Open Arms chords by
Sza
Travis Scott (Official Version)

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Key: A majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

[Spoken word]

Amaj7

C#m7

Bm7

Bm7b5

Verse 1
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Ooh,     runnin' away    from where I'm from
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Never can stay  with no one
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
Loving you almost   feels like something
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
When no       ones around me,
C#m7 C#m7 
 
you    lost and found me
Bm7 Bm7 
 
I was surrounded
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
With open,    open, open, open

Chorus 1
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
(arms)
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Open   arms, you keep me open
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
I'm so devoted
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
You keep me open,    open   arms
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
I'm so devoted to you,     to you, to...

Verse 2
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
Spent    your life bein' hopeless
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Chokin' on insecurity
Bm7 Bm7 
 
I know all this is    bad
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
But, please, put a leash    on me anyway
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
Who needs self-esteem anyway?
C#m7 C#m7 
 
I hate myself to make you    stay
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Push me away, I'll be right here
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
With open,    open, open, open

Chorus 2
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
(arms)
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Open   arms, you keep me open
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
I'm so devoted
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
You keep me open,    open   arms
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
I'm so devoted to you,     to you, to...

Verse 3
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
No       matter what come between us,
yeah, I decided
C#m7 C#m7 
 
I'm    forever ridin', you're forever guidin'
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Pull  up on an opp, hit his curb up, slide it
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
Notice   when you mad,
ain't no words, just silence
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
You      my favorite color,
now you seein' every shade of me
C#m7 C#m7 
 
You    say that I'm trippin', I hit back like,
"Where you takin' me?"
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Locked in for life, on God, no replacin' me
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
Consequences, repercussions,

Verse 4
karma keep on changin' me
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
For you I try,   face card valid, ID
Bm7 Bm7 
 
C'est la vie, go to Paris,
it ain't five-star, it ain't me
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
Over-solid, keep it concrete,
I'ma bet it on your whole fee
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Just don't switch sides,
I could fire piece your wrist, AP
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Through the ups and downs and all the heat
Take a turn and tell you what it be
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
Backshots make you feel relief,
anything, just...

Outro 1
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
I guess I gotta go
C#m7 C#m7 
 
I guess it's time to go
Bm7 Bm7 
 
I gotta let you   go
Bm7b5 Bm7b5 
 
(I'm so devoted)
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
You keep me open
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Gotta let you go, gotta let you    go
Bm7 Bm7 
 
I gotta let you go, I must
Dm6 Dm6 
 
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
You're the only  one that's holdin' me down
C#m7 C#m7 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
You're the only one holdin' me down
Dm6 Dm6 
 
'Cause I'm the only  one
Amaj7 Amaj7 
 
that's holdin' me down

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 Bm7b5 Dm6

Chords

Amaj7
C#m7
Bm7
Bm7b5
Dm6

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

Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Bm7b5: x-2-3-2-3-x
Dm6: x-x-0-2-0-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Open Arms by SZA, Travis Scott, 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 major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of SZA, Travis Scott's performance.

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