Ivy Chords

by Frank Ocean
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Difficulty: intermediate
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Author music6181 [a] 273. Last edit on Sep 4, 2016
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Chords

Cmaj7
Dm
Am
Cmaj7/G
Bbmaj7/F
Em
Cmaj7/A
Em/B
C

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Song: Ivy
Album: Blonde
Artist: Frank Ocean
 
I'm not 100% on these chords, but this just how I play it.
Lyrics from genius.com
Listening to the song while playing, as always, would probably be super helpful!
 
I usually pick the root note with my thumb
and use my other fingers to pluck the rest of the chord.
 
 Cmaj7 (and/or) Cmaj7   Dm (and/or) Dm      Am    Cmaj7/G   Bbmaj7/F   Em     Cmaj7/A    Em/B     C
 
 
e--3--          --8--  --5--      --10--   --5--   --3--     --1--   --12--    -----    --7--   --8--
B--5--          --8--  --6--      --10--   --5--   --5--     --3--   --12--    --5--    --8--   --8--
G--4--          --9--  --7--      --10--   --5--   --4--     --2--   --12--    --4--    --9--   --9--
D--5--          --9--  --7--      --12--   --7--   --5--     --3--   --14--    --5--    --9--   --10-
A--3--          --10-  --5--      --12--   --7--   --x--     --x--   --14--    --x--    --7--   --10-
E-----          --8--  -----      --10--   --5--   --3--     --1--   --12--    --5--    --7--   --8--
 
 
[Chorus]
Cmaj7                 Dm
 I thought that I was dreaming
                   Am          Dm
 When you said you loved me
                 Cmaj7
 It started from nothing
                    Dm
 I had no chance to prepare
                    Am      Dm
 I couldn't see you coming
                 Cmaj7
 It started from nothing 
         Dm            Am
 I could hate you now
                       Dm
 It's quite alright to hate me now
Cmaj7                   Dm
 When we both know that deep down
                   Am                Dm
 The feeling still deep down is good
 
 
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7/G                 Bbmaj7/F
 If I could see through walls I could see you're faking
Cmaj7/G              Bbmaj7/F
 If you could see my thoughts you would see our faces
Cmaj7/G            Bbmaj7/F                   Dm
 Safe in my rental like an armored truck back then
                  Cmaj7
 We didn't give a fuck back then
           Em
 I ain't a kid no more
Dm                   Em
 We'll never be those kids again
               Cmaj7           Dm
 We'd drive to Syd's, had the X6 back then
Cmaj7/G        Bbmaj7/F
 Back then
                  Cmaj7/G
 No matter what I did
                   Bbmaj7/F       Cmaj7/G
 My waves wouldn't dip back then
            Bbmaj7/F
 Everything sucked back then
         Dm
 We were friends
 
 
[Chorus]
                      Cmaj7
 I thought that I was dreaming
                   Cmaj7/A      Dm
 When you said you loved me
                 Cmaj7
 It started from nothing
                    Dm
 I had no chance to prepare
                    Cmaj7   Dm
 I couldn't see you coming
                 Cmaj7/G
 It started from nothing 
         Bbmaj7/F
 I could hate you now
Cmaj7/G                Bbmaj7/F
 It's quite alright to hate me now
Em/B                   C
 But we both know that deep down
     Em/B          Am                Dm
 The feeling still deep down is good
 
 
 [Verse 2]
Cmaj7/G  Bbmaj7/F
  In the halls of your hotel
Cmaj7/G        Bbmaj7/F
 Arm around my shoulder so I could tell
Em/B                      C           Em/B       Dm
 How much I meant to you...meant it sincere back then
                Em
 We had time to kill back then
             Cmaj7        Dm
 You ain't a kid no more
                      Am         Dm
 We'll never be those kids again
              Cmaj7         Dm
 It's not the same, ivory's illegal
                 Am   Dm
 Don't you remember?
              Cmaj7/G
 I broke your heart last week
         Bbmaj7/F                   Cmaj7/G
 You'll probably feel better by the weekend
        Bbmaj7/F
 Still remember, had you going crazy
 Cmaj7/G
 Scream my name
     Bbmaj7/F             Em
 The feeling deep down is good
 
 
[Chorus]
Cmaj7                 Dm
 I thought that I was dreaming
                   Am       Dm
 When you said you loved me
                 Cmaj7
 It started from nothing
                    Dm
 I had no chance to prepare
                  Am     Dm
 Couldn't see you coming
                     Cmaj7/G
 And we started from nothing 
        Bbmaj7/F       Cmaj7/G
 I could hate you now
                 Bbmaj7/F
 It's alright to hate me now
Cmaj7              Dm
 We both know that deep down
                   Am                Dm
 The feeling still deep down is good
 
 
[Outro]
 
Cmaj7/G                  Bbmaj7/F
 All the things I didn't mean to say
          Cmaj7/G    Bbmaj7/F
 I didn't mean to do
Cmaj7                         Am
 There were things you didn't need to say
        Cmaj7     Dm
 Didn't need to...need to
         Cmaj7/G
 I could dream all night, 
 Bbmaj7/F        Cmaj7/G   Bbmaj7/F
 Dream all night
         Cmaj7/G
 I could drive all night
 Bbmaj7/F         Cmaj7/G   Bbmaj7/F
 Drive all night
 Cmaj7/G
 Dreaming, dreamin'
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