Intro: GCFA#FG
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
FA# , F
and i'm waiting for my rocket to come
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
FA# , F
and i'm waiting for my rocket y'all, hey
GC
ya see it started way back in nyc
GA# , F
when i stole my first rhyme from the m.i.c.
GC
at a west end avenue at 63
FA# , F
the beginning of a leap year, february,
GC
'96 when a guitar picked up in the mix
FA# , F
i committed to the licks like a nickel back of tricks
G
well look at me now
C
look at me now
FA# , F
look at me now, now, now, now
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
FA# , F
and i'm waiting for my rocket to come
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
FA# , F
and i'm waiting for my rocket y'all
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
FA# , F
and i'm waiting for my rocket to come
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
FA# , F
and i'm waiting for my rocket y'all, hey
G
well you're never never gonna guess
C
where i've been been been
F
and i have no regrets
A# , FG
that i bet my whole checking account
CF
because it all amounts to nothing up in the end
A# , FG
well you can only count on the road again
C
will soon be on the radio dial
FA# , F
and i been payin close attention to the willie nelson style
GC
like a a band of gypsies on the highway while
FA# , F
as i'm a one man wishin on the california skyline
GC
drive up the coast i brag and i boast
FA# , F
because i'm pickin up my pace and makin time like space ghost
GCF
raising a toast to the highway patrol with the most
A# , F
but my cruise control's on coast
GC
cause i'm tourin around the nation on extended vacation
FA# , F
see i got Elsa the dog who exceeds my limitation
GC
i say, i like your style, crazy pound pup
F
you need a ride' 'woof'
A# , F
well come on, girl, hop in the truck
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
FA# , F
and i'm waiting for my rocket to come
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
FA# , F
and i'm waiting for my rocket y'all
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
FA# , F
and i'm waiting for my rocket to come
G
i'm just a curbside prophet
C
with my hand in my pocket
FA# , F
and i'm waiting for my rocket y'all
Verse 3:
( CG - C - F - A# , F )
see i'm a down home brother, redneck undercover
with my guitar here i'm ready to play
and i'm a sucker for philly
got a natural ability to give the freestyle
look at my flexibility
dangerous on the mic
my ghetto hat's cocked right
all the ladies say, "yo, that kid is crazy"
we got the backstage betties taking more than they can get
they say, "what's up with m-r-a-z'"
Bridge: (SAME AS Verse)
hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
something's different in my world today
well they changed my traffic sign to a brighter yellow
hey, hey, something's different in my world today
well they changed my traffic sign to a brighter yellow
i'm just a curbside prophet love
a curbside brother love
a curbside brother love
a curbside oh come on
i'm just a curbside prophet and i'm waiting for my rocket
i'm waiting for my rocket to come
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.