Déjà vu    (video)

 

    Em ~ ~

 

      Em                                        A

    I used to run base like Juan Pierre,

     Em                                                   A

    now I run the bass hi hat and the snare.

      Em                                         A

    I used to bag girls like Birkin Bags,

     Em                  - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    now I bag B ! (Boy you hurtin' that !).

       Em                                  A

    Brooklyn Bay where they birthed me at,

     Em                                     A

    now I be everywhere, the nerve of rap.

                Em                                        A

    The audacity to have me whipping curtains back,

                Em                       A

    me and B, she about to sting stand back.

 

    Em A    Em                        A

1. Baby, seems like everywhere I go,

       Em   A     Em                              A

    I see you, from your eyes, your smile.

                     Em       A    Em              A

    It's like I breathe you, helplessly I reminisce,

              Em   A         Em                    A

    don't want to compare nobody to you.

        F                                           E

    Boy, I try to catch myself, but I'm out of control,

               F                                   B7

    your sexiness is so appealing, I can't let it go, oh !

 

                    Em                  A                        Em                 A

Know that I can't get over you 'cause everything I see is you,

                    Em                 A                     Em              A

and I don't want no substitute, Baby, I swear it's déjà vu.

                    Em                   A                       Em                 A

Know that I can't get over you 'cause everything I see is you,

                   Em                  A                    Em         A   Em

and I don't want no substitute, baby, I swear, it's déjà vu.

 

     Em A     Em                       A

2. Seeing things that I know can't be.

               Em  A                    Em                       A

    Am I dreaming ? When I saw you walking past me,

                Em               A       Em                A

    almost called your name, got a better glimpse

                      Em          A        Em                  A

    and then I looked away, it's like I'm losing it.

        F                                           E

    Boy, I try to catch myself, but I'm out of control,

               F                                   B7

    your sexiness is so appealing, I can't let it go, oh !

 

                    Em                  A                        Em                 A

Know that I can't get over you 'cause everything I see is you,

                    Em                 A                     Em              A

and I don't want no substitute, Baby, I swear it's déjà vu.

                    Em                   A                       Em                 A

Know that I can't get over you 'cause everything I see is you,

                   Em                  A                    Em         A   Em

and I don't want no substitute, baby, I swear, it's déjà vu.

 

                Em                    A

+  Yes ! Hova's flow so unusual,

     Em                             A

    baby, girl, you should already know.

          Em    A

    It's H-O, light up the dro',

                Em                                     A

    'cause you gon' need help tryna study my bounce.

       Em                A

    Flow, blow. What's the difference ?

      Em                                            A

    One, you take in vein while the other you sniffin'.

           Em                      A

    It's still dough, po-po try to convict him,

                Em                                          A

    that's a no-go. My dough keep the scales tipping

          Em      A                      Em              A

    like 4-4's, like I'm from the H-O-U-S-T-O-N.

      Em             A

    Blow, wind, so Chicago of him,

       Em                                       A

    Is he the best ever, that's the argu-a-ment.

   Em                                             A

    I don't make the list, don't be mad at me,

      Em                                   A

    I just make the hits, like a factory.

                 Em                          A

    I'm just one-to-one, nothin' after me,

           Em              A

    no déjà vu, just me and my, oh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   C                                       B7

3. Baby, I can't go anywhere without thinking that you're there.

                                   C                                             B7

    Seems like you're everywhere, it's true, gotta be having déjà vu.

                            C                                                  B7

    'Cause in my mind I want you here, get on the next plane, I don't care.

                  C                                             B7

    Is it because I'm missing you that I'm having déjà vu ?

       C                                          B7

    Boy, I try to catch myself, but I'm out of control,

              C                                   B7

    your sexiness is so appealing, I can't let it go, oh !

 

                    Em                  A                        Em                 A

Know that I can't get over you 'cause everything I see is you,

                    Em                 A                     Em              A

and I don't want no substitute, Baby, I swear it's déjà vu.

                    Em                   A                       Em                 A

Know that I can't get over you 'cause everything I see is you,

                   Em                  A                    Em         A   Em

and I don't want no substitute, baby, I swear, it's déjà vu.

 

+  repeat CHORUS          +  C - B7  - C - B7   - Em

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Beyoncé feat. Jay Z)