Fire Fly chords by Childish Gambino

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Verse 1
Em 
Now when they  (E minor) see us in the streets,
all they want to do is take pics,
G 
and I'm like, okay,  (G major) okay.
Em 
And when they  (E minor) hear us on the feet,
all they want to do is make hits,
G 
and I'm like, okay,  (G major) okay.
Em 
 (E minor) And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin',
now the world should be, perfectly,
on fire like a third degree.
A 
And suddenly, shawty, we got so high,  (A major) 
Em 
fire (E minor) fly.
Skateboardin' down at Washington Square,
lookin' for quarters, maybe a quarter,
G 
Em 
 (G major) falafel for  (E minor) dinner, uh.
I'm so broke,
man, scholarship apologin'
Facebook messages from
G 
Em 
 (G major) college kids who  (E minor) hollerin'
Girls like, we love you, we go to LSU
You gotta do a show
G 
Em 
so we can  (G major) come and molest  (E minor) you
This rap stuff is magic
A 
I used to get  (A major) Carl Oreo and faggot
Em 
I  (E minor) used to get more laughs
when I got laughed at
G 
Oh, you got a mixtape, that's fantast (G major) ic
Em 
But  (E minor) everybody thought it was jokes,
though
They half right, the joke is I got flow
G 
Em 
So don't  (G major) act like you  (E minor) ain't
sittin' there
with your friends like it can't be
I know Donald Gluck, but he weak,
G 
man, he  (G major) can't be
Em 
I'm  (E minor) still not down, but I up the ante
A 
Me and hip  (A major) -hop,
G 
that black Sid and  (G major) Nancy
Em 
When  (E minor) they in the streets
All they wanna do is take things
G 
And I'm like, okay,  (G major) yeah
Em 
When they  (E minor) hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make things
G 
And I'm like, okay,  (G major) yeah
Em 
 (E minor) And if you're feelin'
how I'm feelin'
I would want you to be
Perfectly
G 
A fire like a  (G major) third degree
Em 
A 
 (E minor) And suddenly Shawty, we got so high  (A major) 
Em 
 (E minor) It's hard to make hold of footsteps
you following
G 
Especially when your  (G major) niggas
Em 
look like  (E minor) Carlton
The pretty girls using skin so soft
Only be liking black dudes
G 
Em 
with their  (G major) hats broke  (E minor) off
Nigga you act too soft
Fuck you I'm from
the projects
My momma's just working
G 
to give  (G major) me options
Em 
 (E minor) No  live shows cause
I can't find sponsors
A 
For the only black  (A major) kid at
G 
a Suvion con (G major) cert
Em 
Yeah  (E minor) so what you gon' do man
You don't speak to the hood man
G 
Em 
If I was given one  (G major) chance I think  (E minor) I could
These black kids want something new,
I swear it
Something they wanna say
G 
Em 
but could (G major) n't cause they em (E minor) barrassed
All I do is make the stuff
I woulda liked
Reference things I wanna watch,
G 
Em 
reference girls  (G major) I wanna fight  (E minor) 
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
A 
G 
Em 
 (A major) And use a fake  (G major) buck like  (E minor) a fleshlight
Even dudes who like me
straight lookin' at me crazy
Like, how the hell you drop an EP
G 
Em 
 (G major) and meet  (E minor) Jay -Z?
Girls who used to tell me
I ain't cool enough
Now text me pics sayin'
G 
Em 
you can  (G major) tear this  (E minor) up
I don't really like shades,
big rams, or jewelry
G 
But getting time a day from  (G major) a model
Em 
is  (E minor) new to me
Being me isn't as hard
as it used to be
A 
Now every (A major) one sing the chorus,
G 
Em 
man,  (G major) you do it so  (E minor) beautifully
Now in the streets
All they wanna do is take flicks
G 
And I'm like, okay,  (G major) yeah
Em 
And when they  (E minor) hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make hits
G 
And I'm like, okay,  (G major) yeah, okay
Em 
 (E minor) And if you're feeling how I'm feeling
Now the world should be
G 
perfectly fire like a  (G major) third degree
Em 
A 
 (E minor) And suddenly, shawty, we got so high  (A major) 
Em 
Right  (E minor) inside
All they wanna do is take pics,
and I'm like, okay
G 
Em 
An (G major) d  when they  (E minor) hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make hits,
and I'm like, okay
G 
Em 
 (G major) An (E minor) d   if you're feelin' healthy,
then now the world should be
Perfectly on fire like a third degree
A 
And suddenly, shawty, we got so high  (A major) you