Locked Up chords by
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Key: G minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Gm7

Cm/G

Gm7

Cm/G

Gm7

Cm/G

Gm7

Cm/G

Verse 1
Gm Gm 
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I'm steady tryin' to find a motive
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Why do what I do
Gm7 Gm7 
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The freedom ain't getting no closer
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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No matter how far I go
Gm7 Gm7 
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Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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My car   is stolen, no registration
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The cops  patrollin'
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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And now they done stopped me

Chorus 1
Gm Gm 
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And I get locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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They won't let me out
Gm7 Gm7 
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I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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No,    they won't let me out
Gm7 Gm7 
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I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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They won't let me out
Gm7 Gm7 
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I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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No,    they won't let me out

Verse 2
Gm Gm 
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Heading up town to re-up
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Back with a couple ki's
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The corner block's on fire
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Undercovers dressed as fiends
Gm7 Gm7 
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Making so much money
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Product's moving fast
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Put away the stash
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Gm Gm 
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As     I sold the last bag, fucked around

Chorus 2
Gm Gm 
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Gm7 Gm7 
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And got locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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They won't let me out
Gm7 Gm7 
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I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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No,    they won't let me out
Gm7 Gm7 
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I got locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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They won't let me out
Gm7 Gm7 
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I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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No,    they won't let me out

Verse 3
Gm Gm 
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'Cause visitation no longer comes by
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Gm Gm 
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It seems like they forgot about me
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Commissary  is getting empty
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Gm Gm 
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My cellmates getting food without me
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I can't wait  to get out
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Gm Gm 
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And move forward with   my life
(Forward with my life)
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Got a fa    mily  that loves me
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Gm Gm 
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And wants me to     do right

Chorus 3
But instead I'm here
Gm Gm 
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Gm7 Gm7 
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Locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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They won't let me out
Gm7 Gm7 
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I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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No,    they won't let me out
Gm7 Gm7 
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I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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They won't let me out
Gm7 Gm7 
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I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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No,    they won't let me...

Chorus 4
Gm Gm 
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Give me a vi  sit
They won't let me...
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Gm Gm 
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Send me some magazines
They won't let me...
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Send me some money orders
They won't let me...
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Gm Gm 
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Pay me a vi     sit baby
They won't let me out
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Cause I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Where's my lawyer, they won't let me out
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I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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No,    they won't let me out

Chorus 5
Gm Gm 
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Locked up,   they won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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They won't let me...
Gm7 Gm7 
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Baby, I'm locked up,   they won't let me out
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Gm Gm 
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Where's my nig gas on the block
Gm7 Gm7 
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Tell them I'm locked up
They won't let me out
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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I'm locked up, they won't let me out
Gm7 Gm7 
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Oh,   they won't let me...
Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Can you please accept my phone call

Outro 1
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Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Cause I'm locked up,   locked up
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Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Gm Gm 
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Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Gm Gm 
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Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Gm Gm 
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Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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Gm Gm 
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Cm/G Cm/G 
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Gm Gm 
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[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsGm Gm7 Cm/G

Chords

Gm
Gm7
Cm/G
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Cm/G: 3-x-5-5-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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This is the definitive original version of Locked Up by Akon, 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 G minor. It suits players who want to learn Locked Up the way Akon intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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