Verse
A#
Damned if I do
A
Damned if I don't
Dm
You know I got a girl back home
F
You got a man what you want, what you want
A#
What these bitches want from a nigga
A
On some DMX shit
Dm
I know them other niggas love tricking
F
On some BMX shit
A#
But not me
A
Now I'm sure you done heard about me
Dm
A# black star, Mos Def, Kweli
F
Good so them bad hoes try me, they try me
A#
This is Martin Luther King in the club
A
Getting dubs, with a bad bitch
Dm
In his ear sayin' that she down for whatever
F
In the back of his mind is Coretta
[Hook 1]
A# A
She knows, she knows
Dm F
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A# A
And deep down she knows, she knows
Dm F
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A#
Well alright
Dm F
Oh I, oh I-I-I
A
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
A#
Well alright
Dm F
Oh I, oh I-I-I
A /G/F
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
[Verse 2]
A#
Damned if I do
A
Damned if I don't
Dm
I'm passing up on bad hoes
F
Trying to be the man that she want, what she want
A#
What she want from a nigga
A
To put a ring on it
Dm
Got a bitch on my dick right now
F
And she just want to sing on it
A#
Got me up so high
Dm
Trying to get a piece of that apple pie
F
I be up so high
A
Trying to get a piece of that apple pie
A#
Dancehall vibes with my pants on fire
Dm
Cause I told her I was sleeping
F
Cause I creep with this pretty young thing that I chose
A
That she could be doing the same thing I suppose
[Hook 1]
A# A
She knows, she knows
Dm F
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A# A
And deep down she knows, she knows
Dm F
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
A#
Well alright
Dm F
Oh I, oh I-I-I
A
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
A#
Well alright
Dm F
Oh I, oh I-I-I
A /G/F
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
[Hook 2]
A#
Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up
A
Only bad thing about a star is they burn up
Dm
Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up
F
Only bad thing about a star is they burn up
A#
Rest in peace to Aaliyah
A
Rest in peace to Left Eye
Dm
Michael Jackson, I'll see ya
F
Just as soon as I die
A# Dm
Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
F A /G/F
I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
A# Dm
Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
F A /G/F
I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
[Outro]
A#
Well alright
Dm F
Oh I, oh I-I-I
A
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
A#
Well alright
Dm F
Oh I, oh I-I-I
A /G/F
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright