Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (show intro)
Intro:
G+G D MajorD
Now this is a story, all about how
C majorC G+G
My life got flipped, turned upside-down
G+G
And I’d like to take a minute
D MajorD
Just sit right there
C majorC
I’ll tell you how I became the Prince
G+G
Of a town called Bel-Air
Verse 1:
G+G D MajorD
In west Philadelphia, born and raised
C majorC G+G
On a playground is where I spent most of my days
G+G D MajorD
Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool
C majorC G+G
playing some b-ball outside of the school
E minorEm C majorC
When a couple of guys they were up to no good
E minorEm C majorC
Started making trouble in my neighborhood
G+G E minorEm
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
D MajorD G+G
And said you’re moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air
Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G
Verse 2:
G+G D MajorD C majorC
I whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said fresh
G+G G+G D MajorD
and had dice in the mirror, if anything I could say this cab was rare
C majorC G+G
but I thought nah, forget it. Yo, home to bel-air!
Instrumental:
G+G E minorEm D MajorD G+G
Verse 3:
G+G D MajorD
I pulled up to a house about seven or eight
C majorC G+G
I yelled to the cabbie, yo homes, smell you later
G+G E minorEm
looked at my kingdom I was finally there
D MajorD G+G
to sit on my throne as the prince of bel-air