Praying Mantis Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Dm][Em][Am]
[Dm][Em][E][Am]
[Dm][Em][E][Am]
[Dm][E]
[Am][Dm][E][Em]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
Okay, [Dm]hmm
Microphone check, [Em]one, two, three
Eric
[Am]Biddens on the beat, made by
Danny
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If [Dm]you feelin' how t[Am]he vibe is now
[Em]Listen close[Am] with your ears,
they become your [Dm]eye[E]
[Am]Listen close with your ears,
they become your eye
[Dm]Back with another one,
[Em]story of a mother who
[Am]Single -parent raising babies
in a single room
[Dm]Have no idea how she gon' [Em]make
it, barely pushing through
[Am]She hardly make enough to pay
the rent and it's reduced
[Dm]Sister, you don't know the
[Am]challenge when you're worth it
The devil put you on surveillance
for [Dm]a purpose
But you gon' [E]flourish, can [Em]feel it
The [Am]carpet that you cry upon
Wanna give a spirit
[Dm]And [Em]these bills don't nev[Am]
er stop [Dm]accumulating
[Em]An d it's a gamble when yo[Am]u're
feeling like complications
[Dm]The third time this [Am]week
You don't really wanna eat the ramen
noodles you're making
[Dm]The only thing you could r[Em]eally do is pray
[Am]The only thing you could
[C]really do [Am]is pray[Dm]
[Em]Yeah
Huh, buy [Am]your head
[Dm]We takin' chances,
[C]whenever we take [Em]glances
[G]Out that window [C]candle,
we ain't prayin' like [Am]the mantis
[Dm]We step on answers,
and [E]spray the cock[Em]roaches
Now they thought where they look for food,
the [Am]place we call our home
It's [Dm]hard bein' good, [Am]when you accept it
This shit become a rhyme,
I ask you publicly, recept it
[Dm]For when I shout out, I [Em]hope the
Lord protect me
Carry that umbrella when [Am]it's rainin',
kinda hate it
[Dm]I once was him who used
to [Em]travel with no gas
And know what the blink of light,
I said, [Am]I'd get there if I had
[Dm]I know it's hope for each an
[Am]d every person [Em]out there.
I've been feeling like it's more
to [Am]life than just complaining.
[Dm]Forgot about praying.
[Em]Forgot about love.
[Am]For got what I'm s[Em]upposed to write
about on this [Am]here song.[Dm]
An[Em]d these bills don't ne[Am]v
er stop [Dm]accumulating.
An[Em]d it's a gamble when you're
[Am]feeling like complications.
[Dm]Third time this [Am]week, you don't really
want to eat the ramen
noodles you're making.
[Dm]The only thing you can r[Em]eally do is pray.
The only [Am]thing you could really do is pray,
[Dm]yeah[Em][Am]
[Dm][E][Em][C]
[Am][Dm]
Back with another [Dm]one,
student tryin' to finish school
Say he don't qualify [Dm]to
get the help he need, so
He work a nine -to [Dm]-five
in overtime for minimum
No benefits, [Dm]he don't complain,
it's what he gotta do.
One day he get a checkup
saying he got cancer.
Around the time his doctor
say insurance cancer.
They [Em]go with saving,
now he coming out of pocket.
No way to pay tuition now
to go to college.
And the bills don't never
stop accumulating.
And it's a [Em]gamble when you're
filling [Dm]out the application.
I'm gonna switch it up to that third time
this mean [Am]you don't really wanna
Eat the ramen noodles you make
Pray
The only time I really do is pray
Yeah
now
I'm not gonna. I'm
not gonna use the last verse
Yeah, scratch it
Okay
you