Against The Grain chords by Akon, Ray Lavender (Official Version)

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Am
F
G
Em
F6
Eaug
E

Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
F 
So  (A minor) soft  (F major) and slow
G 
Em 
F 
 (G major) Never knew, a girl  (E minor) could be so goddamn  (F major) cold
F6 
Eaug 
E 
 (F6) I    know the  (Eaug) way     she move  (E major) got me
Am 
F 
spendin' my  (A minor) dough,  (F major) and yo
G 
 (G major) If you would have seen
Em 
F 
F6 
 (E minor) what I seen on that  (F major) pole,  (F6) just know
Eaug 
E 
That  (Eaug) I       was wrong  (E major) for fallin' in love

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Pre-chorus 1

I was wrong for fallin' in love

(they always said don't love a ho)

Said I was wrong for fallin' in love

(don't do it yo)

I was wrong for fallin in love

(they always said don't love a ho)

But I just went against the

Chorus 1
Am 
F 
G 
 (A minor) (grain)  (F major) It was a feelin' I can't ex (G major) plain,
Em 
F 
 (E minor) and  it felt like harmony  (F major) 
F6 
 (F6) Singin in my face
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug) like    dee-dee, da_-  (E major) di, do-da-de
Am 
F 
G 
 (A minor) I don't  (F major) want it to ever go away  (G major) 
Em 
F 
I  (E minor) want it around me everyday  (F major) 
F6 
 (F6) Singin in my face
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug) like    dee-dee, da_-  (E major) di, do-da-de

Verse 2
Am 
F 
Look at  (A minor) me,   (F major) I'm stuck
G 
Em 
The  (G major) bubble in her pants  (E minor) got  me caught up
F 
F6 
I ne (F major) ver had  (F6) no   luck
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug) Thinkin with the wrong  (E major) head
Am 
F 
got me jumpin' out  (A minor) there with  (F major) no glove
G 
Em 
It  (G major) feels so good,  (E minor) had  me sprung out
F 
F6 
on that  (F major) stuff, now  (F6) I'm  stuck
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug) That's  what I get  (E major) for fallin' in love

Pre-chorus 2
Am 
F 
G 
Em 
F 
 (A minor)  (F major)  (G major) That's what I get  (E minor) for  fallin' in love  (F major) 
F6 
(they  (F6) always said don't love a ho)
Eaug 
E 
Am 
 (Eaug) That's  what I get  (E major) for fallin' in love  (A minor) 
F 
 (F major) (don't do it yo)
G 
Em 
F 
 (G major) That's what I get  (E minor) for  fallin' in love  (F major) 
F6 
(they  (F6) always said don't love a ho)
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug)  (E major) But I just went against the

Chorus 2
Am 
F 
G 
 (A minor) (grain)  (F major) It was a feelin' I can't ex (G major) plain,
Em 
F 
 (E minor) and  it felt like harmony  (F major) 
F6 
 (F6) Singin in my face
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug) like    dee-dee, da_-  (E major) di, do-da-de
Am 
F 
G 
 (A minor) I don't  (F major) want it to ever go away  (G major) 
Em 
F 
I  (E minor) want it around me everyday  (F major) 
F6 
 (F6) Singin in my face
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug) like    dee-dee, da_-  (E major) di, do-da-de

Verse 3
Am 
F 
So  (A minor) thick,  (F major) so raw
G 
Em 
That  (G major) oil all over  (E minor) her  body
F 
F6 
stole my  (F major) heart,  (F6) I'm  cold
Eaug 
E 
The  (Eaug) way     she dropped  (E major) down won't allow me
Am 
F 
to close my  (A minor) jaw,  (F major) 'cause I'm
G 
Em 
Al (G major) ready in love  (E minor) and  I knew
F 
F6 
better from the  (F major) start,  (F6) oh   no
Eaug 
E 
That  (Eaug) I       was wrong  (E major) for fallin' in love

Pre-chorus 3
Am 
F 
G 
Em 
F 
 (A minor)  (F major)  (G major) I  was wrong  (E minor) for  fallin' in love  (F major) 
F6 
(they  (F6) always said don't love a ho)
Eaug 
E 
Am 
Said  (Eaug) I       was wrong  (E major) for fallin' in love  (A minor) 
F 
 (F major) (don't do it yo)
G 
Em 
F 
 (G major) I  was wrong  (E minor) for  fallin in love  (F major) 
F6 
(they  (F6) always said don't love a ho)
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug)  (E major) But I just went against the

Chorus 3
Am 
F 
G 
 (A minor) (grain)  (F major) It was a feelin' I can't ex (G major) plain,
Em 
F 
 (E minor) and  it felt like harmony  (F major) 
F6 
 (F6) Singin in my face
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug) like    dee-dee, da_-  (E major) di, do-da-de
Am 
F 
G 
 (A minor) I don't  (F major) want it to ever go away  (G major) 
Em 
F 
I  (E minor) want it around me everyday  (F major) 
F6 
 (F6) Singin in my face
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug) like    dee-dee, da_-  (E major) di, do-da-de
Am 
F 
G 
 (A minor) It  (F major) was a feelin' I can't ex (G major) plain,
Em 
F 
 (E minor) and  it felt like harmony  (F major) 
F6 
 (F6) Singin in my face
Eaug 
E 
 (Eaug) like    dee-dee, da_-  (E major) di, do-da-de
Am 
F 
G 
 (A minor) I don't  (F major) want it to ever go away  (G major) 
Em 
I  (E minor) want
F 
it around me everyday  (F major) 
F6 
 (F6) Singin in my face
Eaug 
 (Eaug) like    dee-dee, da_- di, do-da-de

Outro 1

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Am
F
G
Em
F6
Eaug
E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A minorBPM: 95

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
Eaug: x-7-6-5-5-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Against The Grain by Akon, Ray Lavender, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Akon, Ray Lavender's performance.