Lirik dan Chord Lagu How Much a Dollar Cost - Kendrick Lamar

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