Biography:
Carolina Chocolate Drops is an American old-time string band from Durham, North Carolina. Their 2010 album, Genuine Negro Jig, won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, and was number 9 in fRoots magazine's top 10 albums of 2010.
The band came together to play the rich tradition of fiddle and banjo music in Carolina's Piedmont. Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson both hail from Durham, North Carolina while Dom Flemons is native to Arizona.
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[Intro]
Em Am Em B7 Em Am Em B7 x 2
[Verse]
Em
While he was scheming
Am Em
I was beamin' in his Beamer just beamin'
B7 Em
Can't believe that I caught my man cheatin'
Am Em B7
So I found another way to make him pay for it all
Em Am Em
So I went to Neiman & Marcus on a shopping spree-ah
B7 Em
And on my way I grabbed Sole´ and Mia
Am Em B7
And as the cash-box rang I threw everything away
[Solo]
Em Am Em B7 Em Am Em B7 x 2
[Chorus]
Em Am Em
Hey ladies, when ya man wanna get buck wild
B7 Em
Just go back and hit 'em up style
Am
Get your hands on his cash and
Em B7
Spend it to the last dime for all the hard times
Em Am Em
When you go then everything goes
B7 Em
From the crib to the ride to the clothes
Am
So you better let 'em know that
Em B7
If he mess up you gotta hit 'em up
[Solo]
Em Am Em B7 Em Am Em B7 x 2
[Verse]
Em Am Em
There goes the dreams we used to say
Am Em
There goes the times we went away
Am
There goes the love I had
Em B7
But you cheated on me and that's for that now
Em Am Em
There goes the house we made a home
Am Em
There goes you'll never leave me alone
Am
For all the lies you told
Em B7
This is what you owe
[Solo]
Em Am Em B7 Em Am Em B7 x 2
[Verse]
Em
While he was braggin'
Am Em
I was coming down the hill and just draggin
B7 Em
All his pictures and his clothes in the bag and
Am Em B7
Threw everything out till there was just nothin left
Em Am Em
And I paid all the bills about a month too late
B7 Em
It's a shame we have to play these games
Am Em B7
The love we had just fades away, fades away
Em Am Em B7 Em Am Em B7 x 2
[Chorus]
Em Am Em
Hey ladies, when ya man gonna get buck wild
B7 Em
Just go back and hit 'em up style
Am
Get your hands on his cash and
Em B7
Spend it to the last dime for all the hard times
Em Am Em
When you go then everything goes
B7 Em
From the crib to the ride to the clothes
Am
So you better let 'em know that
Em B7
If he mess up you gotta hit 'em up
Hey ladies, when ya man gonna get buck wild
B7 Em
Just go back and hit 'em up style
Am
Get your hands on his cash and
Em B7
Spend it to the last dime for all the hard times
Em Am Em
When you go then everything goes
B7 Em
From the crib to the ride to the clothes
Am
So you better let 'em know that
Em B7
If he mess up you gotta hit 'em up
Em Am Em B7 Em Am Em B7 x 2
[Verse]
Em
While he was scheming
Am Em
I was beamin' in his Beamer just beamin'
B7 Em
Can't believe that I caught my man cheatin'
Am Em B7
So I found another way to make him pay for it all
Em Am Em
So I went to Neiman & Marcus on a shopping spree-ah
B7 Em
And on my way I grabbed Sole´ and Mia
Am Em B7
And as the cash-box rang I threw everything away
[Solo]
Em Am Em B7 Em Am Em B7 x 2
[Chorus]
Em Am Em
Hey ladies, when ya man wanna get buck wild
B7 Em
Just go back and hit 'em up style
Am
Get your hands on his cash and
Em B7
Spend it to the last dime for all the hard times
Em Am Em
When you go then everything goes
B7 Em
From the crib to the ride to the clothes
Am
So you better let 'em know that
Em B7
If he mess up you gotta hit 'em up
[Solo]
Em Am Em B7 Em Am Em B7 x 2
[Verse]
Em Am Em
There goes the dreams we used to say
Am Em
There goes the times we went away
Am
There goes the love I had
Em B7
But you cheated on me and that's for that now
Em Am Em
There goes the house we made a home
Am Em
There goes you'll never leave me alone
Am
For all the lies you told
Em B7
This is what you owe
[Solo]
Em Am Em B7 Em Am Em B7 x 2
[Verse]
Em
While he was braggin'
Am Em
I was coming down the hill and just draggin
B7 Em
All his pictures and his clothes in the bag and
Am Em B7
Threw everything out till there was just nothin left
Em Am Em
And I paid all the bills about a month too late
B7 Em
It's a shame we have to play these games
Am Em B7
The love we had just fades away, fades away
Em Am Em B7 Em Am Em B7 x 2
[Chorus]
Em Am Em
Hey ladies, when ya man gonna get buck wild
B7 Em
Just go back and hit 'em up style
Am
Get your hands on his cash and
Em B7
Spend it to the last dime for all the hard times
Em Am Em
When you go then everything goes
B7 Em
From the crib to the ride to the clothes
Am
So you better let 'em know that
Em B7
If he mess up you gotta hit 'em up
Hey ladies, when ya man gonna get buck wild
B7 Em
Just go back and hit 'em up style
Am
Get your hands on his cash and
Em B7
Spend it to the last dime for all the hard times
Em Am Em
When you go then everything goes
B7 Em
From the crib to the ride to the clothes
Am
So you better let 'em know that
Em B7
If he mess up you gotta hit 'em up
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