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Love Lockdown

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 21Position: 4

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[Chords]
          E A D G B E
C#m:      x 4 6 6 5 4
  E:      x 7 6 4 5 4
F#m:      x x 4 6 7 5
  A:      x x 7 6 5 5
  B:      x 2 4 4 4 2
(Supposed to be played in this way)
e|-C#m-4--4--E4--4-C#m-4--4--|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
G|--6--6--4--4--6--6--|   (x4)
D|--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
A|--4--4--7--7--4--4--|
E|--------------------|
e|-F#m-5--5--A5--5-F#m-5--5--|
B|--7--7--5--5--7--7--|
G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--|   (x3)
D|--4--4--7--7--4--4--|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e|--B2--2--2--C#m-4--4----|
B|--4--4--4---5--5----|
G|--4--4--4---6--6----| 
D|--4--4--4---6--6----|
A|--2--2--2---4--4----|
E|--------------------|
[Verse]
C#mI'm not Eloving C#myou,    C#mthe way EI wanted C#mto
C#mWhat I Ehad to C#mdo,     C#mhad to Erun from C#myou
F#mI'm in Alove wF#mith you   F#mbut the Avibe iF#ms wrong
F#mAnd that Ahaunted F#mme,   Ball the way C#mhome
C#mSo you Enever C#mknow,     C#mnever Enever C#mknow,
C#mNever Eknow C#menough,    C#m'til it'Es over C#mlove
F#m'Til we Alose F#mcontrol,  F#msystem Aover-F#mload
F#mScreamiAn' "F#mNo! No!     BNo! NC#m-No!"
C#mI'm not Eloving C#myou,    C#mthe way EI wanted C#mto
C#mSee I wEanna C#mmove,      C#mbut can't Eescape fC#mrom you
F#mSo I Akeep iF#mt low,      F#mkeep a Asecret F#mcode
F#mSo everyAbody eF#mlse      Bdon't haC#mve to know
[Chorus]
C#mSo keep your Elove lockC#med down
C#mYour love Elocked C#mdown
C#mKeepin' your Elove lockC#med down
C#mYour love Elocked C#mdown
F#mNow keep youAr love locF#mked down
F#mYour love Alocked F#mdown
F#mNow keep yoAur love locF#mked down
BYou loC#mse
[Verse]
I'm not lovin' you the way I wanted to
I can't keep my cool, so I keep it true
I got somethin to lose, so I gotta move
I can't keep myself, and still keep you too
So I keep in mind, when I'm on my own
Somewhere far from home, in the danger zone
How many times did I tell ya fo it finally got through
You lose, you lose
I'm not lovin' you, the way I wanted to
See I had to go, see I had to move
No more wastin' time, you can't wait for life
We're just racin' time, where's the finish line
[Chorus]
C#mSo keep your Elove lockC#med down
C#mYour love Elocked C#mdown
C#mKeepin' your Elove lockC#med down
C#mYour love Elocked C#mdown
F#mNow keep youAr love locF#mked down
F#mYour love Alocked F#mdown
F#mNow keep yoAur love locF#mked down
BYou loC#mse
[Verse]
I'm not lovin you, the way I wanted to
I bet no one knew, I got no one new
I know I said I'm through, but got love for you
But I'm not lovin' you, the way I wanted to
Gotta keep it goin', keep the lovin' goin'
Keep it on a roll, only God knows
If I be with you, baby I'm confused
You choose, you choose
I'm not lovin' you, the way I wanted to
Where I wanna go, I don't need you
I've been down this road, too many times before
I'm not lovin' you, the way I wanted to
[Chorus]
C#mSo keep your Elove lockC#med down
C#mYour love Elocked C#mdown
C#mKeepin' your Elove lockC#med down
C#mYour love Elocked C#mdown
F#mNow keep youAr love locF#mked down
F#mYour love Alocked F#mdown
F#mNow keep yoAur love locF#mked down
BYou loC#mse

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Love Lockdown

by Kanye West

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

[Chords]

E A D G B E

C#m

: x 4 6 6 5 4

: x 7 6 4 5 4

F#m

: x x 4 6 7 5

: x x 7 6 5 5

: x 2 4 4 4 2

(Supposed to be played in this way)

C#m E C#m

e|--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

G|--6--6--4--4--6--6--| (x4)

D|--6--6--6--6--6--6--|

A|--4--4--7--7--4--4--|

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

F#m A F#m

e|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

B|--7--7--5--5--7--7--|

G|--6--6--6--6--6--6--| (x3)

D|--4--4--7--7--4--4--|

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

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

B C#m

e|--2--2--2---4--4----|

B|--4--4--4---5--5----|

G|--4--4--4---6--6----|

D|--4--4--4---6--6----|

A|--2--2--2---4--4----|

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

[Verse]

C#m E C#m C#m E C#m

I'm not loving you, the way I wanted to

C#m E C#m C#m E C#m

What I had to do, had to run from you

F#m A F#m F#m A F#m

I'm in love with you but the vibe is wrong

F#m A F#m B C#m

And that haunted me, all the way home

C#m E C#m C#m E C#m

So you never know, never never know,

C#m E C#m C#m E C#m

Never know enough, 'til it's over love

F#m A F#m F#m A F#m

'Til we lose control, system over-load

F#m A F#m B C#m

Screamin' "No! No! No! N-No!"

C#m E C#m C#m E C#m

I'm not loving you, the way I wanted to

C#m E C#m C#m E C#m

See I wanna move, but can't escape from you

F#m A F#m F#m A F#m

So I keep it low, keep a secret code

F#m A F#m B C#m

So everybody else don't have to know

[Chorus]

C#m E C#m

So keep your love locked down

C#m E C#m

Your love locked down

C#m E C#m

Keepin' your love locked down

C#m E C#m

Your love locked down

F#m A F#m

Now keep your love locked down

F#m A F#m

Your love locked down

F#m A F#m

Now keep your love locked down

B C#m

You lose

[Verse]

I'm not lovin' you the way I wanted to

I can't keep my cool, so I keep it true

I got somethin to lose, so I gotta move

I can't keep myself, and still keep you too

So I keep in mind, when I'm on my own

Somewhere far from home, in the danger zone

How many times did I tell ya fo it finally got through

You lose, you lose

I'm not lovin' you, the way I wanted to

See I had to go, see I had to move

No more wastin' time, you can't wait for life

We're just racin' time, where's the finish line

[Chorus]

C#m E C#m

So keep your love locked down

C#m E C#m

Your love locked down

C#m E C#m

Keepin' your love locked down

C#m E C#m

Your love locked down

F#m A F#m

Now keep your love locked down

F#m A F#m

Your love locked down

F#m A F#m

Now keep your love locked down

B C#m

You lose

[Verse]

I'm not lovin you, the way I wanted to

I bet no one knew, I got no one new

I know I said I'm through, but got love for you

But I'm not lovin' you, the way I wanted to

Gotta keep it goin', keep the lovin' goin'

Keep it on a roll, only God knows

If I be with you, baby I'm confused

You choose, you choose

I'm not lovin' you, the way I wanted to

Where I wanna go, I don't need you

I've been down this road, too many times before

I'm not lovin' you, the way I wanted to

[Chorus]

C#m E C#m

So keep your love locked down

C#m E C#m

Your love locked down

C#m E C#m

Keepin' your love locked down

C#m E C#m

Your love locked down

F#m A F#m

Now keep your love locked down

F#m A F#m

Your love locked down

F#m A F#m

Now keep your love locked down

B C#m

You lose

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