Chords for How This Nickelodeon Star Became Drake's Secret Weapon (Leon Thomas III)
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I'll give you my [C] song, these [G] words to you, sing you what I feel, [C] my soul [G] is true.
Now [F] I don't have the world, [C] can't give it to [G] you girl, but all that I [D] can do, all that I can [F] do, is give this song to you.
Na [G] na na, na na na,
[Dm] na na na, [G] na na na, na na na.
[E] [N]
[D]
[Dm] [F]
[A] Leon G.
Thomas [G] III was born on August [Dm] 1st, 1993 in Brooklyn, New York.
He pretty much grew up around music, with both of his parents performing in a band called One Nation.
Leon's mom coincidentally never believed in babysitters, and this allowed him to soak in the atmosphere at New York club [G] Lola's every Wednesday night.
Being exposed to live music eventually led him to audition for The Lion King on Broadway at age 10, landing the role as Simba.
Doors continued to open for Leon, getting the nudge by Nickelodeon to appear as the singer voice for Tyrone in the animated series The Backyardigans.
He also wrote a song that appeared in the movie August Rush.
After signing a development deal, he appeared on many classic Nick shows like iCarly, Just Jordan, and The Naked Brothers [G] Band.
With the groundwork already laid, a young Leon reached even greater [Eb] heights.
After all these years, it was his time to shine.
It's funny, I worked with Nickelodeon since I was 13, 12 years old.
[C] Backyardigans, iCarly.
Backyardigans, yeah, and so I literally grew up on the network from Nick Jr.
all the way up to Teen Nick, and then I graduated and went [E] into, you know, doing movies and other stuff in the acting world outside of the [C] Nick umbrella.
But it was just really awesome [D] to kind of grow up in the industry [Bb] that way.
Fast forward to March of 2010, when Nick debuted to hit sitcom Victorious, featuring names like Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande.
Leon would play one of the show's main characters, Andre Harris, a well-liked and talented musician.
He fit right into this role, as it wasn't too far off of his real-life self.
On set, he met [Eb] Ariana, with whom he built an unbreakable musical connection both on and off screen.
They often talked about their goals and aspirations together, foreshadowing big things down the [Ab] line.
During his time with Nick, Leon featured in a few songs on the soundtrack album for Victorious, and even wrote a few himself.
Production for the series ended in July of 2012, and the last episode aired in early February of 2013.
And then to be, you know, a participant in something that great, and to see that people received it as that, you know?
Like, I had a kid walk up to me and say, you know, I had nothing.
My family was, you know, super poor, man, but, you know, you guys made me laugh in times when we were super [D] sad.
And it's just, it's crazy to see that people, you know, were really affected by this show.
They were, you know, they, it really, really molded a lot of, a lot of human beings.
Now, it's just, it's just nuts to even think of that.
You know, it's just tough, man.
Everybody's busy getting it in.
I mean, I know [Ab] my time is limited, and I'm just kind of making it work.
I'm pretty much my own boss, but like, for everybody else who's doing their thing, and I know it's definitely tough to, you know, carve out that personal old castmate time.
In August of 2012, Leon released his first mixtape [E] called Metro Hearts, which included a cover of Drake's Take Care with former co-star Ariana Grande.
He went on to co-write four songs on Ariana's 2013 album, Yours Truly, while producing music as a member of the production duo of The Rascals.
It was later that year that Leon released a new single titled Hello, How Are You?
featuring platinum recording artist and weed connoisseur Wiz Khalifa.
In 2014, he released a new mixtape, Vibes, with production from A Tribe Called Quest and the one and only Noah 40 Shabib.
Drake had to be scouting out new members for the OVR roster because I don't know how he got 40 to produce a mixtape.
It's crazy.
By now, [Eb] Leon had already been working with a variety of mainstream artists, gaining buzz.
His prowess as a singer and producer [E] was beginning to be noticed more as he worked on songs for Victorious as well as Independent Ventures.
In 2016, Leon served as a co-producer for Post Malone's album Stoney and released another project of his own on SoundCloud.
He held on to his love for acting in 2017 when he appeared in the film Detroit and the TV series Insecure.
