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Heartbeat
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Step 1 / 14Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------0------|
B|-------------7-3---0---------------------7-3---0---------|
G|-0-----------------------0-2-4---------------------------|
D|-------4--------------4------------4---------------------|
A|-------5-------2------3------------5-------2------3------|
E|-0---------------------------0---------------------------|
[Chorus] x2
EmI wanted you to know
DThat I am ready to go,
BmHeartbeat
CMy heartbeat
EmI wanted you to know
DWhenever you aren't around,
BmI can't speak
CI can't speak
[Verse 1]
EmI know what your boy like
DSkinny tie and a cuff tight
BmHe go and make breakfast
CYou walk around naked
EmI might just text you
DTurn your phone over,
Bmwhen it's all over, No settling down,
my text gCo to your screen,You know better than that
I come aEmround when you least expect me
I'm sitting at the bDar when your glass is empty
You thinking that the Bmsongs coming on to tempt me
I need to be aClone like the way you left me
You start cEmalling, you start crying
I come overD, I'm inside you
I can't fBmind you The girl that I once had
CBut the sex that we have, isn't half bad
EmThe text say that "It's not fair"
DThat's code for "He's not here"
BmAnd I'mma flirt with this new girl
CAnd I'mma call if it don't work
So we fEmuck, till we come, to conclusions
All the Dthings that we thought we were losing
I'm a gBmhost and you know this
That's why we Cbroke up in the first place, Cause
[Chorus] x2
EmI wanted you to know
DThat I am ready to go,
BmHeartbeat
CMy heartbeat
EmI wanted you to know
DWhenever you aren't around,
BmI can't speak
CI can't speak
[Verse 2]
(Same Pattern)
EmIt's late night Thursday
DI know that you heard me
BmBut you don't want the same thing
CWell two can play that game
EmSo I'm chilling with my girlfriend
DBut she not my real girlfriend
BmShe got a key to my place but
CShe's not my real girlfriend
EmStupid, so dummy
DSay the wrong thing and wrong girls come runnin'
BmI'm paranoid that these girls want something from me
CAnd it's hard to make a dime go one hundred
EmAnd my dude freakin' out over a worse fate
DShe on time, but she late for they first date
BmCause he went and tried out all new condoms
CSlipped off in a threesome, good problems?
EmRight? Wrong
Askin' him if she Dgonna play games
With the super smash brothers, but Bmnone of them you
I miss the sex when you kiss whenCever you through
Sixty-nine is the only Emdinner for two
I was wrong, but would you have listened to Dyou?
Uh, you were crazy
BmI got a heart, but the artichoke
Is the only tChing girls want when you in that smokin' light
[Chorus] x2
EmI wanted you to know
DThat I am ready to go,
BmHeartbeat
CMy heartbeat
EmI wanted you to know
DWhenever you aren't around,
BmI can't speak
CI can't speak
[Verse 3]
EmSo we're done? This the real shit?
DWe used to hold hands like field trips
BmI'm a jerk, but your dude is a real dick
CI read his posts on your wall and I feel sick
EmHe ain't cool, he ball and all that
But he Djust a fake nigga who blog in all caps
BmYou couldn't wait to date
I'm going straight for your Cthighs like the cake you ate
I give a fuck about the Emniggas that you say you hate
You know that I’m the Dbest when I’m a-ffection-ate
I'm the best that you hBmad, face it
J and Keyshia are relCated, racist
I give you money, then you Emburn it, like you made off
She ain't a killer, but she'd Dfucking blow your head off
I know he wondering, "BmWhat the fuck you hiding?"
That we dated like Craps about Bin Laden
Ayo, fuck this
EmAre we dating? Are we fucking?
DAre we best friends? Are we something Bmin between that?
