Childish Gambino – Kids Keep Up (Guitar)

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Chords

Key of A Basic Chords: A E Bm E
Violin part:
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It's pretty much those chords the entire time from what I can tell. Play a bit of the A major scale off the violin part and it sounds pretty cool :) For the end: Play out using the same chords: A E Bm E [CHORUS]
A               E
    If we were kids

           Bm             E                   A
I'd want to give you everything that you would want

           E
Those other boys

             Bm                 E
They gave you toys, but all they wanna do is

A
Keep up

                 E
Keep up, keep up, keep up

                  Bm
That's all I want, keep up

                E
Keep up with me, keep up

A
Keep up

                 E
Keep up, keep up, keep up

                  Bm
That's all I want, keep up

                E
Keep up with me, keep up
[Verse 1]
A
  I guess I'm fucking now
I'm getting used to it
E
  It's cause I shine, and I ain't gotta use a crucifix

Bm
  Fuck the fussing and fighting and arguing to this and that

E
  And "Why you bein' mean to me Donald?" I never texted back

A
  I know it's comin' quick, wishin' I could fast forward

E
  Tell these nice girls they're the reason that I'm an asshole

Bm
  Omega to alpha male because of that dollar bill

E
  When I worked the mail room I ain't have a shot in hell

A
  I called her ass for two months and heard shit from her

E
  These girls couldn't care less when the chips under

Bm
  The chips are up and on my shoulder, you heard me?

E
  I take it out on girls who don't even deserve it

A
  The Girls I tried to hit last year, I still might

E
  Karmas a bitch who doesn't suck, but I still like

Bm
  If we were kids I had the black K-swiss and reebok

E
  If we were kids I wouldn't act like this but we not
[CHORUS]
A               E
    If we were kids

           Bm             E                   A
I'd want to give you everything that you would want

           E
Those other boys

             Bm                 E
They gave you toys, but all they wanna do is

A
Keep up

                 E
Keep up, keep up, keep up

                  Bm
That's all I want, keep up

                E
Keep up with me, keep up

A
Keep up

                 E
Keep up, keep up, keep up

                  Bm
That's all I want, keep up

                E
Keep up with me, keep up
[Verse 2]
A
  You made a mistake. These dudes man you bathing in apes

E
  Finding you is like finding Asians I hate

Bm
  But they say I got a fetish, nah I'm skipping all of it

E
  Black or white girls come with a set of politics

A
  That's all I was saying, I'm a proud man

E
  They wanna holla when they see your name on SoundScan

Bm
  Her name Mercedes but she push a brown Focus

E
  And she's doing coke in front of me, but act like I don't notice

A
  "There any breakage in that Trojan?"
She see what she wanna see
E
  So I make her take plan B in front of me

Bm
  Women talk shit on men like all day

E
  But it's Pete Wentz, goes both ways

A
  They too busy stabbing hoes like OJ

E
  They too busy trapping pros like Kobe

Bm
  The only thing I put before me is do re

E
  If you had told me the truth we'd be ok
[CHORUS]
A               E
    If we were kids

           Bm             E                   A
I'd want to give you everything that you would want

           E
Those other boys

             Bm                 E
They gave you toys, but all they wanna do is

A
Keep up

                 E
Keep up, keep up, keep up

                  Bm
That's all I want, keep up

                E
Keep up with me, keep up

A
Keep up

                 E
Keep up, keep up, keep up

                  Bm
That's all I want, keep up

                E
Keep up with me, keep up