Drake – Nice For What Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Drake – Nice For What Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsBmBbmAmCEm/BEm

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This is the chord progression of Nice For What  by Drake on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro Chorus]
I keep letting you back in
How can I explain myself?

Bm                                                               Bbm
Care for me, care for me, you said you care for me
Am
There for me, there for me, said you’d be there for me
(Lil Weezy Ana sht)
C
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you’d die for me
(Murda on the beat)
Em/B
Give to me, give to me, why won’t you live for me

Bm
Care for me, care for me, I know you care for me
(A song for y’all to cut up to, you know?)
Em/B
There for me, there for me, said you’d be there for me
Am
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you’d die for me
Em/B
Give to me, give to me, why won’t you live for me

[Verse 1]
Bm
Everybody get your mothafckin’ roll on
Bbm                                                          Am
I know shorty and she doesn’t want no slow song
C
Had it made last year, life goes on
Em
Haven’t let that thing loose, girl, in so long

Bm
You been inside, know you like to lay low
Em/B
I’ve been peepin’ what you bringin’ to the table
Am
Workin’ hard, girl, everything paid for
Em/B
First, last phone bill, car note, cable

[Refrain 1]
Bm
With your phone out, gotta hit them angles
Em/B
With your phone out snappin’ like you Fabo
Am
And you showin’ off, but it’s alright
Em
And you showin’ off, but it’s alright, it’s a short life, yuh

[Chorus 1]
Bm                                                          Bbm
Care for me, care for me, you said you care for me
Am
There for me, there for me, said you’d be there for me
C
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you’d die for me
Em/B
Give to me, give to me, why won’t you live for me

[Verse 2]
Bm
That’s a real one, in your reflection
Em/B
Without a follow, without a mention
Am
You rarely pipin’ up on these niggas
Em/B
You gotta be nice for what to these niggas

Bm
I understand, you gotta hunnid bands
Em/B
You got it, baby, Benz, you got some bad friends
Am
High school pics, you was even bad then
Em/B
You ain’t stressing off no lover in the past tense, you already had them

Bm                                       Bbm
Work at 8am, finish around five
Am
Os talk down, you don’t see them outside
C
They don’t really be the same offline
Em/B
You know dog days, you know hard times

Bm                                       Bbm
Doing overtime for the last month
Am
Saturday, call the girls, get em gassed up
C
Gotta hit the club, gotta make that hass jump
Em/B                                                                             Bm
Gotta hit the club like you hit them muthafckin angles

[Refrain 2]
Em/B
With your phone out snappin’ like you Fabo
Am
And you showin’ off, but it’s alright
Em
And you showin’ off, but it’s alright, it’s a short life

[Bridge]
Em                                       Em                                       Em
Ah ha, these Os, your boy, I may, watch the breakdown

[Chorus 3]
Bm                                                          Bbm
Care for me, care for me, you said you care for me
Am
There for me, there for me, said you’d be there for me
C
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you’d die for me
Em/B
Give to me, give to me, why won’t you live for me

[Breakdown]
Bm
Gotta make that jump, gotta make that, gotta, gotta make that
Em/B
Gotta make that jump, gotta make that, gotta, gotta make that
Am
Gotta, gotta, gotta g-g-gotta, g-g-gotta, gotta
Em/B
Gotta, g-g-gotta, gotta, gotta make that jump, jump

Bm
Bend it over, lift it up, bend it over, lift it up
Em/B
Bend it over, lift it up, bend it over, lift it up
Am
Bend it over, over, over, over, over, lift it up
Em/B
Bend it over, lift it up, make that jump, jump

[Verse 3]
Bm
That’s a real one, in your reflection
Em/B
Without a follow, without a mention
Am
You rarely pipin’ up on these niggas
Em/B
You gotta be nice for what to these niggas, I understand

[Chorus 4]
Bm
Care for me, care for me, you said you care for me
Em/B
There for me, there for me, said you’d be there for me
Am
Give to me, give to me, why won’t you live for me
Em/B
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you’d die for me

[Outro]
Bm                                                                             Em/B
Gotta hit the club like you hit them, hit them, hit them angles
Am
It’s a short life, cry for me, cry for me, you said you’d die for me
Em/B
Give to me, give to me, why won’t you live for me

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How to play Nice For What: key, chords and progression

Nice For What by Drake keeps coming home to A minor (no sharps or flats). You need 6 chords: Bm, Bbm, Am, C, Em/B and Em.

Listen for Em/B – Bm – Em/B – Am (v – ii – v – i in A minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: Bm and Bbm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Nice For What chords: questions

What key is Nice For What in?

Nice For What by Drake is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Nice For What?

Nice For What uses 6 chords: Bm, Bbm, Am, C, Em/B, Em.

What is the chord progression of Nice For What?

The main progression is Em/B – Bm – Em/B – Am (v – ii – v – i).

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