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The Bigger Picture by Lil Baby
The Bigger Picture
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
[Intro]
Protests and growing national outcry continues over the death of George Floyd
(Section 8 just straight cooked this motherfucker up)
Last night, people protesting in Minneapolis escalated
As demonstrators were lashed by tear gas and rubber bullets
The main message here, the main message here, the main message here
Is that they want to see those officers involved
They want to see those officers arrested
Officers arrested
(I can't breathe, I can't breathe)
[Verse 1]
Am
Trade my 4x4 for a G63, ain't no more free Lil Steve
G
I gave 'em chance and chance and chance again, I even done told them please
F
I find it crazy the police'll shoot you and know that you dead, but still tell you to freeze
E
Fucked up, I seen what I seen
I guess that mean hold him down if he say he can't breathe
Am
It's too many mothers that's grieving
They killing us for no reason
G
Been going on for too long to get even
Throw us in cages like dogs and hyenas
F
I went to court and they sent me to prison
My mama was crushed when they said I can't leave
E
First I was drunk, then I sobered up quick
When I heard all that time that they gave to Taleeb
He got a life sentence plus
Am
We just some products of our environment
How the fuck they gon' blame us?
G
You can't fight fire with fire
I know, but at least we can turn up the flames some
F
Every colored person ain't dumb and all whites not racist
E
I be judging by the mind and heart, I ain't really into faces
Am
Fucked up, the way that we livin' is not getting better, you gotta know how to survive
G
Crazy, I had to tell all of my loved ones to carry a gun when they going outside
F
Stare in the mirror whenever you drive
Overprotective, go crazy for mine
E
You gotta pay attention to the signs
Seem like the blind following the blind
Am
Thinking 'bout everything that's going on
I boost security up at my home
G
I'm with my kind if they right or they wrong
I call him now, he'll pick up the phone
F
And it's five in the morning, he waking up on it
Tell 'em wherever I'm at, then they comin'
E
I see blue lights, I get scared and start runnin'
That shit be crazy, they 'posed to protect us
Am
Throw us in handcuffs and arrest us
While they go home at night, that shit messed up
G
Knowing we needed help, they neglect us
Wondering who gon' make them respect us
F
I can see in your eye that you fed up
Fuck around, got my shot, I won't let up
E
They know that we a problem together
They know that we can storm any weather
[Chorus]
Am
It's bigger than black and white
It's a problem with the whole way of life
G
It can't change overnight
But we gotta start somewhere
F
Might as well gon' 'head start here
We done had a hell of a year
E
I'ma make it count while I'm here
God is the only man I fear
[Verse 2]
Am
Fuck it, I'm goin' on the front line
He gon' bust your ass if you come past that gun line
G
You know when the storm go away, then the sun shine
You gotta put your head in the game when it's crunch time
F
I want all my sons to grow up to be monsters
I want all my daughters to show out in public
E
Seems like we losing our country
But we gotta stand up for something, so this what it comes to
Am
Every video I see on my conscience
I got power, now I gotta say somethin'
G
Corrupted police been the problem where I'm from
But I'd be lying if I said it was all of them
F
I ain't do this for the trend, I don't follow them
Altercations with the law, had a lot of them
E
People speaking for the people, I'm proud of them
Stick together, we can get it up out of them
Am
I can't lie like I don't rap about killing and dope, but I'm telling my youngins to vote
G
I did what I did 'cause I didn't have no choice or no hope, I was forced to just jump in and go
F
This bullshit is all that we know, but it's time for a change
Got time to be serious, no time for no games
E
We ain't takin' no more, let us go from them chains
God bless they souls, every one of them names
[Chorus]
Am
It's bigger than black and white
It's a problem with the whole way of life
G
It can't change overnight
But we gotta start somewhere
F
Might as well gon' 'head start here
We done had a hell of a year
E
I'ma make it count while I'm here
God is the only man I fear
[Verse 3]
Am
They trainin' officers to kill us, then shootin' protestors with these rubber bullets
G
They regular people, I know that they feel it
These scars too deep to heal us
F
What happened to COVID? Nobody remember
It ain't makin' sense, I'm just here to vent
E
It happen to one of your people, it's different
We get it, the system is wicked, just learn how to pick it
Am
Knowledge is power, I swear I'm a witness, I know that I'm gifted
G
I won't go too deep 'cause I'm scared they'll get me
Ain't scared to admit it, some shit I can't mention
F
It's people who can, well, here's the chance
I won't take the stand, but I'll take a stand for what I believe
E
Must not be breathing the air that I breathe
You know that the way that I bleed, you can bleed
Am
I never been a fan of police
But my neighborhood know I try to keep peace
G
So it's only right that I get in the streets
March for a reason, not just on GP
F
Our people died for us to be free
Fuck do you mean? This was a dream
E
Now we got the power that we need to have
They don't want us with it and that's why they mad, yeah
[Chorus]
Am
It's bigger than black and white
It's a problem with the whole way of life
G
It can't change overnight
But we gotta start somewhere
F
Might as well gon' 'head start here
We done had a hell of a year
E
I'ma make it count while I'm here
God is the only man I fear
Am
It's bigger than black and white
It's a problem with the whole way of life
G
It can't change overnight
But we gotta start somewhere
Might as well gon' 'head start here
We done had a hell of a year
I'ma make it count while I'm here
God is the only man I fear
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