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