Drake - The Resistance: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Resistance" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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F
Yesterday when we were getting high
            Em
You were invited, you woulda liked it
                          F
I, I, I know you all too well
I said that we could kiss the past goodbye
                   Em
But you weren't excited,
there's no way to fight it
You can stay but shawty here I go

F
Should I spend a weekend in Vegas?
I'm living inside a moment,
not taking pictures to save it
        Em
I mean, how could I forget?
My memory's never faded
I can't relate to these haters,
my enemies never made it
  F
I am still here with who I started with
The game needed life, I put my heart in it
Em
I blew myself up, I'm on some martyr shit
Carry the weight for my city like a cargo ship
F
I'm 23 with a money tree
Growing more too,
I just planted a hundred seeds
Em
It's ironic cause my mother was a florist
And that's how she met
my pops and now my garden is enormous
       F
"It's happening, Penny Lane, just like you said!"
I avoided the coke game
and went with Sprite instead
   Em
Uh-huh, that's word to
the millions that they putting up
I'm trying to do better than good enough

Chorus:
             F
What am I afraid of?
This is supposed to be what dreams are made of
                                    Em
But people I don't have the time to hang with
Always look at me and say the same shit
                                     F
They say "You promised me you would never change"
                            Em
"You promised me you would never change"

Uh, am I wrong for making light of my situation? Clap on?
When 40 got some shit for me to snap on, now that I'm on
I don't really want to worry 'bout getting back on
I'm just trying to stay on, get my fucking buffet on
I heard they just moved my grandmother to a nursing home
And I be acting like I don't know how to work a phone
But hit "re-dial", you'll see that I just called
Some chick I met at the mall that I barely know at all and
Plus this woman that I messed with unprotected
Texted saying she wished she would have kept it
The one that I'm laying next to just looked over and read it
Man, I couldn't tell you where the fuck my head is
I'm holding on by a thread
It's like I'm high right now, the guy right now
And you could tell by looking in my eyes right now
That nothing really comes as a surprise right now
'Cause we just having the time of our lives right now

Chorus:
What am I afraid of?
This is supposed to be what dreams are made of
But people I don't have the time to hang with
Always look at me and say the same shit
They say "You promised me you would never change"
"You promised me you would never change"

I live by some advice this girl Lissa told me
The other day Lissa told me that she missed the old me
Which made me question when I went missing
And when I start treating my friends different
Maybe it was the fast paced switch up
Or the two guns in my face during the stick up
Maybe 'cause a girl I thought I trusted
Was who set the whole shit up
But in fact I haven't seen them since they locked Big Rich up
I know but same time I'm quick to forget
I'm 'bout to roll me up a blunt with my list of regrets
Burn it all, burn it all, I'm starting it fresh
'Cause half the time I got it right I probably guessed
Did I just trade free time for camera time?
Will I blow all of this money baby, hammer time?
Yeah, I just need some closure
Ain't no turning back for me, I'm in it 'til it's over


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Guitar chord Em

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Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Resistance" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Resistance" by Drake.