verse 1 
F#m 
I'm out to be the best me that I can be 
A 
Workin' on my craft day in and out 
D 
You know that's what I'm about 

No, I'm not aiming to become famous 

I just wanna play and sing this 
F#m 
The only competition I see is myself 
A 
I gotta tunnel vision kinda like a telescope 
 D 
And I'm lookin at, and I'm picking at 

Everything that I could do to become better 
F#m 
I see a lot of people, I hear a lot of things 
A 
They're talking about diamond rings, money things 
D 
I guess that happens when you hit the top 

Become unsatisfied with everything that you already got 
F#m 
You say it's all about the music 
A 
But mess around with girls who do it 
D 
Yah you lie to your fans 

I'm singing from my shadow you can call that shade 
F#m 
My verse is straight and my flow is hard 
A 
I paint my songs like a work of art 
D 
I never grew up listening to other stuff 

You can say I'm kinda different, maybe just a bluff 
F#m 
But let me tell you I am hundred percent reality 
A 
Authentic I ain't dancing in a fantasy, no 
D 
Only sea that I'll be dancing in 

Is a sea of fans in a sold out MSG 
F#m                          A 
Maybe a year or two, maybe a year or three 

It doesn't phase me honestly 
D 
Even if I don't make it by then 

I'll still be doing shows, so I make it in the end, yeah 
F#m 
And if you think I'm irrelevant 
A 
Well then I must be relevant 
D 
'Cause you took the time to listen to my song 

That I wrote on my bed in my bedroom 

Chorus 
F#m 
I don't sing for a backtrack 
A 
I write songs in my snapback 
D 
I don't care what they say 

Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella 
F#m 
I don't hook up with strangers 
A 
I've got class and respect 
D 
I don't care what they say 

Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella 

Hook 
F#m 
A capella, a-a capella 

A capella, a-a capella 

A capella, a-a capella 

Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella 
E 

verse 2 
 F#m 
Sometimes I need to focus on myself and what I need 
A 
Sometimes I feel like my mind is on it's own kind of speed 
D 
But I guess its the way that it goes when you try to write like a beast 

This is my feast 
F#m 
Don't ever classify me as a rapper 
A 
I spit a little bit and I can talk fast but that's it 
D 
I ain't about the gold chains, ain't about the fake girls 

Ain't about the high life, ain't about the money 
F#m 
See, my lyrics are different 
A 
They come alive the minute I start to sing them 
D 
I would say that I put my soul all up in them 

But I am a ginger, you know how that goes 
F#m 
My world comes together the moment 
A 
My pen hits the paper like im a jail breaker 
D 
But I have commited, no crime to be charged for 

You see me in bars but don't know what I stand for 

Chorus 
F#m 
I don't sing for a backtrack 
A 
I write songs in my snapback 
D 
I don't care what they say 

Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella 
F#m 
I don't hook up with strangers 
A 
I've got class and respect 
D 
I don't care what they say 

Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella 

Hook 
F#m 
A capella, a-a capella 

A capella, a-a capella 

A capella, a-a capella 

Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella 
wait! 

verse 3 
F#m  D 
     My finger's bleed when I pluck strings 

I was never raised to play this guitar with a pick thing 

At times people say I sound British when I say things 

When I say things, say things 

Now they're coming to me asking if I wanna be the next big thing 

I'm the next best thing, buddy 
F#m 
You better get your facts straight, uh 
D 
I don't need a record label to show them my talent great 'cause 
F#m 
If the people like it then the people buy it 

Why would I wanna hire another writer to take it higher? 

Foolish like the gold that you place in my hands 
           D 
That's fool's gold and I'm not fooled by this fame game 

This twitter game, it's so lame 
      F#m 
Cause I'm verified on the inside 
                                            D 
Don't need a blue check to be satisfied, uh 

Instrumental 
F#m A D E (x2) 

Bridge 
F#m 
Break strings when I play this 
                                  D 
Take names when I play this, take notes when I play this 
F#m 
Break strings when I play this 
                               A                        D 
Take names when I play this, take notes when I play this 
F#m 
Break strings when I play this 
                             A                         D 
Take names when I play this, take notes when I play this 
F#m 
Break strings when I play this 
                             A                           D 
Take names when I play this, take notes when I play this 

You already know 

Chorus 
F#m 
I don't sing for a backtrack 
A 
I write songs in my snapback 
D 
I don't care what they say 
                 E 
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella 
F#m 
I don't hook up with strangers 
A 
I've got class and respect 
D 
And I don't care what they say 
E 
And I don't care what they say 
 Bm 
'Cause I'm keepin' it real 
                 E 
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella