Dappy

Straight Facts(Chords)

Dappy

Key: Am

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Verse 
           Am 
When I was sky high not many of you wanted to see me fall 
      Am7 
I had one big ego, but I was mentally small 
          E 
I thought I was the man, telling everybody what to do 
            E7 
When really they were just using me including my skrilla too 
   Am 
So look who's laughing now because it definitely ain't me 
              Am7 
Due to all my fuckery my agent had to lower my fee 
             E 
With all the money I owe out, I could own me another key 
          E7 
Instead I sold the house I lived in 'cause I was working for free 
Am 
My friends were looking at me for help when I couldn't help myself 
    Am7 
And labelled me a no one when the label put me on it's shelf 
  E 
I weren't eating properly and they could see I wasn't well 
      E7 
Still all they seemed to care about was my wealth 
Am 
Fuck my health 
        Am7 
See the Tinnitus thing I have, has always put me through hell 
    E 
Too busy looking out for others and not thinking about myself 
             E7 
I'm rich and paranoid, who else is tryna' fuck with my girl? 
    Am 
Who else is making up lies for another story to sell? 
       Am7 
Yo, my BM sold like two stories on me for like 30K 
   E 
My TM was doing dirty on me like almost every day 
      E7 
Right under my nose, I would have never have known 
   Am 
So thank fuck that I'm paranoid and I went through his phone 
             Am7 
Fuck I see a text to his wife 
            E 
They nearly ruined my life 
                                            E7 
Thinking how's all this information getting printed overnight? 
   Am      Am 
No lie, no lie 
  Am7 
I know it's in black and white 
         E 
And even though it's in The Times it's still a big bag of shite! 
          E7 
I blame myself for being ignorant and opening up 
                Am 
But when you're stuck in this industry, you don't know who to trust 
    Am7 
I'm screaming where is the love? 
              E 
'Cause on the flip side, on my kid's life 
       E7 
In the streets I would've opened you up 
                Am 
Just like that, Mumma we ain't going out like that 
   Am7 
One day I'ma catch him outside ah, how 'bout dat? 
    E 
You know like that 
     E7 
When Pops used to preach I should've listened 
      Am 
Now I bet he's up there grinning just 'cause I tried fight back 
    Am7 
I remember the times I used to steal bare weed from your pouch 
    E 
And pocket any loose change you left lying around the house 
       E7 
I'd do anything to spend a couple seconds with him alive 
  Am 
Instead I'm just left with a memory of him dead on the couch 
                Am7 
Forever putting pieces together tryna' figure shit out 
 E 
Imagine I was more than puzzled, having to give you mouth to mouth 
                  E7 
My lord there was dry blood all down your face 
       Am 
I will never forget the taste, tryna' save the man of the house 
          Am7 
They say 'home is where the heart is' 
     E 
Well my one was on the market 
E7 
Mum's got her own key but she prefers it where we started 
Am 
Queen of the hood, reminiscing must feel good 
          Am7 
Couldn't afford to buy me trainers now she's cleaning up my books 
           E 
When she's cleaning up the flat 
       E7 
She be polishing the plaques 
          Am 
She ain't worried about no bailiffs now her baby's paying tax 
         Am7 
When the press are talking trash, know that it ain't facts 
            E 
Why would I smash my own gaff up when my yout's are in the back 
       E7 
I'd be mad if I sat here tryna' justify every article 
       Am 
I've already been chewed up and spat out into little particles 
Am7 
Even though I'm sensitive and a softy at heart 
      E 
All I hear is 'rip them apart 'cause there ain't nobody as hard as you' 
         E7 
Easily antagonised, when I hear a bag of lies 
     Am 
Everyone's got a past, only difference is mine's glamorised 
Am7 
Talk about being terrorised, like say I'm gonna fall back 
E 
Your favourite artist now started out as my support act 
    E7 
The scene was way needier, way before social media 
        Am 
When we used to turn to radio just to make our lives easier 
             Am7 
Check my Wikipedia 
  E 
I sold out bare arenas yo 
     E7 
They tried to brand me urban 
     Am 
So I climbed outta the pigeon hole 
  Am7 
I kicked down the door and left it open for the rest 
       E 
I went platinum three times, so how am I still in debt? 
   E7 
700K on the first, 500 on the next 
         Am 
When you sign a shitty deal fam 
     Am7 
What else do you expect? 
   E 
Oi Stormzy you the guy now, I've always fucked with Skep' 
           E7 
I wrote my hardest 32 the first time I heard Wretch 
  Am 
I ain't got a chip on my shoulder about who's the best 
      Am7 
But I beg someone tell Drizzy I'm packing something fresh 
         E 
I got as far as I am from going HAM as I can 
       E7 
So for me going jail weren't really part of the plan 
  Am 
I came a long way from getting chased down in that Megane 
    Am7 
So imagine man like me, stuck in the can 
     E 
They say I'm too hard headed, and one day I'm gonna learn 
      E7 
Never thought I would be sat here selling signatures for burn 
   Am 
Oi Akhi are you listening? 
   Am7 
It really don't matter about who you are on the outside or if your wrist is glistening 
   E 
In here, you'll get hung up to dry for moving wet 
         E7 
The only time I'm talking shit, when I'm plugging up my tech 
      Am 
Ay so fuck the KG's you have, wrapped around your neck 
              Am7 
Here all that matters is the KG's you're pushing on your chest 
   E 
My momma told me keep my head down, stay quiet 
        E7 
How the fuck's that gonna work when suddenly I got man on a diet? 
         Am 
Thinking now I'm at my lowest, life can only get better 
         Am7 
Them man run up in my cell and try leave holes in my sweater 
        E 
Now I'm here and I got a price on my head top, uh 
          E7 
Well I'ma double that just get the pussy' head top 
     Am 
From lobster and steak, to yam and noodles and tuna 
Am7 
Thursday's cantine, couldn't come any sooner 
E 
Sitting in my cell wishing that it could be way cooler 
   E7 
No charger for the tizzy so I can't even call you 
    Am 
Oi, get down and lay down 
  Am7 
I ain't come back to play around 
     E 
Even though I was excluded, this industry's still my playground 
Em7
	        

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