Tom: A
A F#m E D
A F#m E D
[Verse 1]
F#m
And I say welcome to the hood
A
Welcome to the hood, welcome to the place where nothing ever ends up good
E
And they say you're a disgrace if you can't find yourself a job
D
Around here there's either been a draught and then there's been a flood
F#m
No one ever built an ark for anybody from the block
A
Man are trying to ring the heavens but God never gets in touch
E
For certain people it's a must to comе across as tough
D
Cos you don't want to be a victim when Berеttas start to bust
F#m
And I say welcome to the hood
A
Welcome to the hood where no one teaches you to love because we're all products of lust
E
We learn to tell a lie before we even learn to trust
D
And then we see how people die as if the sorrow ain't enough
F#m
So-and-so killed so-and-so I struggle to keep up
A
A victim of knife crime it hit him in the lung
E
The press are making articles expressing their disgust
D
But where there's no opportunity survival is a must
F#m
And I say welcome to the hood
A
Welcome to the hood where boredom leads to depression, depression leads to drugs
E
And drugs numb the pain of all the fucked up stuff
D
That you have to see when you're forced into growing up
F#m
Nobody's responsible everybody's corrupt
A
And school's a waste of time cos we're learning out of books
E
And when you're academic you get taken for a mug
D
Cos mathematics won't help when you're in a puddle of blood
F#m
And I say welcome to the hood
A
Welcome to the hood feels like the only thing that ever settles is the dust
E
We try and keep it clean but the stress builds up
D
And it was all a dream until Biggie got shot
[Chorus 1]
F#m
Welcome to the place that I call home
E D
Be careful it don't turn your heart to stone
F#m A
Welcome to the war I'm battling
E D
You live or you die, you lose or you win
[Verse 2]
F#m
And I say welcome to the hood
A
Welcome to the hood, the person they call mental health is the person that we call Mum
E
We either don't have a dad or we have more than one
D
And we're told to fly the nest before we even learn to run
F#m
You don't have to be a soldier here to hold a gun
A
And watching other people suffer is what we consider fun
E
"Cause suffering is standard, you'll have to toughen up"
D
At least that's what your mother tells you when she's fully drunk
F#m
People steal for a living, and end up in the can
A
It's Miles easier in jail, but you wouldn't understand
E
Being a criminal is not part of the plan
D
But how are you supposed to work when nobody will take you on
F#m
So I say welcome to the hood
A
Welcome to the hood, depression and anxiety gets swept under the rug
E
These gangsters ain't family
D
Welcome to the club because there's plenty of gangsters in a city full of thugs
F#m
Being born into the politics of poverty is rough
A
You can look down your nose holes but only God can judge
E
Most of us are afraid to pray to the above
D
Cause Pac said there ain't no heaven for a thug
F#m
Welcome to the hood, welcome to the hood
A
Welcome to the place when nothing ever ends up good
E
And they say that you're a disgrace if you can't find yourself a job
D
Around here there's either been a draught then there's been a flood
[Chorus 1]
F#m
Welcome to the place that I call home
E D
Be careful it don't turn your heart to stone
F#m A
Welcome to the war I'm battling
E D
You live or you die, you lose or you win
[Bridge]
F#m A
You see there ain't no heaven for a thug
E D
Seems like my good ain't ever good enough
F#m A
Feels like I'm running running out of love
E D
You live or you die you lose or you win
F#m A
They say there ain't no heaven for a thug
E D
Seems like my good ain't ever good enough
F#m A
Feels like I'm running running out of love
E D
You live or you die, you lose or you win
[Chorus 1]
F#m A
Welcome to the place that I call home
E D
Be careful it don't turn your heart to stone
F#m A
Welcome to the war I'm battling
E D F#m
You live or you die, you lose or you win (lose or you win)
