Chords for Wyclef Jean - We Trying To Stay Alive (Official Video) ft. John Forté, Pras
Tempo:
98.85 bpm
Chords used:
Em
E
Bm
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] .
[A] [E] [C] [Ab] Hey baby, don't get [Bb] in no trouble.
Nah, we're just trying to win this dance battle.
[N] .
We got the refugees on the stars.
Robert Devin and the White [Em] Clowns Jam.
.
Show me that ass!.
Hey Maria.
.
Bring [B] your back in.
Play out your swords, like what?.
[Bm] Look, look, look, look, [B] look, look, look, [Em] look.
I look at him, look at the story he got back.
Said I asked him for a dance, hold on,.
there's too many in the room, fact.
And besides, there's a cash truck in the house,.
buying her fake furs and taking her to the beaver.
Why does this gap?.
They ain't even his bins, she spends his franklins.
in the malls with her friends.
Material girl living in a material world.
But it's alright, cause it's Saturday night.
[N] So Mr.
Punkmaster, pump the BGs.
And all you college students playing Weegees.
Text spelling R-E-F [E]-U-G-E.
E, get the [Em] CD from Sam Good.
He, he, he, he, he.
You ain't even close with the rhymes that you wrote.
Don't be mad cause you broke.
Let me clear my throat.
You know I'm 4'10,.
rap the mic and go sway it this [N] way.
I'm more than just a rhymer, you still a small timer.
Hoping at the game, treat that ass a little kinder.
Every step tangled,.
your beef don't concern me.
I'm eating mangoes in Trinidad with [Em] attorneys.
My groove slang flow worldwide like a current.
Been to every spot where nobody got insurance.
Rubber doing the math, you ain't half niggs are they?.
My man's claim true, you forget about it.
Ho-ho, just a new set, like my influence.
Well recognized, you a liar, trying to do it.
Got news, call your lady,.
oops, we not shaving.
Moving charismatic, automatic, you gon' save me.
God bless the dead as my son survive.
We start to teach you, baby,.
and stay alive.
Jump [Bm] on the chain,.
you watch your lady.
[E] Watch your lady, yeah.
[Eb] Look yo, yeah.
[Em] If you got more than a dollar in your pocket right now,.
put [Bm] your hands up.
Well you [E] can't tell by the way I roll.
[Em] Shorty, that I'm a ladies man,.
a business man.
Condos down the shore,.
multi-million pension plan, brought it in in my plan.
to make moves without the man.
No, won't do it in tact, real quick, do the track.
Play the Mac while I pay the tax.
Business as usual,.
watching suspects steal my assets.
Get cut when she lets me build this concept.
Connect like 9-X,.
drinks at the bar, my [C] American [F] expert.
[Bm] I know you didn't just kiss my girl.
Hey man, look there.
You wanna disrespect me?.
Let's go outside.
.
[C] I'm a cook up, cook up, the copper pull up, pull up.
[N] Them a pop up, cuff up you.
Who's calling bluff?.
Now you shook up, shook up.
Cause you lock up, lock up.
Man I love up, love up you.
Who's calling bluff?.
[Em] Hey yo, time is chilling.
30 guys stealing.
One more can I say?.
We living.
That's what we got, we got it good.
Since you understood,.
we be.
[Bm] .
[E] Huh, huh, huh.
Lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' [Em] lookin' lookin'.
Leave the knives and the guns alone,.
uh huh.
Refugees on the microphone, come on.
Leave the knives and the guns alone, uh huh.
Refugees on the microphone,.
say what?.
You can't stop the shinin'.
Rock steady, you can't stop the shinin'.
Come on, you can't stop.
romancin'.
Elite four,.
you can't stop the dancin'.
Where the ladies at?.
If we're the ladies, we won't play you.
If you fat, shake what your mama gave you.
Hey, whether you're fat,.
that's in, bubble your ting.
[E] Fellas if you need help, use ginseng.
Lookin' here, we can't stop the shinin', uh huh.
Lookin' here, we can't stop romancin'.
We just stayin' alive, baby.
You know the flavor of the refugees.
Here we go, come on, come on, come on.
Uh huh.
[Em] .
Live at the.
[D] carnival, now [E] seven [B] to infinity,.
uh, [Bm] refugee all-stars.
Uh [Em] huh.
.
We can't stop the shinin'.
We can't stop the shinin'.
We can't stop the shinin'.
We can't stop the shinin'.
