Chords for J. Cole - High For Hours (Lyrics)
Tempo:
63.65 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Bbm
Fm
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is called being high as shit.
[C] [F]
[Db] [F] That's the name of this song, nigga.
High [Db] as shit for hours.
[F]
Yeah.
[Cm] American hypocrisy, oh let me count the ways.
They came here seeking [Fm] freedom, then they end up owning slaves.
Justify the use of Christianity, which [Bbm] stays.
Religion [C] don't mean shit, it's too much ego in the way.
[Cm] That's why ISIS is a crisis.
But in [Bbm] reality, this country do the same shit.
Take a life and call it [Cm] righteous.
Remember when Bin Laden got [Bbm] killed, supposedly.
In the hotel lobby after a show, was [Cm] noticing
these white ladies watching CNN, covering the [Bbm] action.
They read the headline and then [Cm] they all started clapping.
As if LeBron had just scored a basket [Db] at the buzzer.
I stood there for a second, watched them high-five [Cm] each other.
For real?
I thought this was, [Bbm] thou shalt not kill.
But police still letting off on niggas [Cm] in the bill.
Claiming that he reached for a gun.
They really think we [Fm] dumb and got a death wish.
Now [Cm] somebody's son is laying breathless.
When I was a little boy, my father [Bbm] lived in Texas.
Pulled up in Toyota, drove that bitch like it was [Cm] Lexus.
Put my bag in his trunk and headed off for Dallas.
[Fm] Out there for the summer, feeling just like I was Alice.
[F] Lost in the wonderland, where niggas still [Gb] suffering.
Just like they was back [C] home, and that's wrong.
So now I fuck the government, they see my [Bbm] niggas struggling.
And they don't give a fuck at all, and that's [Cm] wrong.
[Bbm]
[Cm] [Fm] I had a convo with the [F] president, I paid to go and see him.
Think about the things I said I'd say when I'd see him.
Feeling nervous sitting in [Bb] a room full of white folks.
Thinking about the black man plight, [Fm] think I might choke.
Nope.
Raised my hand and asked the man [Bbm] a question.
Does he see the struggle of his [Cm] brothers in aggression?
And if so, if you got all the power in the clout.
As the [Fm] president was keeping you from helping niggas [F] out.
Well I didn't say nigga, but you [Bbm] catch my drift.
He looked me in my eyes and [F] spoke, and he was rather swift.
He broke the issues down and told me he was well aware.
[Bb] I got the vibe he was sincere and that the [Cm] brother cared.
But dog, you in the chair, what's the hold up?
He [Bb] said it's things that I wanna fix.
But you know this shit nigga, [C] politics.
Don't stop fighting and [Fm] don't stop believing.
You can make the world better for your kids [Cm] before you leave it.
Change is slow, always has been, always [Bbm] will be.
Fuck that, I'ma bust [Cm] back till they kill me.
Change is slow, always has been, always will be.
[Fm] Fuck that, I'ma bust back till they [F] kill me.
[C] [Cm] [Fm]
[F] Here's a thought for my revolutionary heart.
Take a deeper look at history, [C] it's there to pick apart.
See the people [F] at the top, they get to do just what they want.
Till after a while the people at the bottom finally [C] get smart.
Then they start to holler revolution.
Tired of living [Bbm] here in destitution.
Fuck that lootin', can you [C] tell me what's the best solution?
I used to [Bb] think it was to overthrow oppressors.
See, if we destroy the system, that means we'll have [Cm] less of greed.
See, it's not that simple.
[Bbm] I got to thinkin' bout the history of human nature while this [Cm] instrumental played.
Then I realized somethin' that [Bb] made me wonder if revolution was really [Cm] ever the way.
Before you trip and throw a fit over these words I say, think about this shit for a second.
You heard the way that children and abusive households [Fm] grow up knockin' girlfriends out cold.
That's called a cycle.
[Cm] Abuse becomes the abuser in the hys-hal-laco.
So [Bbm] understand, you get the power but you know what power does demand.
[Cm] Corruption always leads us to the same [Fm] shit again.
So when you talk about revolution, dog, I hear just what you [C] sayin'.
What good is takin' over when we know what you gon' do?
The only real revolution happens right [Cm] inside of you.
I said what good is takin' over when we know what you gon' [Db] do?
The only real revolution happens [F] right inside of you.
