Run This Town Chords by Jay-Z

Tempo:
86.65 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Bb

Ab

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] Feel it coming [Cm] in the air, yeah, [Ab] and it screams [Cm] from everywhere, yeah, [Bb] I'm addicted [Cm] to the thrill
[Ab] It's a dangerous [Cm] love affair, [Bb] can't be scared [Cm] when it goes down, [Ab] got a problem [Cm] tell me now
[Bb] Only thing [Cm] that's on my mind [Ab] is who's going to run [Cm] this town [Bb] tonight
[Cm] So [Ab] who's going to run this [Cm] town tonight?
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab] [Cm]
We are, [Bb] yeah I said it, we are, [Cm] this is Rob Nation, [C] pledge your allegiance, [Cm] get your baptism
[Gm] All black, everything, [F] black hearts, black cars, [C] all black, everything, [Cm] and our girls are black first, [Gm] riding with they diligence
I [Cm] can't more in depth if you [C] boys really written up, [Cm] this is La Familia, [Gm] I'll explain later
[Cm] But for now let me get [D] back to this paper, I'm a [Eb] couple bands down and I'm [Bb] trying to get back
I [Cm] gave Doug a grip, I lost a [Fm] flip for five stacks, [Cm] yeah I'm talking five comma [Gm] six, zero Scott, zero [Cm] cigar
Back to running [D] circles round niggas, now we [Cm] square the whole lot
[Bb] Life's a game but [Cm] it's not fair, I [Ab] break the rules so [Cm] I don't care
So [Bb] I keep doing [Cm] my own thing, [C] walking tall [Cm] against the rain
[Bb] Victories [Cm] within the mile, [Ab] almost there, don't [Cm] give a damn
[Bb] Only thing that's [Cm] on my mind is [C] who's going to run this town tonight
[Bb] Hey, [Cm] [Ab] [Cm]
hey, hey, hey, hey, [Bb] [Cm] who's [Ab] going to run this [Cm] town tonight?
We are, [Bb] yeah I said it, we are, [Cm] you can call me Caesar, [C] in a dark Caesar
[Cm] Please follow the leader, [Bb] so arrogant we are, [Cm] microphone fiend, it's the [C] return of the god, [Cm] peace god
[Bb] It ain't nobody [Cm] fresher, I'm in Mason, [Fm] Martin, [Cm] Margello on the table
Screaming [Bb] fuck the other side, they jealous, [Cm] we got a bankette full of [C] broads, they got a table full of [Cm] fellas
[Bb] When they ain't spending [Cm] no cake, they should throw they [Eb] hand in, cause they ain't got [Cm] no space
[Gm] My whole team got [Cm] dough, so my bankette is [C] looking like millionaires [Cm] throw
[Bb] Life's a game but [Cm] it's not fair, I [Ab] break the rules so [Cm] I don't care
So [Bb] I keep doing [Cm] my own thing, [Fm] walking tall [Cm] against the rain
[Bb] Victories [Cm] within the mile, [Ab] almost there, don't [Cm] give a damn
[Bb] Only thing that's [Cm] on my mind is [Fm] who's going to run this [Cm] town tonight
[Bb] [Cm] We are, [Ab] yeah I [Cm] said it, [Bb] we [Cm] are, [Ab] you can call me Caesar, [Cm] in a dark Caesar
It's crazy [Bb] how you can go from being [Cm] Joe Blow, to everybody [Ab] on your dick no [Cm] homo
I bought my [Bb] whole family whips, no [Cm] fovos, next time I'm [Ab] in church please no [Cm] photos
Police [Bbm] escorts, everybody [Cm] passports, this the life that everybody ask for
This a [Bb] fast life, we are on a [Cm] crash course, what you think I rap for, to push a fucking rap for
But I [Bb] know that if I stay [Cm] stunting, all these [Fm] girls only gonna want one [Cm] thing
I could spend my [Bb] whole life good will [Cm] hunting, only good gon' [C] come is as good when I'm [Cm] coming
She got a [Bb] ass that'll swallow up a G [Cm] string, and up [Ab] top, uh, two [Cm] B stings
And I'm [Bb] beasting, off the [Cm] re-sling, and my [Ab] nigga just made it out the precinct
[Cm]
We give a damn [Bb] about the drama that you do [Cm] bring, I'm just trying [C] to change the color on your [Cm] mood ring
Reebok [Bb] baby, you need to try some [Cm] new things, have you [C] ever had shoes without shoe [Cm] strings
What's with [Bb] that yay, baby [Cm] these heels, is that a [Ab] make, what, baby [Cm] these wheels
You tripping [Bb] when you ain't sipping, have a [Cm] refill, you feeling like you running [C] huh, now you know how we [Cm] feel
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] Hey, [C] [Cm] yeah, [Bb] [Cm] we [C] are [Cm]
high
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab] [Cm] [Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
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Bb
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Ab
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C
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Gm
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Cm
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Bb
