Erykah Badu - Otherside of the game
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Tuning: E A D G B E
(Intro)
G#m7/F# Bmaj9 D#9sus4 G#maj9
G#m7/F# Bmaj9 D#9sus4
[Chorus]
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
C#maj9Whatcha gonna do when theyG#maj9 come forEmaj7 you
C#maj9Work ain't honest but it pG#maj9ays the bEmaj7ills
C#maj9What we gonna do when theyG#maj9 come forEmaj7 you
C#maj9Gave me the life that I caG#maj9me to livEmaj7e
[Verse 1]
G#maj7Do I really
Want my baEmaj9by
G#maj7Brother tell me what Emaj9to do
G#maj7I know you got to get your hustle on
Emaj9So I pray
G#maj7I understand the game, sometimes
And I Emaj9love you strong, but
[Chorus]
C#maj9Whatcha gonna do when theyG#maj9 come forEmaj7 you
C#maj9Work ain't honest but it pG#maj9ays the bEmaj7ills
C#maj9What we gonna do when theyG#maj9 come forEmaj7 you
C#maj9But I can't stand life witG#maj9hout ya Emaj7
[Verse 2]
G#maj7Now, me and baby got this situation
Emaj9See, brother got this complex occupation
G#maj7And it ain't that he don't have education
Emaj9'Cause I was right there at his graduation
G#maj7Now, I ain't sayin' that this life don't work
Emaj9But, it's me and baby that he hurts
G#maj7'Cause I tell him right
He thinks I'm wrongEmaj9
But I love him strong
G#m7/F#He gave me the life that I came to live
Gave me the song that Bmaj9I came to give
D#9sus4
Pressure on me
But the seed had grown
I can't makG#maj9e it on my own
G#m7/F#Summer came around and the flowers bloomed
He became the sun
Bmaj9I became the moon
D#9sus4
Precious gifts that we both received
Or could this be make believe
[Chorus]
C#maj9Whatcha gonna do when theyG#maj9 come forEmaj7 you
C#maj9Work ain't honest but it pG#maj9ays the bEmaj7ills
C#maj9What we gonna do when theyG#maj9 come forEmaj7 you
C#maj9Gave me the life that I caG#maj9me to livEmaj7e
Yes, you did
[Verse 3]
G#maj7Don't worry baby
Emaj9I know there's confusion
G#maj7God's gonna see us through (yeah)
Emaj9Peace out to revolution
But we paid though
[Bridge]
C#maj9Don't you G#maj9worry, kEmaj7eep your balance (What you gonna do, What you gonna do)
C#maj9The work aG#maj9in't honEmaj7est but it pays the bills (Yes it does)
C#maj9Don't you G#maj9worry, kEmaj7eep your balance (Don't have to worry baby)
C#maj9Gave me thG#maj9e life tEmaj7hat I came to live (Yes you did)
[Chorus]
C#maj9Don't you G#maj9worry, kEmaj7eep your balance (What you gonna do, What you gonna do)
C#maj9The work aG#maj9in't honEmaj7est but it pays the bills (Yes it does)
C#maj9Don't you G#maj9worry, kEmaj7eep your balance (Don't have to worry baby)
(Post chorus)
G#m7/F#He gave me the life that I came to live
Gave me the song that Bmaj9I came to give
D#9sus4
Pressure on me
But the seed had grown
I can't makG#maj9e it on my own
G#m7/F#Summer came around and the flowers bloomed
He became the sun
Bmaj9I became the moon
D#9sus4
Precious gifts that we both received
Or could this be make G#maj9believe
G#m7/F#Oh yeah
Bmaj9Badu 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