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