JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Kendrick Lamar merupakan rapper asal Amerika Serikat yang membawakan lagu berjudul “How Much a Dollar Cost”.
Lagu berdurasi 4,21 menit ini dimuat dalam album studio ketiga miliknya yang bertajuk To Pimp a Butterfly.
Album tersebut dirilis pada 2015 melalui label Interscope Records dan sukses mencapai posisi pertama di US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu The Heart Part 5 - Kendrick Lamar
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “How Much a Dollar Cost” dari Kendrick Lamar:
Capo 1
[Verse]
F F#
How much a dollar really cost?
G#6
The question is detrimental, paralyzin' my thoughts
F#
Parasites in my stomach keep me with a gut feeling, y'all
F
Gotta see how I’m chillin' once I park this luxury car
F#
Hopping out feeling big as Mutombo
G#6
20 on pump 6, dirty Marcellus called me Dumbo
20 years ago, can't forget
F#
Now I can lend all my ear or two how to stack these residuals
F
Tenfold, the liberal concept of what men'll do
F#
20 on 6, he didn't hear me
G#6
Indigenous African only spoke Zulu
My American tongue was slurry
F#
Walked out the gas station
F
A homeless man with a semi-tan complexion
F#
Asked me for 10 Rand, stressin' about dry land
G#6
Deep water, powder blue skies that crack open
A piece of crack that he wanted, I knew he was smokin'
F#
He begged and pleaded
Asked me to feed him twice, I didn't believe it
F
Told him, "Beat it"
F#
Contributin' money just for his pipe, I couldn't see it
G#6
He said, "My son, temptation is one thing that I've defeated
F#
Listen to me, I want a single bill from you
Nothin' less, nothin' more"
F
I told him I ain't have it and closed my door
F#
Tell me how much a dollar cost
[Chorus]
G#6 F#
It's more to feed your mind
F C# A#/C
Water, sun and love, the one you love
F# F
All you need, the air you breathe
[Verse]
F#
He's starin' at me in disbelief
G#6
My temper is buildin', he's starin' at me, I grab my key
F#
He's starin' at me, I started the car, then I tried to leave
F
And somethin' told me to keep it in park until I could see
F#
The reason why he was mad at a stranger
Like I was supposed to save him
G#6
Like I'm the reason he's homeless and askin' me for a favor
F#
He's starin' at me, his eyes followed me with no laser
F F#
He's starin' at me, I notice that his stare is contagious
G#6
Cause now I'm starin' back at him, feelin' some type of disrespect
F#
If I could throw a bat at him, it'd be aimin' at his neck
I never understood someone beggin' for goods
F
Askin' for handouts, takin' it if they could
F#
And this particular person just had it down pat
G#6
Starin' at me for the longest until he finally asked
F#
Have you ever opened up Exodus 14?
F
A humble man is all that we ever need
F#
Tell me how much a dollar cost
[Ulangi Chorus]
[Verse]
F#
Guilt trippin' and feelin' resentment
G#6
I never met a transient that demanded attention
F#
They got me frustrated, indecisive and power trippin'
F
Sour emotions got me lookin' at the universe different
F#
I should distance myself, I should keep it relentless
G#6
My selfishness is what got me here, who the fuck I'm kiddin'?
F#
So I'mma tell you like I told the last bum
F
Crumbs and pennies, I need all of mines
F#
And I recognize this type of panhandlin' all the time
G#6
I got better judgement, I know when nigga's hustlin', keep in mind
F#
When I was strugglin', I did compromise, now I comprehend
F
I smell grandpa's old medicine, reekin' from your skin
F#
Moonshine and gin, nigga you're babblin', your words ain't flatterin'
G#6
I'm imaginin' Denzel but lookin' at O'Neal
F#
Kazaam is sad thrills, your gimmick is mediocre
F
The jig is up, I seen you from a mile away losin' focus
F#
And I'm insensitive, and I lack empathy
G#6
He looked at me and said, "Your potential is bittersweet"
F#
I looked at him and said, "Every nickel is mines to keep"
F
He looked at me and said, "Know the truth, it'll set you free
F#
You're lookin' at the Messiah, the son of Jehovah, the higher power
G#6
The choir that spoke the word, the Holy Spirit
F#
The nerve of Nazareth, and I'll tell you just how much a dollar cost
F F#
The price of having a spot in Heaven, imburse your loss, I am God"
[Outro]
G#6 F#
I wash my hands, I said my grace, what more do you want from me?
F Dm7 D#m
Tears of a clown, guess I'm not all what is meant to be
C# A#/C
Shades of grey will never change if I condone
F# F Dm7 D#m C# A#/C F# F
Turn this page, help me change, so right my wrongs
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