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  • Capo on 4th
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Chord diagramBB

Difficulty: Novice


CHORDS & STRUMMING PATTERN:

Chord diagramE minor 7Em7      - 02x033 (mute 4th string with bottom of index finger)
Chord diagramEm9Em9      - 02x032 (same mute as above)
Chord diagramAm7Am7      - x02010
Am7sus2  - x02000
Chord diagramD7D7       - xx0212
D7sus2   - xx0210
Chord diagramG+G        - 320003
Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9    - 320203 (fingering 31-2-4; you can substitute Chord diagramG+G for this chord)
Chord diagramBm7Bm7      - x24232 (easier non-barre chord version: x20202)

Main Strumming Pattern - begins in Verse 1 at 0:27 and continues throughout
the song except during Bridge:

   Chord diagramE minor 7Em7             Chord diagramEm9Em9   Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramAm7Am7           Am7sus2 Chord diagramAm7Am7
   Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD     U     Chord diagramD MajorD     U     U     Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD     U     Chord diagramD MajorD     U     U
e|-----3-----3-----2-----3-----3---|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
Chord diagramBB|-----3---x-3-----3-----3-x---3---|-----1---x-1-----0-----1-----1---|
Chord diagramG+G|-----0---x-0-----0-----0-x---0---|-----0---x-0-----0-----0-----0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----x---x-x-----x-----x-x---x---|---2-2---x-2-----2-----2-----2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---2-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|-0---------------0---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

   Chord diagramD7D7             D7sus2 Chord diagramD7D7         Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9            Chord diagramBm7Bm7
   Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD     U     Chord diagramD MajorD     U     U     Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramD MajorD     U     Chord diagramD MajorD     U     U
e|-----2-----2-----0-----2-----2---|-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2---|
Chord diagramBB|-----1---x-1-----1-----1-x---1---|-----0---x-0-----3-----3-x---3---|
Chord diagramG+G|---2-2---x-2-----2-----2-x---2---|-----2---x-2-----2-----2-x---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-------x-------0-------x-------|-----0---x-0-----4-----4-x---4---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---2-------------2---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


Note: x-x-x on beats 2 & 4 = string slaps to simulate the beat of the kick
drum and claps in the studio recording. Slap strings with strumming hand.
Chorus:
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7                 Chord diagramAm7Am7                       Chord diagramD7D7
  When I ride by myself, I don't ever get no help
                         Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramBm7Bm7                Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
But when I roll up with her,   everybody calls me Sir
                       Chord diagramAm7Am7                          Chord diagramD7D7
No matter how long I stay, they never ever know my name
                         Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramBm7Bm7                N.C.
But when I walk in with her,   everybody calls me Sir

Verse 1:
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7           Chord diagramEm9Em9 Chord diagramE minor 7Em7   Chord diagramAm7Am7             Am7sus2 Chord diagramAm7Am7
Northern California,   same old Friday night
 Chord diagramD7D7           D7sus2 Chord diagramD7D7     Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9             Chord diagramBm7Bm7
Tend to be invisible   underneath these city lights
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7            Chord diagramEm9Em9 Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Chord diagramAm7Am7                Am7sus2 Chord diagramAm7Am7
Then I met my baby,    felt like I struck gold
Chord diagramD7D7                D7sus2 Chord diagramD7D7    Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9         Chord diagramBm7Bm7        (Chord diagramE minor 7Em7)
Now they treat me like royalty everywhere I go (oh-oh-oh-oh)

Chorus:
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramEm9Em9       Chord diagramE minor 7Em7      Chord diagramAm7Am7  Am7sus2    Chord diagramAm7Am7       Chord diagramD7D7
    When I ride by myself,  I don't ever get no help
    D7sus2               Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9 Chord diagramBm7Bm7                Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
But when I roll up with her,   everybody calls me Sir
   Chord diagramEm9Em9       Chord diagramE minor 7Em7      Chord diagramAm7Am7       Am7sus2  Chord diagramAm7Am7        Chord diagramD7D7
No matter how long I stay, they never ever know my name
    D7sus2    Chord diagramD7D7         Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9 Chord diagramBm7Bm7                Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
But when I walk in with her,   everybody calls me Sir

Post-Chorus:
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramEm9Em9             Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramAm7Am7   Am7sus2 Chord diagramAm7Am7
   Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh,         call me Sir
Chord diagramD7D7          D7sus2          Chord diagramD7D7 Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9   Chord diagramBm7Bm7        (Chord diagramE minor 7Em7)
   Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh      (oh-oh-oh-oh)

