Childish Gambino - Telegraph Ave Oakland Chords & Tabs

 

Telegraph Ave Oakland Chords & Tabs

Childish Gambino Chords & Tabs

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Telegraph Ave Oakland Chords

   
Verse 1:

Fm 
I was making Japanese
Cm
And she's watching DVDs
Ab          Bb
In Oakland, in Oakland
Fm
Now I'm driving up the 5
Cm
And she waits till I arrive
Ab          Bb
In Oakland, in Oakland
Fm          
Everything, that I wanted
Cm
Only gotta drive for the moment
Ab    
If you tell me "turn around," then I'm on it
Gm
For the moment, but you know me
Bb
You know how I get when I'm lonely
Eb 
I think about you and the moments
Cm                                   Gm
But everything you do is so Oakland, so Oakland

Chorus:

Fm
Foot on the gas
Cm
I'm just trying to pass
Ab
All the red lights
Gm
And the stop signs
Ab
I'm ready to go
Cm
Before I get to The Bay, Babe, that's a problem
Ab
Because I'm way too scared to call
Gm
And you might get me to stay, no

Verse 2: 

Fm
I don't really want to drive
Cm
But I think I'd rather die
Ab          Gm
In Oakland, in Oakland
Fm
With my hands on two and ten
Cm
So I guess it all depends
Ab          Gm
On Oakland, on Oakland
Fm
And I'm nervous, truth be told
Cm
I never saw me growing old
Ab          Gm
In Oakland, in Oakland
Fm
And if I married you tonight
Cm
It would probably start a riot
Ab          Gm
In Oakland, in Oakland

Verse 3: 
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Fm
Everything, that I needed
Cm
Now I finally got you in your feelings
Ab
Everything you won't say, you tweet it
Gm                               Bb
And a nigga don’t like that shit at all
Bb
So retreating
Cm
Can we just roll with the feeling?
Ab
Can we just roll for a minute?
Gm
Wait a minute

Chorus 2:

Fm
Foot on the gas
Cm
I'm just trying to pass
Ab
All the red lights
Gm
And the stop signs
Ab
I'm ready to go
Cm
And I'm really not ready girl, that's a problem
Ab
Because I'm way too scared to call
Gm
And you might get me to stay, no

Bridge:

Fm
All the girlfriends saying "here we go again"
Cm
Rich kid but he act like a gentleman
Ab
Last one didn't end like it should've been
Bb
Two dates and he still wanna get it in
Fm
And you're saying it's because of the Internet
Cm
Try once and it's on to the next chick
Ab
X-O the O face on your exes...right?
                             
And we can do the same 
Fm
thing if you wanna have better
                         Cm
When your thoughts can't breathe and you thinking asthmatic
                   Ab
And you wanna be a mom and I wasn't mad at her
                     Gm              
I was thinking 'bout me, I'd be really bad at it

Cause I'm thinking 'bout me, weeks in Dubai
Cm                                          Ab
Fourth of July, house in Kauai, yeah we can try
         Gm
So let's try

Verse 4: 

Cm
Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Fm
I took off my nine to five
Cm
But you still don't have the time to 
Ab       Gm
kiss me (just hit me)
Fm
And if I left you all alone, 
Cm
would you still pick up the phone
Ab         Gm
It's iffy, you miss me
Fm                                 Cm
I got furniture to move, and we'll both be thirty soon
Ab          Gm
In Oakland, in Oakland
Fm
The only one I know is you, 
Cm
so the fuck I'm supposed to do?
Ab          Gm
In Oakland, in Oakland [x8]