet with an enemy.
[A] Pastor Hennessy, it give me energy.
Pac the gat in the small of my [Dm] back.
Where these niggas at?
[E] I clear the whole [D] pack.
Talking shit [A] cause I'm down for the night.
[Dm] I'm a vet smoking [A] on the wet cigarette.
Who these niggas think they are?
Wishing on [Dm] a ghetto star.
I represent my talk.
Now, I start busting [A] and they scatter like water [Dm] bugs.
Cause these west [A] side niggas is harder thugs.
Enslave us when nothing can save [Dm] us from Fort Ben [Am] Davis.
Shooting at your [D] neighbors.
Cause sometimes [A] I feel like a [Dm] nut.
Don't give a [A] fuck.
Wanna open you up.
Hot rocks fly from the back seat.
[Dm] And fluster ass niggas run like a track meet.
And if you caught in the middle, bleed more than a little.
Killer [A] King is the hospital.
Feeling numb from the bullets I hum.
[Dm] And when they hit, black mothers have [D] fits.
I don't give a shit.
Fool, I'm a vet.
You can bet that I could dance underwater and not get wet.
Check.
It's raining [G] bullets and I'm still there.
[Dm] _
[A] I'm still there.
My house shoes get wet from the dew on the [Dm] grass up early in the [E] morning.
Taking out the [D] trash.
Feeling like a little girl.
[A] I'm a drug abuser, alcohol abuser.
[Dm]
Two [E] youngsters roll up on the [D] beach cruiser.
One on the pedals, the other on the [Dm] handlebars.
Trying to be [A] ghetto stars.
They said, are you from the west side?
Cause it's [Dm] so.
I said, hell yeah.
And who wanna know?
And slow mo.
Four folks slugs face down in the [E] mud.
Puddle full of [D] blood.
Left for [A] dead.
The pain start to [Dm] spread.
Now I can't feel my legs.
I meet Dr.
Who [A] at King Drew [Dm] Medical Center.
As I enter, I see a man with a gun.
I see you.
He said, bullet hit a nerve that was vital.
I said, I can't move my [Am] legs.
He said, don't [D] try to.
Now this ain't the end, my friend.
But you'll probably never walk again.
I sit there [A] motionless.
Hold [Dm] this.
Pain inside.
[A] Contemplating suicide.
At night I jerk and jerk.
[Dm] But my dick don't work.
It [A] don't even hurt.
Now who never thought a nigga brewed his ice [Dm] cube?
I be [A] pissing through a tube.
Fool, I'm a vet.
I'm a vet.
You can bet.
That [Dm] I could dance [A] underwater and not get wet.
It's raining bullets and I'm still there.
[Dm]
Young ghetto nigga in a wheelchair.
Fuck a [A] V8.
They need a GA.
[Dm] Gang hospital for a cripple.
Now I'm drinking Ripple.
Same corner, same hood.
I'm still there with bandanas tied to my wheelchair.
To all the [A] hood rat hoes, I'm [Dm] fired.
They mad cause my [E] tongue get tired.
[D] Now, everybody wanna put their dope on me.
I'mma get searched by the LAPD.
I'm sitting on the [A] doorway.
Deuce [Dm] 5.
Depending on that to keep my [A] ass alive.
I don't got bolts but my arms about a [Dm] 1-6.
With fucking [A] legs looking like toothpicks.
Sometimes I can't deal.
[Dm] Got to beg the BGs to roll me [A] up the hill.
[D] Put me on the porch.
Now I'm on the [Dm] torch.
Smoking cocaine just to maintain.
Nothing to [A] gain, nothing to lose.
[Dm] And last night, [A] I couldn't make it to the bathroom.
Feeling like a two-year [Dm]-old.
You can't get a [A] sip from the brew I [D] hold.
It's the [A] only friend to a [Dm] stranger.
A.K. [A].A. Handicapped Gangbanger. There's a lot in my life I [Dm] regret. Becoming a [A] ghetto vet. [D] Fool, I'm a vet. You can bet [Dm] that I could dance underwater and not get wet. It's raining [B] bullets and I'm still there. [Dm] Young ghetto [B] nigga in a wheelchair. [D] Fool, I'm a vet. You can bet that I could dance underwater and not get wet. Check it. It's raining [B] bullets and I'm still there. [Dm] Young ghetto [B] nigga in a wheelchair. [A] Life. _ _ [Dm] _ _ Yeah. Life. [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ Yeah. Life. _ _ _ _ _ _ Life. [B] _ _ [Dm] _ Dedicated to all the ghetto [D] vets. _ For every nigga that done took one for the hood. _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ What's that?
[Db] These haters try to blow me up, man.
Who is it?
[Eb] The damn nigga, nigga.
Who you [E] think?
Hey, homie.
