Sierra Leone Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays515

Sierra Leone by Frank Ocean is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Gmaj7, Fmaj7, G, Amaj7, D9, F#, C#maj7 and F#maj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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Am                                             Gmaj7 
We're spending too much time alone 
                               Am 
(spending too much time alone) 
                           Gmaj7 
& I just ran out of trojans  
                                       Fmaj7 
Horses gallop to her throne  
                               G 
We're behaving like teenagers 
                          Fmaj7 
(we?re behaving like teenagers 
                             G    
Making less than minimum wage  
        Amaj7                
Still inside our parents' homes  
                            G 
No I don't live in denver  
                           Amaj7 
(no I don?t live in denver) 
                           G 
I grew up in sierra leone  
                                        Am 
& her pink skies will keep me warm  
   G                 Am 
Sierra leone  
   G                 Am 
Sierra leone  

Fmaj7                                              G                                        
Tid bits of intuition that I been gettin abandon mission  
abandon mission you must be kidding  
                 Fmaj7 
This shit feelin different  
Shit feelin too good  
To me glistenin  
          G                      Amaj7 
Shimmerin underneath the sunlight, the sunlight 
& a new day  
     Gmaj7 
Will bring about the dawn  
      Amaj7 
& a new day  
                   Gmaj7 
Will bring another crying babe into the world  

Fmaj7 

(Girl now)  
D9                                                                                               
Our daughters reaching for your nipple  
                           F# 
cause it's time for her to eat  
C#maj7 
Tonight I'll lay her in the cradle  
                       F#maj7 
If it's time for go to sleep  
C#maj7 
I'll sing a lennon lullaby  
                      F#maj7 
She can have a pretty dream  
                                              C#maj7 
Baby girl if you knew what I know knew what I know 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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