Juicy chords by The Notorious B.i.g.

Tuning: EADGBE

Intro:
N.C.
(Fuck all you hoes! Get a grip, motherfucker!)
Amaj7
Yeah, this album is dedicated
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To all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothin'
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To all the people that lived above the buildings that I was hustlin' in front of
      Amaj7
Called the police on me when I was just tryin' to make some money to feed my daughter (it's all good)
      F#m7/B      E
And all the niggas in the struggle
                        A/E  E    B
You know what I'm sayin'? It's all good, baby baby

Verse 1:
     Amaj7
It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine
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Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine
E
Hangin' pictures on my wall
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Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
Amaj7
I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped
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Smokin' weed on Bambu, sippin' on Private Stock
Emaj7
Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack
     A/E    E   B
With the hat to match
Amaj7
Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha, duh-ha
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You never thought that hip hop would take it this far
E
Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight
       A/E    E      B
Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade
Amaj7
Born sinner, the opposite of a winner
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Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner
E
Peace to Ron G, Brucie B, Kid Capri
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Funkmaster Flex, Lovebug Starski
Amaj7
I'm blowin' up like you thought I would
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Call the crib, same number, same hood
E
It's all good (It's all good)
          A/E     E    B
And if you don't know, now you know, nigga

Hook:
Amaj7
You know very well
    F#m7/B
Who you are
E
Don't let 'em hold you down
 A/E E    B
Reach for the stars
Amaj7
You had a goal
       F#m7/B
But not that many
E
'Cause you're the only one
   A/E    E    B
I'll give you good and plenty

Verse 2:
      Amaj7
I made the change from a common thief
                   F#m7/B
To up close and personal with Robin Leach
          E
And I'm far from cheap

I smoke skunk with my peeps all day
           A/E    E   B
Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way
Amaj7
The Moet and Alize keep me pissy
Amaj7
Girls used to diss me
                    F#m7/B
Now they write letters 'cause they miss me
      E
I never thought it could happen, this rappin' stuff
      A/E       E    B
I was too used to packin' gats and stuff
Amaj7
Now honeys play me close like butter play toast
                F#m7/B
From the Mississippi down to the East Coast
E
Condos in Queens, indo for weeks
      A/E     E       B
Sold-out seats to hear Biggie Smalls speak
Amaj7
Livin' life without fear
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Puttin' five carats in my baby girl's ear
E
Lunches, brunches, interviews by the pool
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Considered a fool 'cause I dropped out of high school
Amaj7
Stereotypes of a black male misunderstood
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And it's still all good
E          A/E    E    B
And if you don't know, now you know, nigga

Hook:
Amaj7
You know very well
    F#m7/B
Who you are
E
Don't let 'em hold you down
 A/E E    B
Reach for the stars
Amaj7
You had a goal
       F#m7/B
But not that many
E
'Cause you're the only one
   A/E    E    B
I'll give you good and plenty


Verse 3:
Amaj7
Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis
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When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this
E
50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa
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Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur
Amaj7
Phone bill about two G's flat
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No need to worry, my accountant handles that
E
And my whole crew is loungin'
         A/E   E       B
Celebratin' every day, no more public housin'
Amaj7
Thinkin' back on my one-room shack
               F#m7/B
Now my mom pimps a Ac' with minks on her back
E
And she loves to show me off of course
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Smiles every time my face is up in The Source
Amaj7
We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us
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No heat, wonder why Christmas missed us
E
Birthdays was the worst days
         A/E     E   B
Now we sip Champagne when we thirsty
Amaj7
Uh, damn right, I like the life I live
              F#m7/B
'Cause I went from negative to positive
E
And it's allâ?¦ (It's all good, nigga)
         A/E      E    B
And if you don't know, now you know, nigga

Hook:
Amaj7
You know very well
    F#m7/B
Who you are
E
Don't let 'em hold you down
 A/E E    B
Reach for the stars
Amaj7
You had a goal
       F#m7/B
But not that many
E
'Cause you're the only one
   A/E    E    B
I'll give you good and plenty

Ad-Libs:
N.C.
Representin' B-Town in the house
N.C
Junior Mafia, mad flavor
N.C