Intro
D 0:11
Verse 1
People call me the scandalizer,
A#
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,
A#
For breakfast I'd eat nails and chains,
C
To my kingdom I'd proclaim,
D
King of the New York streets.
D A# C D
We walked all the same... 0:54
Verse 3
You know, I floored my accelerator,
A#
All the way to the equator,
C
Just a local gladiator,
D
I'm king of the New York streets. 1:10
Bridge
A#
Well, I was only sixteen years,
F C
So what could I have known?
A#
In my mind these passing years,
F C D
The legend sure has grown. 1:27
Verse 4
Now, people come from miles around,
A#
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,
A#
To my throne I proceeded,
C
Every warning went unheeded,
D
King of the New York streets.
D A# C D
We walked always... 2:13
Verse 6
I stood tall from all this feelin'
A#
I bumped my head on heaven's ceilin'
C
Shooting dice and double-dealin'
D
King of the New York streets 2:27
Bridge
A#
Well, I was only sixteen years,
F C
So what could I have known?
A#
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,
A#
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,
A#
Back street jive that I translated,
C
Top Ten girls were all I dated,
D
King of the New York streets.
D A# C D
We walked the same... 3:30
Verse 9
I didn't need no bodyguard,
A#
Huh, I just ruled from my backyard,
C
Living fast, living hard,
D
King of the New York streets.
D A# C D
Check it out, we walked... 4:00
Verse 10
Well, I was wise in my own eyes,
A#
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 A# C D 4:51