Intro
N.C.
It's Major, ha!
A#
Reachin out to every yute (yeah!)
F/A Dm
From yuh know yuh represent the truut (yeaaah! realness)
Every main, every lane (yes!)
C
Every trench, every drain (whoa!)
A#
Light it up! Represent dis one
F Dm
One a di realest selection (oh oooh!)
An if yuh a paypa souljah
C Dm C
Mi know mi nah go see yuh hand, because:
[Chorus]
N.C.
Real know real bou yah
F
Real know real bou yah
Dm
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
C A#
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, telling yuh again:
Real know real bou yah
F
Real know real bou yah
Dm
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
C Dm C
When mi see dem a go tru; salute, yow
[Verse 1]
A#
Nuh mek no mistake know di real from di fake
F
Yo cyaa use Viagra fi cure headache
Dm
Cyaa preach love if yo thoughts full a hate
C
Don’t tek no bend, yute stay pon di straight
A#
Oh, inna life when mi stop an go check it
F
Nuff people cum een like jewels weh cosmetic
Dm
Dem nuh real, when mi and di family inspec it
C Dm C A#
Wolf inna sheep cloth a step it, but tell dem dis:
[Chorus]
Real know real bou yah
F
Real know real bou yah
Dm
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
C A#
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, telling yuh again:
Real know real bou yah
F
Real know real bou yah
Dm
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
C Dm C
When mi see dem a go tru; salute
[Verse 2]
A#
Mi see di plastic inna dem smile, di counterfeit inna dem coil
F
Di dolly inna dem chile, kerosene inna dem oil
Dm C
Di copy weh dem copy, when dem claim dem have original style
A# bare fertilizer inna dem soil
A#
Waggonist a get dash ova
F
See seh dem no real, dem a washova
Dm
Waah teach yuh fi steer when di crash ova
C Dm C A#
Di fraud dem cut when yuh cash ova; real souljah sing dis:
[Chorus]
Real know real bou yah
F
Real know real bou yah
Dm
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
C A#
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, real souljah sing dis:
Real know real bou yah
F
Real know real bou yah
Dm
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
C Dm C
When mi see dem a go tru; salute
[Bridge]
Gm
Hey, so not bikaa mi speak English
Dm
Even if yuh lingua a Spanish
Yuh wi understand if yuh come across
Gm
Anyone dat is real genuine
A#
So there is no way around it
Csus4
Real know real on dis planet
C Dm C
Real eyes realize real eyes, o-ho-oh
[Chorus]
A#
Real know real bou yah, wo
F
Real know real bou yah, real know real
Dm
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
C A#
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, real souljah sing dis:
Real know real bou yah
F
Real know real bou yah
Dm
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
C Dm C
When mi see dem a go tru; salute, wo-wo-wo-woh
A#
Sending dis message all ova
F Dm
From yuh a nuh paypa souljah
Help me represent
C
Help me represent right now (ooh)
A#
Sending dis message all ova
F Dm
From yuh a nuh paypa souljah
C
Help me represent, help me represent
Dm C A#
Right now real yutes sing dis
[Outro]
Oh rise
F
It's major representing all real yutes
Dm
Righteous yutes, militant yutes, yes
C Dm C
Yes! Yes! Yes! It's major, yeah, real!
A#
Real real real
F Dm
Cast iron a nuh steel, yeah
C Dm C A#
Ooh! Penthouse, Turf, ha! real yuu-utes