Shot Clock chords by Ella Mai

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice

Shot Clock
Ella Mai
G major (no capo)

*Strum once each chord and do a percussive slap

*G to F#7 has a short interval, relative to other chords


Intro:
Bm Am Em G F#7
Bm Am Em G F#7

Verse 1:
Bm                                         Am
Twenty four seconds, yeah, you better not stop
         Em
You got twenty four seconds, can you
G             F#7
beat the shot clock?
          Bm
What you waitin' on lil' daddy? I
      Am
ain't got that much time
         Em
You seem anxious, you seem adamant
        G              F#7
but you ain't press my line
          Bm
Wondering why, why, why (oh why)
               Am
Know you ain't shy, shy, shy (oh why)
      Em                       G
I'ma say bye, bye, bye, better know
              F#7
I won't think twice (yeah)
       Bm
Better let go of your pride (do-do)
      Am
Do it now (do-do), just do it now
 Em                G  F#7
(do-do), oh yeah


Pre-Chorus:
          Bm
When that nigga pull up on me, tell
     Am
that nigga back, back
          Em
Don't you know all of these niggas
          G              F#7
wish that they could bag that?
         Bm
I'm just saying, boy, you playing,
         Am
you gon' let it wind down

        Em
You got twenty four seconds and it's
G              F#7
starting right now


Chorus:
     Bm
Shot clock (like, don't sleep, don't sleep
            Am
You're gon' miss your opportunity
     Em
Shot clock (like, don't sleep, don't sleep, nigga)
G            F#7
Pick up your feet, nigga
     Bm
Shot clock (like, don't sleep, don't sleep) (do-do)
            Am
You're gon' miss your opportunity (do-do)
     Em
Shot clock (like, don't sleep, don't sleep, nigga)
G            F#7
Pick up your feet, my nigga


Verse 2:
Bm
Five years of dating
             Am
Tired of being patient
                    Em
What the fuck you waiting for?
   G  F#7
Yeah
       Bm
It's a lot of niggas hating and I
      Am
don't entertain 'em
                    Em
But damn, you gotta give me more
       G               F#7
(Shhh, I know, I know and I'm really trying)
        Bm
Oh-oh, if you don't want it like me
  Am
I could think about a hundred things I
          Em
could be doing right now
                          G    F#7
Than wasting my time with you, oh (do-do)
Bm          Am
Okay, okay, since you gotta have it your way (do-do)
Em
I'ma start that clock on you (do-do)
    G              F#7
We gon' see what's up


Pre-Chorus:
          Bm
When that nigga pull up on me, tell
     Am
that nigga back, back
          Em
Don't you know all of these niggas
          G              F#7
wish that they could bag that?
(All of these nigga, bag that)
         Bm
I'm just saying, boy, you playing,
         Am
you gon' let it wind down (wind down)
        Em
You got twenty four seconds and it's
G              F#7
starting right now (right now)


Chorus:
     Bm
Shot clock (like, don't sleep, don't sleep
            Am
You're gon' miss your opportunity
     Em
Shot clock (like, don't sleep, don't sleep, nigga)
G            F#7
Pick up your feet, nigga
     Bm
Shot clock (like, don't sleep, don't sleep) (do-do)
            Am
You're gon' miss your opportunity (do-do)
     Em
Shot clock (like, don't sleep, don't sleep, nigga)
G            F#7
Pick up your feet, my nigga


Outro:
     Bm
Shot clock, Twenty four seconds (don't sleep, don't sleep)
            Am
You're gon' miss your opportunity
         Em
You got twenty four seconds (like, don't sleep, don't sleep, nigga)
G            F#7
Pick up your feet, nigga
    Bm
Ay, don't sleep, don't sleep
             Am
You're gon' miss your opportunity
            Em
You're gon' miss your opportunity (like, don't sleep, don't sleep, nigga)
G             F#7
Pick up your feet, my nigga
     Bm
Shot clock