[Intro][
Em Bm
F Dm Am
F Em Dm Gm
F Em Dm Am
[Verse 1]
F Em
You gon' be a star, they said
They said
Dm7
You gon' take us far, they said
They said
F
Everywhere you go
Em
They're gon' know your name
Dm7
Who cares if you get lonely
Long as you're famous
F
Don't you want money and the cars
Em Dm7
They said expensive liquor and cigars, they said
F Em
I mean, what's better than having everything that you dreamed of?
Dm7
Long as they need you, you don't need love
[Chorus]
F Em
Just be great
Dm7
Put on for your city, for your state
And whatever you do
F Em
Just make us proud
Dm7
Ain't gonna be no cryin' from the clouds
Yeah, they say
F Em
Just be great
Dm7
Who cares if there's too much on your plate
F
Don't make no mistakes and hide your pain
Em
No rain
Dm7
Whatever you do, just make us proud
F Em Dm7
Ain't gonna be no cryin' from the clouds
F Em Dm7
(Ain't gonna be no cryin' from the clouds)
[Verse 2]
F Em
You gon', you gonna be a star, they said
They said
Dm7
Don't waste your tomorrow, they said
They said
F Em
You're the one that's chosen to make it out
Dm7
Gotta seize the moment
Don't let us down
N.C. Em
Just gotta play your part, they said
Dm7
And history, you'll be a part of it
F Em
I mean, what's better than having everything that you dreamed of?
Dm7
Long as they need you, you don't need love
[Chorus]
F Em
Just be great (Great)
Dm7
Put on for your city, for your state (State)
And whatever you do
F Em
Just make us proud (Proud)
Dm7
Ain't gonna be no cryin' from the clouds (Clouds)
Yeah, they say
F Em
Just be great (Just be great)
Dm7
Who cares if there's too much on your plate (Your plate now)
F
Don't make no mistakes and hide your pain
Em
No rain
Dm7
Whatever you do, just make us proud
F Em Dm7
Ain't gonna be no cryin' from the clouds, oooh
F Em
(Ain't gonna be no cryin' from the clouds)
Dm7
Oooh
(Ain't gonna be no)
[Bridge/Rap]
F Em
I was way too far out in the world
Dm7
But I still put on for my city
I was handing out too much milk money
Too much kitten and ass and titties
F Em
I lost my voice like a pastor
Faster than a Harlem shimmy
Dm7
But I guess that's what you get
For trying to make heartbreak pretty
F Em
They say life's a bitch (Life's a bitch) and then you die
Dm7
So please, if you're penning my eulogy, just say I tried
F Em
And that's word to Phineas, Jess' and Si'
Dm7
And if I don't wake up in Heaven
F Em
Then it was one hell of a ride (Hell of a ride)
Dm7
If I don't wake up in Heaven
F Em
Then it was one hell of a ride
Dm7
A hell of a ride
[Instrumental]
F Em Dm7
F Em Dm7
[Outro/Rap]
F Em
Momma said money can't buy me happiness
Dm7
So I copped a G5
Tried to fly myself up next to it
F
I fucked up some commas
Em
Just to dot-dot-dot
Where's the rest of it?
Dm7
This what clean look like
When clean took life and made a mess of it
F
Had to realize I'm just blessed to it
Em
You can't take it all with you
Dm7
But you can remember the best of it
I pray for peace within myself
F
And no more regrets with it
Em
'Cause when I looked at my soul in the Mississippi
Dm7
It reflected it
And if you know me, you're right next to it
N.C.
I'm everything you thought I was
N.C.
I'm everything I thought I was
N.C.
It was everything I thought it was
N.C.
It was everything I thought it was