January 28th Chords by J. Cole

[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Yeah, [A] _ _ _ look, _ _ [Dm] _
[Gm] the real is back, the real is back, [Am] flow bananas, here, peel this back,
and what you'll [Dm] find is, your highness, could paint a picture that's vivid enough [C] to cure
[A] blindness, _ Carolina's finest, you [Dm] knew that already,
[C] and turned to [Gm] the greatest, I proved that [Am] already, and if you would like, I'd do it
twice, I [F] just sharpened my blade, for a minute, became lost in my ways,
[A] it's for my niggas that was tossed in the gray, every so [Dm] often I'll fade,
deep in my [Gm] thoughts, and then get lost in the days, [Am] we used to play before your coffin was made,
_ [Dm] just got the call, nigga [Bb] got caught with a straight, hope he's [A] okay,
just got paid what Cochran got paid, the free [Dm] OJ, just to share my life [Gm] on the stage,
in front of [Am] strangers, who know a nigga far too well,
and that's the [Gm] danger, know me better than I know myself,
I'll rip a [A] page out my notebook in anger, and let these thoughts linger, [G] singing,
don't give him too much you, _ _ [Am] _
don't let him take control, _ _ _
[Gm] this one thing you do, _ _ [A] _
don't let him taint your soul, _ _ _
[Dm] [D] if you believe in [Gm] God, _ _ [Am] _
one thing's for sure, _ _ _
[F] if you ain't too high, then _ [A] _
you ain't too [F] low,
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_ [Cm] what's the price for a [G] black man life, [Am] I check the tow tag,
not one zero in sight, [Bb] I turn the TV on, not one hero in sight,
[A] unless he dribble or he fiddle with mics, look out the [G] window,
cause tonight the [C] city lit up with lights, [Gm] cameras and [Am] action,
may no man alive come through and damage my [Bb] faction,
I [Gm] brought you niggas with me, cause I love you like my [A] brothers,
and your mothers like my mother, think we need a plan of [Dm] action,
the bigger we get the more likely eagles collide,
[Am] it's just physics, please let's put our eagles aside,
[Dm] you my niggas, [F] and should our worst tendencies,
[C] turn us [A] into enemies, I hope that we remember these,
nights [G] full of Hennessy, when Hov around [Gm] we switch up to that D [Am]'usse,
gotta show respect, one day we tryna stay where you [Bb] stay,
cause we from where you from, not talking bout the [A] slums,
I'm talking bout that mind state, and keep a black nigga dumb,
[Dm]
keep a black nigga [Gm] dying, fire a black nigga gun,
[Am] and keep him listening to these frontin ass rap niggas,
[Dm] I said son, this [Gm] is New York's finest, [A] 411 when it's straight,
I took on New York's climate, like show [Dm] me New York's ladder,
I climb [Gm] it and set the bar so high, [Am] that you gotta get Obama to force the air force to find [Bb] it,
nevermind it, you'll never reach that,
Cole is the [A] hypnotist, control the game, whenever he snap, that's every [Gm] trap nigga,
don't give [C] him too much you, [Gm] _ _ [Am] _
don't let him take control,
_ _ [Bb] _
it's one thing you do, _ _ [A] _
don't let him take your soul, _ _ _
[Gm] if you believe in God, _ _ [Am] _
one thing's for sure,
_ _ [F] _
if you ain't [Gm] too high, _ _ [A] _
then you ain't too low,
and you ain't [G] too low, I ain't serve no past,
I ain't slay [Am] no dope, I don't bring no lies,
niggas sang [Bb] my quotes, I don't play no games,
boy I [A] ain't no joke, like the great Rakim,
when I make [G] my notes, you [C] niggas might be [Gm] El,
or you might [Am] be Kane, or you might be Slick Rick,
with [Bb] 19 chains, or you might be Drizzy Drake,
[C] or Kendrick Lamar, [A] check the birthdate nigga,
you [Bb] ain't the guy, [Gm] _ _ _ _ nah you [Am] ain't the guy,
_ _ _ nigga [Bb] Cole the guy, _ _ _ _ _ [C] January _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] 28th
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