Intro
N.C.
It's Major, ha!
A
Reachin out to every yute (yeah!)
E/G# C#m
From yuh know yuh represent the truut (yeaaah! realness)
Every main, every lane (yes!)
B
Every trench, every drain (whoa!)
A
Light it up! Represent dis one
E C#m
One a di realest selection (oh oooh!)
An if yuh a paypa souljah
B C#m B
Mi know mi nah go see yuh hand, because:
[Chorus]
N.C.
Real know real bou yah
E
Real know real bou yah
C#m
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
B A
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, telling yuh again:
Real know real bou yah
E
Real know real bou yah
C#m
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
B C#m B
When mi see dem a go tru; salute, yow
[Verse 1]
A
Nuh mek no mistake know di real from di fake
E
Yo cyaa use Viagra fi cure headache
C#m
Cyaa preach love if yo thoughts full a hate
B
Don’t tek no bend, yute stay pon di straight
A
Oh, inna life when mi stop an go check it
E
Nuff people cum een like jewels weh cosmetic
C#m
Dem nuh real, when mi and di family inspec it
B C#m B A
Wolf inna sheep cloth a step it, but tell dem dis:
[Chorus]
Real know real bou yah
E
Real know real bou yah
C#m
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
B A
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, telling yuh again:
Real know real bou yah
E
Real know real bou yah
C#m
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
B C#m B
When mi see dem a go tru; salute
[Verse 2]
A
Mi see di plastic inna dem smile, di counterfeit inna dem coil
E
Di dolly inna dem chile, kerosene inna dem oil
C#m B
Di copy weh dem copy, when dem claim dem have original style
A bare fertilizer inna dem soil
A
Waggonist a get dash ova
E
See seh dem no real, dem a washova
C#m
Waah teach yuh fi steer when di crash ova
B C#m B A
Di fraud dem cut when yuh cash ova; real souljah sing dis:
[Chorus]
Real know real bou yah
E
Real know real bou yah
C#m
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
B A
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, real souljah sing dis:
Real know real bou yah
E
Real know real bou yah
C#m
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
B C#m B
When mi see dem a go tru; salute
[Bridge]
F#m
Hey, so not bikaa mi speak English
C#m
Even if yuh lingua a Spanish
Yuh wi understand if yuh come across
F#m
Anyone dat is real genuine
A
So there is no way around it
Bsus4
Real know real on dis planet
B C#m B
Real eyes realize real eyes, o-ho-oh
[Chorus]
A
Real know real bou yah, wo
E
Real know real bou yah, real know real
C#m
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
B A
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, real souljah sing dis:
Real know real bou yah
E
Real know real bou yah
C#m
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
B C#m B
When mi see dem a go tru; salute, wo-wo-wo-woh
A
Sending dis message all ova
E C#m
From yuh a nuh paypa souljah
Help me represent
B
Help me represent right now (ooh)
A
Sending dis message all ova
E C#m
From yuh a nuh paypa souljah
B
Help me represent, help me represent
C#m B A
Right now real yutes sing dis
[Outro]
Oh rise
E
It's major representing all real yutes
C#m
Righteous yutes, militant yutes, yes
B C#m B
Yes! Yes! Yes! It's major, yeah, real!
A
Real real real
E C#m
Cast iron a nuh steel, yeah
B C#m B A
Ooh! Penthouse, Turf, ha! real yuu-utes