Crazy Classic Life chords by Janelle Monae

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
N.C.
You told us we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; and that they
N.C.
are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; among these are life, liberty, and the, and the
N.C.
pursuit of happiness


Verse 1:
E

Young, black, wild and free
A                    E
Naked on a limousine (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
E
Riding through the hood real slow
A                                 E
I love it when we smell the trees (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
E
I just wanna party hard
A                        E
Sex in the swimming pool (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
E
I don't need a lot of cash
A                            E
I just wanna break the rules (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)


Pre-Chorus:
C#m
We don't need another ruler
Asus2                       E
All of my friends are kings (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Can do A to E along with the small flourishes on the synth)

C#m
I'm not America's nightmare
Asus2                  E
I'm the American dream (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

Just let me live my life


Chorus:
         G      A        E
I want a crazy, classic, life
         G      A        E
I want a crazy, classic, life
          G            A     C#m
So if the world should end tonight
        G      A        E
I had a crazy, classic, life


Verse 2:
E
I don't need a diamond ring
A                            E
I don't wanna waste my youth (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
E
I don't wanna live on my knees
A                             E
I just have to tell the truth

(Baby)

E
I don't wanna be let down
A                          E
I don't wanna cheat on you (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
E
I just wanna find a God
A                           E
And I hope she loves me too (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)


Pre-Chorus:
C#m
We don't need another ruler
Asus2                      E
We don't need another fool (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
C#m
I'm not America's nightmare
Asus2                 E
I'm the American cool (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)

Just let me live my life


Chorus:
         G      A        E
I want a crazy, classic, life
         G      A        E
I want a crazy, classic, life
          G            A     C#m
So if the world should end tonight
        G      A        E
I had a crazy, classic, life
         G      A        E
I want a crazy, classic, life
         G      A        E
I want a crazy, classic, life
          G            A     C#m
So if the world should end tonight
        G      A        E
I had a crazy, classic, life (Oh wa whoah whoah)

Instrumental:
A
(Oh wa whoah whoah)
E
(Oh wa whoah whoah)
A
(Oh wa whoah whoah)
C#m
(Oh wa whoah whoah)
A
(Oh a whoah whoah)

G      A        E
Crazy, classic, life

(Can continue G A E chord pattern throughout outro)