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Ebminor

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Only 4 Chords Throughout Song
e|---C#4----G#m-4----D#m-6----Bbm-1---|
B|---6-----4-----7-----2---|
G|---6-----4-----8-----3---|
D|---6-----6-----8-----3---|
A|---4-----6-----6-----1---|
E|---4-----4-----6-----1---|
[Chorus:]
EC#ven through the joy I feel the G#mpain
Even in the sun I feel the rD#main
Even when I'm high I feel the lBbmows
Like that's all I kC#now
And lord knows I can't comG#mplain
But even when I do it feels the D#msame
I'm getting high just to fight the lBbmows
Cause that's all I kC#now
[Verse 1:]
Yeah school girl, cool girl
Your dress is sexy and your momma is a cougar
So she let you do the grown folk's thing
Let you hang with them boys and they play you like a fool girl
You got your new hair, it looks so good
You write the same nigga's name in your notebook
You know the same one from class, the one you let smash
Now you see him round school and he won't look
Now girl you wiz fine, ain't no doubt about it
But why else you think he hit it and forgot about it
That's cause your mind don't match with your ass got
But cheer up you gotta be your own mascot
You see you're looking for a man like you need somebody
Get your ass off of Twitter you could be somebody
A doctor, a rockstar baby live life
But you'd rather wet up all your pillows all night thinking
[Chorus:]
Even through the joy I feel the pain
Even in the sun I feel the rain
Even when I'm high I feel the lows
Like that's all I know
And lord knows I can't complain
But even when I do it feels the same
I'm getting high just to fight the lows
Cause that's all I know
It's all I know
It's all I know
It's all I know
It's all I
Ay cheer up
And lil mama cheer up
You got your whole life to live
Ay why you wanna tear up
Don't let them little boys... when they try to push up
Hey, hey
[Verse 2:]
Yeah, I wake up in the morning and I ask myself
Is life worth living should I blast myself
Don't even wanna get out the bed
I got the glock to my head feel I'd rather be dead
And am I hopeless, raised with rats and roaches
Never liked the teachers, couldn't stand my coaches
Ass must have mattered but you can't relate
Living a life that you hate but you can't escape
Feel like I'm stuck here
That's why I don't give a f-ck here
There's no luck here, nobody to trust here
My own mother yeah I love her but things I heard as a child under my covers
Left me with scars it was hard to see her suffer
Ducking my heart and I don't know if I'll recover
I'm going under and as I'm headed out the front door
She say she proud of me and I wonder what for
And once more
[Chorus:]
Even through the joy I feel the pain
Even in the sun I feel the rain
Even when I'm high I feel the lows
Like that's all I know
And lord knows I can't complain
But even when I do it feels the same
I'm getting high just to fight the lows
Cause that's all I know
It's all I know
It's all I know
It's all I know
It's all I
Ay cheer up
And lil mama cheer up
You got your whole life to live
Ay why you wanna tear up
Don't let them little boys... when they try to push up
Hey, hey

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Cheer Up

by J. Cole

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

D#m

Bbm

Only 4 Chords Throughout Song

C# G#m D#m Bbm

e|---4-----4-----6-----1---|

B|---6-----4-----7-----2---|

G|---6-----4-----8-----3---|

D|---6-----6-----8-----3---|

A|---4-----6-----6-----1---|

E|---4-----4-----6-----1---|

[Chorus:]

C# G#m

Even through the joy I feel the pain

D#m

Even in the sun I feel the rain

Bbm

Even when I'm high I feel the lows

Like that's all I know

G#m

And lord knows I can't complain

D#m

But even when I do it feels the same

Bbm

I'm getting high just to fight the lows

Cause that's all I know

[Verse 1:]

Yeah school girl, cool girl

Your dress is sexy and your momma is a cougar

So she let you do the grown folk's thing

Let you hang with them boys and they play you like a fool girl

You got your new hair, it looks so good

You write the same nigga's name in your notebook

You know the same one from class, the one you let smash

Now you see him round school and he won't look

Now girl you wiz fine, ain't no doubt about it

But why else you think he hit it and forgot about it

That's cause your mind don't match with your ass got

But cheer up you gotta be your own mascot

You see you're looking for a man like you need somebody

Get your ass off of Twitter you could be somebody

A doctor, a rockstar baby live life

But you'd rather wet up all your pillows all night thinking

[Chorus:]

Even through the joy I feel the pain

Even in the sun I feel the rain

Even when I'm high I feel the lows

Like that's all I know

And lord knows I can't complain

But even when I do it feels the same

I'm getting high just to fight the lows

Cause that's all I know

It's all I know

It's all I

Ay cheer up

And lil mama cheer up

You got your whole life to live

Ay why you wanna tear up

Don't let them little boys... when they try to push up

Hey, hey

[Verse 2:]

Yeah, I wake up in the morning and I ask myself

Is life worth living should I blast myself

Don't even wanna get out the bed

I got the glock to my head feel I'd rather be dead

And am I hopeless, raised with rats and roaches

Never liked the teachers, couldn't stand my coaches

Ass must have mattered but you can't relate

Living a life that you hate but you can't escape

Feel like I'm stuck here

That's why I don't give a f-ck here

There's no luck here, nobody to trust here

My own mother yeah I love her but things I heard as a child under my covers

Left me with scars it was hard to see her suffer

Ducking my heart and I don't know if I'll recover

I'm going under and as I'm headed out the front door

She say she proud of me and I wonder what for

And once more

[Chorus:]

Even through the joy I feel the pain

Even in the sun I feel the rain

Even when I'm high I feel the lows

Like that's all I know

And lord knows I can't complain

But even when I do it feels the same

I'm getting high just to fight the lows

Cause that's all I know

It's all I know

It's all I

Ay cheer up

And lil mama cheer up

You got your whole life to live

Ay why you wanna tear up

Don't let them little boys... when they try to push up

Hey, hey

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