Frank Ocean
Nikes
Tabbed by: Tyler W.
NOTE: You can also play this song with a capo on the 3rd fret using these chords instead: C, Em, Am/Bb, Am7
This also makes the acoustic part at the end easier to play.
Intro
[Eb] [Gm] [Dbmaj9] [Cm7] x2
Verse 1
[Eb] [Gm]
These bitches want Nikes
[Dbmaj9]
They looking for a check
[Cm7]
Tell em it ain't likely
[Eb] [Gm]
Said she need a ring like Carmelo
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
Must be on that white like Othello
[Eb]
All you want is Nikes
[Gm]
But the real ones
[Dbmaj9]
Just like you
[Cm7]
Just like me
[Eb] [Gm]
I don't play, I don't make time
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
But if you need dick I got you and I yam from the line
[Eb]
Pour up for A$AP
[Gm]
RIP Pimp C
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
RIP Trayvon, that nigga look just like me
[Eb] [Gm]
Woo, fuckin' buzzin', woo!
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
That my little cousin, he got a little trade
[Eb]
His girl keep the scales, a little mermaid
[Gm]
We out by the pool, some little mermaids
[Dbmaj9]
Me and them gel, like twigs with them bangs
[Cm7]
Now that's a real mermaid
[Eb]
You been holding your breath
[Gm]
Weighted down
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
Punk madre, punk papa
[Eb]
He don't care for me
[Gm]
But he cares for me
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
And that's good enough
[Eb]
We don't talk much or nothin'
[Gm]
But when we talkin' about something
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
We have good discussion
[Eb] [Gm]
I met his friends last week, feels like they're up to something
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
That's good for us
(Then this acoustic riff comes in and plays until the end):
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B|-----------------4-----------------4----------------------------------------|
G|--------------3-----------------3-------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-----5-----------5-----5-----------5-----5------------5-----5---------|
A|--------6-----------------6-----------------6--------6---------6--------5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------6------------------6------|
Verse 2
[Eb] [Gm]
We'll let you guys prophesize
[Dbmaj9]
We'll let you guys prophesize
[Cm7]
We gon' see the future first
[Eb]
We'll let you guys prophesy
We gon' see the future first
[Gm]
Living so the last night feels like a past life
[Dbmaj9]
Speaking of the, don't know what got into people
Devil be possessin homies, Demons try to body jump
[Cm7]
Why you think I'm in this bitch wearing a fucking Yarmulke?
[Eb]
Acid on me like the rain
Weed crumbles in the glitter
[Gm]
Rain, glitter
[Dbmaj9]
We laid out on this wet floor
Away turf, no Astro
[Cm7]
Mesmerized how the strobes glow
Look at all the people feet dance
[Eb]
I know that your nigga came with you
[Gm]
But he ain't with you
[Dbmaj9]
We only human and it's humid in these Balmains
I mean my balls sticking in my jeans
[Cm7]
We breathin pheremones, Amber Rose
Sippin' pink-gold lemonades, feelin'
[Eb] [Gm]
I may be younger but I'll look after you
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
We're not in love, but I'll make love to you
[Eb] [Gm]
When you're not here I'll save some for you
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
I'm not him but I'll mean something to you
[Eb] [Gm]
I'll mean something to you
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
I'll mean something to you
[Eb] [Gm]
You got a roommate he'll hear what we do
[Dbmaj9] [Cm7]
It's only awkward if you're fucking him too
