Intro
E E/D# C#m A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E E/D# C#m A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[Verse 1]
E E/D#
I want to look sharp, be strong
C#m A
Refuse when I know it's wrong
E E/D#
I want you to know my name
C#m A
I want the hottest chick in the game
E E/D#
I want a big heart
C#m A
And I want a big car
E E/D#
I want to be a self-made man
C#m A
I want to know the things that he understands
[Chorus 1]
A B
What does he do when he's lost and confused?
C#m A
What would Jay-Z do?
A
When I'm feeling blue
B
What would Jay-Z do?
[Interlude]
E E/D# C#m A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[Verse 2]
E E/D#
I want to pay my dues
C#m A
C# better life I want to choose
E E/D#
I want to seize the day
C#m A
Vacation in Saint-Tropez
E E/D#
I want to grow through the pain
C#m A
I want to change the game
E E/D#
But it's times like these
C#m A
When a life brings me to my knees
[Chorus 2]
A B
What does he do when it's hard to get through?
C#m A
What would Jay-Z do? (What would Jay-Z do?)
A
I'm talking to you
B
What would Jay-Z do?
[Solo]
E E/D# C#m A
E E/D# C#m A
Oh yeah
[Bridge]
A
Cause you are you
B
And I am not
C#m A
So come on, show me what you got
A
You are you
B
And I am not
C#m A
So come on, show me what you got
[Chorus 3]
A
What would Jay-Z do?
B
What would Jay-Z do?
C#m A
What would Jay-Z do?
A
I'm talking to you
B
What would Jay-Z do?
[Outro]
E E/D# C#m A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
E E/D# C#m A
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh