Veni Vidi Vici chords by Madonna

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Cm

Intro - Nas:
N.C.
… Madonna
Life is so crazy
You've been through a lot
I'll tell you stories sometimes, you know?


Verse 1 - Madonna:
      Cm
Seemed like yesterday
    Fm              Cm
I was a baby on the street, I took a holiday
   Fm               Cm
I was steppin' to the beat, I had to pay my rent
    Fm             Cm
On the Lower East Side, I threw my tag around
      Fm              Cm
Let B-boys take me for a ride, I started writing songs
    Fm                 Cm
I kinda got into the groove, they tried to criticize
  Fm              Cm
My every single move, but then I realized
   Fm                Cm
I had nothing left to lose, it took me by surprise
   Fm
When I became the news (whoa)

Pre-Chorus - Madonna:
   Ab
I was fearless like a renegade
    Eb      Cm
I had a feeling that I can't explain
     Ab
I didn't listen to what people said (whatcha do)
Eb        Cm
I came, I saw, I conquered
   Ab
I was constant as a northern star
    Eb      Cm
I had a fire burning in my heart
    Ab
I never gave up fighting in the dark (yeah)
Eb        Cm
I came, I saw, I conquered (let's go)


Chorus - Madonna:
Ab      Fm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Cm
I came, I saw, I conquered (yeah)
Ab      Fm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Cm
I came, I saw, I conquered (uh)


Verse 2 - Madonna:
 Cm
I expressed myself
      Fm                Cm
Came like a virgin down the aisle, exposed my naked ass
   Fm                Cm
And I did it with a smile, and when it came to sex
     Fm
I knew I walked the borderline
      Cm           Fm
And when I struck a pose, all the gay boys lost their minds
 Cm              Fm
I justified my love, I made you say a little prayer
      Cm          Fm
They had me crucified, you know I had to take you there
     Cm             Fm
I opened up my heart, I learned the power of goodbye
    Cm         Fm
I saw a ray of light, music saved my life (music saved my life)


Pre-Chorus - Madonna:
   Ab
I was fearless like a renegade
    Eb      Cm
I had a feeling that I can't explain
     Ab
I didn't listen to what people said (whatcha do)
Eb        Cm
I came, I saw, I conquered
   Ab
I was constant as a northern star
    Eb      Cm
I had a fire burning in my heart
    Ab
I never gave up fighting in the dark (yeah)
Eb        Cm
I came, I saw, I conquered (let's go)


Chorus - Madonna:
Ab      Fm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Cm
I came, I saw, I conquered (yeah)
Ab      Fm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Cm
I came, I saw, I conquered (uh)


Bridge - Nas:
   Cm
In 1994 (what)
    Fm                    Cm
I came through the door with that born beats versus scratches
   Fm
Verbally murdered rappers (murdered, murdered, murdered)
Cm               Fm
 My mom's from the Carolina's, pops from Natchez
         Cm
And QB's where I started flowing, but
       Fm                      Cm
I was scared the cops was gonna kick my apartment door in (uh)
        Fm
Had a baby girl by a crazy girl
             Cm
Then I got married, heavily accosted
        Fm                     Cm
That ended in a bad divorce, I know how to pick 'em, don't I?
            Fm
Never gave a fuck about public pressure
             Cm
Or the ridicule, I'm too big to lose. Now who's the fool?
Fm                  Ab
 And I ain't never been happier, no lie
Bb         Bb     N.C.
 I'm just your humble servant, I'm Nas
Ab Bb         Gm
 If y'all burn down Ferguson, I'ma riot
  Ab     Bb        Bb
My life cannot be compared to anybody
  Cm            Ab
Any trapsters (trappers), any rapper (rapper)
Bb        Gm
 Any politician, beautician, a musician
Ab     Bb
Anybody, saw many bodies
Bb     Cm
Many coffins, heads or tails
Ab    Bb
Penny tosses, either dead or in jail
  Gm
Not many options on the block I came from
Ab Bb       Bb    Cm      Ab   Bb
   And I turned to a rap messiah, spit rapid fire
         Gm
And I roll right back to the block I came from (one)


Pre-Chorus - Madonna:
   Ab
I was fearless like a renegade
    Eb      Cm
I had a feeling that I can't explain
     Ab
I didn't listen to what people said (whatcha do)
Eb        Cm
I came, I saw, I conquered
   Ab/F
I was constant as a northern star
    Eb/G     Cm
I had a fire burning in my heart
    Ab
I never gave up fighting in the dark (yeah)
Ab
I came, I saw, I conquered (let's go)


Chorus - Madonna and Nas:
Ab      Fm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Cm
I came, I saw, I conquered (yeah)
Ab      Fm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
N.C.
I came, I saw, I conquered


Outro - Madonna and Nas:
Ab     Bb   Bb Cm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ab   Bb   Gm
I came, I saw, I conquered
Ab     Bb   Bb Cm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ab   Bb   Gm
I came, I saw, I conquered
          N.C.
Madonna on the track
N.C.
Nas in the back hehehe