We won't [A] stop the shinin'.
We won't stop the shinin'.
[Bm] [A] [Bb] [N] .
[A] [E] [C] [Ab] Hey baby, don't get [Bb] in no trouble.
Nah, we're just trying to win this dance battle.
[N] .
We got the refugees on the stars.
Robert Devin and the White [Em] Clowns Jam.
.
Show me that ass!.
Hey Maria.
.
Bring [B] your back in.
Play out your swords, like what?.
[Bm] Look, look, look, look, [B] look, look, look, [Em] look.
I look at him, look at the story he got back.
Said I asked him for a dance, hold on,.
there's too many in the room, fact.
And besides, there's a cash truck in the house,.
buying her fake furs and taking her to the beaver.
Why does this gap?.
They ain't even his bins, she spends his franklins.
in the malls with her friends.
Material girl living in a material world.
But it's alright, cause it's Saturday night.
[N] So Mr.
Punkmaster, pump the BGs.
And all you college students playing Weegees.
Text spelling R-E-F [E]-U-G-E.
E, get the [Em] CD from Sam Good.
He, he, he, he, he.
You ain't even close with the rhymes that you wrote.
Don't be mad cause you broke.
Let me clear my throat.
You know I'm 4'10,.
rap the mic and go sway it this [N] way.
I'm more than just a rhymer, you still a small timer.
Hoping at the game, treat that ass a little kinder.
Every step tangled,.
your beef don't concern me.
I'm eating mangoes in Trinidad with [Em] attorneys.
My groove slang flow worldwide like a current.
Been to every spot where nobody got insurance.
Rubber doing the math, you ain't half niggs are they?.
My man's claim true, you forget about it.
Ho-ho, just a new set, like my influence.
Well recognized, you a liar, trying to do it.
Got news, call your lady,.
oops, we not shaving.
Moving charismatic, automatic, you gon' save me.
God bless the dead as my son survive.
We start to teach you, baby,.
and stay alive.
Jump [Bm] on the chain,.
you watch your lady.
[E] Watch your lady, yeah.
[Eb] Look yo, yeah.
[Em] If you got more than a dollar in your pocket right now,.
put [Bm] your hands up.
Well you [E] can't tell by the way I roll.
[Em] Shorty, that I'm a ladies man,.
a business man.
Condos down the shore,.
multi-million pension plan, brought it in in my plan.
to make moves without the man.
No, won't do it in tact, real quick, do the track.
Play the Mac while I pay the tax.
Business as usual,.
watching suspects steal my assets.
Get cut when she lets me build this concept.
Connect like 9-X,.
drinks at the bar, my [C] American [F] expert.
[Bm] I know you didn't just kiss my girl.
Hey man, look there.
You wanna disrespect me?.
Let's go outside.
.
[C] I'm a cook up, cook up, the copper pull up, pull up.
[N] Them a pop up, cuff up you.
Who's calling bluff?.
Now you shook up, shook up.
Cause you lock up, lock up.
Man I love up, love up you.
Who's calling bluff?.
[Em] Hey yo, time is chilling.
30 guys stealing.
One more can I say?.
We living.
That's what we got, we got it good.
Since you understood,.
we be.
[Bm] .
[E] Huh, huh, huh.
Lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' [Em] lookin' lookin'.
Leave the knives and the guns alone,.
uh huh.
Refugees on the microphone, come on.
Leave the knives and the guns alone, uh huh.
Refugees on the microphone,.
say what?.
You can't stop the shinin'.
Rock steady, you can't stop the shinin'.
Come on, you can't stop.
romancin'.
Elite four,.
you can't stop the dancin'.
Where the ladies at?.
If we're the ladies, we won't play you.
If you fat, shake what your mama gave you.
Hey, whether you're fat,.
that's in, bubble your ting.
[E] Fellas if you need help, use ginseng.
Lookin' here, we can't stop the shinin', uh huh.
Lookin' here, we can't stop romancin'.
We just stayin' alive, baby.
You know the flavor of the refugees.
Here we go, come on, come on, come on.
Uh huh.
[Em] .
Live at the.
[D] carnival, now [E] seven [B] to infinity,.
uh, [Bm] refugee all-stars.
Uh [Em] huh.
.
We can't stop the shinin'.
We can't stop the shinin'.
We can't stop the shinin'.
We can't stop the shinin'.
We won't [A] stop the shinin'.
We won't stop the shinin'.
