Hard back (industry) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Hardback, stern face
Play your position [G]and know your [D]place
Only move [G]when the money's [D]callin?
Take my advice, you'll be ballin?

[Verse 2]
You need [D]a hardback, stern face
Play your position and [Gm]know your [D]place
[C#]Only [A]move [D]when the [G]money's [D]callin?
Take my ad[G]vice, you'll [Gm]be ba[D]llin?
[Bm]First up,

[Verse 3]
it's im[D]portant that
you keep your [C#]shit original
[Bm]Try [D]an d keep that c[G]opycat shit
[Gm]to a m[C#]inimal[D]
People want somethin? that
they never [C#]heard before
If it's been [D]done, leave it,
they don't [C#]wanna hear no more
[Bm]Secondly,

[Verse 4]
[D]here's another
clever thing that [C#]you can do
Find your[Bm]self a [D]good manager
who's really [C#]got a clue
'Cause there's [Bm]so ma[D]ny to choose from,
they [C#]all look the part
But it's diffi[D]cult to come across
the ones that's really [C#]smart
And can [B]stand

[Verse 5]
firm and [Bm]steady
when [C#]the label's talkin? shit
Will re[Bm]spect, it keeps it gangsta
but does [C#]everything legit
And depend[D]able,
you can trust to handle your [C#]biz
And can really [D]make you sure
of what the situ[C#]ation is
Nex[Bm]t up, find

[Verse 6]
a record [C#]label
that ain't full of pricks
One that [Bm]let's you breathe artistically
but makes you [C#]come with hits
Con[Bm]gratula[D]tions now you've got your deal,
you're set to [C#]go
Lemme fill you in on [D]just a couple
things you need to [C#]know
You need [Bm]a

[Verse 7]
[D]hardbac[C#]k, stern fac[D]e[C#]
[Bm]Play [D]your position and [C#]know your place
Only [D]move when the money's [C#]callin?
[Bm]Take [D]my advice, you'll be [C#]ballin?

[Verse 8]
You need [D]a hardb[C#]ack, stern face
[Bm]Play [D]your position and know your place
[C#]Only [D]move when the money's [C#]callin?
Take [D]my advice, you'll be [C#]ballin?
Nex[Bm]t up,

[Verse 9]
change your number
[D]Change your phone and
[C#]change your chip
'Cause there's [B]gonna be a [Bm]lot of people ringin?,
[D]talkin? [C#]shit
[Bm]Whether [D]bredrens wantin? money
'cause now [C#]suddenly you're rich
Or some dumb [D]hatin? fassies tryin?
to take you [C#]for a bitch
Yeah, I [B]know it's

[Verse 10]
[Bm]minor and [C#]you can handle it,
it's nothin?
But [Bm]eventually you're really
gonna wanna [C#]do somethin?
And that's [Bm]counter- pro[D]ductive,
beefin? [C#]over bullshit
You can never [D]stop them dumb
bredrens tryin? to [C#]bullshit

[Verse 11]
Plus you're [D]in the limelight,
well- [C#]paid verbalist
Which leads me [D]onto my next sub[C#]ject,
journal[D]ists
[Bm]These [D]are the people that
could [C#]put your name about
So be careful [D]what you're sayin? when
you're talkin? out your [C#]mouth

[Verse 12]
And avoid [C#]bein? [D]ignor[Bm]ant,
[D]tone down the [C#]thug- shit
Come to [D]interviews buzzin?,
tone [C#]down the drug shit
[Bm]Keep your [D]eye on the ball, [C#]mind on the job
And be[B]fore you [C#]know you'll [D]have
the whole world [C#]on your knob
You need [Bm]a

[Verse 13]
hard[C#]back, stern face
[Bm]Play [C#]your position and know your place
Only move [D]when the money's [C#]callin?
[Bm]Take my ad[D]vice, you'll be [C#]ballin?
You need [B]a

[Verse 14]
[Bm]hard[C#]back, stern face
[Bm]Play [B]your position [Bm]and
[C#]know your [D]place[C#]
Only move [D]when the money's [C#]calli[D]n?[C#]
[Bm]Take my ad[D]vice, you'll be [C#]ballin?
[Bm]Here's

[Verse 15]
[C#]somethin? [D]that I shoulda
[C#]stressed early on
[Bm]Don't [C#]go s[D]pendin? al[C#]l your
money till it's gone
'Cause the [Bm]tax m[C#]an's g[D]onna
want his [C#]paper when it's due
And there's [Bm]nobody [C#]above
[D]the[C#] taxman especially you
And an[B]other thing,

[Verse 16]
[C#]
[D]buy your house be[C#]fore you buy your car
Don't tell no one [D]where you are,
even better if you're [C#]far
Every[Bm]body knows you're [D]gangsta
and that [C#]Porsche looks great
But do you [Bm]really [D]want it sittin? on
that [C#]council estate?

[Verse 17]
[C#]Differently, [Bm]watch [D]where you
[C#]choose to socialize
Keep [B]an eye out for [C#]trouble,
[D]watch for [C#]devils in disguise
[E]And [Bm]please [D]don't be fooled
by no [C#]pretty females
Play it safe,
never [D]let 'em know your [C#]full details
I ain't [Bm]sayin?

[Verse 18]
be [C#]para', I'm
just sayin? be sure
You can [B]never [C#]know [Bm]if that bitch
will be braggin? [C#]what she saw
And [Bm]aside from makin? [D]money,
keep [C#]lovin? what you do
I ain't saying nothin? [D]more
because the [C#]rest is up to you

[Verse 19]
I got [Gm]a hardback, stern fa[D]ce
Play your pos[Gm]ition and
know your [D]place[Gm]
Only [C#]move [Gm]when the money's [D]callin?
[Gm]Take my advice, you'll be ballin?
[D]You need a[C#]

[Verse 20]
[D]hardbac[C#]k, stern face
Play your pos[D]ition and [C#]know your place
Only move [D]when the money's [C#]callin?
[Bm]Take [D]my advice, you'll [C#]be[B][C#][Bm][C#]
[B][Bm]
[Bm][D][C#][D]
[C#][B][C#][Bm]
[D]bal[C#]lin?
[D]