Ghetto superstar (1998) (video) (midi)

Dm

Man, man, look up at the sky, all the stars.

Man, the stars is beautiful tonight, look at them !

D G

Ghetto superstar, that is what you are,

Em A

coming from afar, reaching for the stars.

D G

Run away with me to another place,

Bm A G

we can rely on each other, ah ah,

Bm A D

from one corner to another, ah ha.

Dm

1. Some got hopes and dreams, we got ways and means,

G

the supreme dream team, always up with the schemes,

Dm

from hubcaps to sellin‘ raps, name your theme,

G

my rise to the top, floating on this cream.

Dm

Who the hell wanna stop me, I hated those who doubt me,

G

a million refugees with unlimited warranties,

Dm

Black Caesar, dating top squeezers,

G

diplomatic legalese, no time for a visa.

Dm

They just begun, I’m a shoot them one by one,

G

got five sides to me, somethin‘ like a Pentagon,

Dm

strike with the forces of King Solomon,

G

lettin‘ bygones be bygones, and so on and so on.

Dm

I’m a teach this cat how to live in the ghetto,

G

keepin‘ a retrospective from the get to,

Dm

lay low, let my mind shine like a halo,

G

politic with ghetto senators on the deelow.

D G

Ghetto superstar, that is what you are,

Em A

coming from afar, reaching for the stars.

D G

Run away with me to another place,

Bm A G

we can rely on each other, ah ah,

Bm A D

from one corner to another, ah ha.

Dm

2. My eyes is sore bein‘ a senator,

G

behind closed doors, hittin‘ truth to the sea floor,

Dm

the rich go north, ignore the tug of war,

G

while the kids are poor, open new and better drug stores.

Dm G

So I became hardcore, couldn’t take it no more,

Dm

I’m a reveal everything, change the law,

I find myself walkin‘ the streets,

G

tryin‘ to find what’s really goin‘ on in the streets.

Dm

3. Now every dog got his day, needless to say,

G

when the chief away, that’s when them cats want to play,

Dm

I told you, mess around you fools like Cassius Clay,

G

stretch my heater, make you do a pas de bourree.

Dm

Kick your balls like Pele, pick em doin‘ ballet,

G

peak like Dante, broader than Broadway,

Dm

get applause like a matador, cry yellin‘ olé,

G

who the hell wanna save me, from B.K. to Cali, come on !

D G

Ghetto superstar, that is what you are,

Em A

coming from afar, reaching for the stars.

D G

Run away with me to another place,

Bm A G

we can rely on each other, ah ah,

Bm A D

from one corner to another, ah ha.

Dm

4. Just when you thought it was safe in a common place,

G

showcase your finest is losin‘ fast in the horse race,

Dm

two faced, gettin‘ defaced, out like Scarface

G

throw your roll money, let me put on my screw face.

Dm

Well, I’m paranoid at the things I said, wonderin‘

G

what’s the penalty from day to day,

Dm

I’m hangin‘ out, partyin‘ with girls that never die,

G

you see, I was pickin‘ on the small fries my campaign telling lies.

Dm

Was just spreading my love, didn’t know my love,

G

was the one holdin‘ the gun, and the glove

Dm

but it’s all good as long as it’s understoodd,

G

it’s all together now in the hood.

D G

Ghetto superstar, that is what you are,

Em A

coming from afar, reaching for the stars.

D G

Run away with me to another place,

Bm A G

we can rely on each other, ah ah,

Bm A D

from one corner to another, ah ha.

+ repeat CHORUS ....

(orig. = capo 4th) (Pras Michel)