Sam Jennings – My Hood Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Sam Jennings – My Hood Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
Cm
Everybody thinks that
i'm a good student
G
But no one knows exactly
what i’ve been doin
Fm
Im talkin, playin,
doin what i'm wantin’
G                         G7
Runnin free, runnin wild, ooh

[Chorus]
Cm
I’m a truant student,
too cool for school
G
The compound can’t hold me and
i’m breakin all the rules
Fm
Chasin’ after girls with
their tresses and boots
G
Living double lives with
     G7
that group in my ‘hood

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[Post-Chorus]
Fm                   G
Oh, that group in my ‘hood
G7
Living double lives with
     Fm
that group in my ‘hood

[Verse 2]
Cm
Walkin down the street
like a good man
G
But that predominating
feeling to give it all you can
Fm
Has gripped me, shook me
up until I started running
G                            G7
With that group in my ‘hood, ooh

[Chorus]
Cm
I’m a truant student,
too cool for school
G
The compound can’t hold me
and i’m breakin all the rules
Fm
Chasin’ after girls with
their tresses and boots
G
Living double lives with
     G7
that group in my ‘hood

[Post-Chorus]
Fm                   G
Oh, that group in my ‘hood
G7
Living double lives with
     Fm
that group in my ‘hood

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[Bridge]
Fm
I'm throwin' prudence to the wind
Cm
You can’t make it come back again
Fm
The imputations are against me
G
But they’ll never even touch me
G           Fm               G
Yes they’ll never even touch me,
ooh

[Chorus]
Cm
I’m a truant student,
too cool for school
G
The compound can’t hold me
and i’m breakin all the rules
Fm
Chasin’ after girls with
their tresses and boots
G
Living double lives with
     G7
that group in my ‘hood

[Outro]
Fm                   G
Oh, that group in my ‘hood
G7
Living double lives with
     Fm                 Cm
that group in my ‘hood

How to play My Hood: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for My Hood by Sam Jennings on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play My Hood by Sam Jennings, think in C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). It takes 4 chords: Cm, G, Fm and G7.

Listen for Fm – G – G7 – Fm (iv – V – V7 – iv in C minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, E, Dm, E7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F

My Hood chords: questions

What key is My Hood in?

My Hood by Sam Jennings is in the key of C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in My Hood?

My Hood uses 4 chords: Cm, G, Fm, G7.

What is the chord progression of My Hood?

The main progression is Fm – G – G7 – Fm (iv – V – V7 – iv).

Is My Hood easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Am, E, Dm, E7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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