Black Parade

F D#/G F D#/G Ah [Verse 1] F I'm goin' back to the South D#/G I'm goin' back, back, back, back F Where my roots ain't watered down D#/G Growin', growin' like a Baobab tree F D#/G Of life on fertile ground, ancestors put me on game F N.C. Ankh charm on gold chains, with my Oshun energy, oh F D#/G Drip all on me, woo, Ankh or the Dashiki print F N.C. Hol' up, don't I smell like such a nag champa incense? F D#/G Yeah, pure ice (Ice), ice (Ice), buss down F D#/G Uh, flooded (Flooded), flooded (Flooded), on my wrist, out F D#/G Ooh, goin' up, goin' up, motherland, motherland drip on me F D#/G Ooh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, like F D#/G Ooh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on me F D#/G N.C. F Ooh, yeah, I can't forget my history is her-story, yeah D#/G F Being black, maybe that's the reason why they always mad D#/G Yeah, they always mad, yeah F D#/G F Been past 'em, I know that's the reason why they all big mad N.C. And they always have been [Chorus] F D#/G Honey, come around my way, around my hive F D#/G Whenever momma says so, momma say F D#/G Here I come on my throne, sittin' high F D#/G Follow my parade, oh, my parade F D#/G Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo) F D#/G You hear them swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite F D#/G Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high F D#/G Follow my parade, oh, my parade [Verse 2 tabbed by bizzlex94] F D#/G Yeah, yeah, I'm for us, all black F All chrome (Yeah), black-owned (Yeah) D# Black tints (Yeah), matte black (Yeah, yeah) F Roll by, my window down, let 'em see who in it D#/G Crack a big smile (Ding) F Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty 'leven children D#/G They like, "Chick, how?" F D#/G I charge my crystals in a full moon F You could send them missiles, I'ma send my goons D#/G Baby sister reppin' Yemaya (Yemaya) F Trust me, they gon' need an army (Ah) D#/G Rubber bullets bouncin' off me (Ah) F Made a picket sign off your picket fence (Ah) D#/G Take it as a warning (Ah, ah) F Waist beads from Yoruba (Woo) D#/G Four hunnid billi', Mansa Musa (Woo) F Straw line to the barbeque D#/G Put us any-damn-where, we gon' make it look cute F Pandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat D#/G Judgin', runnin' through the house to my art, all black F Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat D#/G (Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat) F Hold my hands, we gon' pray together D#/G Lay down, face down in the gravel F Woo, wearin' all attire white to the funeral D#/G Black love, we gon' stay together F Curtis Mayfield on the speaker (Woo) D#/G Lil' Malcolm, Martin mixed with momma Tina (Woo) F Need another march, lemme call Tamika (Woo) D#/G Need peace and reparation for my people (Woo) F D#/G Fuck these laid edges, I'ma let it shrivel up (Shrivel up) F D#/G Fuck this fade and waves I'ma let it dread all up (Dread all up) F D#/G Put your fists up in the air, show black love (Show black love) F N.C. Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me [Chorus] F D#/G Honey, come around my way, around my hive F D#/G Whenever momma says so, momma say F D#/G Here I come on my throne, sittin' high F D#/G Follow my parade, oh, my parade F D#/G Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo) F D#/G You hear them swarmin', right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz) F D#/G Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high F D#/G Follow my parade, oh, my parade [Bridge] F D#/G We got rhythm (We got rhythm), we got pride (We got pride) F D#/G We birth kings (We birth kings), we birth tribes (We birth tribes) F D#/G Holy river (Holy river), holy tongue (Holy tongue) F D#/G Speak the glory (Speak the glory), feel the love (Feel the love) F D#/G Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey F D#/G Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey F D#/G I can't forget my history, it's her-story F N.C. Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me [Chorus] F D#/G Honey, come around my way, around my hive (My) F D#/G Whenever momma says so, momma say (Hey, hey) F D#/G Here I come on my throne, sittin' high (High) F D#/G Follow my parade, oh, my parade (Hey, hey, hey) F D#/G Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), lift that lip like lipo (Lipo) F D#/G You hear them swarmin', right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz) F D#/G Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high F D#/G Follow my parade, oh, my parade