Headphones

Intro: Bb 


       Am 
And my brother got headphones in Heaven 
  D                      Bb 
I hope he hear this song, yeah, hey 
       Am 
And my mama got headphones in Heaven 
  D 
I hope she hear this song 


Gm 
  Yeah, we went from nothin' to hunnids 
                              Am 
To milli's, man, who would've thunk it? 
             D 
We went from runnin' and duckin' 
                      Gm 
To runnin' a Fortune 500 

All of my people who held me down 
                    Am 
Now we liftin' them up 
              D 
Ain't no more stressin' or strugglin' 
                             Gm 
Or dreadin' the first of the month 

Ain't no keys in the trunk 
                     Am 
Ain't no sleepin' in bunks 
                         D 
Granny said, "Count your blessings" 
                                             Bb 
But if I could count them, it'd take me some months 
               Gm 
Wish you could see me now 
                                 Am 
Livin' clean, got 'em callin' me Reverend 
               D 
Wish you could hear me now 
                                    Gm 
Hope you got you some headphones in Heaven 

Headphones in Heaven, I wish I could tell them 
                                          Am 
I hope they can hear me, it's so much I'm feelin' 
                                            D 
Walked through that alley and cried with my cousin that died 
                                 Bb 
Left me broken, I still pray for healin' 

I know my destination 
                    Am 
Know they patiently waiting 
                    Dm 
You can show me the ropes when I make it 
                            Gm 
Until then, keep playin' my station, yeah, hey 


       Am 
And my brother got headphones in Heaven 
  D 
I hope he hear this song 
Gm 
  Hey, yeah 
       Am 
And my mama got headphones in Heaven 
  D 
I hope she hear this song 


    Bb 
In another dimension (Another dimension) 

I know my auntie is grabbin' my mama 
                    Am 
And, man, they just huggin' and kissin' (Huggin' and kissin') 
                   D 
And she's sayin', "Look at him, Niecy 
                          Bb 
Look, Denise, he went and did it 

See, Niecy, he was like you 
                 Am 
He was a artist, he get depressed and 
      N.C. 
Yeah, he was like you 
                       Gm 
Subject to trouble and few indiscretions 

Yeah, he had to war with some demons 
                  Am 
But beat him, now gon' tell Miss Bettie 
     D 
I'ma run and tell Mary 
     Gm 
Miss Bettie gon' tell Willie Burke 

Michael made millions and traveled the Earth" 
        Am 
I could see them, cheer them, Tuck and Bim sittin' near them 
       D 
Like, "Look at that boy go to work" 
                  Gm 
I'm talkin' about my Uncle Jeffrey 

My Uncle Carlton, my Uncle Henry 

My Uncle Ant-Man, my Uncle Vincent 
N.C.                         Gm 
I be reminiscin', sippin' on whiskey 

Fly as a Frisbee 
                                          Am 
From family of Christians, but I'm livin' risky 
                                  D 
Street dreamin', but demons won't get me 

The Lord had to fix me and God as my witness 
          Gm 
Man, I be wishin' that family could listen 
                                        Am 
And Heaven had headphones, I tell them, baby 
                        D 
All of them prayers you pray for me 
                                          Gm 
All of them prayers, they paid off, like, baby 

All of that grindin' through time and 
                                               Am 
That pressure made diamonds, and now I'm like, baby 

I pray that you hear me 
     D 
Your prodigal son that came home 
Gm 
Baby, baby, baby 


       Am 
And my brother got headphones in Heaven 
  D 
I hope he hear this song 
Gm 
  Hey, yeah 
       Am 
And my mama got headphones in Heaven 
  N.C. 
I hope she hear this song 

Interlude: 
Bb 
  Hey, Cap 

You and Clay take care of each other up there, man 
Am 
Pops, you and Precious, man 
D 
Y'all hear me, right? 

 
          Gm 
Me and my guardian angels been arguin' lately 

'Cause they say I won't go with God tryna take me 
    Am 
Now Satan is on me, it's taking its toll 
D 
Carried the weight, I know God in control 
Gm 
Bless me with all of the diamonds and gold 

Stack so much dough 'til it's harder to fold 
     Am 
From millions, to thousands, to hundreds 
               D 
Blessings from then until now in abundance 
          Gm 
Commas on commas, made me a winner 

Still, I'm a sinner who runnin' from somethin' 
             Am 
I made him a promise, no matter the sin 
    D 
The devil never will win 
              Gm 
I promise, if only you knew, in a sold-out arena on stage 

Still, I'm feelin' so lonely 
             Am 
Questionin', guessin', and missin' my homies 
              D 
Disguisin' my tears, sayin' my prayers 
             Bb 
Laughin' out loud, talkin' to air 

Sayin' my peace when ain't nobody there, yeah 
Am 
So many people give glory to me 
D 
  When I know where the glory should be 
    Gm 
You see, 'cause I know how the story began 

So I know how my story could be 
       Am 
It's a cold game, if I told names 
       D 
Of the people who died who done poured into me 
     Gm 
If I tried to told you, song would've been over, man 
                                  N.C. 
Literally, we'd have run out of beat