Other Side Of The Game Chords by Erykah Badu

Tempo:
84.45 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

B

Ab

Abm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Other Side Of The Game chords
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[B] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Fm]
What [Eb] you gonna do when they come for you?
[Abm] [B] [Ab] World [Eb] game's honest but [Ab] it pays to miss
[E] When [B] [Eb] you're gonna need me
[E] [B] [Eb] Gave me the life that I came to live
[Abm] [B] [Ab] Do I [Eb] really
[Ab] want [B] my baby?
[Gb] [Eb] Brother tell me [Ab] [B] what to do
I [Eb] know you got to get your hustle on
[Ab] [B] So I pray
[Eb] I understand the game sometimes
[Ab] [B] And I love you strong
[E] What [Eb] you gonna do when they come for [B] you?
World [Eb] game's honest but it pays to [Abm] miss
Yes [B] it does
What [Eb] you gonna do when they come for [B] you?
[Eb] But I can't stand life without [Abm] you
[B] [Eb] Now me and baby got this situation
[Ab] [Gb] See [B]
brother got this complex occupation
And [Eb]
it ain't that he [Ab] don't have education
Cause [B]
I was right there at his graduation
[Eb]
I ain't [Ab] saying that this life don't work
[B]
But it's me and baby that he hurt
[Eb] Cause I tell him right he thinks I'm wrong
[Ab] [Gb] But [Abm] I love him strong
[B] He gave me the life that I came to live
Gave me the [Ebm] song that I came to [Ab] give
Pressure on me but the seed is grown
I can't [Eb] make it on my [Abm] own
Someone came [Ebm] around and the flowers bloomed
He became the sun I became the [Ab] moon
Precious gifts that we both received
But good things they make me leave
What you [Eb] gonna do when they come for you?
[Abm] [B]
[Abm] World [Eb] game's honest but it pays to miss
[Abm] World game's honest [B] but it pays to [Eb] miss
What you gonna do when they come for [Abm] you?
[B] He gave [Eb] me the life that I came to [B] live
Yes he did
[Eb] Don't worry baby
[Ab] I [Abm] know that's confusion
God's
[Eb] gonna see us through yeah
Peace [B] after revolution
But we paid though
[Ab] Don't worry
What [E] you gonna
[B] [Abm] do?
[Eb] World game's honest but it pays to [Abm] miss
Is [B] it though?
[Eb] Don't [B] worry baby
He [Eb] gave me the life that I came to live
[Abm] Yes [B] you did
[Eb] Don't worry [Abm] baby
[B] You're a bad [Eb] ass
World game's honest but it pays to miss
[Abm] World game's honest [B] but it pays to [Ebm] miss
[Eb] [Abm]
You're a bad ass
He gave me the life that I came to live
[Ebm] Gave me the song that I came to [Ab] give
Pressure on me but the seed is grown
I can't [Eb] make it on my [Abm] own
Someone came around and the flowers bloomed
[Ebm] He became the sun I became the [Ab] moon
Precious gifts that we both received
Boy could this be made [B] believe?
Oh yeah
Right through [Ab] his witching break base
Mmm
[Eb] [B] We gon' make it
Yeah
[Ebm] Me, [Ab] you and the break base
You gonna [Eb] do what you gonna [Ab] [B] do
Whoa
[Ebm] [Fm]
[Eb] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Fm]
[Eb] See [B] I ain't trying to run your life
[Ab] What I want you to do is right And yeah
[Eb] I'm your [B] wife Mmm
[Fm] [Eb] [Db]
[Eb] Whoa, fix up [B] the revolution
I [Ebm] know [Fm] there's confusion
[Eb] [B] Now do what you gotta do now I'm strong
Key:  
Eb
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B
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Ab
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Abm
123111114
Ebm
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Eb
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B
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Ab
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To learn Erykah Badu - Other Side Of The Game chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Eb, Abm, B, Eb, Ab, Eb and B. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 42 BPM before aiming for the song's 84 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Minor.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ What [Eb] you gonna do when they come for you?
[Abm] _ [B] _ _ [Ab] World [Eb] game's honest but [Ab] it pays to miss
[E] When [B] _ [Eb] you're gonna need me
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [Eb] Gave me the life that I came to live
[Abm] _ [B] _ [Ab] Do I [Eb] really _
_ _ [Ab] want [B] my baby? _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ Brother tell me _ [Ab] [B] what to _ do
_ I _ [Eb] know you got to get your hustle on
[Ab] [B] So I pray
_ _ _ _ [Eb] I understand the game sometimes
_ [Ab] [B] And I love you strong
_ [E] _ _ What [Eb] you gonna do when they come for [B] you?
_ World [Eb] game's honest but it pays to [Abm] miss
Yes [B] it does
What [Eb] you gonna do when they come for [B] you? _ _ _
[Eb] But I can't stand life without [Abm] you
[B] _ [Eb] Now me and baby got this situation
[Ab] [Gb] See [B]
brother got this complex occupation
And [Eb]
it ain't that he [Ab] don't have education
Cause [B]
I was right there at his graduation
_ _ [Eb]
I ain't [Ab] saying that this life don't work
_ [B] _
But it's me and baby that he hurt
[Eb] Cause I tell him right he thinks I'm wrong
[Ab] [Gb] But [Abm] I love him strong
_ [B] _ He gave me the life that I came to live
Gave me the [Ebm] song that I came to [Ab] give
Pressure on me but the seed is grown
I can't [Eb] make it on my [Abm] own
Someone came [Ebm] around and the flowers bloomed
He became the sun I became the [Ab] moon
Precious gifts that we both received
But good things they make me leave
What you [Eb] gonna do when they come for you?
_ [Abm] _ _ [B] _
[Abm] World [Eb] game's honest but it pays to miss
[Abm] World game's honest [B] but it pays to [Eb] miss
What you gonna do when they come for [Abm] you?
[B] He gave [Eb] me the life that I came to [B] live
Yes he did
[Eb] _ _ Don't worry baby
[Ab] I [Abm] know that's confusion
_ _ God's _ _
[Eb] _ gonna see us through yeah
_ Peace [B] after revolution
_ But we paid though
_ _ [Ab] _ Don't worry
What [E] you gonna _
[B] [Abm] do?
[Eb] World game's honest but it pays to [Abm] miss
Is [B] it though?
[Eb] Don't _ [B] worry baby
He _ [Eb] gave me the life that I came to live
[Abm] Yes [B] you did
[Eb] _ Don't worry [Abm] baby
[B] You're a bad [Eb] ass
World game's honest but it pays to miss
[Abm] World game's honest [B] but it pays to [Ebm] miss
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Abm]
You're a bad ass
He gave me the life that I came to live
[Ebm] Gave me the song that I came to [Ab] give
Pressure on me but the seed is grown
I can't [Eb] make it on my [Abm] own
Someone came around and the flowers bloomed
[Ebm] He became the sun I became the [Ab] moon
Precious gifts that we both received
Boy could this be made [B] believe?
Oh yeah
Right through [Ab] his witching break _ base
Mmm
[Eb] _ [B] We gon' make it
Yeah
[Ebm] Me, [Ab] you and the break base
You gonna [Eb] do what you gonna [Ab] [B] do
_ _ Whoa
[Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] See _ [B] I ain't trying to run your life _
_ _ [Ab] What I want you to do is right And yeah _
[Eb] I'm your [B] wife _ _ Mmm
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _
[Eb] Whoa, fix up [B] the revolution
_ _ I [Ebm] know [Fm] there's confusion _ _ _
[Eb] _ [B] Now do what you gotta do now I'm _ strong _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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