[Verse 1]
Em
I'm out to be the best me that I can be
G6
Workin' on my craft day in and out
You know that's what I'm about
C
No, I'm not aiming to become famous
I just wanna play and sing this
Em
The only competition I see is myself
G6
I gotta tunnel vision kinda like a telescope
C
And I'm looking at, and I'm picking at
Everything that I could do to become better
Em G6
I see a lot of people, I hear a lot of things
C
They're talking about diamond rings, money things
C
I guess that happens when you hit the top
C
Become unsatisfied with everything that you already got
Em
You say it's all about the music
G6
But mess around with girls who do it
C
Yeah, you lie to your fans
C
I'm singing from my shadow, you can call that shade
Em G6
My verse is straight and my flow is hard
C
I paint my songs like a work of art
C
I never grew up listening to other stuff
Em
You can say I'm kinda different, maybe just a bluff
G6
But let me tell you, I am one hundred percent reality
C
Authentic, I ain't dancing in a fantasy, no
C
Only sea that I'll be dancing in
C
Is a sea of fans in a sold out MSG
Em G6
Maybe a year or two, maybe a year or three
G6
It doesn't phase me, honestly
C
Even if I don't make it by then
C
I'll still be doing shows, so I make it in the end, yeah
Em
And if you think I'm irrelevant
G6
Well then I must be relevant
C
'Cause you took the time to listen to my song
C
That I wrote on my bed in my bedroom
[Chorus]
Em
I don't sing for a backtrack
G6
I write songs in my snapback
C
I don't care what they say
C
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
Em
I don't hook up with strangers
G6
I've got class and respect
C
I don't care what they say
C
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
[Hook]
Em
A capella, a-a capella
Em
A capella, a-a capella
Em
A capella, a-a capella
Em
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
[Verse 2]
Em G6
Sometimes I need to focus on myself and what I need
C
Sometimes I feel like my mind is on it's own kind of speed
C
But I guess it's the way that it goes when you try to write like a beast
C
This is my feast
Em
Don't ever classify me as a rapper
G6
I spit a little bit and I can talk fast but that's it
C
I ain't about the gold chains, ain't about the fake girls
C
Ain't about the high life, ain't about the money
Em
See, my lyrics are different
G6
They come alive the minute I start to sing them
C
I would say that I put my soul all up in them
C
But I am a ginger, you know how that goes
Em
My world comes together the moment
G6
My pen hits the paper like I'm a jail breaker
C
But I have committed, no crime to be charged for
C
You see me in bars but don't know what I stand for
[Chorus]
Em
I don't sing for a backtrack
G6
I write songs in my snapback
C
I don't care what they say
C
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
Em
I don't hook up with strangers
G6
I've got class and respect
C
I don't care what they say
C
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
[Hook]
Em
A capella, a-a capella
Em
A capella, a-a capella
Em
A capella, a-a capella
Em
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella - wait
[Verse 3]
C
My finger's bleed when I pluck strings
C
I was never raised to play this guitar with a pick thing
C
At times people say I sound British when I say things
C
When I say things, say things
C
Now they're coming to me asking if I wanna be the next big thing
C
I'm the next best thing, buddy
Em
You better get your facts straight, uh
C
I don't need a record label to show them my talent great
Em
'Cause if the people like it then the people buy it
Em
Why would I wanna hire another writer to take it higher?
Em
Foolish like the gold that you place in my hands
C
That's fool's gold and I'm not fooled by this fame game
C
This twitter game, it's so lame
Em
'Cause I'm verified on the inside
C
Don't need a blue check to be satisfied, uh
Em G6 C D X2
[Bridge]
Em
Break strings when I play this
G6
Take names when I play this
C
Take notes when I play this
Em
Break strings when I play this
G6
Take names when I play this
C
Take notes when I play this
Em
Break strings when I play this
G6
Take names when I play this
C
Take notes when I play this
Em
Break strings when I play this
G6
Take names when I play this
C
Take notes when I play this
Em
You already know
[Chorus]
Em
I don't sing for a backtrack
G6
I write songs in my snapback
C
I don't care what they say
C
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
Em
I don't hook up with strangers
G6
I've got class and respect
C
And I don't care what they say
D
And I don't care what they say
Am
'Cause I'm keepin' it real
D
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella