Power Chords
by Kanye West
Power by Kanye West is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, F and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Am
I'm living in the 21st century, doing something mean to it,
C
Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it
F
Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it
Em
I guess every superhero need his theme music
Am
No one man should have all that power
C
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
F
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power
Em *
(21st century schizoid man)
Am
The system's broken, the school's closed, the prison's open
C
We ain't got nothing to lose motherf***er, we rolling
F
Huh? Motherf***er we rolling
Em
With some light-skinned girls, and some Kelly Rowlands
Am
In this white man's world, we the ones chosen,
C
So goodnight cruel world, I see you in the morning
F
Huh? I see you in the morning
Em
This is way too much, I need a moment
Am
No one man should have all that power
C
The clock's ticking, I just count the hours
F
Stop tripping, I'm tripping off the power
Em
'Till then, f*** that, the world's ours
Am
And then they...and then they...
C
And then they...and then they...
F
And then they...and then they...
Em *
(21st century schizoid man)
Am
F*