Intro
N.C.
It's Major, ha!
G#
Reachin out to every yute (yeah!)
D#/G Cm
From yuh know yuh represent the truut (yeaaah! realness)
Every main, every lane (yes!)
A#
Every trench, every drain (whoa!)
G#
Light it up! Represent dis one
D# Cm
One a di realest selection (oh oooh!)
An if yuh a paypa souljah
A# Cm A#
Mi know mi nah go see yuh hand, because:
[Chorus]
N.C.
Real know real bou yah
D#
Real know real bou yah
Cm
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
A# G#
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, telling yuh again:
Real know real bou yah
D#
Real know real bou yah
Cm
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
A# Cm A#
When mi see dem a go tru; salute, yow
[Verse 1]
G#
Nuh mek no mistake know di real from di fake
D#
Yo cyaa use Viagra fi cure headache
Cm
Cyaa preach love if yo thoughts full a hate
A#
Don’t tek no bend, yute stay pon di straight
G#
Oh, inna life when mi stop an go check it
D#
Nuff people cum een like jewels weh cosmetic
Cm
Dem nuh real, when mi and di family inspec it
A# Cm A# G#
Wolf inna sheep cloth a step it, but tell dem dis:
[Chorus]
Real know real bou yah
D#
Real know real bou yah
Cm
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
A# G#
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, telling yuh again:
Real know real bou yah
D#
Real know real bou yah
Cm
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
A# Cm A#
When mi see dem a go tru; salute
[Verse 2]
G#
Mi see di plastic inna dem smile, di counterfeit inna dem coil
D#
Di dolly inna dem chile, kerosene inna dem oil
Cm A#
Di copy weh dem copy, when dem claim dem have original style
G# bare fertilizer inna dem soil
G#
Waggonist a get dash ova
D#
See seh dem no real, dem a washova
Cm
Waah teach yuh fi steer when di crash ova
A# Cm A# G#
Di fraud dem cut when yuh cash ova; real souljah sing dis:
[Chorus]
Real know real bou yah
D#
Real know real bou yah
Cm
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
A# G#
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, real souljah sing dis:
Real know real bou yah
D#
Real know real bou yah
Cm
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
A# Cm A#
When mi see dem a go tru; salute
[Bridge]
Fm
Hey, so not bikaa mi speak English
Cm
Even if yuh lingua a Spanish
Yuh wi understand if yuh come across
Fm
Anyone dat is real genuine
G#
So there is no way around it
A#sus4
Real know real on dis planet
A# Cm A#
Real eyes realize real eyes, o-ho-oh
[Chorus]
G#
Real know real bou yah, wo
D#
Real know real bou yah, real know real
Cm
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
A# G#
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, real souljah sing dis:
Real know real bou yah
D#
Real know real bou yah
Cm
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
A# Cm A#
When mi see dem a go tru; salute, wo-wo-wo-woh
G#
Sending dis message all ova
D# Cm
From yuh a nuh paypa souljah
Help me represent
A#
Help me represent right now (ooh)
G#
Sending dis message all ova
D# Cm
From yuh a nuh paypa souljah
A#
Help me represent, help me represent
Cm A# G#
Right now real yutes sing dis
[Outro]
Oh rise
D#
It's major representing all real yutes
Cm
Righteous yutes, militant yutes, yes
A# Cm A#
Yes! Yes! Yes! It's major, yeah, real!
G#
Real real real
D# Cm
Cast iron a nuh steel, yeah
A# Cm A# G#
Ooh! Penthouse, Turf, ha! real yuu-utes