Key: C
Introduction:
C Am
I was stabbed by Satan
Am C
On the day that I was born
C Am
I was promised lovin'
Am C
But instead I was torn
C Am
Na, na, na, na, na, na
F C
My heart bled fear
C Am
Na, na, na, na, na, na
F C
My eyes shed tears
verse 1
C
A poor black ghetto child
Am F
He can't shoot and he can't go run a mile
C
There's no school and the kids go runnin' wild
Am F
The police and the courts wanna run him out
C
He's so cold and the po po hate 'em all
Am F
He ain't seen his daddy since back in '84
C
But oh well, so it be, now he's in jail
Am F
His mother's stressin' just to get him out on bail
C
Now sing it out
Hook
C Am
I was stabbed by Satan
Am C
On the day that I was born
C Am
I was promised lovin'
Am C
But instead I was torn
C Am
Na, na, na, na, na, na
F C
My heart bled fear
C Am
Na, na, na, na, na, na
F C
My eyes shed tears
verse 2
C
So the story goes on
There's no glory and the worry takes a toll on
C
His whole body but his buddies wanna roll on
Am F C
It's all bloody when the cops come to a stop
Am F
The police with their big Glocks pull 'em out
C
They say "freeze" but there's only one comin' out
Am
There's two dead with a legal gun to his head
F
It's stupid, he shoulda played ball instead
C
Now sing it out
Hook
C Am
I was stabbed by Satan
Am C
On the day that I was born
C Am
I was promised lovin'
Am C
But instead I was torn
C Am
Na, na, na, na, na, na
F C
My heart bled fear
C Am
Na, na, na, na, na, na
F C
My eyes shed tears
verse 3
C Am
So one day when it's all said and done
F C
My life will be the bluest rap song ever sung
Am
My verses will be curses to the rich
F
And all sorts of authority will cease to exist
C Am
My daughters will be free of wars in my honor. Your fist
F
Will raise in the air
Like the silence of revolution My face will appear
C Am
Like the vision of a prisoner with his last beer
F C
This song is a poem and this whole poem is a tear
Dropped to your ear
C Am
I was stabbed by Satan
Am C
On the day that I was born
C Am
I was promised lovin'
Am C
But instead I was torn
C Am
Na, na, na, na, na, na
F C
My heart bled fear
C Am
Na, na, na, na, na, na
F C
My eyes shed tears
C Am
e
Outro
C Am
So why do kids cry when they're born?
Am
Ever ask yourself that?
Am C
I mean, there's no scientifical reason explaining that.
Am F C
Well, it is said that Satan stabs a child at birth
C Am
As an introduction to pain.
F C
You know, welcome to the world, right?