A música Payphone foi inspirada nos sentimentos de nostalgia e perda. Adam Levine, vocalista do Maroon 5, expressou seu desejo de capturar a sensação de desespero e o desejo de retornar a um tempo mais simples, metaforicamente representado pelo uso de uma cabine telefônica em uma era dominada por celulares. A colaboração com Wiz Khalifa adicionou uma perspectiva singular sobre sucesso e separação.
Tom: C
Introdução:
C
G
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
Em
D
All of my change I spent on you
C
Where have the times gone
G
Em
D
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?
C
Yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember
G
The people we used to be
Em
It's even harder to picture
D
That you're not here next to me
C
You say it's too late to make it
G
But is it too late to try?
Em
And in our time that you wasted
D
C
All of our bridges burned down
C
G
I've wasted my nights
Em
You turned out the lights
D
Now I'm paralyzed
C
G
Still stuck in that time when we called it love
Em
D
But even the sun sets in paradise
C
G
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
Em
D
All of my change I spent on you
C
Where have the times gone?
G
Em
D
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?
C
G
If happy ever after did exist
Em
D
I would still be holding you like this
C
G
All those fairy tales are full of shit
Em
D
One more fucking love song I'll be sick
C
Oh, you turned your back on tomorrow
G
Cause you forgot yesterday
Em
I gave you my love to borrow
D
But you just gave it away
C
You can't expect me to be fine
G
I don't expect you to care
Em
I know I've said it before, but
D
C
All of our bridges burned down
C
G
I've wasted my nights
Em
You turned out the lights
D
Now I'm paralyzed
C
G
Still stuck in that time when we called it love
Em
D
But even the sun sets in paradise
C
G
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
Em
D
All of my change I spent on you
C
Where have the times gone
G
Em
D
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?
C
G
If happy ever after did exist
Em
D
I would still be holding you like this
C
G
All those fairy tales are full of shit
Em
D
One more fucking love song I'll be sick
C
Now I'm at a payphone...
G
I'll be out spending all this money while you sitting 'round
Em
Wondering why it wasn't you who came up from nothing
D
Made it from the bottom Now when you see me I'm stunning
C
And all of my cars start with the push up a button
G
Telling me I changed since I blew up or whatever you call it
Em
Switched the number to my phone So you never could call it
D
Don't need my name on my show You can tell it I'm ballin'
C
Swish, what a shame could have got picked
G
Em
Had a really good game but you missed your last shot
Em
So you talk about who you see at the top
D
Or what you could've saw But sad to say it's over for
C
Phantom pulled up valet open doors
G
Wished I'd go away, got what you was looking for
Em
Now it's me who they want
D
So you can go and take that little piece of shit with you
C
G
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
Em
D
All of my change I spent on you
C
Where have the times gone?
G
Em
D
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?