If I Ruled the World Chords by Nas

[Start]

[Intro]
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Life I wonder will it take me under
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I 'on't know


[Verse]
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Imagine smoking weed in the street without cops harassing
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Imagine going to court with no trial
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Lifestyle cruising blue Bahama waters
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No welfare supporters more conscious of the way we raise our daughters
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Days are shorter nights are colder
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Feeling like life is over these snakes strike like a cobra
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The world's hot my son got knocked
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Evidently it's elementary they want us all gone eventually
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Trooping outta state for a plate knowledge
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If coke was cooked without the garbage we'd all have the top dollars
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Imagine everybody flashing fashion designer clothes
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Lacing ya clique up with diamond Roles
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Your people holding dough no parole no rubbers
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Go in raw imagine law with no undercovers
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Just some thoughts for the mind
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I take a glimpse into time
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Watch the blimp read The World Is Mine


[Chorus]
N.C.                
If I ruled the world
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I'd free all my sons
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Black diamonds and pearls
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If I ruled the world


[Verse]
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The way to be paradise life relaxing
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Black Latino and AngloSaxon
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Armani Exchange the Range
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Cash Lost Tribe of Shabazz free at last
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Brandnew whips to crash then we laugh in a iller path
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The villa house is for the crew how we do
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Trees for breakfast dime sexes and Benz stretches
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So many years of depression make me vision
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The better living type of place to raise kids in
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Open they eyes to the lies history's told foul
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But I'm as wise as the old owl plus the Gold Child
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Seeing things like I was controlling clique rolling
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Tricking sixdigits on kicks and still holding
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Trips to Paris I'd civilize every savage
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Give me one shot I turn trife life to lavish
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Political prisoners set free stressfree
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No work release purple Mthree's and jet skis
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Feel the wind breeze in West Indies
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I'd let Coretta ScottKing mayor the cities and reverse fiends to Willies
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It sound foul but every girl I meet'd go downtown
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I'd open every cell in Attica send 'em to Africa


[Chorus]
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If I ruled the world
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I'd free all my sons
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Black diamonds and pearls
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If I ruled the world
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And then we'll walk right up to the sun hand in hand
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We'll walk right up to the sun we won't land
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We'll walk right up to the sun hand in hand
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We'll walk right up to the sun we won't land


[Verse]
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You love to hear the story how the thugs live in worry
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Ducked down in car seats heat's mandatory
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Running from Jake getting chased hunger for papes
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These are the breaks many mistakes go down outta state
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Wait I had to let it marinate we carry weight
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Trying to get laced flip the ace stack the safe
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Millionaire plan to keep the gat with the cocked hammer
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Making moves in Atlanta backandforth scrambler
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'cause you could have all the chips be poor or rich
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Still nobody want a nigga having shit
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If I ruled the world and everything in it sky's the limit
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I push Qminus fortyfive Infinit
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It wouldn't be no such thing as jealousies or B Felony
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Strictly living longevity to the destiny
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I thought I'd never see but reality struck


[Chorus]
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Better find out before your time's out what the fuck
           Bb       
If I ruled the world
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I'd free all my sons
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Black diamonds and pearls
     Bb             
If I ruled the world
           Bb       
If I ruled the world
         Bb         
I'd free all my sons
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Black diamonds and pearls
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If I ruled the world
           Bb       
If I ruled the world
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I'd free all my sons
      Bb                 
Black diamonds and pearls
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If I ruled the world


[End]
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If I ruled the world