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-All chords are according to a Capo
on the 4th fret
guitar capo'd at the 4th fret with a
piano playing straight chords (E, B
G#m, F#).
play them he just plays E major - B major
G# Minor - F# Major
-In my chord diagrams the first chord is the
chord relative to capo the chord in parenthesis
is the actual chord.
|--------------|-------------|-------------|
| Capo |No Capo(easy)|No Capo(best)|
Chords | E   A   D   G   B   E| E   A   D   G   B   E| E   A   D   G   B   E|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|
Cadd9(E) | X 3 2 0 3 3 | X 7 9 9 9 7 | X 7 6 4 5 4 |
G (B) | 3 2 0 0 3 3 | 7 9 9 8 7 7 | 7 9 9 8 7 7 |
Em7 (G#m)| 0 2 2 0 3 3 | 4 6 6 4 4 4 | 4 6 6 4 4 X |
Dsus4(F#) | X X 0 2 3 3 | 2 4 4 3 2 2 | X 9 8 6 7 6 |
|--------------|-------------|-------------|
[Intro]
I'm at a Cadd9payphone trying to Gcall home
All of my Em7change I spent on Dsus4you
Where have the Cadd9times gone baby
It's Gall wrong, where are the Em7plans we made for Dsus4two
[Verse 1]
Yeah, Cadd9I, I know it's hard to remember
GThe people we used to be Em7It's even harder to picture
Dsus4That you're not here next to me Cadd9You say it's too late to make it
GBut is it too late to try? Em7And in our time that you wasted
Dsus4All of our bridges burned Cadd9down
[Pre-Chorus]
I've wasted my Gnights You turned out the Em7lights
Now I'm paraDsus4lyzed Still stuck in that Cadd9time when we called it Glove
But even the Em7sun sets in paraDsus4dise
[Chorus]
I'm at a Cadd9payphone trying to Gcall home
All of my Em7change I spent on Dsus4you
Where have the Cadd9times gone baby
It's Gall wrong, where are the Em7plans we made for Dsus4two
If happy ever Cadd9after did existG  
I would still be Em7holding you like thisDsus4  
And all those fairyCadd9tales are full of shitG  
One more fucken Em7love song I'll be sickDsus4  
[Verse 2]
Cadd9You turned your back on tomorrow GCause you forgot yesterday
Em7I gave you my love to borrow Dsus4But you just gave it away
Cadd9You can't expect me to be fine GI don't expect you to care
Em7I know I've said it before Dsus4But all of our bridges burned Cadd9down
[Pre-Chorus]
I've wasted my Gnights You turned out the Em7lights
Now I'm paraDsus4lyzed Still stuck in that Cadd9time when we called it Glove
But even the Em7sun sets in paraDsus4dise
[Chorus]
I'm at a Cadd9payphone trying to Gcall home
All of my Em7change I spent on Dsus4you
Where have the Cadd9times gone baby
It's Gall wrong, where are the Em7plans we made for Dsus4two
If happy ever Cadd9after did existG  
I would still be Em7holding you like thisDsus4  
And all those fairyCadd9tales are full of shitG  
One more fucken Em7love song I'll be sick Dsus4  
Now I'm at a Cadd9payphone
[Verse 3]
man fuck that shit GI'll be out spending all this money
while you're sitting round Em7Wondering why it wasn't you who came
up from nothing Dsus4Made it from the botton Now when you see me I'm stunning
Cadd9And all of my cars start with a push of a button
GTelling me the chances I blew up or whatever you call it
Em7Switched the number to my phone So you never could call it
Dsus4Don't need my name on my show You can tell it I'm ballin'
Cadd9Swish, what a shame could have got picked
GHad a really good game but you missed your last Em7shot
Or Dsus4what you could have saw But sad to say it's over for
Cadd9Phantom pulled up valet open doors
GWiz like go away, got what you was looking for Em7Now it's me who they want
So you can go take that little Dsus4piece of shit with you
[Chorus]
I'm at a Cadd9payphone trying to Gcall home
All of my Em7change I spent on Dsus4you
Where have the Cadd9times gone baby
It's Gall wrong, where are the Em7plans we made for Dsus4two
If happy ever Cadd9after did existG  
I would still be Em7holding you like thisDsus4  
And all those fairyCadd9tales are full of shitG  
One more fucken Em7love song I'll be sick Dsus4  
Now I'm at a Cadd9payphone
All chords in this song (8)

The story behind the song

This pop ballad describes a romance that ended abruptly, with the lyrics painting a picture of a protagonist trying to call home from a payphone, lamenting lost plans and spent efforts on a relationship that has gone wrong. The song was written by Adam Levine along with several collaborators, and features a hip-hop flavor with Wiz Khalifa's verse. While the main narrative focuses on the broken relationship, Khalifa's contribution shifts to addressing "haters" rather than love. At its heart, it plays like a reflection on a love that has unexpectedly unraveled.

AI-written from these sources:Payphone (song) — Wikipedia ↗Maroon 5 — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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