[Bm] [A] [Bb] [N] .
Key:
Em
E
Bm
A
C
Em
E
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ .
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ [Ab] Hey baby, don't get [Bb] in no trouble.
Nah, we're just trying to win this dance battle.
_ [N] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ We got the refugees on the stars.
Robert Devin and the White [Em] Clowns Jam.
_ .
Show me that ass!.
_ _ Hey Maria.
_ .
Bring [B] your back in.
Play out your swords, like what?.
[Bm] Look, look, look, look, [B] look, look, look, [Em] look.
I look at him, look at the story he got back.
Said I asked him for a dance, hold on,.
there's too many in the room, fact.
And besides, there's a cash truck in the house,.
buying her fake furs and taking her to the beaver.
Why does this gap?.
They ain't even his bins, she spends his franklins.
in the malls with her friends.
Material girl living in a material world.
But it's alright, cause it's Saturday night.
[N] So Mr.
Punkmaster, pump the BGs.
And all you college students playing Weegees.
Text spelling R-E-F [E]-U-G-E.
E, get the [Em] CD from Sam Good.
He, he, he, he, he.
You ain't even close with the rhymes that you wrote.
Don't be mad cause you broke.
Let me clear my throat.
You know I'm 4'10,.
rap the mic and go sway it this [N] way.
I'm more than just a rhymer, you still a small timer.
Hoping at the game, treat that ass a little kinder.
Every step tangled,.
your beef don't concern me.
I'm eating mangoes in Trinidad with [Em] attorneys.
My groove slang flow worldwide like a current.
Been to every spot where nobody got insurance.
Rubber doing the math, you ain't half niggs are they?.
My man's claim true, you forget about it.
Ho-ho, just a new set, like my influence.
Well recognized, you a liar, trying to do it.
Got news, call your lady,.
oops, we not shaving.
Moving charismatic, automatic, you gon' save me.
God bless the dead as my son survive.
We start to teach you, baby,.
and stay alive.
Jump [Bm] on the chain,.
you watch your lady.
[E] Watch your lady, yeah.
_ [Eb] Look yo, yeah.
[Em] If you got more than a dollar in your pocket right now,.
put [Bm] your hands up.
Well you [E] can't tell by the way I roll.
[Em] Shorty, that I'm a ladies man,.
a business man.
Condos down the shore,.
multi-million pension plan, brought it in in my plan.
to make moves without the man.
No, won't do it in tact, real quick, do the track.
Play the Mac while I pay the tax.
Business as usual,.
watching suspects steal my assets.
Get cut when she lets me build this concept.
Connect like 9-X,.
drinks at the bar, my [C] American [F] expert.
_ [Bm] I know you didn't just kiss my girl.
Hey man, look there.
You wanna disrespect me?.
Let's go outside.
_ _ _ .
[C] I'm a cook up, cook up, the copper pull up, pull up.
[N] Them a pop up, cuff up you.
Who's calling bluff?.
Now you shook up, shook up.
Cause you lock up, lock up.
Man I love up, love up you.
Who's calling bluff?.
[Em] Hey yo, time is chilling.
30 guys stealing.
One more can I say?.
We living.
That's what we got, we got it good.
Since you understood,.
we be_.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ Huh, huh, huh.
Lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' [Em] lookin' lookin'.
Leave the knives and the guns alone,.
uh huh.
Refugees on the microphone, come on.
Leave the knives and the guns alone, uh huh.
Refugees on the microphone,.
say what?.
You can't stop the shinin'.
Rock steady, you can't stop the shinin'.
Come on, you can't stop.
romancin'.
Elite four,.
you can't stop the dancin'.
Where the ladies at?.
If we're the ladies, we won't play you.
If you fat, shake what your mama gave you.
Hey, whether you're fat,.
that's in, bubble your ting.
[E] Fellas if you need help, use ginseng.
Lookin' here, we can't stop the shinin', uh huh.
Lookin' here, we can't stop romancin'.
We just stayin' alive, baby.
You know the flavor of the refugees.
Here we go, come on, come on, come on.
Uh huh.
_ _ [Em] _ _ .
Live at the.
[D] carnival, now [E] seven [B] to infinity,.
uh, [Bm] refugee all-stars.
Uh [Em] huh.
_ _ .
We can't stop the shinin'.
We can't stop the shinin'.
_ We can't stop the shinin'.
We can't stop the shinin'.
We won't [A] _ stop the shinin'.
