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