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