I wish we never Cfucked, and I mean that
But not really, you say the nastiest shit in bed and it’s fuckin’ awesome
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Heartbeat
by Childish Gambino
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
D
Bm
C
[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------0------|
B|-------------7-3---0---------------------7-3---0---------|
G|-0-----------------------0-2-4---------------------------|
D|-------4--------------4------------4---------------------|
A|-------5-------2------3------------5-------2------3------|
E|-0---------------------------0---------------------------|
[Chorus] x2
Em
I wanted you to know
D
That I am ready to go,
Bm
Heartbeat
C
My heartbeat
Em
I wanted you to know
D
Whenever you aren't around,
Bm
I can't speak
C
I can't speak
[Verse 1]
Em
I know what your boy like
D
Skinny tie and a cuff tight
Bm
He go and make breakfast
C
You walk around naked
Em
I might just text you
D
Turn your phone over,
Bm
when it's all over, No settling down,
C
my text go to your screen,You know better than that
Em
I come around when you least expect me
D
I'm sitting at the bar when your glass is empty
Bm
You thinking that the songs coming on to tempt me
C
I need to be alone like the way you left me
Em
You start calling, you start crying
D
I come over, I'm inside you
Bm
I can't find you The girl that I once had
C
But the sex that we have, isn't half bad
Em
The text say that "It's not fair"
D
That's code for "He's not here"
Bm
And I'mma flirt with this new girl
C
And I'mma call if it don't work
Em
So we fuck, till we come, to conclusions
D
All the things that we thought we were losing
Bm
I'm a ghost and you know this
C
That's why we broke up in the first place, Cause
[Chorus] x2
Em
I wanted you to know
D
That I am ready to go,
Bm
Heartbeat
C
My heartbeat
Em
I wanted you to know
D
Whenever you aren't around,
Bm
I can't speak
C
I can't speak
[Verse 2]
(Same Pattern)
Em
It's late night Thursday
D
I know that you heard me
Bm
But you don't want the same thing
C
Well two can play that game
Em
So I'm chilling with my girlfriend
D
But she not my real girlfriend
Bm
She got a key to my place but
C
She's not my real girlfriend
Em
Stupid, so dummy
D
Say the wrong thing and wrong girls come runnin'
Bm
I'm paranoid that these girls want something from me
C
And it's hard to make a dime go one hundred
Em
And my dude freakin' out over a worse fate
D
She on time, but she late for they first date
Bm
Cause he went and tried out all new condoms
C
Slipped off in a threesome, good problems?
Em
Right? Wrong
D
Askin' him if she gonna play games
Bm
With the super smash brothers, but none of them you
C
I miss the sex when you kiss whenever you through
Em
Sixty-nine is the only dinner for two
D
I was wrong, but would you have listened to you?
Uh, you were crazy
Bm
I got a heart, but the artichoke
C
Is the only thing girls want when you in that smokin' light
[Chorus] x2
Em
I wanted you to know
D
That I am ready to go,
Bm
Heartbeat
C
My heartbeat
Em
I wanted you to know
D
Whenever you aren't around,
Bm
I can't speak
C
I can't speak
[Verse 3]
Em
So we're done? This the real shit?
D
We used to hold hands like field trips
Bm
I'm a jerk, but your dude is a real dick
C
I read his posts on your wall and I feel sick
Em
He ain't cool, he ball and all that
D
But he just a fake nigga who blog in all caps
Bm
You couldn't wait to date
C
I'm going straight for your thighs like the cake you ate
Em
I give a fuck about the niggas that you say you hate
D
You know that I’m the best when I’m a-ffection-ate
Bm
I'm the best that you had, face it
C
J and Keyshia are related, racist
Em
I give you money, then you burn it, like you made off
D
She ain't a killer, but she'd fucking blow your head off
Bm
I know he wondering, "What the fuck you hiding?"
C
That we dated like raps about Bin Laden
Ayo, fuck this
Em
Are we dating? Are we fucking?
D Bm
Are we best friends? Are we something in between that?
C
I wish we never fucked, and I mean that
But not really, you say the nastiest shit in bed and it’s fuckin’ awesome
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