[Bbm] [G] [Fm]
[Cm] [Bbm] [Cm]
[Fm] [F] [Bbm]
[G] [Eb] [Fm] [F]
[C] [F]
[Db] [F] That's the name of this song, nigga.
High [Db] as shit for hours.
[F]
Yeah.
[Cm] American hypocrisy, oh let me count the ways.
They came here seeking [Fm] freedom, then they end up owning slaves.
Justify the use of Christianity, which [Bbm] stays.
Religion [C] don't mean shit, it's too much ego in the way.
[Cm] That's why ISIS is a crisis.
But in [Bbm] reality, this country do the same shit.
Take a life and call it [Cm] righteous.
Remember when Bin Laden got [Bbm] killed, supposedly.
In the hotel lobby after a show, was [Cm] noticing
these white ladies watching CNN, covering the [Bbm] action.
They read the headline and then [Cm] they all started clapping.
As if LeBron had just scored a basket [Db] at the buzzer.
I stood there for a second, watched them high-five [Cm] each other.
For real?
I thought this was, [Bbm] thou shalt not kill.
But police still letting off on niggas [Cm] in the bill.
Claiming that he reached for a gun.
They really think we [Fm] dumb and got a death wish.
Now [Cm] somebody's son is laying breathless.
When I was a little boy, my father [Bbm] lived in Texas.
Pulled up in Toyota, drove that bitch like it was [Cm] Lexus.
Put my bag in his trunk and headed off for Dallas.
[Fm] Out there for the summer, feeling just like I was Alice.
[F] Lost in the wonderland, where niggas still [Gb] suffering.
Just like they was back [C] home, and that's wrong.
So now I fuck the government, they see my [Bbm] niggas struggling.
And they don't give a fuck at all, and that's [Cm] wrong.
[Bbm]
[Cm] [Fm] I had a convo with the [F] president, I paid to go and see him.
Think about the things I said I'd say when I'd see him.
Feeling nervous sitting in [Bb] a room full of white folks.
Thinking about the black man plight, [Fm] think I might choke.
Nope.
Raised my hand and asked the man [Bbm] a question.
Does he see the struggle of his [Cm] brothers in aggression?
And if so, if you got all the power in the clout.
As the [Fm] president was keeping you from helping niggas [F] out.
Well I didn't say nigga, but you [Bbm] catch my drift.
He looked me in my eyes and [F] spoke, and he was rather swift.
He broke the issues down and told me he was well aware.
[Bb] I got the vibe he was sincere and that the [Cm] brother cared.
But dog, you in the chair, what's the hold up?
He [Bb] said it's things that I wanna fix.
But you know this shit nigga, [C] politics.
Don't stop fighting and [Fm] don't stop believing.
You can make the world better for your kids [Cm] before you leave it.
Change is slow, always has been, always [Bbm] will be.
Fuck that, I'ma bust [Cm] back till they kill me.
Change is slow, always has been, always will be.
[Fm] Fuck that, I'ma bust back till they [F] kill me.
[C] [Cm] [Fm]
[F] Here's a thought for my revolutionary heart.
Take a deeper look at history, [C] it's there to pick apart.
See the people [F] at the top, they get to do just what they want.
Till after a while the people at the bottom finally [C] get smart.
Then they start to holler revolution.
Tired of living [Bbm] here in destitution.
Fuck that lootin', can you [C] tell me what's the best solution?
I used to [Bb] think it was to overthrow oppressors.
See, if we destroy the system, that means we'll have [Cm] less of greed.
See, it's not that simple.
[Bbm] I got to thinkin' bout the history of human nature while this [Cm] instrumental played.
Then I realized somethin' that [Bb] made me wonder if revolution was really [Cm] ever the way.
Before you trip and throw a fit over these words I say, think about this shit for a second.
You heard the way that children and abusive households [Fm] grow up knockin' girlfriends out cold.
That's called a cycle.
[Cm] Abuse becomes the abuser in the hys-hal-laco.
So [Bbm] understand, you get the power but you know what power does demand.
[Cm] Corruption always leads us to the same [Fm] shit again.
So when you talk about revolution, dog, I hear just what you [C] sayin'.
What good is takin' over when we know what you gon' do?
The only real revolution happens right [Cm] inside of you.
I said what good is takin' over when we know what you gon' [Db] do?
The only real revolution happens [F] right inside of you.
[Bbm] [G] [Fm]
[Cm] [Bbm] [Cm]
[Fm] [F] [Bbm]
[G] [Eb] [Fm] [F]
Key:
Cm
Bbm
Fm
F
C
Cm
Bbm
Fm
_ This is called being high as shit.
_ [C] _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ [F] That's the name of this song, nigga.
High [Db] as shit for hours.
_ [F] _
_ Yeah.
_ _ [Cm] American hypocrisy, oh let me count the ways.
They came here seeking [Fm] freedom, then they end up owning slaves.
Justify the use of Christianity, which [Bbm] stays.
Religion [C] don't mean shit, it's too much ego in the way.
[Cm] That's why ISIS is a crisis.
But in [Bbm] reality, this country do the same shit.
Take a life and call it [Cm] righteous.
Remember when Bin Laden got [Bbm] killed, supposedly.
In the hotel lobby after a show, was [Cm] noticing
these white ladies watching CNN, covering the [Bbm] action.
They read the headline and then [Cm] they all started clapping.
As if LeBron had just scored a basket [Db] at the buzzer.
I stood there for a second, watched them high-five [Cm] each other.
For real?
I thought this was, [Bbm] thou shalt not kill.
But police still letting off on niggas [Cm] in the bill.
Claiming that he reached for a gun.
They really think we [Fm] dumb and got a death wish.
Now [Cm] somebody's son is laying breathless.
When I was a little boy, my father [Bbm] lived in Texas.
Pulled up in Toyota, drove that bitch like it was [Cm] Lexus.
Put my bag in his trunk and headed off for Dallas.
[Fm] Out there for the summer, feeling just like I was Alice.
[F] Lost in the wonderland, where niggas still [Gb] suffering.
Just like they was back [C] home, and that's wrong.
So now I fuck the government, they see my [Bbm] niggas struggling.
And they don't give a fuck at all, and that's [Cm] wrong.
_ [Bbm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ I had a convo with the [F] president, I paid to go and see him.
Think about the things I said I'd say when I'd see him.
Feeling nervous sitting in [Bb] a room full of white folks.
Thinking about the black man plight, [Fm] think I might choke.
Nope.
Raised my hand and asked the man [Bbm] a question.
Does he see the struggle of his [Cm] brothers in aggression?
And if so, if you got all the power in the clout.
As the [Fm] president was keeping you from helping niggas [F] out.
Well I didn't say nigga, but you [Bbm] catch my drift.
He looked me in my eyes and [F] spoke, and he was rather swift.
He broke the issues down and told me he was well aware.
[Bb] I got the vibe he was sincere and that the [Cm] brother cared.
But dog, you in the chair, what's the hold up?
He [Bb] said it's things that I wanna fix.
But you know this shit nigga, [C] politics.
Don't stop fighting and [Fm] don't stop believing.
You can make the world better for your kids [Cm] before you leave it.
Change is slow, always has been, always [Bbm] will be.
Fuck that, I'ma bust [Cm] back till they kill me.
Change is slow, always has been, always will be.
[Fm] Fuck that, I'ma bust back till they [F] kill me. _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[F] Here's a thought for my revolutionary heart.
Take a deeper look at history, [C] it's there to pick apart.
See the people [F] at the top, they get to do just what they want.
Till after a while the people at the bottom finally [C] get smart.
Then they start to holler revolution.
Tired of living [Bbm] here in destitution.
Fuck that lootin', can you [C] tell me what's the best solution?
I used to [Bb] think it was to overthrow oppressors.
See, if we destroy the system, that means we'll have [Cm] less of greed.
See, it's not that simple.
[Bbm] I got to thinkin' bout the history of human nature while this [Cm] instrumental played.
Then I realized somethin' that [Bb] made me wonder if revolution was really [Cm] ever the way.
Before you trip and throw a fit over these words I say, think about this shit for a second.
You heard the way that children and abusive households [Fm] grow up knockin' girlfriends out cold.
That's called a cycle.
[Cm] Abuse becomes the abuser in the hys-hal-laco.
So [Bbm] understand, you get the power but you know what power does demand.
[Cm] Corruption always leads us to the same [Fm] shit again.
So when you talk about revolution, dog, I hear just what you [C] sayin'.
What good is takin' over when we know what you gon' do?
