Intro x2
G#m F#
Harlem
E C#m
Harlem
[Verse 1]
G#m
Causing ruckus in the Rucker
F#
I'm a beast going straight for the jugular
E
Like King Kong stepping on what's among us
C#m
Scraping y'all off with the feet like fungus
G#m
Bricks on a backboard
F#
Then I hit 'em with the sham cause he asked for it
E
Kriss Kross make 'em jump, Mac Daddy make ya
C#m
Then it's all wet just like a Laker
G#m
Hi hater, bye hater, annihilator
F#
Ferginator like Terminator, you die a hater
E
Like Dennis Rodman, you die here
C#m
I'm greater than kid saying he's our savior
G#m
I can't help it, I'm a violator
F#
You sleep, niggas sweet like Now or Laters
E
Tell me what you want it now or later
C#m
Send 'em on a one way to hell in a elevator
[Chorus]
G#m
Welcome to Harlem
F#
Where the legacies are born
E
Welcome to Harlem
C#m
Concrete roses with the thorns
G#m
Welcome to Harlem
F#
Come to see where stars are born
E C#m
Welcome to Harlem, Harlem
[Verse 2]
G#m
See the kids on the gates
F#
My opponent staring at my face
E
Finna put him in his place
C#m
Crossover
G#m
Can't keep up with my pace
F#
Finna make a movie, this is Liongates
E
I put that nigga on his brakes
C#m
Don't play, just pray, you better have faith
G#m
Where Cam and Ma$e play
F#
Pee Wee Kirkland fell in love with the K
E
I rap like a turban when I'm up in the game
C#m
I snap like a serpent, I am all for that change
G#m
Oooh-ha, more fire
F#m
I've been in truth, the devil is a liar
E
The fans going crazy in the rises
C#m
You know Harlem is the livest
[Chorus]
G#m
Welcome to Harlem
F#
Where the legacies are born
E
Welcome to Harlem
C#m
Concrete roses with the thorns
G#m
Welcome to Harlem
F#
Come to see where stars are born
E C#m
Welcome to Harlem, Harlem
[Outro]
(Repeat till fade)
G#m F# |E C#m