[Gb]
[A]
[Gb]
[E]
[D] The year of 2018 saw the release of his debut EP Genesis, [Bb] which featured guest appearances from Buddy and [D] Taylor Parks.
The next year, [Gm] Leon Thomas earned a Grammy Award for Best Recorded Album.
He also received a Best Rap Song nomination at the [Eb] 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for co [Cm]-writing and co-producing the Rick Ross and [Gm] Drake song Gold Roses, a certified hit.
He will also go on to write and [Ebm] produce more records under the [F] Rascals production duo, as well as a solo [Gm] producer.
Co-writing and co-producing two songs on Ariana Grande's Positions album [C] and three songs on Drake's certified lover [D] boy.
In the Bible, Pipe [Gm] Down, and Love All.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[N] [Gm]
[Ebm] It's definitely a vibe.
I'm really excited to [Gm] see where everything goes.
I'm taking everything one step at a time.
[Db] [Eb] But the crew is really cool, man.
Meeting the whole OVO crew.
In May 2022, Leon [G] signed to Ty Dolla $ign's Easy Money Records imprint [E] to become the label's first artist.
He is set to [Dm] release his first studio album [D] called Electric Dusk later this year.
Now at 28 years old, [Gm] Leon's focus is less on the [Bb] acting that he's known for and more on cementing himself in [D] music history.
He has been very grateful to reach [G] the rare position that he has worked hard to achieve and wants to build off of it.
As a fellow dreamer, I wish Leon nothing but the best and hope he does just that.
And that even I've been able to go above and beyond what I expected I would be able to do.
I mean, I had no idea I'd win a Grammy at 21.
Like, that's like not in the cards for most people.
They think, you know,
Now [F] I don't have the world, [C] can't give it to [G] you girl, but all that I [D] can do, all that I can [F] do, is give this song to you.
Na [G] na na, na na na,
[Dm] na na na, [G] na na na, na na na.
[E] [N]
[D]
[Dm] [F]
[A] Leon G.
Thomas [G] III was born on August [Dm] 1st, 1993 in Brooklyn, New York.
He pretty much grew up around music, with both of his parents performing in a band called One Nation.
Leon's mom coincidentally never believed in babysitters, and this allowed him to soak in the atmosphere at New York club [G] Lola's every Wednesday night.
Being exposed to live music eventually led him to audition for The Lion King on Broadway at age 10, landing the role as Simba.
Doors continued to open for Leon, getting the nudge by Nickelodeon to appear as the singer voice for Tyrone in the animated series The Backyardigans.
He also wrote a song that appeared in the movie August Rush.
After signing a development deal, he appeared on many classic Nick shows like iCarly, Just Jordan, and The Naked Brothers [G] Band.
With the groundwork already laid, a young Leon reached even greater [Eb] heights.
After all these years, it was his time to shine.
It's funny, I worked with Nickelodeon since I was 13, 12 years old.
[C] Backyardigans, iCarly.
Backyardigans, yeah, and so I literally grew up on the network from Nick Jr.
all the way up to Teen Nick, and then I graduated and went [E] into, you know, doing movies and other stuff in the acting world outside of the [C] Nick umbrella.
But it was just really awesome [D] to kind of grow up in the industry [Bb] that way.
Fast forward to March of 2010, when Nick debuted to hit sitcom Victorious, featuring names like Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande.
Leon would play one of the show's main characters, Andre Harris, a well-liked and talented musician.
He fit right into this role, as it wasn't too far off of his real-life self.
On set, he met [Eb] Ariana, with whom he built an unbreakable musical connection both on and off screen.
They often talked about their goals and aspirations together, foreshadowing big things down the [Ab] line.
During his time with Nick, Leon featured in a few songs on the soundtrack album for Victorious, and even wrote a few himself.
Production for the series ended in July of 2012, and the last episode aired in early February of 2013.
And then to be, you know, a participant in something that great, and to see that people received it as that, you know?
Like, I had a kid walk up to me and say, you know, I had nothing.
My family was, you know, super poor, man, but, you know, you guys made me laugh in times when we were super [D] sad.
And it's just, it's crazy to see that people, you know, were really affected by this show.
