🎸 Motto chords by NF

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: Fm

Verse 1:
Cm                    G7
  I could write a record full of radio songs
                      Cm
Do a bunch of features that my label would love
                     Fm
Do a bunch of features that I don't even like
           G7    Cm
Just to build up the hype, yeah
                   G7
I could sell my house and move out to LA
                     Cm
Get inside of rooms with the biggest of names
                  Fm            G7
Hire fifty people just to give me advice on the way I should write
   Cm
Oh, God
                       G7
Yeah, sounds like a nightmare, if you ask me
                       Cm
Yeah, went from my bedroom to the big leagues
                        Fm
You know how many times that I was told things?
               G7        Cm
Wouldn't work, but worked out, having cold feet
                        G7
Didn't keep mе from success, but delayed it somе
                          Cm
I used to be the guy who'd kill to get a number one

I had to hear, "that song's a hit" before I thought it was
   Fm           G7
But nowadays I don't really give a— (What)

Chorus:
    Cm
Oh, God (Yeah)
                 G7
Might catch me at the awards show
               Cm
Eatin' popcorn in the back row
              Fm
Catchin' Zs with my hat low
             G7        Cm
No nominations, but it's cool though, oh, God
                  G7
You might see me in the same clothes
                  Cm
I had on last week, am I ashamed? No
                       Fm             G7
Yeah, you heard the sayin', "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," that's my motto

Verse 2:
Cm                   G7
  Yeah, I miss buyin' CDs at the store
                           Cm
And thumbin' through the cases tryin' to make a choice (Yeah)
                        Fm
That don't make no sense to you? Well of course
           G7           Cm
See, one man's inconvenience is another's joy
                 G7
Wow, wow, how are you unemployed?
                         Cm
Tellin' me to get a life, you should look at yours
                       Fm
Yup, congratulations, you can raise your voice
               G7
Hope you break both of your legs fallin' off your horse
Cm              G7
Oh, snap, this is the industry
                           Cm
Where it ain't how big you are, it's how big you seem

Where people sacrifice the art tryna chase a dream
Fm                 G7
Then they wonder why they music's lackin' creativity
Cm               G7
Oh, yeah, would've gave anything
                       Cm
To be respected by the artist I was listening

To, but not no more, them days are history
Fm             G7
Skip the red carpet, you lookin' for me?

Chorus:
    Cm
Oh, God (Yeah)
                 G7
Might catch me at the awards show
               Cm
Eatin' popcorn in the back row
              Fm
Catchin' Zs with my hat low
             G7        Cm
No nominations, but it's cool though, oh, God
                  G7
You might see me in the same clothes
                  Cm
I had on last week, am I ashamed? No
                       Fm             G7
Yeah, you heard the sayin', "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," that's my motto

Bridge:
Cm            G7
  Got my feet propped up
            Cm
Leave my shirts untucked
           Fm
I'm the boss, so what?
      G7     Cm
I do what I want (Oh, God)
                G7
You got the trophy, that's great
             Cm
I'm happy for you, no hate
N.C.
Still got a smile on my face
N.C.
Chillin' in the back like, ayy

Chorus:
    Cm
Oh, God (Yeah)
                 G7
Might catch me at the awards show
               Cm
Eatin' popcorn in the back row
              Fm
Catchin' Zs with my hat low
             G7        Cm
No nominations, but it's cool though, oh, God
                  G7
You might see me in the same clothes
                  Cm
I had on last week, am I ashamed? No
                       Fm             G7
Yeah, you heard the sayin', "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," that's my motto

Outro:
Cm  G7  Cm  Fm G7 G7
Cm  G7  Cm  Fm G7