[Intro]
G    Bm     Am    C
[Verse]
G 
A place to spend my quiet nights,
 time to unwind 
A place to spend my quiet nights, time to unwind 
Bm 
So much pressure in this life of
 mine, I cry at times 
So much pressure in this life of mine, I cry at times 
Am 
I once contemplated suicide, and
 woulda tried 
I once contemplated suicide, and woulda tried 
C 
But when I held that 9, all I could
 see was my momma's eyes 
But when I held that 9, all I could see was my momma's eyes 
G 
No one knows my struggle, they only
 see the trouble 
No one knows my struggle, they only see the trouble 
Bm 
Not knowin it's hard to carry on when
 no one loves you 
Not knowin it's hard to carry on when no one loves you 
Am 
Picture me inside the misery of
 poverty 
Picture me inside the misery of poverty 
C 
No man alive has ever witnessed
 struggles I survived 
No man alive has ever witnessed struggles I survived 
G 
Prayin hard for better days, promise
 to hold on 
Prayin hard for better days, promise to hold on 
Bm 
Me and my dawgs ain't have a choice
 but to roll on 
Me and my dawgs ain't have a choice but to roll on 
Am 
We found a family spot to kick it 
C 
Where we can drink liquor and no one
 bickers over trick shit 
Where we can drink liquor and no one bickers over trick shit 
G 
A spot where we can smoke in peace,
 and even though we G's 
A spot where we can smoke in peace, and even though we G's 
Bm 
We still visualize places, that we
 can roll in peace 
We still visualize places, that we can roll in peace 
Am 
And in my mind's eye I see this
 place, the players go in fast 
And in my mind's eye I see this place, the players go in fast 
C 
I got a spot for us all, so we can
 ball, at thug's mansion
I got a spot for us all, so we can ball, at thug's mansion
[Chorus]
G 
Every corner, every city 
Bm 
There's a place where life's a little
 easy 
There's a place where life's a little easy 
Am 
Little Hennessy, laid back and cool 
C 
Every hour, cause it's all good 
G 
Leave all the stress from the world
 outside 
Leave all the stress from the world outside 
Bm 
Every wrong done will be alright (I
 wanna go) 
Every wrong done will be alright (I wanna go) 
Am 
Nothin but peace (I wanna go) love (I
 wanna go nigga) 
Nothin but peace (I wanna go) love (I wanna go nigga) 
C 
And street passion, every ghetto
 needs a thug mansion
And street passion, every ghetto needs a thug mansion
[Verse]
G 
A place where death doesn't reside,
 just thugs who collide 
A place where death doesn't reside, just thugs who collide 
Bm 
Not to start beef but spark trees, no
 cops rollin by 
Not to start beef but spark trees, no cops rollin by 
Am                                 
No policemen, no homicide, no chalk
    C 
 on the streets 
No policemen, no homicide, no chalk on the streets 
  
No reason, for nobody's momma to cry
 
No reason, for nobody's momma to cry 
G 
See I'm a good guy, I'm tryin to
 stick around for my daughter 
See I'm a good guy, I'm tryin to stick around for my daughter 
Bm 
But if I should die, I know all of my
 albums support her 
But if I should die, I know all of my albums support her 
Am 
This whole year's been crazy, asked
 the Holy Spirit to save me 
This whole year's been crazy, asked the Holy Spirit to save me 
C 
Only difference from me and Ossie
 Davis, gray hair maybe 
Only difference from me and Ossie Davis, gray hair maybe 
G 
Cause I feel like my eyes saw too
 much sufferin 
Cause I feel like my eyes saw too much sufferin 
Bm 
I'm just twenty-some-odd years, I
 done lost my mother 
I'm just twenty-some-odd years, I done lost my mother 
Am 
And I cried tears of joy, I know she
 smiles on her boy 
And I cried tears of joy, I know she smiles on her boy 
C 
I dream of you more, my love goes to
 Afeni Shakur 
I dream of you more, my love goes to Afeni Shakur 
G 
Cause like Ann Jones, she raised a
 ghetto king in a war 
Cause like Ann Jones, she raised a ghetto king in a war 
Bm 
And just for that alone she shouldn't
 feel no pain no more 
And just for that alone she shouldn't feel no pain no more 
Am 
Cause one day we'll all be together,
 sippin heavnly champagne 
Cause one day we'll all be together, sippin heavnly champagne 
C 
where angels soar, with golden wings
 in thug's mansion
where angels soar, with golden wings in thug's mansion
[Chorus]
G 
Every corner, every city 
Bm 
There's a place where life's a little
 easy 
There's a place where life's a little easy 
Am 
Little Hennessy, laid back and cool 
C 
Every hour, cause it's all good 
G 
Leave all the stress from the world
 outside 
Leave all the stress from the world outside 
Bm 
Every wrong done will be alright (I
 wanna go) 
Every wrong done will be alright (I wanna go) 
Am 
Nothin but peace (I wanna go) love (I
 wanna go nigga) 
Nothin but peace (I wanna go) love (I wanna go nigga) 
C 
And street passion, every ghetto
 needs a thug mansion
And street passion, every ghetto needs a thug mansion
[Verse]
G 
Dear momma don't cry, your baby boy's
 doin good 
Dear momma don't cry, your baby boy's doin good 
Bm 
Tell the homies I'm in heaven and
 they ain't got hoods 
Tell the homies I'm in heaven and they ain't got hoods 
Am 
Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last
 night, it had me shook 
Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night, it had me shook 
C 
Drippin peppermint Schnapps, with
 Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke 
Drippin peppermint Schnapps, with Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke 
G 
Then some lady named Billie Holiday 
Bm 
Sang sittin there kickin it with
 Malcolm, 'til the day came 
Sang sittin there kickin it with Malcolm, 'til the day came 
Am 
Little LaTasha sho' grown 
                        C 
Tell the lady in the liquorstore that
 she's forgiven, so come home 
Tell the lady in the liquorstore that she's forgiven, so come home 
G 
Maybe in time you'll understand only
 God can save us 
Maybe in time you'll understand only God can save us 
Bm 
When Miles Davis cuttin lose with the
 band 
When Miles Davis cuttin lose with the band 
Am 
Just think of all the people that you
 knew in the past 
Just think of all the people that you knew in the past 
C 
that passed on, they in heaven, found
 peace at last 
that passed on, they in heaven, found peace at last 
G 
Picture a place that they exist,
 together 
Picture a place that they exist, together 
Bm 
There has to be a place better than
 this, in heaven 
There has to be a place better than this, in heaven 
Am 
So right before I sleep, dear God,
 what I'm askin 
So right before I sleep, dear God, what I'm askin 
C 
Remember this face, save me a place,
 in thug's mansion
Remember this face, save me a place, in thug's mansion
[Chorus]
G 
Every corner, every city 
Bm 
There's a place where life's a little
 easy 
There's a place where life's a little easy 
Am 
Little Hennessy, laid back and cool 
C 
Every hour, cause it's all good 
G 
Leave all the stress from the world
 outside 
Leave all the stress from the world outside 
Bm 
Every wrong done will be alright (I
 wanna go) 
Every wrong done will be alright (I wanna go) 
Am 
Nothin but peace (I wanna go) love (I
 wanna go nigga) 
Nothin but peace (I wanna go) love (I wanna go nigga) 
C 
And street passion, every ghetto
 needs a thug mansion
And street passion, every ghetto needs a thug mansion