Champion Requiem Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Bismillah ir Rhman ir Raheem
Peace, peace what's up
y'all this is Mos Def
And this is a message to the people
If you see or hear goodness [D]from me
Then that goodness is
[Am]from The Creator
You should be thankful
to The Creator for all of that
'Cause I'm not the
architect [G]of that
I'm only [Am]the, the recipient
If you see [G]weakness or
shortcoming in [Am]me
It's from my own weakness
or short[Bm]coming
And I ask The Creator and the people to
[G]forgive me for [Am]that
[D]Thank you Brooklyn, [G]thank you world
Yeah, yeah [Am]there it is

[Verse 2]
Turn my voice up in the top a little [Am]bit
It feel good to be back
What's [G]up ochenta?
[Am]Yeah, yeah, ha
It's the Black Dante in your [A]headphones
[G]Speakerbox (freaky
radio) freaky radio
(Everywhere on [Bm]the dial) tell
you [G]a little bit about [Em]me
[Am]For my homet[Bm]own,
break [G]down a [Am]little history for you
Myrtle and Broad[G]way, [Am]Roose[Bm]velt projects,
[G]Marcy project[Am]s

[Verse 3]
Listen
[Am]I stepped on the [D]field from no
league just home team
I jumped out the stands and
I snatched the rock
With the [A]final seconds
+one to land [G]on the clock
Mos [Bm]post up to throw up the
[C]tie- breakin' [Em]shot
[Am]I put it through the net and let
the [D]world's jaw drop
Then fled the arena be
[Am]fore they called cops
Tell the players and the coach
I wasn't trying to blow spot
But the way they [D]was ballin'
made [G]it difficult to watch
I [Am]was taught when there's somethin'
you can [D]change [Am]around
Keep [D]quiet,
you got nothin' to complain about
[Am]You got work to do,
I [G]don't know if that work for you
[Bm]But that's how Mos work [C]it throu[Em]gh
And my [Am]work is personal,
[G]I'm a working person[D]
I put in work, [Am]I work with purpose
I get it there, on the water,
air, the surface
You feel the impact? Niggas
yeah it's [G]working
Listen [Am]God did not make me
a fearful person
The only fear I have,
is my failure to adhere his path
[A]I would love it just to [G]hear this back
On the [Bm]ghetto streets where y'all [G]at
On [Em]the a[Am]ve's where the Jeep's go past
In the coupes where the seats go back
In the parties where it be so packed
And the atmosphere be so black
And them black things be so phat
If I could I would [G]be so glad
[Am]But if not I won't be so mad
I'm still being a man,
still feeding my fam'
And even [A]if you don't see it my fam
[G]I believe that I am,[Bm]
truly [C]gifted, truly [Em]blessed
[G]I'm yours truly,
Brook[D]lyn's own, Mos Def
I'm rocking the hard [Am]right,
ground zero, to far left
I'm, well balanced, with immense talents
Burn the script,
then flip it to [D]keep myself [G]challenged
[Am]And that's the mark [D]of
a true champion
That's whether I'm in or outside the ring
No [Am]fights, no title, no [G]crown or reign
Feel my [Bm]presence even when
I'm up [C]out this [Em]thing
Just [Am]trust, that's what I'm about to be
But [D]un til then settle in and [Am]rock with me

[Verse 4]
[Am]Ha, that's what its about to be
[D]Ghetto people look alive with me[G]
And say, [Am]we 'goin, stop by
[D]Then we [Am]just keep moving on
Ghetto people, look [G]alive and
Feel [Bm]free, we just keep [C]moving [Em]on
[Am]For Aaliyah, Left Eye, Jam Master Jay
All the great hero's who
have passed away
Scott Laraque, Big and Pac,
Freaky Tai, Big [G]L
[Am]All the soldiers locked down in the cell
Lock up the flesh, but the spirit will [D]prevail
[A]To our loved one[G]s, and deceased
[Bm]Dyin' in the street,
or [C]quiet in their [Em]sleep [Am](B.I.G.)
Rest in peace,
your living in the mansions of our memory
Rest in peace,
your living in the mansions of our memory
[G]And that's rea[Am]l
'Cause [D]everything in life
gon' come to an end
[A]Bec[G]ause it must, [Bm]and wh[C]en it d[Em]oes[Am]
I [D]hope that [G]y'all re[Am]member me
With true respect
[D]And ghetto love
Now [G]raise it [Am]up
[D]'Cause eve[Bm]rything in [Em]life[Am]
gon' come to an end
[A]Bec[G]ause it must, [Bm]and wh[G]en [C]it do[Am]es
[G]I hop[D]e that y'all remem[G]ber me[Am]
Black Dante, from Myrtle and Broadway
Yeah, [G]yeah y'all
[Am]

[Verse 5]
Let [D]me [G]hear [Am]it
[G]back[Am]
[A]
Freaky [G]radio[Bm][C][Am][A][D][A][A]
[A][G][A][A]
[Am](fre[A]aky [A]radio)
[G]Freaky radio (freaky radio)
[Bm]everywhere on th[C]e dial