Am   Bm    F
              (Kings)
Em
Em
Oh    Marco
Am   Bm      C
        It's crazy
Am   Bm             F
       Where them crowns at? (Kings)

[Verse 1]
             Em
I'm from the V-I-Double-L-E, like M.O.P
Where cats walk around like, "Him or me?"
           Em
Art of survival, tryin' to calculate the heart of a rival
Understand like part of the bible, this a revelation
Am                 Bm                       C
   They say niggas never learn, this an education
Since Malcolm and Martin we've been marchin' for a better nation
Am               Bm                         F
   Is this a big meltin' pot, or is it seperation?
                                             Em
I'm breakin' bread with the tribes, no reservations
Yo, we gotta make it as a federation
                                       Em
Are we livin' together, or is it segregation?
Jim Crow laws hem no flaws
I'm tryin' to run it up like ten more scores
              Am                  Bm             C
The chain of command, analyze the brain of a man
That understands the shame and the pain of a fan
                  Am             Bm                 F
They can't comprehend all these songs he's hearin' now
                                                 Em
And can't understand what these dudes is wearin' now
But think back when we was young, 'bout the same age
                                             Em
Our parents, they looked at us in them same ways
We was playin' DMC and Fat Boys (Fat)
And they was sayin' to us, "Turn off that noise"
Am                   Bm                   C
   Told us, we gotta listen to some real music
Earth, Wind and Fire, somethin' you can feel music
Am                    Bm                  F
  From where I stand,     it's like the view is panoramic
                                             Em
When my retirement is announced, the fans'll panic
'Cause that's one less soldier in the greatest fight
                                                Em
The love is heavy in my heart and the hate is light
Then every other summer an up-and-comer
Thinks he can jump right in my shoes if he plays his right
Am                      Bm                     C
(Kings)But these are Mutumbo-size in my humble eyes
And this is no small feat for these mumble guys
Am                     Bm               F
    Man, you know the drill like a cavity
                                    Em
Comprehend the gravity of my savagery
I'm so underrated, it's a travisty
                                           Em
Where's the praise and the raise in my salary?
Got a wife held up by life to marry me
We dress to impress and get fresh like Barry B
Am      Bm            C
    Yo,    you would think we on a date night
It's hard to get in, you won't believe what the wait's like
Am               Bm           F
    We tryin' to see what it taste like
But it's hard to fit in, you won't believe what the hate's like
Em
   The game of life's full of crazy things
It's so intense, makes no sense like baby rings
Em
    Until the overweight lady sings
We'll leave you this body of work 'til they say we kings
Am      Bm                      C
(Kings) Yeah, 'til they say we kings

[Outro]
       Am                      Bm         F
I grew up to be a king for the city I rep
N.C.
I grew up to be a king for the city I rep
                  Em
I grew up to be a king
I grew up to be a king
I grew up to be a king
       Am                       Bm        C
I grew up to be a king for the city I rep
       Am                       Bm        F
I grew up to be a king for the city I rep
(Kings)