Intro
G# 0:11
Verse 1
People call me the scandalizer,
E
The world was my appetizer,
F#
I turned gangs into fertilizer,
G#
King of the New York streets. 0:25
Verse 2
I broke hearts like window panes,
E
For breakfast I'd eat nails and chains,
F#
To my kingdom I'd proclaim,
G#
King of the New York streets.
G# E F# G#
We walked all the same... 0:54
Verse 3
You know, I floored my accelerator,
E
All the way to the equator,
F#
Just a local gladiator,
G#
I'm king of the New York streets. 1:10
Bridge
E
Well, I was only sixteen years,
B F#
So what could I have known?
E
In my mind these passing years,
B F# G#
The legend sure has grown. 1:27
Verse 4
Now, people come from miles around,
E
To see my royal tenement crown,
F#
Always up Jack, never down,
G#
King of the New York streets, check it out... 1:44
Verse 5
Schools gave me nothing needed,
E
To my throne I proceeded,
F#
Every warning went unheeded,
G#
King of the New York streets.
G# E F# G#
We walked always... 2:13
Verse 6
I stood tall from all this feelin'
E
I bumped my head on heaven's ceilin'
F#
Shooting dice and double-dealin'
G#
King of the New York streets 2:27
Bridge
E
Well, I was only sixteen years,
B F#
So what could I have known?
E
In my mind these passing years,
B F# G#
The legend sure has grown. 2:45
Verse 7
You know, each time I jumped behind the wheel,
E
Of a pin-striped custom Oldsmobile,
F#
The guys would bow and the girls would squeal,
G#
King of the New York streets. 3:00
Verse 8
Local bullies I deflated,
E
Back street jive that I translated,
F#
Top Ten girls were all I dated,
G#
King of the New York streets.
G# E F# G#
We walked the same... 3:30
Verse 9
I didn't need no bodyguard,
E
Huh, I just ruled from my backyard,
F#
Living fast, living hard,
G#
King of the New York streets.
G# E F# G#
Check it out, we walked... 4:00
Verse 10
Well, I was wise in my own eyes,
E
I woke one day and I realized,
F#
You know this attitude come from cocaine lies...
G# 4:15
Coda < repeat twice, fadeout on 2nd > G# E F# G# 4:51