The only real revolution happens right [Cm] inside of you.
I said what good is takin' over when we know what you gon' [Db] do?
The only real revolution happens [F] right inside of you.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ [F] That's the name of this song, nigga.
High [Db] as shit for hours.
_ [F] _
_ Yeah.
_ _ [Cm] American hypocrisy, oh let me count the ways.
They came here seeking [Fm] freedom, then they end up owning slaves.
Justify the use of Christianity, which [Bbm] stays.
Religion [C] don't mean shit, it's too much ego in the way.
[Cm] That's why ISIS is a crisis.
But in [Bbm] reality, this country do the same shit.
Take a life and call it [Cm] righteous.
Remember when Bin Laden got [Bbm] killed, supposedly.
In the hotel lobby after a show, was [Cm] noticing
these white ladies watching CNN, covering the [Bbm] action.
They read the headline and then [Cm] they all started clapping.
As if LeBron had just scored a basket [Db] at the buzzer.
I stood there for a second, watched them high-five [Cm] each other.
For real?
I thought this was, [Bbm] thou shalt not kill.
But police still letting off on niggas [Cm] in the bill.
Claiming that he reached for a gun.
They really think we [Fm] dumb and got a death wish.
Now [Cm] somebody's son is laying breathless.
When I was a little boy, my father [Bbm] lived in Texas.
Pulled up in Toyota, drove that bitch like it was [Cm] Lexus.
Put my bag in his trunk and headed off for Dallas.
[Fm] Out there for the summer, feeling just like I was Alice.
[F] Lost in the wonderland, where niggas still [Gb] suffering.
Just like they was back [C] home, and that's wrong.
So now I fuck the government, they see my [Bbm] niggas struggling.
And they don't give a fuck at all, and that's [Cm] wrong.
_ [Bbm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ I had a convo with the [F] president, I paid to go and see him.
Think about the things I said I'd say when I'd see him.
Feeling nervous sitting in [Bb] a room full of white folks.
Thinking about the black man plight, [Fm] think I might choke.
Nope.
Raised my hand and asked the man [Bbm] a question.
Does he see the struggle of his [Cm] brothers in aggression?
And if so, if you got all the power in the clout.
As the [Fm] president was keeping you from helping niggas [F] out.
Well I didn't say nigga, but you [Bbm] catch my drift.
He looked me in my eyes and [F] spoke, and he was rather swift.
He broke the issues down and told me he was well aware.
[Bb] I got the vibe he was sincere and that the [Cm] brother cared.
But dog, you in the chair, what's the hold up?
He [Bb] said it's things that I wanna fix.
But you know this shit nigga, [C] politics.
Don't stop fighting and [Fm] don't stop believing.
You can make the world better for your kids [Cm] before you leave it.
Change is slow, always has been, always [Bbm] will be.
Fuck that, I'ma bust [Cm] back till they kill me.
Change is slow, always has been, always will be.
[Fm] Fuck that, I'ma bust back till they [F] kill me. _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[F] Here's a thought for my revolutionary heart.
Take a deeper look at history, [C] it's there to pick apart.
See the people [F] at the top, they get to do just what they want.
Till after a while the people at the bottom finally [C] get smart.
Then they start to holler revolution.
Tired of living [Bbm] here in destitution.
Fuck that lootin', can you [C] tell me what's the best solution?
I used to [Bb] think it was to overthrow oppressors.
See, if we destroy the system, that means we'll have [Cm] less of greed.
See, it's not that simple.
[Bbm] I got to thinkin' bout the history of human nature while this [Cm] instrumental played.
Then I realized somethin' that [Bb] made me wonder if revolution was really [Cm] ever the way.
Before you trip and throw a fit over these words I say, think about this shit for a second.
You heard the way that children and abusive households [Fm] grow up knockin' girlfriends out cold.
That's called a cycle.
[Cm] Abuse becomes the abuser in the hys-hal-laco.
So [Bbm] understand, you get the power but you know what power does demand.
[Cm] Corruption always leads us to the same [Fm] shit again.
So when you talk about revolution, dog, I hear just what you [C] sayin'.
What good is takin' over when we know what you gon' do?
The only real revolution happens right [Cm] inside of you.
I said what good is takin' over when we know what you gon' [Db] do?
The only real revolution happens [F] right inside of you.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
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