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    Em - Am - F - G (2x)

 

     Em                            Am

1.       I used to pride myself on being the other man,

F                                                     G

    but now it’s flipped and I don’t want u with no other man.

Em                                             Am

    Why can’t u understand that anything I’m offering,

F                                     G

    I gave u the world but u just wanted arguing.

                   Em                                       Am

    From the time I picked u up, until the time I dropped u off again,

F                             G

    even flipped out on me at the mall again.

Em                                                 Am

    "It’s all his fault again!" That’s what u tellin’ all ya friends.

    F                                       G

    I aint pointin’ fingers, ma, I just wanna call again.

 

Em                                  - Am

    See how ya day goin,         I know they stressin’ on ya,

F                                       G

    I know them times get hard, that’s why I'm checkin’ on ya.

Em                               Am

    It's yours truly ma, I got a little message for ya,

     F                                    G

    anything he can do, girl, I can do it betta for ya, ‘cause

 

  Em                 Am                              F

+     When we laugh or we cry, it’s together,

                         G                                  Em

    through the rain and the stormiest weather,

                 Am                            F               G

    we gon still be as one, it’s foreva, it’s foreva !

 

                   Em                           Am         F

Won’t you come on and go with me, oh, girl ?

   G                     Em           Am            - F - G

Come on ova to my place, my place !

             Em                           Am

Won’t u sit ya self down and take a seat,

                  - F                             G

and let me       ease your mind, girl ?

                      - Em                - Am - F          G

We gon do it          our way,                 oh, yeah !

 

         Em                              Am

2. I heard your friend told a friend that told a friend of mine,

F                                        G

    that u was thinkin’ that we should do it one more time.

Em                                       Am

    If this ain’t the truth, then hopefully it’s not a lie,

               F                                      G

    ‘cause I ain’t got no issues with hittin’ that another time.

Em                                        Am

    We never had a problem getting’ it done,

               F                                          G

    disagreed upon a lot, ma, but the sex wasn’t one.

                        - Em                                    Am

    And check it,       I know u get excited when I come round and bite it.

      F                                        G

    Girl ! Quit frownin’ up and quit actin’ like u don’t like it.

       Em      Am          F               G

    I like it, I like it, I really, really like it !

         Em       Am              F                     G

    I want it, adore it, so come let me enjoy it !

 

  Em                 Am                              F

+     When we laugh or we cry, it’s together,

                         G                                  Em

    through the rain and the stormiest weather,

                 Am                            F               G

    we gon still be as one, it’s foreva, it’s foreva !

 

+  CHORUS

 

        Em                             - Am

3. Shawty, where ya been          (girl, where ya been) ?

                         F                       G                         Em        - Am

    Feels like a long time, long, long time since I seen ya.

       F               G

    Yes, it has, girl, when.

          Em                    Am                         F

    I know I said some f*cked up things to u before

            G                              Em

    but, girl, u know I didn’t mean it,

                          Am                     - F                         G

    I didn’t mean one single word,       I neva meant one single word.

                   Em                       Am                        F

    If I could take back every word, I would and more fo sho.

             G                        Em                        Am

    If I thought that you believe it, would u believe it ?

              F               G

    Hey, girl, ‘cause u make my life so ...

 

  Em                 Am                              F

+     When we laugh or we cry, it’s together,

                         G                                  Em

    through the rain and the stormiest weather,

                 Am                            F               G

    we gon still be as one, it’s foreva, it’s foreva !

 

                   Em                           Am         F

Won’t you come on and go with me, oh, girl ?

   G                     Em           Am            - F - G

Come on ova to my place, my place !

             Em                           Am

Won’t u sit ya self down and take a seat,

                  - F                             G

and let me       ease your mind, girl ?

                      - Em                - Am - F          G

We gon do it          our way,                 oh, yeah .....

 

 

(orig. = capo 4th)    (Nelly feat. Jaheim)