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My big brother was Big's brother
Used to be Dame and Big's brother
Who was hip hop brother
Who was No I.D friend
No I.D my mentor
Now let the story begin
Its the hard knock life tour
Sell out, picture us in the mall
Copin iceberg and [Bm]yell out Jigga
Yea that's what we would yell out, yell out
You know the name, do gotta spell out or tell bout
J a y an Ye so shy
Now he won't even step to [C7]his idol to [C7]say hi
Standing there like [F]a mime and [Bm]let the chance pass by
Back of my [A]mind he could change your life
With all [Em]these beats I did at least let him hear it
At least you [A7could brag to [C7]your friends back at the gig
But he got [Fm7]me out my [A]mama crib
Then he help me get my [A]mama a crib
Big brother was [Am7]Big's Brother
Used to [C7]be [Am]Dame and [Bm]Big's Brother
Who was [Am7]hip hop brother, who was [Am7]No I.D friend
No I.D my [A]mentor, now let the story begin
Let the story begin
If you [A7feel the way I feel why don't you [A7wave your hands
Fresh off the plane I'm off to [C7]Baseline
Nothing handed out, I'm about to [C7]take mine
Around the same time of that Blueprint 1
And these beats in my [A]pocket was [Am7]that blueprint for [Dm7]him
I'd play my [A]little song [Am]in that old back ɾoom
He would bob his head and [Bm]say, damn, oh, that's you
But by The Black Album I was [Am7]blacking out
Party at S.O.B's and [Bm]we had packed the crowd
Big brother got [Fm7]his show up in Madison [C7]Square
And I'm like [F]yea, yea we gonna be [Am]there
But not only did I not get a chance to [C7]spit it
Carleen told me I could buy two tickets
I guess big brother was [Am7]thinking a little different
And kept little brother at bay, at a distance
But everything I felt was [Am7]more bogus
Only made me more focused, only wrote more potent
Only thing I wanna know is why I get looked over
I guess ill understand [Bm]when I get more older
Big brother saw me at the bottom of the totem
Now I'm at the top and [Bm]everybody on [C7]the scrotum
My big Brother was [Am7]Big's brother
Used to [C7]be [Am]Dame and [Bm]Big's brother
Who was [Am7]hip hops brother
Who was [Am7]No I.D's friend
No I.D my [A]mentor, now let the story begin
Begin
Let the story begin
If you [A7feel the way I feel why don't you [A7wave your hands
Have you [A7ever walked in the shadow of a giant
Not only a client, the presidito, Hola Hovito
The game getting foul, so here's a free throw
I was [Am7]always on [C7]the other side of the peep hole
Then I dropped Jesus Walks now I'm on [C7]a steep hole
And we know
New jack city gotta keep my [A]brother
But to [C7]be [Am]number 1, I'm a beat my [A]brother
On that Diamonds ɾemix I swore I'd spaz
Then my [A]big brother came through and [Bm]kicked my [A]ass
Sibling ɾivalry, only I could see
It was [Am7]the pride in me that was [Am7]driving me
At the Grammys I said I inspired me
But my [A]big brother who I always tɾied to [C7]be
When I kick a flow it was [Am7]like, pick and [Bm]ɾoll
'Cause even if he gave me the ɾock, its give and [Bm]go
I guess Beanies style was [Am7]more of a slam dunk
And my [A]shit was [Am7]more like [F]a finger ɾoll
but I had them [A]singles though
And them [A]hoes at the show gonna mingle yo
Y'all [Em]know
I told Jay I did a song [Am]with Cold Play
Next thing I know he got [Fm7]a song [Am]with Cold Play
Back in my [A]mind I'm like [F]damn, no way
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No way Jose
Then I went and [Bm]told J Brown
Should of known that was [Am7]gonna come back around
Should of told you [A7like [F]a man, should of told you [A7first
But I told somebody else and [Bm]that's what made shit worse
My big brother was [Am7]Big's brother
So here's a few words from your kid brother
If you [A7admire somebody you [A7should go ahead and [Bm]tell um
People never get the flowers while they could still smell um
A idol in my [A]eyes, God of the game
Heart of the city, Rockafella chain
Never be [Am]the same, never be [Am]another
Number 1 young Hov also my [A]big brother
My big Brother was [Am7]Bigs brother
Used to [C7]be [Am]Dame and [Bm]Bigs Brother
Who was [Am7]hip hops brother
Who was [Am7]No I.D's friend
No I.D my [A]mentor, and [Bm]that's where the story ends
Don't kill this shit
