Intro
N.C.
It's Major, ha!
D
Reachin out to every yute (yeah!)
A/C# F#m
From yuh know yuh represent the truut (yeaaah! realness)
Every main, every lane (yes!)
E
Every trench, every drain (whoa!)
D
Light it up! Represent dis one
A F#m
One a di realest selection (oh oooh!)
An if yuh a paypa souljah
E F#m E
Mi know mi nah go see yuh hand, because:
[Chorus]
N.C.
Real know real bou yah
A
Real know real bou yah
F#m
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
E D
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, telling yuh again:
Real know real bou yah
A
Real know real bou yah
F#m
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
E F#m E
When mi see dem a go tru; salute, yow
[Verse 1]
D
Nuh mek no mistake know di real from di fake
A
Yo cyaa use Viagra fi cure headache
F#m
Cyaa preach love if yo thoughts full a hate
E
Don’t tek no bend, yute stay pon di straight
D
Oh, inna life when mi stop an go check it
A
Nuff people cum een like jewels weh cosmetic
F#m
Dem nuh real, when mi and di family inspec it
E F#m E D
Wolf inna sheep cloth a step it, but tell dem dis:
[Chorus]
Real know real bou yah
A
Real know real bou yah
F#m
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
E D
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, telling yuh again:
Real know real bou yah
A
Real know real bou yah
F#m
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
E F#m E
When mi see dem a go tru; salute
[Verse 2]
D
Mi see di plastic inna dem smile, di counterfeit inna dem coil
A
Di dolly inna dem chile, kerosene inna dem oil
F#m E
Di copy weh dem copy, when dem claim dem have original style
D bare fertilizer inna dem soil
D
Waggonist a get dash ova
A
See seh dem no real, dem a washova
F#m
Waah teach yuh fi steer when di crash ova
E F#m E D
Di fraud dem cut when yuh cash ova; real souljah sing dis:
[Chorus]
Real know real bou yah
A
Real know real bou yah
F#m
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
E D
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, real souljah sing dis:
Real know real bou yah
A
Real know real bou yah
F#m
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
E F#m E
When mi see dem a go tru; salute
[Bridge]
Bm
Hey, so not bikaa mi speak English
F#m
Even if yuh lingua a Spanish
Yuh wi understand if yuh come across
Bm
Anyone dat is real genuine
D
So there is no way around it
Esus4
Real know real on dis planet
E F#m E
Real eyes realize real eyes, o-ho-oh
[Chorus]
D
Real know real bou yah, wo
A
Real know real bou yah, real know real
F#m
So tell di artificial dem disappear like vapor
E D
Wi know seh dem a carbon paypa, real souljah sing dis:
Real know real bou yah
A
Real know real bou yah
F#m
Mi represent fi every yute
Weh represent the truut
E F#m E
When mi see dem a go tru; salute, wo-wo-wo-woh
D
Sending dis message all ova
A F#m
From yuh a nuh paypa souljah
Help me represent
E
Help me represent right now (ooh)
D
Sending dis message all ova
A F#m
From yuh a nuh paypa souljah
E
Help me represent, help me represent
F#m E D
Right now real yutes sing dis
[Outro]
Oh rise
A
It's major representing all real yutes
F#m
Righteous yutes, militant yutes, yes
E F#m E
Yes! Yes! Yes! It's major, yeah, real!
D
Real real real
A F#m
Cast iron a nuh steel, yeah
E F#m E D
Ooh! Penthouse, Turf, ha! real yuu-utes