Chords with lyrics
Chorus:
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I walk on water,
DmDm G+G
But I ain't no Jesus.
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I walk on water,
DmDm G+G
But only when it freezes.
Verse 1:
A minorAm
Why are expectations so high? Is it the bar I set?
FF
My arms, I stretch, but I can't reach
C majorC
A augmentedA far cry from it, or it's in my grasp, but as
A minorAm
Soon as I grab, squeeze
I lose my grip like the flying trapeze
FF
Into the dark I plummet, now the sky's blackening
I know the mark's high
C majorC
Butterflies rip apart my stomach
DmDm
Knowing that no matter what bars I come with
You're gonna harp, gripe, and
FF
That's a hard Vicodin to swallow, so I scrap these
G+G
As pressure increases like khakis
I feel the ice cracking, because?...
Chorus:
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I walk on water
DmDm G+G
But I ain't no Jesus
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I walk on water
DmDm G+G
But only when it freezes
Verse 2:
A minorAm
It's the curse of the standard
N.C
That the first of the Mathers disc set
Always in search of the verse that I haven't spit yet
FF C majorC
Will this step just be another misstep, to tarnish
A minorAm
Whatever the legacy, love or respect I've garnered?
The rhyme has to be perfect, the delivery flawless
FF
And it always feels like I'm hittin' the mark
C majorC
'Til I go sit in the car, listen and pick it apart
DmDm
Like, "This shit is garbage!"
God's given me all this, still I feel no different regardless
FF
Kids look to me as a god, this is retarded
G+G
If only they knew, it's a facade and it's exhaustive
DmDm
And I try to not listen to nonsense
N.C
But if you bitches are tryin' to strip me of my confidence
Mission accomplished
FF G+G
I'm not God-sent, Nas, Rakim, Pac, B.I.G., James Todd Smith
And I'm not Prince, so...
Chorus:
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I walk on water
DmDm G+G
But I ain't no Jesus
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I walk on water
DmDm G+G
But only when it freezes
FF G+G A minorAm
'Cause I'm only human, just like you
C majorC FF G+G A minorAm
Making my mistakes, oh if you only knew
C majorC FF G+G A minorAm
I don't think you should believe in me the way that you do
E minorEm FF G+G
'Cause I'm terrified to let you down, oh
Verse 3:
A minorAm
It's true, I'm a Rubik's, a beautiful mess
At times juvenile, yes, I goof and I jest
FF
A augmentedA flawed human, I guess
C majorC
But I'm doin' my best to not ruin your ex-
A minorAm
pectations and meet 'em, but first
The "Speedom" verse, now Big Sean
FF
He's going too fast, is he gonna shout or curse out his mom?
C majorC
There was a time I had the world by the balls, eating out my palm
A minorAm
Every album song I was spazzin' the fuck out on
And now I'm gettin' clowned and frowned on
FF
But the only one who's looking down on
C majorC
Me that matters now's DeShaun
A minorAm I lucky to be around this long?
A minorAm
Begs the question though
Especially after the methadone
FF
As yesterday fades and the Dresden home
C majorC
Is burnt to the ground, and all that's left of my house is lawn
A minorAm
The crowds are gone
And it's time to wash out the blonde
FF
Sales decline, the curtains drawn
C majorC
They're closing the set, I'm still poking my head from out behind
A minorAm
And everyone who has doubt, remind
FF
Now take your best rhyme, outdo it, now do it a thousand times
C majorC DmDm
Now let 'em tell ya the world no longer cares or gives a fuck about your rhymes
And as I grow outta sight, outta mind, I might go outta mine
FF G+G
'Cause how do I ever let this mic go without a fight
A minorAm
When I made a fuckin' tightrope outta twine?
But when I do fall from these heights though, I'll be fine
FF
I won't pout or cry or spiral down or whine
G+G
But I'll decide if it's my final bow this time around, 'cause
Chorus:
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I walk on water
DmDm G+G
But I ain't no Jesus
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I walk on water
DmDm G+G
But only when it freezes
FF G+G A augmentedA
'Cause I'm only human, just like you
C majorC FF G+G A augmentedA
I've been making my mistakes, oh if you only knew
C majorC FF G+G A augmentedA
I don't think you should believe in me the way that you do
E minorEm FF G+G
'Cause I'm terrified to let you down, oh
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC
If I walked on water, I would drown
Outro:
N.C
'Cause I'm just a man
N.C
But as long as I got a mic, I'm godlike
N.C
So me and you are not alike
N.C