Khalid – OTW Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression & Tab

Khalid – OTW Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression & Tab

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This is the chord progression of Otw by Khalid Ty Dolla $ign and 6LACK on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro: Khalid]
C Am D Em
Na, na, na, na, ooh
C Am D Em
Oh, no, oh, ayy

[Chorus: Khalid]
C                        Am                                           D
Put it in drive, I’ll be outside, I’ll be on the way
Em
I’ll be on the way
C                                           Am                      D
You can meet me in five, I’ll be all night, I’ll be a-all day
Em
I’ll be a-all day
C                                           Am                      D
Put it in drive, I’ll be outside, I’ll be on the way
Em
I’ll be on the way
C                      C                                           D
You can meet me in five, I’ll be all night, I’ll be all day
Em
I’ll be all day

[Verse 1: Khalid]
C                      Am
Yeah, yeah, yeah
D                                                                                     Em
This the type of shit that you been waiting all year for
C                                                                Am
Back in town for a minute if you with it (yeah)
D                                                                Em
Got a lot of time, I just need somewhere to spend it
C                                                                Am
I just press a button and the top go missing
D                                           Em                                           С
I kept the slip so you know it’s not rented, yeah, oh, oh
Am
What you wanna do?
D                                                                Em
Worried ’bout your friends, they saw you this afternoon
C                                           Am
I been reading your mind
D
No fair, but you gotta let me know
Em                      C                                           Am
I’m all ears and I got a lot of room in my whip
D                                                                Em
If you wanna take it there, I’m on my way

[Chorus: Khalid]
C                                           Am                      D
Put it in drive, I’ll be outside, I’ll be on the way
Em
I’ll be on the way
C                                           Am                                           D
You can meet me in five, I’ll be all night, I’ll be a-all day
Em
I’ll be a-all day
C                                           Am                      D
Put it in drive, I’ll be outside, I’ll be on the way
Em
I’ll be on the way
C                                           C                                           D
You can meet me in five, I’ll be all night, I’ll be all day
Em
I’ll be all day

[Verse 2: Ty Dolla $ign]
C                                                                Am
Drop top the Porsche, put that bitch in sport
D                                                                                     Em
Out here in the field, oh yeah (yeah), I’m already here, yeah
C                                           Am                                           D
Come outside, looking like a snack, hurry up, get in, hell yeah (yeah)
Em
Come with me on this mission (ooh yeah, ooh yeah)
C                                                                                     Am
Riding down the coast (ooh yeah), I want that for sure (ooh yeah)
D                                                                Em
You say, “Play Khalid” (ooh yeah), I say, “Pass the weed” (ooh yeah)
C                                           Am                                           D
Pull up to the crib, oh, said you’ve never been before
Em                                                                C
Put you in Provocateur, girl, I made you mi amor
Am                                                                D
You said you left your ex, that dude was always gassy
Em                                                                                     C
You said before me, you ain’t never been this happy
Am                                                                                     D
You took an L with him and winning ever since (ever since)
Em
You hit my phone, I’m on my way, I cancel plans, yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Khalid]
C                      Am                                           D
Put it in drive, I’ll be outside, I’ll be on the way
Em
I’ll be on the way
C                                           Am                                           D
You can meet me in five, I’ll be all night, I’ll be a-all day
Em
I’ll be a-all day
C                                           Am                      D
Put it in drive, I’ll be outside, I’ll be on the way
Em
I’ll be on the way
C                                           C                                           D
You can meet me in five, I’ll be all night, I’ll be all day
Em
I’ll be all day

[Verse 3: 6LACK]
C                                           Am
You tryna make a move
D                                                                Em
Tonight I got the time, tell me what you wanna do
С                                           Am
Call the squad if you wanna rendezvous
D                                                                                     Em
They gon’ push up on it, on it, I only got room for two
C                                                                Am
From the ‘jects on the set, it’s a Porsche, not a ‘Vette
D                                           Em
I confess, I’ma flex, ayy, show some respect
C                                                                Am
Get away so we can make sense of your life
D                                                                Em
You was in park but I just put your shit in drive
C                                           Am
Now coast like there’s no tomorrow
D                                                                Em
Moving too fast, I’m hoping to drive slow (yeah)
C                                                                Am
I don’t want you to wonder where I go
D                                                                Em
Can learn a lot from this and it’s something that I know

[Chorus: Khalid]
C                      Am                                           D
Put it in drive, I’ll be outside, I’ll be on the way
Em
I’ll be on the way
C                      Am                                                                D
You can meet me in five, I’ll be all night, I’ll be a-all day
Em
I’ll be a-all day
C                                           Am                      D
Put it in drive, I’ll be outside, I’ll be on the way
Em
I’ll be on the way
C                                           C                                           D
You can meet me in five, I’ll be all night, I’ll be all day
Em
I’ll be all day

[Outro]
(Repeat till fade)
C Am D Em

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How to play OTW: key, chords and progression

To play OTW by Khalid, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: C, Am, D and Em.

Listen for C – Am – D – Em (VI – iv – VII – i in E minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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

OTW chords: questions

What key is OTW in?

OTW by Khalid is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in OTW?

OTW uses 4 chords: C, Am, D, Em.

What is the chord progression of OTW?

The main progression is C – Am – D – Em (VI – iv – VII – i).

Is OTW easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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