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Ab
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To start learning Jay-Z - Run This Town chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Cm, Bb, Cm, Ab, Cm, Fm and Cm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 43 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 87. With Db Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Bb] Feel it coming [Cm] in the air, yeah, [Ab] and it screams [Cm] from everywhere, yeah, [Bb] I'm addicted [Cm] to the thrill
[Ab] It's a dangerous [Cm] love affair, [Bb] can't be scared [Cm] when it goes down, [Ab] got a problem [Cm] tell me now
[Bb] Only thing [Cm] that's on my mind [Ab] is who's going to run [Cm] this town [Bb] tonight
_ [Cm] So [Ab] who's going to run this [Cm] town tonight?
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm]
We are, [Bb] yeah I said it, we are, [Cm] this is Rob Nation, [C] pledge your allegiance, [Cm] get your baptism
[Gm] All black, everything, [F] black hearts, black cars, [C] all black, everything, [Cm] and our girls are black first, [Gm] riding with they diligence
I [Cm] can't more in depth if you [C] boys really written up, [Cm] this is La Familia, [Gm] I'll explain later
[Cm] But for now let me get [D] back to this paper, I'm a [Eb] couple bands down and I'm [Bb] trying to get back
I [Cm] gave Doug a grip, I lost a [Fm] flip for five stacks, [Cm] yeah I'm talking five comma [Gm] six, zero Scott, zero [Cm] cigar
Back to running [D] circles round niggas, now we [Cm] square the whole lot
[Bb] Life's a game but [Cm] it's not fair, I [Ab] break the rules so [Cm] I don't care
So [Bb] I keep doing [Cm] my own thing, [C] walking tall [Cm] against the rain
[Bb] Victories [Cm] within the mile, [Ab] almost there, don't [Cm] give a damn
[Bb] Only thing that's [Cm] on my mind is [C] who's going to run this town tonight
[Bb] Hey, [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm]
hey, hey, hey, hey, [Bb] _ _ [Cm] who's [Ab] going to run this [Cm] town tonight?
We are, [Bb] yeah I said it, we are, [Cm] you can call me Caesar, [C] in a dark Caesar
[Cm] Please follow the leader, [Bb] so arrogant we are, [Cm] microphone fiend, it's the [C] return of the god, [Cm] peace god
[Bb] It ain't nobody [Cm] fresher, I'm in Mason, [Fm] Martin, [Cm] Margello on the table
Screaming [Bb] fuck the other side, they jealous, [Cm] we got a bankette full of [C] broads, they got a table full of [Cm] fellas
[Bb] When they ain't spending [Cm] no cake, they should throw they [Eb] hand in, cause they ain't got [Cm] no space
[Gm] My whole team got [Cm] dough, so my bankette is [C] looking like millionaires [Cm] throw
[Bb] Life's a game but [Cm] it's not fair, I [Ab] break the rules so [Cm] I don't care
So [Bb] I keep doing [Cm] my own thing, [Fm] walking tall [Cm] against the rain
[Bb] Victories [Cm] within the mile, [Ab] almost there, don't [Cm] give a damn
[Bb] Only thing that's [Cm] on my mind is [Fm] who's going to run this [Cm] town tonight
[Bb] _ [Cm] We are, [Ab] yeah I [Cm] said it, [Bb] we [Cm] are, [Ab] you can call me Caesar, [Cm] in a dark Caesar
It's crazy [Bb] how you can go from being [Cm] Joe Blow, to everybody [Ab] on your dick no [Cm] homo
I bought my [Bb] whole family whips, no [Cm] fovos, next time I'm [Ab] in church please no [Cm] photos
Police [Bbm] escorts, everybody [Cm] passports, this the life that everybody ask for
This a [Bb] fast life, we are on a [Cm] crash course, what you think I rap for, to push a fucking rap for
But I [Bb] know that if I stay [Cm] stunting, all these [Fm] girls only gonna want one [Cm] thing
I could spend my [Bb] whole life good will [Cm] hunting, only good gon' [C] come is as good when I'm [Cm] coming
She got a [Bb] ass that'll swallow up a G [Cm] string, and up [Ab] top, uh, two [Cm] B stings
And I'm [Bb] beasting, off the [Cm] re-sling, and my [Ab] nigga just made it out the precinct
[Cm]
We give a damn [Bb] about the drama that you do [Cm] bring, I'm just trying [C] to change the color on your [Cm] mood ring
Reebok [Bb] baby, you need to try some [Cm] new things, have you [C] ever had shoes without shoe [Cm] strings
What's with [Bb] that yay, baby [Cm] these heels, is that a [Ab] make, what, baby [Cm] these wheels
You tripping [Bb] when you ain't sipping, have a [Cm] refill, you feeling like you running [C] huh, now you know how we [Cm] feel
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] Hey, [C] _ [Cm] yeah, _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] we [C] are _ [Cm]
high
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _

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