They were, you know, they, it really, really molded a lot of, a lot of human beings.
Now, it's just, it's just nuts to even think of that.
You know, it's just tough, man.
Everybody's busy getting it in.
I mean, I know [Ab] my time is limited, and I'm just kind of making it work.
I'm pretty much my own boss, but like, for everybody else who's doing their thing, and I know it's definitely tough to, you know, carve out that personal old castmate time.
In August of 2012, Leon released his first mixtape [E] called Metro Hearts, which included a cover of Drake's Take Care with former co-star Ariana Grande.
He went on to co-write four songs on Ariana's 2013 album, Yours Truly, while producing music as a member of the production duo of The Rascals.
It was later that year that Leon released a new single titled Hello, How Are You?
featuring platinum recording artist and weed connoisseur Wiz Khalifa.
In 2014, he released a new mixtape, Vibes, with production from A Tribe Called Quest and the one and only Noah 40 Shabib.
Drake had to be scouting out new members for the OVR roster because I don't know how he got 40 to produce a mixtape.
It's crazy.
By now, [Eb] Leon had already been working with a variety of mainstream artists, gaining buzz.
His prowess as a singer and producer [E] was beginning to be noticed more as he worked on songs for Victorious as well as Independent Ventures.
In 2016, Leon served as a co-producer for Post Malone's album Stoney and released another project of his own on SoundCloud.
He held on to his love for acting in 2017 when he appeared in the film Detroit and the TV series Insecure.
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[A]
[Gb]
[E]
[D] The year of 2018 saw the release of his debut EP Genesis, [Bb] which featured guest appearances from Buddy and [D] Taylor Parks.
The next year, [Gm] Leon Thomas earned a Grammy Award for Best Recorded Album.
He also received a Best Rap Song nomination at the [Eb] 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for co [Cm]-writing and co-producing the Rick Ross and [Gm] Drake song Gold Roses, a certified hit.
He will also go on to write and [Ebm] produce more records under the [F] Rascals production duo, as well as a solo [Gm] producer.
Co-writing and co-producing two songs on Ariana Grande's Positions album [C] and three songs on Drake's certified lover [D] boy.
In the Bible, Pipe [Gm] Down, and Love All.
[Ebm] [Eb]
[N] [Gm]
[Ebm] It's definitely a vibe.
I'm really excited to [Gm] see where everything goes.
I'm taking everything one step at a time.
[Db] [Eb] But the crew is really cool, man.
Meeting the whole OVO crew.
In May 2022, Leon [G] signed to Ty Dolla $ign's Easy Money Records imprint [E] to become the label's first artist.
He is set to [Dm] release his first studio album [D] called Electric Dusk later this year.
Now at 28 years old, [Gm] Leon's focus is less on the [Bb] acting that he's known for and more on cementing himself in [D] music history.
He has been very grateful to reach [G] the rare position that he has worked hard to achieve and wants to build off of it.
As a fellow dreamer, I wish Leon nothing but the best and hope he does just that.
And that even I've been able to go above and beyond what I expected I would be able to do.
I mean, I had no idea I'd win a Grammy at 21.
Like, that's like not in the cards for most people.
They think, you know,
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I'll give you my [C] song, these [G] words to you, sing you what I feel, [C] my soul [G] is true.
Now [F] I don't have the world, [C] can't give it to [G] you girl, but all that I [D] can do, all that I can [F] do, is give this song to you.
Na [G] na na, na na na, _
[Dm] na na na, [G] na na na, na na na. _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[A] Leon G.
Thomas [G] III was born on August [Dm] 1st, 1993 in Brooklyn, New York.
He pretty much grew up around music, with both of his parents performing in a band called One Nation.
Leon's mom coincidentally never believed in babysitters, and this allowed him to soak in the atmosphere at New York club [G] Lola's every Wednesday night.
Being exposed to live music eventually led him to audition for The Lion King on Broadway at age 10, landing the role as Simba.
Doors continued to open for Leon, getting the nudge by Nickelodeon to appear as the singer voice for Tyrone in the animated series The Backyardigans.
He also wrote a song that appeared in the movie August Rush.
