A#m
(A#m)First things first
(A#m)I’ma say all the words inside my(Gb) head
(Gb)I’m fired up and (Gbdim)tired of the way that things have(Gb) been, (Gbdim)oh-ooh
The way that things have(A#m) been, oh-ooh
(A#m)Second things second
Don’t you tell me what you think that I could(Gb) be
I’m the one at the (Gbdim)sail, I’m the master of my (A#m)sea, oh-ooh
The master of my(Gb) sea, oh-(Gbdim)ooh

I was (A#m)broken from a young age
(A#m)Taking my sulking to the masses
Writing my (Gb)poems for the few
That look to me, (Gbdim)took to me, shook to me, feeling me
Singing from heart(A#m)ache from the pain
(A#m)Taking my message from the veins
Speaking my (Gb)lesson from the brain
Seeing the (Fm)beauty through the…

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Chorus

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(A#m)Pain!
(A#m)You made me a, you made me a (Gb)believer, (F)believer(A#m)
(A#m)Pain!
You break me down and build me up, (Gb)believer, (F)believer
(A#m)Pain!
(A#m)Oh let the bullets fly, oh let them(Gb) rain
My (F)life, my love, my drive, it came from…
(A#m)Pain!
(A#m)You made me a, you made me a (Gb)believer, (F)believer

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[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]
First things first
Can you imagine what’s about to happen?
It’s Weezy the Dragon, I link with the Dragons
And we gon’ get ratchet, no need for Imaginin’
This is what’s happenin’
Second thing second, I reckon immaculate
Sing about accurate
I know that strength, it don’t come, don’t come without strategy
I know the sweet, it don’t come without cavities
I know the passages come with some traffic
I start with from the basement, end up in the attic
And third thing third
Whoever call me out, they simply can’t count
Let’s get mathematic, I’m up in this

Is you a believer?
I get a unicorn out of a zebra
I wear my uniform like a tuxedo
This dragon don’t hold his breath, don’t need no breather
But you may see they just ain’t a believer
I know the bloomin’ don’t come without rain
I know the losin’ don’t come without shame
I know the beauty don’t come without hurt
Hold up, hold up, last thing last
I know that Tunechi don’t come without Wayne
I know that losin’ don’t come without game
I know that glory don’t come without…
Don’t come without

(A#m)Third things third
(A#m)Send a prayer to the ones up above
(Gb)All the hate that you’ve heard has turned your (Gbdim)spirit to a dove,(A#) oh-ooh
Your spirit up (Gb)above, (Gbdim)oh-ooh

(A#m)I was choking in the crowd
(A#m)Building my rain up in the cloud
Falling like (Gb)ashes to the ground
Hoping my (Gbdim)feelings, they would drown
But they never (A#m)did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing
(A#m)Inhibited, limited
(A#m)Till it broke open and (Gb)rained down
And rained (Gbdim)down, like…

(A#m)Pain!
(A#m)You made me a, you made me a (Gb)believer, (F)believer(A#m)
(A#m)Pain!
You break me down and build me up, (Gb)believer, (F)believer
(A#m)Pain!
(A#m)Oh let the bullets fly, oh let them(Gb) rain
My (F)life, my love, my drive, it came from…
(A#m)Pain!
(A#m)You made me a, you made me a (Gb)believer, (F)believer

(A#m)Last things last
(A#m)By the grace of the fire and the (Gb)flame
(Gb)You’re the face of the (Gbdim)future, the blood in my(Gb) veins,(Gbdim) oh-ooh
The blood in my (Gb)veins, (Gbdim)oh-ooh
But they (Gb)never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing
(Gb)Inhibited, limited
Till it broke open and(Gb) rained down
(Gb)And rained down, like…

(A#m)Pain!
(A#m)You made me a, you made me a (Gb)believer, (F)believer(A#m)
(A#m)Pain!
You break me down and build me up, (Gb)believer, (F)believer
(A#m)Pain!
(A#m)Oh let the bullets fly, oh let them(Gb) rain
My (F)life, my love, my drive, it came from…
(A#m)Pain!
(A#m)You made me a, you made me a (Gb)believer, (F)believer

[Post-Chorus]
C#m
Let me down, down
Let me down, down
B
Let me down, let me down
G#m
Down, let me down, down
A
Let me down
C#m B
If you wanna go then I’ll be so lonely
G#m A
If you’re leaving baby let me down slowly
C#m B
If you wanna go then I’ll be so lonely
G#m N.C.
If you’re leaving baby let me down slowly

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