G                    Bm
Pa pa pa pa, pa la pa pa
G                     A
Pa pa pa pa, pa la pa
 
 [Verse 1]
G
Since day 1 I said f-ck the fame and everything it dealt
Bm
But the fame is really here just to facilitate the wealth
G
But the wealth attracts you haters like you mosquitoes to a well
D
And the waters getting deeper so I’m well set out to sail
G
Someone called my cell and left a voicemail
Bm
That said congratulations on the million record sales
G
As I’m flipping over furniture knocking sh-t off the shelf
A
I told myself I’ll never get too deep not to take a breathe
But I’m sinking
 
[Chorus]
G            A                Bm
And it’s so hard to breathe, yeah
G            A                Bm
And even more so to sleep when no one cares
G            A                Bm
It was all I can eat
G                                  A              Bm
But now I’m sinking, so deep, I can’t come up for air
 
 
G                    Bm
Pa pa pa pa, pa la pa pa
G                    A
Pa pa pa pa, pa la pa
 
[Verse 2]
G
Yeah I’ve seen the valley 
Bm
Of the shadow of death, I’ve seen the mountains
G
The wild childhood, Thats why I sing about it
D
I just try to move on and keep my peace about it
G
But Come to think about it I can’t even count the days
Bm
That I’ve spent, starving tryna find some decent housing
G
That’s why I’m always smiling but on this beat I seem so violent
A
So ask me ’bout the music scene and what the f-ck I think about it
G
Time flies, I guess thats why I’m bugging
Bm
Just yesterday I was rapping with my brother and my cousin
G
If you had the stove or toaster on you couldn’t use the oven
D
We knew that we were struggling, we just acted like we wasn’t
G
It’s either make it rapping, if not that than hustlin’
Bm
So all I see is magazine covers in this game
G
You either surface or you plummet
A
It’s a thin line and I’m just tryna keep my head above it
Damn...
 
[Chorus]
G            A                Bm
And it’s so hard to breathe, yeah
G            A                Bm
And even more so to sleep when no one cares
G            A                Bm
It was all I can eat
G                                  A              Bm                              G
But now I’m sinking, so deep, I can’t come up for air
 
[Bridge]
A     A    B
Air, I-I-I-I-I
G                   A
I sink away (Air) , I sink away (Air)
A                   B
Cause I sink away (I-I-I-I-I) I sink away
G                   A
Hey Hey (Air) I sink away (Air)
A                   B
Get carried away, get carried away
 
[Chorus]
G            A                Bm
And it’s so hard to breathe, yeah
G            A                Bm
And even more so to sleep when no one cares
G            A                Bm
It was all I can eat
G                                A
But now I’m sinking, so deep 
 
G
Damn, it’s never in the plans
Bm
But hey it’s a long way than beating pots and pans 
G
Damn, it’s never in the plans
D
But hey it’s a long way than beating pots and pans
G
Damn, it’s never in the plans
Bm
But hey it’s a long way than beating pots and pans 
G
Damn, it’s never in the plans
A
But hey it’s a long way than beating pots and pans
 
 
G                         Bm                     A                         G
But now I’m sinking, so deep, I can’t come up for air 
A     A      B
Air, I-I-I-I-I