Power chords by
Kanye West

2010•Hip-hop•2K views•

Key: C minor•

Intro 1

(Oh-ah, hey-ey)

(Oh-ah, hey-ey)

(Oh-ah, hey-ey)

(Hey-ey-ey...)

I'm living in that 21st century,

doing something mean to it

Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it

F

F

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Screams from the haters got a nice ring to it

Em

Em

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I guess every superhero

Chorus 1

need his theme music

Am

Am

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No one man should have all that power

C

C

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G

G

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The clock’s ticking, I just count the hours

Dm

Dm

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Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power

G

G

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(21st-century schizoid man)

Verse 1

Am

Am

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The system broken, the school's closed,

the prison's open

C

C

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We ain't got nothing to lose,

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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motherfucker, we rollin'

Am

Am

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Huh? Motherfucker, we rollin'

With some light-skinned girls

E

E

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Am

Am

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and some Kelly Rowlands

In this white man world,

C

C

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we the ones chosen

So goodnight, cruel world,

G

G

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F

F

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I'll see you in the morning

E

E

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Huh? I'll see you in the morning

Chorus 2

This is way too much, I need a moment

Am

Am

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No one man should have all that power

C

C

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G

G

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The clock’s ticking, I just count the hours

Dm

Dm

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Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power

Am

Am

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E

E

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'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours

Am

Am

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And they say, and they say

C

C

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G

G

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And they say, and they say

F

F

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And they say, and they say

G

G

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(21st-century schizoid man)

Verse 2

Am

Am

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Fuck SNL and the whole cast

C

C

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Tell them Yeezy said

G

G

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they can kiss my whole ass

Dm

Dm

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More specifically, they can kiss my asshole

Am

Am

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I'm an asshole?

E

E

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You niggas got jokes

Am

Am

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You short-minded niggas'

thoughts is Napoleon

C

C

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My furs is Mongolian,

G

G

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my ice brought the goalies in

Dm

Dm

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I embody every characteristic

Am

Am

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of the egotistic

E

E

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He knows he's so fuckin' gifted

Am

Am

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I just needed time alone

with my own thoughts

C

C

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Got treasures in my mind,

G

G

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but couldn't open up my own vault

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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My childlike creativity, purity, and honesty

Is honestly being crowded

E

E

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by these grown thoughts

Am

Am

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Reality is catching up with me

C

C

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G

G

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Taking my inner child, I'm fighting for custody

F

F

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With these responsibilities

that they entrusted me

E

E

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As I look down

at my diamond-encrusted piece

Chorus 3

Am

Am

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Thinking no one man

should have all that power

C

C

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G

G

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The clock’s ticking, I just count the hours

Dm

Dm

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Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power

Am

Am

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E

E

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'Til then, fuck that, the world's ours

Am

Am

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And they say, and they say

C

C

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G

G

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And they say, and they say

F

F

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And they say, and they say

G

G

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(21st-century schizoid man)

Verse 3

Am

Am

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Colin Powells, Austin Powers

C

C

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Lost in translation with a whole fuckin' nation

Dm

Dm

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They say I was the abomination

of Obama's nation

Am

Am

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Well, that's a pretty bad way

E

E

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to start the conversation

Am

Am

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At the end of the day,

Dm

Dm

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goddamnit, I'm killing this shit

Em

Em

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Am

Am

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I know damn well y'all feelin' this shit

Dm

Dm

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I don't need your pussy, bitch,

I'm on my own dick

E

E

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I ain't gotta power trip,

Am

Am

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who you goin' home with?

How Ye doing? I'm survivin'

C

C

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G

G

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I was drinkin' earlier, now I'm drivin'

Dm

Dm

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Where the bad bitches, huh?

Where you hidin'?

Am

Am

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E

E

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I got the power make your life so excitin'

Interlude 1

Am

Am

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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E

E

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Am

Am

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F

F

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(Oh-ah, hey-ey)

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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(Oh-ah, hey-ey)

C

C

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F

F

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(Oh-ah, hey-ey)

Dm

Dm

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E

E

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(Hey-ey-ey...)

Outro 1

Am

Am

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Now this will be a beautiful death

C

C

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I'm jumping out the window

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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I'm letting everything go

Am

Am

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I'm letting everything go

E

E

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Am

Am

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Mmm, now this will be a beautiful death

C

C

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I'm jumping out the window

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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I'm letting everything go

Am

Am

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I'm letting everything go

E

E

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Am

Am

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Now this will be a beautiful death

C

C

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I'm jumping out the window

G

G

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Dm

Dm

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I'm letting everything go

Am

Am

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I'm letting everything go

E

E

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You got the power to let power go?

Am

Am

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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E

E

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Am

Am

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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Am

Am

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(21st-century schizoid man)

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Chords

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Em
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C
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Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Power by Kanye West is C minor.

The primary chords used in Power are Ab, Gm, Cm, Eb, Bb, Fm.

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