Message To The Soldier chords and lyrics - ICE-T

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[Verse 1]
[C]Yo... Ice
you been down with the struggle
for a long time... man
Why don't you drop some knowledge
for these brothers
Who want to get involved in this war
Take [G]notes [C]real gangstas wear trench
coats
grey suits... black ties
And they seek votes
[F]and you're not to [G]be misled
[C]They'll kil[F]l you in your fuckin' bed
[C]they don't sell dope
Yo, excuse me
yes they do
but they [F]don't look that much like me
Or you but if you [C]pull up the sheets
and expose them
They'll crawl up like snakes
and show fangs of venom
Now I've been sol[F]dier
[C]for years
representin' the tat[F]tooed [C]tears
Other brothas locked up [F]with no [C]choice
left in the [G]bowels of devil
With no voice
[C]phones are tapped!

[Verse 2]
my crib is bugged!
[C]My car is tailed from club [F]to [C]club
and this ain't no [F]fuckin' [C]joke
They [F]want to see a nigga [C]broke
you can't slip
if you [G]slip you're out
[C]You gotta kno[F]w what
you're [G]talkin' [C]about
drop science
Every [G]chance you get
[C]hit direct [G]and indirect
[C]speak in cod[G]e
'Cause you're never [C]alone
that's why I use [G]this low [C]tone
Follow this and you might grow [G]older[C]
this is a message to the soldiers!
Message to the soldiers
[F]Message to [C]the soldiers
[F]Message to [C]the soldier!

[Verse 3]
Now [G]they killed [F]King and they shot X
now they want me
You could be next!
all you gotta do is speak too loud!
All you [G]gotta be is be too proud!
[F]cause once you let 'em know
Who you are and where you're [G]at
you better [C]watch your back!
Cause you [G]might think you're just [C]dope
[F]while you're livin
In a sniper's scope
[G]I'm not tryin' to scare you
but there's a danger
If you get too deep
some nights I [F]don't sleep!
[C]all you wan[F]na do is tell the truth
[G]all you wan[F]na do is save the youth
[G]Ice Cube [C]knows!
Souljah knows!
PE knows!
they throw death [G]blows
[F]and if you got kids or a girl
that's [C]true
[F]they'll move on them too!
[G]but when I'm [F]gone I need
you to carry on
[F]you gotta be [G]strong![C]
and fight for our salvation
[F]But there will be retal[Eb]iation!
[F]Soldie[C]r!
this is a [F]message to [C]the soldiers!
Soldier!
[F]this is a message to the[C] soldiers!
To think that rap could be attacked
Is ig[F]norin' the sim[C]ple fact
that they [F]never meant [C]us to speak
[G]They had planned to keep
the black man [F]weak
[C]but rap hit the streets
[G]Black [F]rage amplified over dope
beat[G]s
now they want to [F]shut [C]us down
[G]And they don't [C]fuck around
check the history books... son!
[G]Black leader[F]s die young
[C]they tel[G]l us that your words
[C]are scary
[G]They're revolution[C]ary!
[G]because we speak [C]the truth
about crime and drugs!
[G]And expose the real thugs
this info is not beneficial!
to the groups that go by [G]three initials
so they [F]try to dis[C]credit
they'll [G]dog you with [C]an edit
[G]print the words the way
you never said [C]it
[F]But we gotta make 'em regret it!
[C]Soldier!
message to the soldiers!
[F]message to [C]the soldiers!
[F]word... I know a lot of brothas out
[C]there want to get in this [G]war!
you know what [C]I'm sayin?
A lot of sistas got a [F]lot of knowledge
[C]to drop on [F]our people
But right now [C]they're movin' to
shut down all hip- hop!

[Verse 4]
The first amendment had [C]absolutely
nothin' to do with black people
At the time constitution [G]was written
we [C]were considered nothin' but property
the expectation [G]of havin' black
[C]people speak on records
Never came to mind!
so we gotta move
but believe me all the black
leaders have been silenced!
and most of the time
It's been violent!
so if you choose to get in this [F]war...
realize what you're in [C]for [F]but we
gotta move [C]on
and we gotta stay strong
[F]Message to the [C]soldiers!
[F]Welcome to [C]the struggle!
[F]Message to the [C]soldiers!
[F]Be careful[C]...[C]

[Outro 1]
Soldier!
[C][C]