Verse 2:
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7            Chord diagramEm9Em9 Chord diagramE minor 7Em7  Chord diagramAm7Am7                   Am7sus2 Chord diagramAm7Am7
I ain't goin' nowhere unless he's there with me
Chord diagramD7D7                         D7sus2  Chord diagramD7D7     Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9             Chord diagramBm7Bm7
  'Cause I don't stand in line no more, admission's always free
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7                 Chord diagramEm9Em9 Chord diagramE minor 7Em7        Chord diagramAm7Am7                 Am7sus2 Chord diagramAm7Am7
He could break the law,  he could break your heart in two
Chord diagramD7D7             D7sus2 Chord diagramD7D7           Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9             Chord diagramBm7Bm7         (Chord diagramE minor 7Em7)
But I promise that you won't care when he smiles at you (oh-oh-oh-oh)

Chorus:
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramEm9Em9       Chord diagramE minor 7Em7      Chord diagramAm7Am7  Am7sus2        Chord diagramAm7Am7       Chord diagramD7D7
    When I ride by myself,  I don't ever get no help
    D7sus2               Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9 Chord diagramBm7Bm7                Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
But when I roll up with her,   everybody calls me Sir
   Chord diagramEm9Em9       Chord diagramE minor 7Em7      Chord diagramAm7Am7       A7sus2      Chord diagramAm7Am7        Chord diagramD7D7
No matter how long I stay, they never ever know my name
    D7sus2    Chord diagramD7D7         Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9 Chord diagramBm7Bm7                Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
But when I walk in with her,   everybody calls me Sir

Post-Chorus:
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramEm9Em9             Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramAm7Am7   Am7sus2 Chord diagramAm7Am7
   Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh,             call me Sir
Chord diagramD7D7          D7sus2          Chord diagramD7D7 Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9    Chord diagramBm7Bm7          Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
   Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh, (a-ha)  call me Sir
         Chord diagramEm9Em9                    Chord diagramE minor 7Em7   Chord diagramAm7Am7   Am7sus2 Chord diagramAm7Am7        Chord diagramD7D7
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh (come on) oh oh-oh,            call me Sir
         D7sus2          Chord diagramD7D7 Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9   Chord diagramBm7Bm7         (Chord diagramE minor 7Em7)
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh       (oh-oh-oh-oh)

(She makes me feel like a billion bucks bruh, yeah)

Bridge:
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
   Every time we hit the streets it's like a world premiere
Chord diagramAm7Am7
   She make me feel like Sia swinging from that chandelier
          Chord diagramD7D7
(Went from) marginally famous to the top of the Chord diagramA augmentedA list
    Chord diagramG+G                                   Chord diagramBm7Bm7
And just for future reference, here's a tip, Mr. Belvedere
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
   Never judge a book by its cover
Chord diagramAm7Am7
   And never judge an ugly duckling duckling by his mother
    Chord diagramD7D7
The Frog Prince got kissed, her lips granted his wish
       Chord diagramG+G                               Chord diagramBm7Bm7
It's a sad world when your net worth determines your lover
  Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
But what would I ever do without you huh?
Chord diagramAm7Am7
   I prolly wouldn't have a clue without you
    Chord diagramD7D7
But one thing's for sure, is when I pull up with her
       (G*)                       (Bm7*)
Don't refer to me as Travie, you can, you can call me Sir

Post-Chorus Outro:
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramEm9Em9             Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramAm7Am7   Am7sus2 Chord diagramAm7Am7
   Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh,         call me Sir
(What would I ever do without you, what would I ever do without you)
Chord diagramD7D7          D7sus2          Chord diagramD7D7 Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9   Chord diagramBm7Bm7         Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
   Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh        call me Sir
(What would I ever do    without you)
Chord diagramE minor 7Em7         Chord diagramEm9Em9             Chord diagramE minor 7Em7 Chord diagramAm7Am7   Am7sus2 Chord diagramAm7Am7
   Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh,         call me Sir
(What would I ever do without you, what would I ever do without you)
Chord diagramD7D7          D7sus2          Chord diagramD7D7 Chord diagramGadd9Gadd9   Chord diagramBm7Bm7         Em7**
   Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh oh-oh        call me Sir
(What would I ever do    without you)

End:

*G and Chord diagramBm7Bm7 chords barely audible at end of bridge
**For the final chord, play root note (open 6th string) only
to match the recorded version where only the bass guitar plays

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x - muted/dampened string
Chord diagramD MajorD - downstroke
U - upstroke

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