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Place a capo on the 1st fret. This is the way JR Aquino plays it in his cover.
Listen to the song to get the rhythm and to time the chord changes
[Chords]:
Dm7: xx0211
Am7: x02010
Gm:   355333
[Intro]
Dm7, Am7, Gm, Am7
[Verse 1]
Dm7I think I started somethin', I got what I wanted did, didn't I
Am7Can't feel nothin', superhuman even when I'm fuckin' Viagra poppin',
GmEvery single record autotunin' zero emotion, muted emotion,
Am7pitch corrected, computed emotion, uh-huh I blame it on the
Dm7Model broad with the Hollywood smile, aww
Am7Stripper booty and a rack like wow, Brain like Berkeley
GmMet her at Coachella, I went to see Jigga, she went to see Z Trip, perfect
Am7I took a seat on the ice cold lawn, she handed me a ice blue bong, whatever
Dm7She said she wanna be a dentist really badly, she's in school payin'
Am7For tuition doin' porn in the Valley, at least you workin'
GmBut girl I can't feel my face, what are we smokin' anyway
Am7She said don't let the high go to waste, but can you taste a little taste
[Hook]
Dm7Novacane, baby, baby,
Am7Novacane, baby, I want you
GmFuck me good, fuck me long, fuck me numb love me now, when I'm gone 
Am7Love me none, love me none, love me none, numb, numb, numb, numb
[Verse 2]
Dm7Sink full of dishes pacin' in the kitchen, cocaine for breakfast, yikes
Am7Bed full of women, flip on a tripod, little red light on shootin'
GmI'm feelin' like Stanley Kubrick, this is some visionary shit
Am7Been tryna film pleasure with my eyes wide shut but it keeps on movin'
Dm7I blame it on the model broad with the Hollywood smile
Am7Stripper booty with the rack like wow, I'll never forget ya
GmYou put me on a feelin' I never had, never had, never had
Am7And ever since I've been tryna get it back, pick it up and put it back
Dm7Now I'm somethin' like the chemist on campus
Am7But there's no drug around, quite like what I found in you
GmI still can't feel my face, what am I smokin' anyway
Am7She said don't let the high go to waste but can you taste a little taste of
[Hook]
Dm7Novacane, baby, baby,
Am7Novacane, baby, I want you
GmFuck me good, fuck me long, fuck me numb love me now, when I'm gone 
Am7Love me none, love me none, love me none, numb, numb, numb, numb
[Bridge]
Novacane for the pain
[Outro]
Pretty girls involved with me
Makin' pretty love to me pretty, pity pity
All the pretty girls involved with me
Makin' pretty love to me pretty, pity pity
I can't feel a thing
I can't feel her
Novacane for the pain

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The story behind the song

"Novacane" delves into a narrative of isolation and the search for feeling in a numb world. It tells the story of a young dental student who navigates a double life, using local anesthetics recreationally and working in adult entertainment. The song explores themes of emotional detachment and the desire for connection, even if it's fleeting or induced. Released as the lead single from Frank Ocean's mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra, the track was praised for its dark subject matter and Ocean's ability to craft vivid stories. Playing it, you can feel the quiet ache of wanting to feel something real, even if it's just for a moment.

AI-written from these sources:Novacane (song) — Wikipedia ↗Frank Ocean — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Novacane

by Frank Ocean

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Am7

Place a capo on the 1st fret. This is the way JR Aquino plays it in his cover.

Listen to the song to get the rhythm and to time the chord changes

[Chords]:

Dm7

: xx0211

Am7

: x02010

: 355333

[Intro]

Dm7, Am7, Gm, Am7

[Verse 1]

Dm7

I think I started somethin', I got what I wanted did, didn't I

Am7

Can't feel nothin', superhuman even when I'm fuckin' Viagra poppin',

Every single record autotunin' zero emotion, muted emotion,

Am7

pitch corrected, computed emotion, uh-huh I blame it on the

Dm7

Model broad with the Hollywood smile, aww

Am7

Stripper booty and a rack like wow, Brain like Berkeley

Met her at Coachella, I went to see Jigga, she went to see Z Trip, perfect

Am7

I took a seat on the ice cold lawn, she handed me a ice blue bong, whatever

Dm7

She said she wanna be a dentist really badly, she's in school payin'

Am7

For tuition doin' porn in the Valley, at least you workin'

But girl I can't feel my face, what are we smokin' anyway

Am7

She said don't let the high go to waste, but can you taste a little taste

[Hook]

Dm7

Novacane, baby, baby,

Am7

Novacane, baby, I want you

Fuck me good, fuck me long, fuck me numb love me now, when I'm gone

Am7

Love me none, love me none, love me none, numb, numb, numb, numb

[Verse 2]

Dm7

Sink full of dishes pacin' in the kitchen, cocaine for breakfast, yikes

Am7

Bed full of women, flip on a tripod, little red light on shootin'

I'm feelin' like Stanley Kubrick, this is some visionary shit

Am7

Been tryna film pleasure with my eyes wide shut but it keeps on movin'

Dm7

I blame it on the model broad with the Hollywood smile

Am7

Stripper booty with the rack like wow, I'll never forget ya

You put me on a feelin' I never had, never had, never had

Am7

And ever since I've been tryna get it back, pick it up and put it back

Dm7

Now I'm somethin' like the chemist on campus

Am7

But there's no drug around, quite like what I found in you

I still can't feel my face, what am I smokin' anyway

Am7

She said don't let the high go to waste but can you taste a little taste of

[Hook]

Dm7

Novacane, baby, baby,

Am7

Novacane, baby, I want you

Fuck me good, fuck me long, fuck me numb love me now, when I'm gone

Am7

Love me none, love me none, love me none, numb, numb, numb, numb

[Bridge]

Novacane for the pain

[Outro]

Pretty girls involved with me

Makin' pretty love to me pretty, pity pity

All the pretty girls involved with me

Makin' pretty love to me pretty, pity pity

I can't feel a thing

I can't feel her

Novacane for the pain

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