Verse
Am
Now that I escape, sleepwalker awake
Em
Those who could relate know the world ain't cake
F
Jail bars ain't golden gates
C
Those who fake, they break,
Em
When they meet their 400 pound mate
Am
If I could rule the world
Em
Everyone would have a gun in the ghetto of course
When giddy-upin' on their horse
F
I kick a rhyme drinkin' moonshine
C Em
I pour a sip on the concrete, for the deceased
Am
But no don't weep, Wyclef's in a state of sleep
Em
Thinkin' 'bout the robbery that I did last week
F
Money in the bag, banker looked like a drag
C Em
I wanna play with pellet guns from here to Baghdad
Am
Gun blast, think fast, I think I'm hit
Em
My girl pinched my hips to see if I still exist
F
I think not, I'll send a letter to my friends
C Em
G born again hooligan only to be king again
[Lauryn Hill]
Am Em
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
F C Em
Gonna find you and take it slowly
Am Em
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
F C Em
Gonna find you and make you want me
[Lauryn Hill]
Am Em
I play my enemies like a game of chess, where I rest
No stress
If you don't smoke sess, lest
F
I must confess, my destiny's manifest
C Em
In some Goretex and sweats I make treks like I'm homeless
Am
Rap orgies with Porgy and Bess
Em
Capture your bounty like Elliot Ness, yes
F
Bless you if you represent the Fu
C Em
But I'll hex you with some witch's brew if you're Doo Doo Voodoo
Am Em
I can do what you do, easy, believe me
Frontin' sucas give me hee-bee-gee-bees
F
So while you're imitating Al Capone
C
I'll be Nina Simone
Em
And defecating on your microphone
[Lauryn Hill]
Am Em
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
F C Em
Gonna find you and take it slowly
Am Em F
You can't run away from these styles I got, oh baby, hey baby
C Em
'Cause I got a lot, oh yeah
Am Em
and anywhere you go my whole crew gonna know
F
Oh baby, hey baby
C Em
You can't hide from the block, oh no
[Pras and Lauryn Hill]
Am
Ready or not, refugees takin' over
Em
The Buffalo soldier, dread-lock rasta
F
On the twelfth hour, fly by in my bomber
C Em
Crews run for cover, now they're under pushin' up flowers
Am
Superfly true lies, do or die
Em
Toss me high only puff la
With my crew from lakay
F
I refugee from Guantanamo Bay
C Em
Dance around the border like I'm Cassius Clay
Yes, sir
[Lauryn Hill]
Am Em
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
F C Em
Gonna find you and take it slowly
Am Em
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
F C Em
Gonna find you and make you want me
Am Em
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
F C Em
Gonna find you and take it slowly
Am Em
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
F C Em
Gonna find you and make you want me