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