We won't stop the shinin'.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ [Ab] Hey baby, don't get [Bb] in no trouble.
Nah, we're just trying to win this dance battle.
_ [N] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ We got the refugees on the stars.
Robert Devin and the White [Em] Clowns Jam.
_ .
Show me that ass!.
_ _ Hey Maria.
_ .
Bring [B] your back in.
Play out your swords, like what?.
[Bm] Look, look, look, look, [B] look, look, look, [Em] look.
I look at him, look at the story he got back.
Said I asked him for a dance, hold on,.
there's too many in the room, fact.
And besides, there's a cash truck in the house,.
buying her fake furs and taking her to the beaver.
Why does this gap?.
They ain't even his bins, she spends his franklins.
in the malls with her friends.
Material girl living in a material world.
But it's alright, cause it's Saturday night.
[N] So Mr.
Punkmaster, pump the BGs.
And all you college students playing Weegees.
Text spelling R-E-F [E]-U-G-E.
E, get the [Em] CD from Sam Good.
He, he, he, he, he.
You ain't even close with the rhymes that you wrote.
Don't be mad cause you broke.
Let me clear my throat.
You know I'm 4'10,.
rap the mic and go sway it this [N] way.
I'm more than just a rhymer, you still a small timer.
Hoping at the game, treat that ass a little kinder.
Every step tangled,.
your beef don't concern me.
I'm eating mangoes in Trinidad with [Em] attorneys.
My groove slang flow worldwide like a current.
Been to every spot where nobody got insurance.
Rubber doing the math, you ain't half niggs are they?.
My man's claim true, you forget about it.
Ho-ho, just a new set, like my influence.
Well recognized, you a liar, trying to do it.
Got news, call your lady,.
oops, we not shaving.
Moving charismatic, automatic, you gon' save me.
God bless the dead as my son survive.
We start to teach you, baby,.
and stay alive.
Jump [Bm] on the chain,.
you watch your lady.
[E] Watch your lady, yeah.
_ [Eb] Look yo, yeah.
[Em] If you got more than a dollar in your pocket right now,.
put [Bm] your hands up.
Well you [E] can't tell by the way I roll.
[Em] Shorty, that I'm a ladies man,.
a business man.
Condos down the shore,.
multi-million pension plan, brought it in in my plan.
to make moves without the man.
No, won't do it in tact, real quick, do the track.
Play the Mac while I pay the tax.
Business as usual,.
watching suspects steal my assets.
Get cut when she lets me build this concept.
Connect like 9-X,.
drinks at the bar, my [C] American [F] expert.
_ [Bm] I know you didn't just kiss my girl.
Hey man, look there.
You wanna disrespect me?.
Let's go outside.
_ _ _ .
[C] I'm a cook up, cook up, the copper pull up, pull up.
[N] Them a pop up, cuff up you.
Who's calling bluff?.
Now you shook up, shook up.
Cause you lock up, lock up.
Man I love up, love up you.
Who's calling bluff?.
[Em] Hey yo, time is chilling.
30 guys stealing.
One more can I say?.
We living.
That's what we got, we got it good.
Since you understood,.
we be_.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ Huh, huh, huh.
Lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' lookin' [Em] lookin' lookin'.
Leave the knives and the guns alone,.
uh huh.
Refugees on the microphone, come on.
Leave the knives and the guns alone, uh huh.
Refugees on the microphone,.
say what?.
You can't stop the shinin'.
Rock steady, you can't stop the shinin'.
Come on, you can't stop.
romancin'.
Elite four,.
you can't stop the dancin'.
Where the ladies at?.
If we're the ladies, we won't play you.
If you fat, shake what your mama gave you.
Hey, whether you're fat,.
that's in, bubble your ting.
[E] Fellas if you need help, use ginseng.
Lookin' here, we can't stop the shinin', uh huh.
Lookin' here, we can't stop romancin'.
We just stayin' alive, baby.
You know the flavor of the refugees.
Here we go, come on, come on, come on.
Uh huh.
_ _ [Em] _ _ .
Live at the.
[D] carnival, now [E] seven [B] to infinity,.
uh, [Bm] refugee all-stars.
Uh [Em] huh.
_ _ .
We can't stop the shinin'.
We can't stop the shinin'.
_ We can't stop the shinin'.
We can't stop the shinin'.
We won't [A] _ stop the shinin'.
We won't stop the shinin'.
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .