Childish Gambino – Lithonia Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Childish Gambino – Lithonia Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsC#FF#G#F#mAdim

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These are Lithonia chords Childish Gambino by on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C# F F# F# G#
C#

[Chorus]
          F
Cody LaRae
              F#
He had a break
He's finding out
     G#
That nobody gives
      C#
a f**k
            F
I did my job
              F#
I paid my dues
Love is for fools
       G#
'Cause nobody gives
       C#
 a f**k

[Post-Chorus]
C# F F# F#
Nobody gives a f**k
C#

[Verse]
                 F
I feel liberated
               F#
Over-medicated
It was overrated
F#m
Damn, what you
want
       G#
I can tell by the
look on your
    C#
face
Let me out of
    F
here
I've been gone
       F#
so long
Don't you know
    F#m
that
This is the moment
          G#
You're watching us
Adim         C#
throw it away

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[Chorus]
          F
Cody LaRae
              F#
He had a break
                F#m
He's finding out
     G#
That nobody gives
       C#
 a f**k
            F
I did my job
              F#
I paid my dues
                 F#m
Love is for fools
       G#
'Cause nobody
             C#
 gives a f**k

[Post-Chorus]
C# F F# F#
Nobody gives a f**k

[Bridge]
F#         G#
My sweet Lithonia
                  F#
What have you done
These are your
        G#
children
             C#
I am your son





How to play Lithonia: key, chords and progression

Lithonia by Childish Gambino is in the key of D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 6 chords: C#, F, F#, G#, F#m and Adim.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G# – C# – F – F# (V – I – III – IV in D♭ major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – mi – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes A, C#, D, E, Dm, Fdim (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Adim chord on guitar (xx7545)
AdimA C E♭

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Lithonia chords: questions

What key is Lithonia in?

Lithonia by Childish Gambino is in the key of D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Lithonia?

Lithonia uses 6 chords: C#, F, F#, G#, F#m, Adim.

What is the chord progression of Lithonia?

The main progression is G# – C# – F – F# (V – I – III – IV).

Is Lithonia easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes A, C#, D, E, Dm, Fdim (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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