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1/31

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 31Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 2nd fret.
    C5     D    B6   Ab7    G   Cadd9G*     D     C   Em   Ab7/C   Em7   E7sus4    CM     D<-Use this fingering for the
e|------------8---7--------3--(5)-(3)--0---8---(7)--(7)----0---2---| latter part of the song
D|8---7---8---7---8---3---(3)--7---5---0---7----8----10----0---3---|
G|5---7---x---8---7---0----4---7---5---0---8----7----7-----0---2---|
D|--------9-----------2----5---7---5---2--------9----9-----2---4---|
A|--------------------3--------5---3------------7----7-----3---5---|
E|-----------------------------------------8-----------------------|
                           *Use at the end
                            of Verse 1
{Intro]
e|C5----D---B6----Ab7---8--G--7---------------|
B|8---7---8----7----8---10-----------| Main keyboard fig.
G|5---7---x---8----7-----------------|
D|--------9--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
My C5girl made him Dwait 'til the hours of the night
To C5hit you with the, "You Dknow it's mid, riB6ght?Ab7"
Can't Gbe on time for the free rides
Can't C5be my Dtype, I'm a low life
Crammed C5in sometime, then DI'm your whole lB6ifeAb7  
Can't Gmake those calls in the low light
Are you C5ready to Dgo? We gon' be waitin' in line
Yeah you C5look good, would I Dfuck? Yeah. Did I? B6Almost.
   Ab7Back home Gwith that, almost
Back home C5with that, Dnext time
Bags with C5all that RalDly's in 'emB6  
Ab7Trays with all Gthe valley (Come on!)
Top chopped C5down Dlike Cadd9blades came through the valleee-
C5EeeDeeB6eeeeAb7ey FGreeway
[Chorus]
e|C5----D----Em77---Ab7/C8-----Em77---E7sus47----------|
B|5---7---8---7-----8---10---------| Chorus version of
G|5---7---7---8-----7---7----------| Main keyboard fig.
D|5---7---9---------9---9----------|
A|3---5---7---------7---7----------|
E|------------8--------------------|
Despite our histoDry
CSome way at Dnight, you're Emstuck when you think of meC  
DeDspite the life I Em7leeeAb7/CeeeadEm7  E7sus4  
DSpirits watch me, pants down
  CI Dfeel their smiles on Em7meeeAb7/Ceeeee (smiles on Em7meeE7sus4eeeeee)
I feel their smiles on me (smile on Em7meeeE7sus4eeeeee)
I feel their smiles on me (lens on me rigCht now)D  
Em7Oh yeah, oh yeah
[Verse 2]
Whole CMteam on back like I tatted the Mariah D(know I got some sins on me)
Then CMget the screen mask for the VeDrizon (ridin')
Weed CMsmoke in the sky, picture what I'm reaDlizin' (got some sins on me)
Ain't CMseen rainbows in the sky since Dcollege
This CMthing won't last unless we're both flyiDn' (both flyin')
Fake CMflowers, no water needed. Real Dlife drowned by the weekend
No CMwins, call it timeless. No Dends 'cause you're timeless
[Chorus]
   CMDespite our histoDry, yeah
CMSome way at night, you're Dstuck when you think of CMme
Despite the life I Dlead
   CMAll this life in Dme (all this life)
CMSpirits watch me, pants down. DCan't be 'barrassed of itCM  
I feel their smiles on Dme (on CMme, on me, on me)
I feel their smiles on DmeCM  
I feel their smiles on DmeCM  
[Outro]
CMLionel got a lens, Danny got a lens
DMatthew got a lens on me right CMnow, yeahD  
CMCleve got a lens, Kevin got a lens
DKnow I got some sins on me CMright nowD  
CMOn meD  
CMOn me, Don me
CMOn me, Don me
CMOn me, Don me
CM     D

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Lens

by Frank Ocean

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab7

Cadd9

Ab7/C

Em7

E7sus4

Capo 2nd fret.

C5 D B6 Ab7 G Cadd9 D C Em Ab7/C Em7 E7sus4 CM D

G* <-Use this fingering for the

e|------------8---7--------3--(5)-(3)--0---8---(7)--(7)----0---2---| latter part of the song

D|8---7---8---7---8---3---(3)--7---5---0---7----8----10----0---3---|

G|5---7---x---8---7---0----4---7---5---0---8----7----7-----0---2---|

D|--------9-----------2----5---7---5---2--------9----9-----2---4---|

A|--------------------3--------5---3------------7----7-----3---5---|

E|-----------------------------------------8-----------------------|

*Use at the end

of Verse 1

{Intro]

C5 D B6 Ab7 G

e|--------------8----7---------------|

B|8---7---8----7----8---10-----------| Main keyboard fig.

G|5---7---x---8----7-----------------|

D|--------9--------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

C5 D

My girl made him wait 'til the hours of the night

C5 D B6 Ab7

To hit you with the, "You know it's mid, right?"

Can't be on time for the free rides

C5 D

Can't be my type, I'm a low life

C5 D B6 Ab7

Crammed in sometime, then I'm your whole life

Can't make those calls in the low light

C5 D

Are you ready to go? We gon' be waitin' in line

C5 D B6

Yeah you look good, would I fuck? Yeah. Did I? Almost.

Ab7 G

Back home with that, almost

C5 D

Back home with that, next time

C5 D B6

Bags with all that Rally's in 'em

Ab7 G

Trays with all the valley (Come on!)

C5 D Cadd9

Top chopped down like blades came through the valleee-

C5 D B6 Ab7 G

Eeeeeeeeeey Freeway

[Chorus]

C5 D Em7 Ab7/C Em7 E7sus4

e|--------7---8-----7---7----------|

B|5---7---8---7-----8---10---------| Chorus version of

G|5---7---7---8-----7---7----------| Main keyboard fig.

D|5---7---9---------9---9----------|

A|3---5---7---------7---7----------|

E|------------8--------------------|

Despite our history

C D Em C

Some way at night, you're stuck when you think of me

D Em7 Ab7/C Em7 E7sus4

Despite the life I leeeeeead

Spirits watch me, pants down

C D Em7 Ab7/C Em7 E7sus4

I feel their smiles on meeeeeeee (smiles on meeeeeeee)

Em7 E7sus4

I feel their smiles on me (smile on meeeeeeeee)

C D

I feel their smiles on me (lens on me right now)

Em7

Oh yeah, oh yeah

[Verse 2]

CM D

Whole team on back like I tatted the Mariah (know I got some sins on me)

CM D

Then get the screen mask for the Verizon (ridin')

CM D

Weed smoke in the sky, picture what I'm realizin' (got some sins on me)

CM D

Ain't seen rainbows in the sky since college

CM D

This thing won't last unless we're both flyin' (both flyin')

CM D

Fake flowers, no water needed. Real life drowned by the weekend

CM D

No wins, call it timeless. No ends 'cause you're timeless

[Chorus]

CM D

Despite our history, yeah

CM D CM

Some way at night, you're stuck when you think of me

Despite the life I lead

CM D

All this life in me (all this life)

CM D CM

Spirits watch me, pants down. Can't be 'barrassed of it

D CM

I feel their smiles on me (on me, on me, on me)

D CM

I feel their smiles on me

D CM

I feel their smiles on me

[Outro]

Lionel got a lens, Danny got a lens

D CM D

Matthew got a lens on me right now, yeah

Cleve got a lens, Kevin got a lens

D CM D

Know I got some sins on me right now

CM D

On me

CM D

On me, on me

CM D

On me, on me

CM D

On me, on me

CM D

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