Chords for Kendrick Lamar - These Walls (Live on Ellen) ft. Bilal, Anna Wise, Thundercat

Rolling Stone Magazine called our next guest the greatest rapper of his generation.
But he is so much more than that.
He is an artist, a poet, a lyrical genius, and
the state of California recently honored him for being a positive icon.
In a very rare television appearance, please welcome the incredible Kendrick Lamar. _
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_ [C] _ _ [Db] Life is full of ups and downs, [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] twists and [Gm] turns. _ _
_ [C] _ [Db] But somehow we keep on stepping.
_ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] These [Gm] walls get tough, they tell me to swim good.
No [Am] boat I'd float better than [Db] he would.
No life jacket, I'm not the [Cm] God of Nazareth.
But your flood can be [Ab] misunderstood.
Wall [Gm] telling me they full of pain, resentment.
Need someone [F] to live in them just to [Db] relieve tension.
Me, I'm just a tenant.
[C] Landlord said these walls vacant more [Db] than a minute.
These walls are vulnerable.
_ [Db]
Exclamation, interior pink, color [D] coordinated.
I [Db] interrogated every nook and cranny.
I [Ab] mean, it's still amazing.
Before, they couldn't stand me.
These walls wanna cry tears.
These walls happier [F] when I'm here.
[D] These walls never gonna [Ab] hold up.
Every time I come around, demolition might crush me.
If [Gm] these walls can talk, _
_ [F] I [Ab] can feel the rain when it [C] cries.
Gold lives [Ab] inside of me.
If [Gm] these walls can talk, _
_ [C] I love [Ab] it when I'm in it.
[Cm] I love it when I'm in it.
_ _ [Ab] These [Gm] walls get tough, they tell me to go deep.
Yelling [F] at me continuously.
[Ab] I can see your defense mechanism.
It's [Cm] my decision.
Knock these walls down, that's [Ab] my religion.
Wall [Gm] feeling like they ready to glow.
Then I [C] suffocate, they catch my [Db] second wind.
I resonate in these [Cm] walls.
I don't know how long I can wait in these [Db] walls.
I've been on the streets too long.
Looking at you from the outside in.
[C] They sing the same old [Db] song about how [Ab] they want always the cleanness.
[Db] I beg to differ.
I'd rather miss them.
I'd rather call.
I'd rather [F] diss them.
I'd rather fall on [Ab] you.
Put your wall up.
Cause when I come around, demolition [Fm] go crush.
If [F] these walls can talk. _
_ I [Db] can feel the rain when it cries.
[Cm] Shot down, step.
Gold lives [Fm] inside of me. Step.
[G] These walls can talk.
[F]
Step.
I love it when I'm in it. [Db] Toru, step.
I love it when I'm in it. [Cm] Nike, step.
I love it when I'm in it. Uh.
[Gm] And [C] _
[F] reality is, [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ [C] sometimes through these ups and [Cm] downs, [Ab] you gotta know when [Gm] to lead or to follow.
[F] _
Keep stepping.
[Db] _ Shot down.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ [Db] If your walls can talk, they tell you it's too late.
Your destiny accepted.
[F] Your fate.
[Dm] Build accessories [Ab] and stash them on the yard.
Take the recipe, the Bible, [Fm] and God.
[Db] Wall telling you that commissary is low.
Race wars happening.
No calling [F] CO.
No calling your homie to [Db] save you.
Homies to say you are reputable.
Not acceptable.
[Ab] Your behavior send me to [Gm] war like a [C] killer that turned snitch.
Walls is telling me [Ebm] you pray for bills, hoping the warden [G] will afford them.
[A] That sentence [Ab] so important.
Wall [Gm] telling you to listen and [F] sing about me.
Retaliation is strong.
You even [Ebm] dream about me.
Kill my homeboy [C] and God spared your life.
Dumb criminal got indicted the [Ab] same night.
So when you play [G] this song, rewind the [C] first verse about me abusing my power so you [Db] can hurt.
[Ab] About me and her in the shower whenever [C] she horny.
About me and her in the after hour of [Ab] the morning.
About her [G] baby daddy that's currently serving life.
How she [F] think about you until we meet [Db] up at night.
About the only girl to care about you when [C] you ask her.
And how she messing with a famous rapper.
[G] Walls can talk.
[F] Uh.
Hey. Yeah.
[Fm] _ I can feel [Ab] your rain when it [C] cries.
_ Coldness [Fm] inside of you.
[G] Yeah.
[F]
Hey.
I love her [Db] when I'm in it.
I love her [Cm] when I'm in it.
_ _ [N] Yes. _ _ _
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First of all, I adore you.
You're brilliant.
Thank you for being here.
I know that it's an honor to have you here.
And you just won the Grammy for the song I that I love to dance to.
Congratulations on that.
Yes, thank you.
The Grammy for.
What _ _ _ does that mean when you're honored as a positive icon?
What does that mean to you?
It means everything to me.
Because I know it's a lot of kids in my neighborhood that's
watching TV and saying, you know what?
I want to be a positive influence just like Kendrick
Lamar or whoever's out there doing something for the good
of the culture and for music.
So it's everything.
Yeah.
It really is amazing that you are from Compton, right?
Yeah, definitely. From Compton.
And you are so inspirational to so many people everywhere.
But especially there, like you said.
That it is possible and more than possible
to get out in a very safe, sober way.
Yeah, yeah, definitely.
I blame that for my parents.
You know, they put something in my heart
to do something more than what I was raised around.
And taking all my influence, whether negative or positive,
and doing it in the right way.
Yeah.
You're doing it in the right way.
And you're just a brilliant man.
I was honored also that you challenged me
to the ice bucket challenge. Yep.
It was like Samuel Jackson and Serena and me.
Yep.
I'm glad you remembered.
I was waiting.
Of course.
I did it.
I did it.
I was glad that you challenged.
And how did you end up in the Bad Blood video with Taylor Swift?
Oh, man.
She reached out.
You know, I've always been a fan of hers.
And she was a fan of my music.
And she reached out, man.
And we got it done.
Cool video.
Yeah, thank you. Very cool.
All right.
I'm just a huge fan.
And I said, we have dancing.
We have a guy painting.
There's so much going on.
I don't know where to look.
We got that for you, too, matter of fact.
I was going to buy it.
But if you want to give it to me, I'll take it for free.
That's brilliant.
Bring it over here.
Right?
Let me check it out.
Blue, thank you so much.
_ Oh, my god. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You're going to sign this for me?
All right.
Sign that for me.
Thank you so much.
The name of the CD is To Pimp a Butterfly.
Everyone in the audience, you're going home with a copy.
Thank you so much.
_ Oh, my god. _ _ _
Thank you so much.
Put it back.
[Dm] _ _ _ _