Intro 
N.C. 
One two, one one two 

Hook 
C                Am 
I was stabbed by Satan 
Am              C 
On the day that I was born 
C              Am 
I was promised lovin' 
Am          C 
But instead I was torn 
C           Am 
Na, na, na, na, na, na 
F            C 
My heart bled fear 
C           Am 
Na, na, na, na, na, na 
F            C 
My eyes shed tears 

verse 1 
  C 
A poor black ghetto child 
Am                    F 
He can't shoot and he can't go run a mile 
C 
There's no school and the kids go runnin' wild 
Am                    F 
The police and the courts wanna run him out 
C 
He's so cold and the po po hate 'em all 
Am                    F 
He ain't seen his daddy since back in '84 
C 
But oh well, so it be, now he's in jail 
Am                    F 
His mother's stressin' just to get him out on bail 
C 
Now sing it out 

Hook 
C                Am 
I was stabbed by Satan 
Am              C 
On the day that I was born 
C              Am 
I was promised lovin' 
Am          C 
But instead I was torn 
C           Am 
Na, na, na, na, na, na 
F            C 
My heart bled fear 
C           Am 
Na, na, na, na, na, na 
F            C 
My eyes shed tears 

verse 2 
C 
So the story goes on 

There's no glory and the worry takes a toll on 
C 
His whole body but his buddies wanna roll on 
Am                       F                   C 
It's all bloody when the cops come to a stop 
N.C.                    Am                 F 
The police with their big Glocks pull 'em out 
                                               C 
They say "freeze" but there's only one comin' out 
                                             Am 
There's two dead with a legal gun to his head 
                        F 
It's stupid, he shoulda played ball instead 
 C 
Now sing it out 

Hook 
C                Am 
I was stabbed by Satan 
Am              C 
On the day that I was born 
C              Am 
I was promised lovin' 
Am          C 
But instead I was torn 
C           Am 
Na, na, na, na, na, na 
F            C 
My heart bled fear 
C           Am 
Na, na, na, na, na, na 
F            C 
My eyes shed tears 

verse 3 
C                        Am 
So one day when it's all said and done 
                    F                    C 
My life will be the bluest rap song ever sung 
                  Am 
My verses will be curses to the rich 
        F 
And all sorts of authority will cease to exist 
                     C                                Am 
My daughters will be free of wars in my honor. Your fist 
                   F 
Will raise in the air 

Like the silence of revolution My face will appear 
C                                            Am 
Like the vision of a prisoner with his last beer 
                 F                             C 
This song is a poem and this whole poem is a tear 

Dropped to your ear 

Hook 
C                Am 
I was stabbed by Satan 
Am              C 
On the day that I was born 
C              Am 
I was promised lovin' 
Am          C 
But instead I was torn 
C           Am 
Na, na, na, na, na, na 
F            C 
My heart bled fear 
C           Am 
Na, na, na, na, na, na 
F            C 
My eyes shed tears 

C Am Am 
e 
Outro 
C                               Am 
So why do kids cry when they're born? 
                  Am 
Ever ask yourself that? 
Am                  C                             C 
I mean, there's no scientifical reason explaining that. 
Am       F                      C 
Well, it is said that Satan stabs a child at birth 
C     Am 
As an introduction to pain. 
          F                      C 
You know, welcome to the world, right?