Biography:
Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985), better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer. Raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he went on to release two additional mixtapes after signing to Jay Z's Roc Nation imprint in 2009.
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[Background Sample]
A G#
Bad things happen to the people you love
C#m E
And you find yourself praying up to heaven above
A G#
But honestly I’ve never had much sympathy
C#m G#
Cause those bad things, I always saw them coming for me
A C#m
I’m gonna run run away, run run away, run away
E G#
Run away and never come back
A C#m E G# /F#/E
Run run away, run run away, run away show ‘em that your color is black
[Verse 1]
A
Damned if I do
G#
Damned if I don't
C#m
You know I got a girl back home
E
You got a man what you want, what you want
A
What these bitches want from a nigga
G#
On some DMX shit
C#m
I know them other niggas love tricking
E
On some BMX shit
A
But not me
G#
Now I'm sure you done heard about me
C#m
A black star, Mos Def, Kweli
E
Good so them bad hoes try me, they try me
A
This is Martin Luther King in the club
G#
Getting dubs, with a bad bitch
C#m
In his ear sayin' that she down for whatever
E
In the back of his mind is Coretta
[Hook 1]
A G#
She knows, she knows
C#m E
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A G#
And deep down she knows, she knows
C#m E
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G#
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G# /F#/E
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
[Verse 2]
A
Damned if I do
G#
Damned if I don't
C#m
I'm passing up on bad hoes
E
Trying to be the man that she want, what she want
A
What she want from a nigga
G#
To put a ring on it
C#m
Got a bitch on my dick right now
E
And she just want to sing on it
A
Got me up so high
C#m
Trying to get a piece of that apple pie
E
I be up so high
G#
Trying to get a piece of that apple pie
A
Dancehall vibes with my pants on fire
C#m
Cause I told her I was sleeping
E
Cause I creep with this pretty young thing that I chose
G#
That she could be doing the same thing I suppose
[Hook 1]
A G#
She knows, she knows
C#m E
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A G#
And deep down she knows, she knows
C#m E
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G#
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G# /F#/E
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
[Hook 2]
A
Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up
G#
Only bad thing about a star is they burn up
C#m
Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up
E
Only bad thing about a star is they burn up
A
Rest in peace to Aaliyah
G#
Rest in peace to Left Eye
C#m
Michael Jackson, I'll see ya
E
Just as soon as I die
A C#m
Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
E G# /F#/E
I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
A C#m
Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
E G# /F#/E
I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
[Outro]
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G#
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G# /F#/E
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
[Background Sample]
A G#
Bad things happen to the people you love
C#m E
And you find yourself praying up to heaven above
A G#
But honestly I’ve never had much sympathy
C#m G#
Cause those bad things, I always saw them coming for me
A C#m
I’m gonna run run away, run run away, run away
E G#
Run away and never come back
A C#m E G# /F#/E
Run run away, run run away, run away show ‘em that your color is black
[Verse 1]
A
Damned if I do
G#
Damned if I don't
C#m
You know I got a girl back home
E
You got a man what you want, what you want
A
What these bitches want from a nigga
G#
On some DMX shit
C#m
I know them other niggas love tricking
E
On some BMX shit
A
But not me
G#
Now I'm sure you done heard about me
C#m
A black star, Mos Def, Kweli
E
Good so them bad hoes try me, they try me
A
This is Martin Luther King in the club
G#
Getting dubs, with a bad bitch
C#m
In his ear sayin' that she down for whatever
E
In the back of his mind is Coretta
[Hook 1]
A G#
She knows, she knows
C#m E
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A G#
And deep down she knows, she knows
C#m E
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G#
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G# /F#/E
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
[Verse 2]
A
Damned if I do
G#
Damned if I don't
C#m
I'm passing up on bad hoes
E
Trying to be the man that she want, what she want
A
What she want from a nigga
G#
To put a ring on it
C#m
Got a bitch on my dick right now
E
And she just want to sing on it
A
Got me up so high
C#m
Trying to get a piece of that apple pie
E
I be up so high
G#
Trying to get a piece of that apple pie
A
Dancehall vibes with my pants on fire
C#m
Cause I told her I was sleeping
E
Cause I creep with this pretty young thing that I chose
G#
That she could be doing the same thing I suppose
[Hook 1]
A G#
She knows, she knows
C#m E
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A G#
And deep down she knows, she knows
C#m E
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G#
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G# /F#/E
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
[Hook 2]
A
Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up
G#
Only bad thing about a star is they burn up
C#m
Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up
E
Only bad thing about a star is they burn up
A
Rest in peace to Aaliyah
G#
Rest in peace to Left Eye
C#m
Michael Jackson, I'll see ya
E
Just as soon as I die
A C#m
Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
E G# /F#/E
I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
A C#m
Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
E G# /F#/E
I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
[Outro]
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G#
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
A
Well alright
C#m E
Oh I, oh I-I-I
G# /F#/E
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
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