Тональность: G# minor
Verse 1
Em
(Feat. Serena Altschul)
Verse 2
Em
D
{*Sound of a camera taking a
Am
picture*}
Verse 3
Bm
[Jay] Millenium flow
Em
[MTV] Serena Altschul's here live outside
D
the criminal courthouse
[Jay] This is {bullshit} y'all
Am
[MTV] in New York City for the
first day in the trial of
Bm
[Jay] I'm gone {*car speeds
off*}
Em
[MTV] the State vs. Shawn Carter,
a.k.a. Jay- Z
[Jay] Uhh, uh- huh- uh, uhh, uh- huh-
uh, uhh
[MTV] Whatever the verdict
in this trial may be
The effects will undoubtedly
be felt worldwide
[Jay- Z] Aiyyo, stand forward,
Verse 4
you take notice
Am
Bm
Or witness to me killin the track
Testify 'til me spillin the smack
Now they got me for traffickin, racketeerin, au
Em
Bm
dio crack
Em
{Hook:} They call me Dope Man,
Am
I try to tell em I'm where hope,
floats man
Bm
Ghetto spokes- man
A broke man,
approachin the bench with intent
Em
Bm
To bury me under the cell,
Em
fingered me as the toast man
D
Evidence stemmin from ninety- six
Am
They say the world ain't re
Bm
covered from his fix
While they was usin cut I was
on some other shit
Em
Bm
Gave it to you raw and they just
D
Nowaday, the jury got they brow raised
Am
Listenin to testimony
Bm
about my foul ways
Em
Exhibit A: "Reasonable Doubt"
They say this was the first thing that turned
Em
[MTV] You can feel the
Verse 5
tension building here
D
As an unprecedented number
Am
of people have turned out
Bm
Em
For what may be the "Trial of the
Bm
Em
Bm
Em
Century"
{Hook}
D
[Jay- Z] How come, you label
Verse 6
your
Bm
"Volume 1" and spread
it through the slums?
Em
Fed it to the young
Bm
with total disregard
Em
Your honor, the State seeks the
Bm
Em
Bm
Em
maxim um charge
D
And how could you, turn right around
Am
And release a lethal dosage
Bm
called "Volume 2"
And is true you operate the
Em
criminal enterprise
Bm
Em
Bm
Em
Known as Roc- a- Fella in charge
Bm
of his meteoric rise?
Em
And do you deny you're re
D
sponsible for the demise
Bm
and do you object?
Your distribution's Polygram, and
through your connects
Em
Bm
Def Jam, you pushed over five
Em
million SoundScan
And not to mention,
D
your co- horts and henchmen
Bm
Lyor, Kev' and Russell Simmons
Em
And we ain't gon' talk
about Murder, Inc.
That just establishes a darker
Bm
deeper criminal link
Em
[MTV] The State is seeking
Verse 7
And with the overwhelming
Am
amount of evidence
The D.A.'s presented,
Bm
Em
Bm
Em
things aren't looking good
Bm
{Hook}
Em
[MTV] Despite the grim
D
outlook at this point
The rapper has been known
Am
to emerge triumphant
Bm
Em
In the face of adversity
{Hook}
taking the stand
Em
[Jay- Z] Right hand
Verse 8
on the Bible,
D
left hand in the air
Am
Before I spoke one word,
Bm
made sure my throat was clear
A- hem, I'm a prisoner of circumstance
Bm
Em
Bm
I couldn't much work with my hands
Em
But my mind was strong,
D
I grew where you hold your blacks up
Am
Trap us, expect us not
Where you drop your cracks off
Em
by the Mack trucks
Destroy our dreams of law
Bm
Em
yers and actors
D
Keep us spiralin, goin backwards
Bm
saw my first hate crime
Blindfolded,
expected to walk a straight line
Em
Bm
Em
Mind molded, taught to love
Bm
you and hate mine
Em
D
Climbed over it, at a early age,
Jay shined
Am
Fuck the system at Lady
Bm
Justice I blaze nine
Em
Your Honor, I no longer kill my people,
Bm
Em
I raise mine
Bm
The soul of Mumia in this modern
day time
Verse 9
jury is
Am
Bm
Outside the crowd is frozen with anticipation
Em
Bm
Em
Bm
D
[MTV] Well the verdict has just been
announced: NOT GUILTY!
Am
Bm
It is complete pandemonium out here!
{Hook; Serena keeps speaking}
People are cheering and
Em
hugging - there he is
Jay- Z is exiting the courtroom
Em
There is a swarm of cameras surrounding
D
him {*pop bulbs flashing*}
And people are just rushing up to him
Am
Bm
Let's try and make our way over there,
Jay- Z! Jay- Z!
Em
D
{*sounds of cameras keep flashing*, *music fades*}
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