Fire Fly chords by Childish Gambino

Key: Em

Chorus:

              Em
Now when they see us on the streets

All they wanna do is take pics

And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)
  G     D/F#      Em
And when they hear us on the beat



All they wanna do is make hits
          G  D/F# Em
And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)

And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'

How the world should be, perfectly
       G  D/F#     Em
Fire like I'm third degree, and suddenly
         A
Shawty, we got so high
G D/F# Em
Fire fly



Verse:

Em
Skateboardin' down at Washington Square

Lookin' for quarters
         G    D/F#   Em
Maybe a afford a falafel for dinner, ugh

I'm so broke man scholarship apology
            G      D/F#  Em
Facebook messages from college kids who hollerin'

Girls like, "we love you, we go to LSU
               G  D/F# Em
You gotta do a show so we can come and molest you"
                 A           G D/F#
This rap stuff is magic I used to get called "Oreo" and "Faggot"
 Em
I used to get more laughs when I got laughed at
                G  D/F#
Oh you got a mixtape? That's fantastic
Em
But everybody thought it was jokes though
                         G D/F#
They half right, the joke is I got flow so don't act like
Em
You ain't sittin' there with your friends like, it can't be
                   G D/F#
I know Donald Glover, he weak man, he campy
  Em
I'm still knocked down, but I up the ante
      A            G   D/F#
Me and hip-hop, that black Sid and Nancy let 'em know


Chorus 2:

              Em
Now when they see us on the streets

All they wanna do is take pics

And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)
  G     D/F#      Em
And when they hear us on the beat

All they wanna do is make hits
          G  D/F# Em
And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)

And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'

How the world should be, perfectly
       G  D/F#     Em
Fire like I'm third degree, and suddenly
         A
Shawty, we got so high
G D/F# Em
Fire fly


Verse 2:

Em
It's hard to make Hov the footsteps you followin'
           G   D/F#
Especially when your niggas look like Carlton
Em
The pretty girls usin' skin so soft
                   G  D/F#
Only be likin' black dudes with their hats broke off
Em
Nigga you act too soft Fuck you! I'm from the projects
                  G D/F#
My mom was just workin' to give me options
Em
No live shows, 'cause I can't find sponsors
       A             G D/F#
For the only black kid at a Sufjan concert
Em
Yeah so, whatcha gonna do man? you won't speak to the hood, man
        G  D/F#
If I was given one chance I think I could, man
Em
These black kids want somethin' new, I swear it
               G        D/F#  Em
Somethin' they wanna say but couldn't 'cause they embarrassed

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
                         G   D/F#
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Em                A
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
      G  D/F#    Em
And yous'a fake fuck like a flesh light

Even dudes who like me straight lookin' at me crazy
               G   D/F#   Em
Like, how the hell he drop a EP and meet Jay-Z?

Girls used to tell me I ain't cool enough
                  G  D/F#
Now text me pics sayin', "You could tear this up"
Em
I don't really like shades, big rims, or jewelry
                G    D/F#
But gettin' time of day from a model is new to me
Em
Bein' me isn't as hard as it used to be
  A                 G   D/F#   Em
Now everyone sing the chorus man, you do it so beautifully


Chorus 3:

              Em
Now when they see us on the streets

All they wanna do is take pics

And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)
  G     D/F#      Em
And when they hear us on the beat

All they wanna do is make hits
          G  D/F# Em
And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)

And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'

How the world should be, perfectly
       G  D/F#     Em
Fire like I'm third degree, and suddenly
         A
Shawty, we got so high
G D/F# Em
Fire fly



Chorus 3:

              Em
Now when they see us on the streets

All they wanna do is take pics

And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)
  G     D/F#      Em
And when they hear us on the beat

All they wanna do is make hits
          G  D/F# Em
And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)

And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'

How the world should be, perfectly
       G  D/F#     Em
Fire like I'm third degree, and suddenly
         A
Shawty, we got so high