Nas

Let There Be Light(Chords)

Nas

Key: Am

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	        Intro 
Am     G 
  Yeah, check check, testing 
F                    Em 
 It's clear out there, yeah 
Am G F                                        Em 
      It's like I'm hang glidin' over the hood, ha 
Am G           F               Em 
    Never worry (ohhh, no, no, no) 


verse 1 
     Am 
Check, let there be light 
G 
No gang bangin' in New York tonight 
     F 
Just murals of Biggie Smalls, bigger than life 
     Em 
Turn up the kid mic 'cause ya'll ain't listenin' right 
Am 
What's all this talk that Nas got bought? 
    G 
I'd rather outline my body in white chalk 
F 
Ain't nobody been where I been, they at a stand still 
Em 
  This is all overseen by my man Will 


Hook 
     Am 
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death 
  G 
I know that I ain't got much time left 
    F 
And they don't really wanna see the good in me 
      Em 
Ain't satisfied until they see the fool in me 
    Am 
And I know my business, so my sins great 
    G 
And I thank the hood for all the love they gave 
    F 
And I forgive 'em all, they did they best to hate 
Em 
  Oh, let there be light! 


verse 2 
     Am 
This ain't to glorify, just painting a street picture 
        G 
There's no guidance or Bibles, just blunts and swishers 
   F 
Gillettes cut 'caine in kitchen 
                 Em 
Now every rapper wanna claim he hang with Kenneth 'Supreme' McGriff, and 
     Am 
It's like the same difference except when niggas get arraigned 
           G 
They don't want the same sentence, niggas get to snitchin 
   F 
If I could reverse demises and turn falls to rises 
Em 
And bring back the niggas who was livest 
    Am 
Old hustlers, reminiscing on better days 
     G 
They home, doing nothing, might as well be in a cage 
       F 
Hating on young brothers, one foot in the grave 
             Em 
They used to love us till we found our own way through the maze 
    Am 
New York, set trippin' and flaggin' 
                   G 
Got the West Coast laughin', now Esco's askin', 'What happened?' 
   F 
My homegirl from upper Manhattan 
                  Em 
She remembers the quarters that's Latin, a lot of rat-a-tat-tattin' 


Hook 
     Am 
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death 
  G 
I know that I ain't got much time left 
    F 
And they don't really wanna see the good in me 
      Em 
Ain't satisfied until they see the fool in me 
    Am 
And I know my business, so my sins great 
    G 
And I thank the hood for all the love they gave 
    F 
And I forgive 'em all, they did they best to hate 
Em 
  Oh, let there be light! 


verse 3 
    Am 
The son of the audio cassette era, TEC wearer 
G 
Bullets and baguettes, Benz Bose Speaker Terror 
  F                                                      Em 
Deman I get mine till I'm dead, so I can drive somethin' red 

Like that horse standing on it's hind legs 
      Am 
Since Arnold and Willis in they bunk beds 
                    G 
I wanted bread like Wonder 

Not Ned the Wino like the parents of Lionel 
F 
Nas is the Ghetto American Idol 
   Em 
No matter what you do you're never getting my title 
  Am 
I can't sound smart, 'cause y'all will run away 
           G 
They say I ain't hungry no more and I don't talk about yay 
             F 
Like there's no other way for a ex-hustler 
                 Em 
Cake getter, the ex-wig splitter to touch you, I beg to differ 
            Am 
When you're four years into the game, we can have a conversation 
      G 
Eight years in the game, I invite you on vacation 
    F 
Ten years in the game, after I've enjoyed my fame 
Em 
Only then I let you pick my brain, niggas 


Bridge 
     Am                      G 
And I Right about now And I (They don't really know) 
     F 
And I (They don't really see) 

I don't even deal with all that garbage 
Em 
(No, no, no) We getting real right, you know? 
     Am 
And I (Though I walk through the valley) 

That is Tre Williams, ladies and gentlemen 
     G                             F 
And I (They should fear no) And I (no, no-oh) 
                           Em 
Focus on good things, man, good times, heh-heh, alright 


Hook 
     Am 
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death 
  G 
I know that I ain't got much time left 
    F 
And they don't really wanna see the good in me 
      Em 
Ain't satisfied until they see the fool in me 
    Am 
And I know my business, so my sins great 
    G 
And I thank the hood for all the love they gave 
    F 
And I forgive 'em all, they did they best to hate 
Em 
  Oh, let there be light! 

     Am 
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death 
  G 
I know that I ain't got much time left 
    F 
And they don't really wanna see the good in me 
      Em 
Ain't satisfied until they see the fool in me 
    Am 
And I know my business, so my sins great 
    G 
And I thank the hood for all the love they gave 
    F 
And I forgive 'em all, they did they best to hate 
Em                 Am 
  Oh, let there be light! 


Outro 
G           F                Em 
  Oh let it be, let it be, yeah 
       Am            G F Em  
Let it be, let it be
	        

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