verse 1
F#m
I'm out to be the best me that I can be
A
Workin' on my craft day in and out
D
You know that's what I'm about
No, I'm not aiming to become famous
I just wanna play and sing this
F#m
The only competition I see is myself
A
I gotta tunnel vision kinda like a telescope
D
And I'm lookin at, and I'm picking at
Everything that I could do to become better
F#m
I see a lot of people, I hear a lot of things
A
They're talking about diamond rings, money things
D
I guess that happens when you hit the top
Become unsatisfied with everything that you already got
F#m
You say it's all about the music
A
But mess around with girls who do it
D
Yah you lie to your fans
I'm singing from my shadow you can call that shade
F#m
My verse is straight and my flow is hard
A
I paint my songs like a work of art
D
I never grew up listening to other stuff
You can say I'm kinda different, maybe just a bluff
F#m
But let me tell you I am hundred percent reality
A
Authentic I ain't dancing in a fantasy, no
D
Only sea that I'll be dancing in
Is a sea of fans in a sold out MSG
F#m A
Maybe a year or two, maybe a year or three
It doesn't phase me honestly
D
Even if I don't make it by then
I'll still be doing shows, so I make it in the end, yeah
F#m
And if you think I'm irrelevant
A
Well then I must be relevant
D
'Cause you took the time to listen to my song
That I wrote on my bed in my bedroom
Chorus
F#m
I don't sing for a backtrack
A
I write songs in my snapback
D
I don't care what they say
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
F#m
I don't hook up with strangers
A
I've got class and respect
D
I don't care what they say
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
Hook
F#m
A capella, a-a capella
A capella, a-a capella
A capella, a-a capella
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
E
verse 2
F#m
Sometimes I need to focus on myself and what I need
A
Sometimes I feel like my mind is on it's own kind of speed
D
But I guess its the way that it goes when you try to write like a beast
This is my feast
F#m
Don't ever classify me as a rapper
A
I spit a little bit and I can talk fast but that's it
D
I ain't about the gold chains, ain't about the fake girls
Ain't about the high life, ain't about the money
F#m
See, my lyrics are different
A
They come alive the minute I start to sing them
D
I would say that I put my soul all up in them
But I am a ginger, you know how that goes
F#m
My world comes together the moment
A
My pen hits the paper like im a jail breaker
D
But I have commited, no crime to be charged for
You see me in bars but don't know what I stand for
Chorus
F#m
I don't sing for a backtrack
A
I write songs in my snapback
D
I don't care what they say
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
F#m
I don't hook up with strangers
A
I've got class and respect
D
I don't care what they say
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
Hook
F#m
A capella, a-a capella
A capella, a-a capella
A capella, a-a capella
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
wait!
verse 3
F#m D
My finger's bleed when I pluck strings
I was never raised to play this guitar with a pick thing
At times people say I sound British when I say things
When I say things, say things
Now they're coming to me asking if I wanna be the next big thing
I'm the next best thing, buddy
F#m
You better get your facts straight, uh
D
I don't need a record label to show them my talent great 'cause
F#m
If the people like it then the people buy it
Why would I wanna hire another writer to take it higher?
Foolish like the gold that you place in my hands
D
That's fool's gold and I'm not fooled by this fame game
This twitter game, it's so lame
F#m
Cause I'm verified on the inside
D
Don't need a blue check to be satisfied, uh
Instrumental
F#m A D E (x2)
Bridge
F#m
Break strings when I play this
D
Take names when I play this, take notes when I play this
F#m
Break strings when I play this
A D
Take names when I play this, take notes when I play this
F#m
Break strings when I play this
A D
Take names when I play this, take notes when I play this
F#m
Break strings when I play this
A D
Take names when I play this, take notes when I play this
You already know
Chorus
F#m
I don't sing for a backtrack
A
I write songs in my snapback
D
I don't care what they say
E
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
F#m
I don't hook up with strangers
A
I've got class and respect
D
And I don't care what they say
E
And I don't care what they say
Bm
'Cause I'm keepin' it real
E
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella