Otherside Of The Game Chords

by Erykah Badu
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author ackers00 [pro] 31.
1 contributor total, last edit on Nov 29, 2018

Chords

G#m7/F#
Bmaj9
D#9sus4
G#maj9
C#maj9
Emaj7
G#maj7
Emaj9

Strumming

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(Intro)
G#m7/F#        Bmaj9       D#9sus4    G#maj9
G#m7/F#        Bmaj9       D#9sus4
 
[Chorus]
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
What we gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
Gave me the life that I came to live
 
[Verse 1]
G#maj7
Do I really
          Emaj9
Want my baby
G#maj7               Emaj9
Brother tell me what to do
G#maj7
I know you got to get your hustle on
Emaj9
So I pray
G#maj7
I understand the game, sometimes
      Emaj9
And I love you strong, but
 
[Chorus]
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
What we gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
But I can't stand life without ya
 
 
[Verse 2]
G#maj7
Now, me and baby got this situation
Emaj9
See, brother got this complex occupation
G#maj7
And it ain't that he don't have education
Emaj9
'Cause I was right there at his graduation
G#maj7
Now, I ain't sayin' that this life don't work
Emaj9
But, it's me and baby that he hurts
G#maj7
'Cause I tell him right
                   Emaj9
He thinks I'm wrong
 
But I love him strong
 
 
G#m7/F#
He gave me the life that I came to live
                      Bmaj9
Gave me the song that I came to give
D#9sus4
Pressure on me
 
But the seed had grown
           G#maj9
I can't make it on my own
G#m7/F#
Summer came around and the flowers bloomed
 
He became the sun
Bmaj9
I became the moon
D#9sus4
Precious gifts that we both received
 
Or could this be make believe
 
[Chorus]
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
Work ain't honest but it pays the bills
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
What we gonna do when they come for you
C#maj9                    G#maj9   Emaj7
Gave me the life that I came to live
 
Yes, you did
 
[Verse 3]
G#maj7
Don't worry baby
Emaj9
I know there's confusion
G#maj7
God's gonna see us through (yeah)
Emaj9
Peace out to revolution
 
But we paid though
 
[Bridge]
C#maj9    G#maj9  Emaj7
Don't you worry, keep your balance (What you gonna do, What you gonna do)
C#maj9    G#maj9  Emaj7
The work ain't honest but it pays the bills (Yes it does)
C#maj9    G#maj9  Emaj7
Don't you worry, keep your balance (Don't have to worry baby)
C#maj9    G#maj9  Emaj7
Gave me the life that I came to live (Yes you did)
 
[Chorus]
C#maj9    G#maj9  Emaj7
Don't you worry, keep your balance (What you gonna do, What you gonna do)
C#maj9    G#maj9  Emaj7
The work ain't honest but it pays the bills (Yes it does)
C#maj9    G#maj9  Emaj7
Don't you worry, keep your balance (Don't have to worry baby)
 
(Post chorus)
G#m7/F#
He gave me the life that I came to live
                      Bmaj9
Gave me the song that I came to give
D#9sus4
Pressure on me
 
But the seed had grown
           G#maj9
I can't make it on my own
G#m7/F#
Summer came around and the flowers bloomed
 
He became the sun
Bmaj9
I became the moon
D#9sus4
Precious gifts that we both received
                      G#maj9
Or could this be make believe
 
G#m7/F#
Oh yeah
Bmaj9
Badu is with you baby
D#9sus4
Hmmm
 
 
N.C.
We gon' make it, yeah
Me, you and the baby
You gonna do
Whatcha you gonna do
Go, yeah, baby, baby
Oh go on
 
See I ain't tryin' to bind your life
But I want you to do what's right
And yeah
I'm your wife
Hmmm
 
Peace out to revolution
I know there's confusion
You gonna what you gotta do now
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