Intro
|Ab |Eb
|Ab |EbA
And this is for the homies
Eb
I'm talking bout the swap meets, Rollie
Cm
Chain-wearing niggas with the white tee
Eb
Baby tell the truth, yeah you know we...
Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar]
GmCm
Somebody get ready to pass me the hit of that endo, I'm tryna get blown
Eb
I'm tryna get turned up like the fifteens in my Cadillac Brougham
Gm
Looking for E.T. to phone home
Cm
Tadow, the flavor I kick reminisce the good days
Gm
Thinking back when we used to run in the swap meet for the Rollie chains
AbCm
Pro Club t-shirts, whiter than Anglo-Saxons
Eb
Make it a 1X-Tall, crispy with the cotton fashion
Ab
That's fashion if you come where I'm from
CmEbGm
Compton California, One love to the murder capital under the sun
AbCm
Young niggas running around the street with heat bigger than me
Eb
But I don't trip, I still dip like salsa to a chip
AbCm
Rolling down Rosecrans to scoop up my man, A-Mack
EbGmCm
He talking about some foolishness on how we can pick up on some hoes, believe that
Ab
And so I scooped him round 3:30, Telling me it's all good
Eb
Tiger Woods, Now we looking for the birdy birdies
Cm
Stopped at the sto' to get some rubbers
EbCm
Pulled up on the breezies, Well what do you know? I think they love us
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[Hook]
GmAb
And this is for the homies
Eb
I'm talking bout the swap meets, Rollie
Ab
Chain-wearing niggas with the white tee
CmEbGm
Baby tell the truth, yeah you know we got it going on
CmAb
And if you feel good (hey)
CmEb
Raise your hands high and throw up your hood (hey)
GmEbCm
Represent the city like you know you should (hey)
EbGm
I want to make sure that you understood we got it going on
CmAb
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
CmEb
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
AbCm
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
EbGm
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
Verse 2Cm
As I continue my day, quite copacetic
Eb
Headed to my momma's house to see what them greens are talking bout, hungry as hell
AbCm
Had the right grub, I bail, need some gas
EbGm
ARCO station on Avalon, a relative hit me up as he rolled past
CmAb
We used to stand in line for Jordans, excited we got 'em
Eb
Rocking platinum FUBU jeans with rubber bands tied to the bottom
Cm
Throwback jerseys, Chamberlain and James Worthy was two of my favorites
EbGm
I might pull out the green Larry Bird on special occasions
CmAbCm
But anyway I'm steady coasting, smoking on that Hiroshima
EbCm
Ashtray got a million roaches, I'm focussed but feeling good
The homies hanging on and Monte Carlos
EbGm
Impalas and Tahoes, shoot something nigga, break that fifty
AbCm
I'm grabbing the city like I'm supposed to
Eb
Making my presence felt like Christmas day, what can I say?
Cm
Every vocal is spoken with the wisdom of a GEb
If you can't relate then please have a seat
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[Hook]
GmAb
And this is for the homies
Eb
I'm talking bout the swap meets, Rollie
Ab
Chain-wearing niggas with the white tee
CmEbGm
Baby tell the truth, yeah you know we got it going on
CmAb
And if you feel good (hey)
CmEb
Raise your hands high and throw up your hood (hey)
GmEbCm
Represent the city like you know you should (hey)
EbGm
I want to make sure that you understood we got it going on
CmAb
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
CmEb
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
AbCm
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
EbGm
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
Verse 3Ab
So, wherever you located, won't you let it be known
Bbm
And put on for the soil of which you was grown
B7
I put on like brand new Chuck Taylors
Eb
While giving you cuts like fresh tapers
I'm such a fool with it, go nuts
Ab
You bullshitting like Tuck, the bounce then untuck
EbCm
The bounce then throw up, a rare jewel, you duck
Eb
Take 'em to school I must, this for the cool in us
This ain't for you, so what?!
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[Hook]
GmAb
And this is for the homies
Eb
I'm talking bout the swap meets, Rollie
Ab
Chain-wearing niggas with the white tee
CmEbGm
Baby tell the truth, yeah you know we got it going on
CmAb
And if you feel good (hey)
CmEb
Raise your hands high and throw up your hood (hey)
GmEbCm
Represent the city like you know you should (hey)
EbGm
I want to make sure that you understood we got it going on
CmAb
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
CmEb
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
AbCm
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
EbGm
(Is that right? Is that right?) We got it going on
Outro
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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.