Telegraph Ave Oakland

	  		verse 1: 

Fm  
I was making Japanese 
Cm 
And she's watching DVDs 
Ab          Bb 
In Oakland, in Oakland 
Fm 
Now I'm driving up the 5 
Cm 
And she waits till I arrive 
Ab          Bb 
In Oakland, in Oakland 
Fm           
Everything, that I wanted 
Cm 
Only gotta drive for the moment 
Ab     
If you tell me "turn around," then I'm on it 
Gm 
For the moment, but you know me 
Bb 
You know how I get when I'm lonely 
Eb  
I think about you and the moments 
Cm                                   Gm 
But everything you do is so Oakland, so Oakland 



Fm 
Foot on the gas 
Cm 
I'm just trying to pass 
Ab 
All the red lights 
Gm 
And the stop signs 
Ab 
I'm ready to go 
Cm 
Before I get to The Bay, Babe, that's a problem 
Ab 
Because I'm way too scared to call 
Gm 
And you might get me to stay, no 


verse 2:  

Fm 
I don't really want to drive 
Cm 
But I think I'd rather die 
Ab          Gm 
In Oakland, in Oakland 
Fm 
With my hands on two and ten 
Cm 
So I guess it all depends 
Ab          Gm 
On Oakland, on Oakland 
Fm 
And I'm nervous, truth be told 
Cm 
I never saw me growing old 
Ab          Gm 
In Oakland, in Oakland 
Fm 
And if I married you tonight 
Cm 
It would probably start a riot 
Ab          Gm 
In Oakland, in Oakland 

verse 3:  

Fm 
Everything, that I needed 
Cm 
Now I finally got you in your feelings 
Ab 
Everything you won't say, you tweet it 
Gm                               Bb 
And a nigga don’t like that shit at all 
Bb 
So retreating 
Cm 
Can we just roll with the feeling? 
Ab 
Can we just roll for a minute? 
Gm 
Wait a minute 



Fm 
Foot on the gas 
Cm 
I'm just trying to pass 
Ab 
All the red lights 
Gm 
And the stop signs 
Ab 
I'm ready to go 
Cm 
And I'm really not ready girl, that's a problem 
Ab 
Because I'm way too scared to call 
Gm 
And you might get me to stay, no 


Bridge: 

Fm 
All the girlfriends saying "here we go again" 
Cm 
Rich kid but he act like a gentleman 
Ab 
Last one didn't end like it should've been 
Bb 
Two dates and he still wanna get it in 
Fm 
And you're saying it's because of the Internet 
Cm 
Try once and it's on to the next chick 
Ab 
X-O the O face on your exes...right? 
                              
And we can do the same  
Fm 
thing if you wanna have better 
                         Cm 
When your thoughts can't breathe and you thinking asthmatic 
                   Ab 
And you wanna be a mom and I wasn't mad at her 
                     Gm               
I was thinking 'bout me, I'd be really bad at it 

Cause I'm thinking 'bout me, weeks in Dubai 
Cm                                          Ab 
Fourth of July, house in Kauai, yeah we can try 
         Gm 
So let's try 

verse 4:  

Cm 
Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 
Fm 
I took off my nine to five 
Cm 
But you still don't have the time to  
Ab       Gm 
kiss me (just hit me) 
Fm 
And if I left you all alone,  
Cm 
would you still pick up the phone 
Ab         Gm 
It's iffy, you miss me 
Fm                                 Cm 
I got furniture to move, and we'll both be thirty soon 
Ab          Gm 
In Oakland, in Oakland 
Fm 
The only one I know is you,  
Cm 
so the fuck I'm supposed to do? 
Ab          Gm 
In Oakland, in Oakland x8