Dedication

[Intro]
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[G#m]Look, my nigga this [E]is dedication, this is anti-hesitation
[G#m]This a [E]real nigga celebration
[G#m]This a [A#m]Dime Blocc declaration
[G#m]59th and 5th Ave, [F#]granny house with vanilla wafers
[E]This the [G#m]remedy, the separation
[E]2Pac of [G#m]my generation
[B]Blue pill in [C#m]the fuckin' Matrix
[E]Red rose in [F#]the gray pavement
[G#m]Young black nigga trapped [E]and he can't change it
[G#]Know he a genius, [E]he just can't claim it
[G#m]'Cause they left him [E]no platforms to explain it
[G#m]He frustrated so [Gm]he get faded
[E]But deep down inside he [G#m]know you can't fade him
[B]How long should [G#m]I stay dedicated?
[E]How long 'til [G#m]opportunity meet preparation?
[E]I need some [D]real nigga reparations
[E]'Fore I run up in [A]your bank just for recreation
[D#m]Dedication, hard [G#m]work plus patience
[E]The sum of all [G#m]my sacrifice, I'm done waitin'
[E]I'm done waitin', told [G#m]you that I wasn't playin'
[E]Now you hear [G#m]what I been sayin'
[E]Dedication
[G#m]It's dedication
[F#]Look
[E]I spent my whole [B]life thinkin' out the box
[E]Boxin' homies three-on-one, got [B]DP'ed but I ain't drop
[E]Chirp on me, here I [B]come, brrt, spin around the block
[E]They blurped on me, said I ran [B]a stop sign but that's a lie
[F#]I spent my whole [E]life starin' at the stage
[A#m]Playin' Sega, daddy smokin' [D#m]sherm, mama playin' spades
[B]Catchin' vapors, grandma said I'd [G#m]get some Jordans for my grades
[E]That's my baby, when she died [G#m]my heart broke a hundred ways
[E]I spent my whole life [G#m]tryna make it, tryna chase it
[A#m]The cycle of a black [G#m]man divided, tryna break it
[F#]You take a loss, shit don't [E]cry about it, just embrace it
[G#m]Minor setback for major [E]comeback, that's my favorite
[G#m]My nigga L said, "You do a song [B]with Nip, K. Dot he a better Crip"
[C#m]I said, "He a man first, [E]you hear the words out his lips?
[F#]About flourishing from the [G#m]streets to black businesses?"
[E]Level four yard livin' [G#]given to false imprisonment
[E]Listen close my nigga, it's bigger [G#m]than deuces and fours my nigga
[E]Since elementary we close my [G#m]nigga, yeah, straight like that
[Gm]I give you the game, go back [E]to the turf and give it right back
[G#m]For generations we been dealt [B]bad hands with bad plans
[G#m]Prove your dedication by [E]hoppin' out Grand Am's
[G#m]I'm at the premiere politickin' [E]with Top, Nip, and Snoop
[D]Damn, Pac watchin' the [E]way we grew, from dedication
[A]If it ain't congratulate [D#m]then it look like hate
[G#m]If it ain't congratulate then [E]it look like what, Nipsey?
[G#m]Hol' up!
[E]Look
[G#m]This ain't entertainment, it's for [E]niggas on the slave ship
[G#m]These songs just the spirituals [E]I swam against them waves with
[G#m]Ended up on [F#]shore to their amazement
[E]I hope the example [B]I set's not contagious
[E]Lock us behind gates [B]but can't tame us
[E]Used to be "stay [B]safe", now it's, "stay dangerous"
[E]'Cause ain't no point [B]in playin' defense nigga
[F#]That's why I dove off the [E]deep end nigga, without a life jacket
[A#m]Couple mil', tour the [D#m]world, dawg, my life crackin'
[B]Cook the books, bring it [G#m]back so it's no taxes
[E]Royalties, publishing, plus [G#m]I own masters
[E]I'll be damned if I [G#m]slave for some white crackers
[A#m]I was mappin' this out, [G#m]I hit the heights backwards
[F#]Hoppin' out the [E]85 in Reebok classics
[G#m]Ran a couple marathons [E]just to get established
[G#m]To make it happen, [B]you got to have it
[C#m]Dedication, hard [E]work plus patience
[F#]The sum of all [G#m]my sacrifice, I'm done waitin'
[E]I'm done waitin', told [G#]you that I wasn't playin'
[E]Now you hear [G#m]what I been sayin'
[E]Dedication
[G#m]It's dedication

Placing a Capo on Fret 4 transforms fingering into Em, maintaining G#m sound without complex barre chords.

This song is built on the key of G#M. Here are the 7 diatonic chords (Chord Family) that harmonize according to music theory: