Jun52018

Kanye West – Violent Crimes Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG Gmaj7 Am7 D C Fmaj7 Em7 D#m7 Dm7 A B7

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This is the chord progression of Violent Crimes by Kanye West on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7
Fallin’, dreamin’, talkin’ in your sleep
Am7 D
I know you want to cry all night, all night
G Gmaj7 G
Plottin’, schemin’, finding
Gmaj7 Am7
Reason to defend all of your violent nights
D
Promise me

[Chorus]
G Gmaj7
Don’t you grow up in a hurry, your mom’ll be worried, aw
C Fmaj7
It was all part of the story, even the scary nights
Em7 D#m7 Dm7
Thank you for all of the glory, you will be remembered, aw
Em7 D#m7 Dm7
Thank you to all of the heroes of the night (night, night)
Em7 D#m7 Dm7
They gotta repaint the colors, the lie is wearin’ off
C A B7
Reality is upon us, colors drippin’ off
Colors drippin’ off

[Verse]
G Gmaj7
Niggas is savage, niggas is monsters
G
Niggas is pimps, niggas is players
Gmaj7
‘Til niggas have daughters, now they precautious
Am7
Father forgive me, I’m scared of the karma
D
‘Cause now I see women as somethin’ to nurture

Not somethin’ to conquer
G
I hope she like Nicki, I’ll make her a monster
Gmaj7
Not havin’ menages, I’m just being silly
G Gmaj7
I answered the door, like Will Smith and Martin, Niqqa do we have a problem?

Am7
Matter of fact Marlon, this ain’t Meet the Fockers
D
I’ll beat his ass, pray I beat the charges
No, daddy don’t play, not when it come to they daughters
Don’t do no yoga, don’t do pilates

Just play piano and stick to karate
G Gmaj7
I pray your body’s draped more like mine and not like your mommy’s
C
Just bein’ salty, but niggas is nuts
Fmaj7
And I am a nigga, I know what they want
Em7
I pray that you don’t get it all at once

D#m7 Dm7
Curves under your dress, I know it’s pervs all on the net
Em7 D#m7
All in the comments, you wanna vomit
Dm7
That’s your baby, you love her to death
Em7 D#m7
Now she cuttin’ class and hangin’ with friends
Dm7
You break a glass and say it again
C
She can’t comprehend the danger she’s in
A
If you whoop her ass, she move in with him
B7
Then he whoop her ass, you go through it again
But how you the devil rebukin’ the sin?
G
Let’s pray we can put this behind us
Gmaj7
I swear that these times is the wildest

C
She got the scars, they serve as reminders
Fmaj7 Em7 D#m7 Dm7
Blood still on her pajamas, but yesterday is dead, yeah
Em7 D#m7 Dm7
Moment of silence, next she’ll be off to college and then at the altar
Em7 D#m7 Dm7
‘Cause she know that niggas is savage, niggas is monsters
C A
Niggas is pimps, niggas is players, ’til niggas have daughters
B7
Niggas is pimps, niggas is players, ’til niggas have daughters

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How to play Violent Crimes: key, chords and progression

Violent Crimes by Kanye West is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 11 chords in all: G, Gmaj7, Am7, D, C, Fmaj7, Em7, D#m7, Dm7, A and B7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em7 – D#m7 – Dm7 – Em7 (iii7 – ♭iii7 – ii7 – iii7 in C major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.