[Gb] What's that?
My whole life flashed before my eyes, [Dm] man. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Life.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Niggas used to come and get me [A] when it was time to just [Dm] greet with an enemy.
[A] Pastor Hennessy, it give me energy.
Pac the gat in the small of my [Dm] back.
Where these niggas at?
[E] I clear the whole [D] pack.
Talking shit [A] cause I'm down for the night.
[Dm] I'm a vet smoking [A] on the wet cigarette.
Who these niggas think they are?
Wishing on [Dm] a ghetto star.
I represent my talk.
Now, I start busting [A] and they scatter like water [Dm] bugs.
Cause these west [A] side niggas is harder thugs.
Enslave us when nothing can save [Dm] us from Fort Ben [Am] Davis.
Shooting at your [D] neighbors.
Cause sometimes [A] I feel like a [Dm] nut.
Don't give a [A] fuck.
Wanna open you up.
Hot rocks fly from the back seat.
[Dm] And fluster ass niggas run like a track meet.
And if you caught in the middle, bleed more than a little.
Killer [A] King is the hospital.
Feeling numb from the bullets I hum.
[Dm] And when they hit, black mothers have [D] fits.
I don't give a shit.
Fool, I'm a vet.
You can bet that I could dance underwater and not get wet.
Check.
It's raining [G] bullets and I'm still there.
[Dm] _
[A] I'm still there.
My house shoes get wet from the dew on the [Dm] grass up early in the [E] morning.
Taking out the [D] trash.
Feeling like a little girl.
[A] I'm a drug abuser, alcohol abuser.
[Dm]
Two [E] youngsters roll up on the [D] beach cruiser.
One on the pedals, the other on the [Dm] handlebars.
Trying to be [A] ghetto stars.
They said, are you from the west side?
Cause it's [Dm] so.
I said, hell yeah.
And who wanna know?
And slow mo.
Four folks slugs face down in the [E] mud.
Puddle full of [D] blood.
Left for [A] dead.
The pain start to [Dm] spread.
Now I can't feel my legs.
I meet Dr.
Who [A] at King Drew [Dm] Medical Center.
As I enter, I see a man with a gun.
I see you.
He said, bullet hit a nerve that was vital.
I said, I can't move my [Am] legs.
He said, don't [D] try to.
Now this ain't the end, my friend.
But you'll probably never walk again.
I sit there [A] motionless.
Hold [Dm] this.
Pain inside.
[A] Contemplating suicide.
At night I jerk and jerk.
[Dm] But my dick don't work.
It [A] don't even hurt.
Now who never thought a nigga brewed his ice [Dm] cube?
I be [A] pissing through a tube.
Fool, I'm a vet.
I'm a vet.
You can bet.
That [Dm] I could dance [A] underwater and not get wet.
It's raining bullets and I'm still there.
[Dm]
Young ghetto nigga in a wheelchair.
Fuck a [A] V8.
They need a GA.
[Dm] Gang hospital for a cripple.
Now I'm drinking Ripple.
Same corner, same hood.
I'm still there with bandanas tied to my wheelchair.
To all the [A] hood rat hoes, I'm [Dm] fired.
They mad cause my [E] tongue get tired.
[D] Now, everybody wanna put their dope on me.
I'mma get searched by the LAPD.
I'm sitting on the [A] doorway.
Deuce [Dm] 5.
Depending on that to keep my [A] ass alive.
I don't got bolts but my arms about a [Dm] 1-6.
With fucking [A] legs looking like toothpicks.
Sometimes I can't deal.
[Dm] Got to beg the BGs to roll me [A] up the hill.
[D] Put me on the porch.
Now I'm on the [Dm] torch.
Smoking cocaine just to maintain.
Nothing to [A] gain, nothing to lose.
[Dm] And last night, [A] I couldn't make it to the bathroom.
Feeling like a two-year [Dm]-old.
You can't get a [A] sip from the brew I [D] hold.
It's the [A] only friend to a [Dm] stranger.
A.K. [A].A. Handicapped Gangbanger. There's a lot in my life I [Dm] regret. Becoming a [A] ghetto vet. [D] Fool, I'm a vet. You can bet [Dm] that I could dance underwater and not get wet. It's raining [B] bullets and I'm still there. [Dm] Young ghetto [B] nigga in a wheelchair. [D] Fool, I'm a vet. You can bet that I could dance underwater and not get wet. Check it. It's raining [B] bullets and I'm still there. [Dm] Young ghetto [B] nigga in a wheelchair. [A] Life. _ _ [Dm] _ _ Yeah. Life. [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ Yeah. Life. _ _ _ _ _ _ Life. [B] _ _ [Dm] _ Dedicated to all the ghetto [D] vets. _ For every nigga that done took one for the hood. _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _