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