After signing a development deal, he appeared on many classic Nick shows like iCarly, Just Jordan, and The Naked Brothers [G] Band.
With the groundwork already laid, a young Leon reached even greater [Eb] heights.
After all these years, it was his time to shine.
It's funny, I worked with Nickelodeon since I was 13, 12 years old.
[C] Backyardigans, iCarly.
Backyardigans, yeah, and so I literally grew up on the network from Nick Jr.
all the way up to Teen Nick, and then I graduated and went [E] into, you know, doing movies and other stuff in the acting world outside of the [C] Nick umbrella.
But it was just really awesome [D] to kind of grow up in the industry [Bb] that way.
Fast forward to March of 2010, when Nick debuted to hit sitcom Victorious, featuring names like Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande.
Leon would play one of the show's main characters, Andre Harris, a well-liked and talented musician.
He fit right into this role, as it wasn't too far off of his real-life self.
On set, he met [Eb] Ariana, with whom he built an unbreakable musical connection both on and off screen.
They often talked about their goals and aspirations together, foreshadowing big things down the [Ab] line.
During his time with Nick, Leon featured in a few songs on the soundtrack album for Victorious, and even wrote a few himself.
Production for the series ended in July of 2012, and the last episode aired in early February of 2013.
And then to be, you know, a participant in something that great, and to see that people received it as that, you know?
Like, I had a kid walk up to me and say, you know, I had nothing.
My family was, you know, super poor, man, but, you know, you guys made me laugh in times when we were super [D] sad.
And it's just, it's crazy to see that people, you know, were really affected by this show.
They were, you know, they, it really, really molded a lot of, a lot of human beings.
Now, it's just, it's just nuts to even think of that.
You know, it's just tough, man.
Everybody's busy getting it in.
I mean, I know [Ab] my time is limited, and I'm just kind of making it work.
I'm pretty much my own boss, but like, for everybody else who's doing their thing, and I know it's definitely tough to, you know, carve out that personal old castmate time.
In August of 2012, Leon released his first mixtape [E] called Metro Hearts, which included a cover of Drake's Take Care with former co-star Ariana Grande.
He went on to co-write four songs on Ariana's 2013 album, Yours Truly, while producing music as a member of the production duo of The Rascals.
It was later that year that Leon released a new single titled Hello, How Are You?
featuring platinum recording artist and weed connoisseur Wiz Khalifa.
In 2014, he released a new mixtape, Vibes, with production from A Tribe Called Quest and the one and only Noah 40 Shabib.
Drake had to be scouting out new members for the OVR roster because I don't know how he got 40 to produce a mixtape.
It's crazy.
By now, [Eb] Leon had already been working with a variety of mainstream artists, gaining buzz.
His prowess as a singer and producer [E] was beginning to be noticed more as he worked on songs for Victorious as well as Independent Ventures.
In 2016, Leon served as a co-producer for Post Malone's album Stoney and released another project of his own on SoundCloud.
He held on to his love for acting in 2017 when he appeared in the film Detroit and the TV series Insecure.
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_ _ _ _ [D] The year of 2018 saw the release of his debut EP Genesis, [Bb] which featured guest appearances from Buddy and [D] Taylor Parks.
The next year, [Gm] Leon Thomas earned a Grammy Award for Best Recorded Album.
He also received a Best Rap Song nomination at the [Eb] 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for co [Cm]-writing and co-producing the Rick Ross and [Gm] Drake song Gold Roses, a certified hit.
He will also go on to write and [Ebm] produce more records under the [F] Rascals production duo, as well as a solo [Gm] producer.
Co-writing and co-producing two songs on Ariana Grande's Positions album [C] and three songs on Drake's certified lover [D] boy.
In the Bible, Pipe [Gm] Down, and Love All.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [N] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] It's definitely a vibe.
I'm really excited to [Gm] see where everything goes.
I'm taking everything one step at a time.
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] But the crew is really cool, man.
Meeting the whole OVO crew.
In May 2022, Leon [G] signed to Ty Dolla $ign's Easy Money Records imprint [E] to become the label's first artist.
He is set to [Dm] release his first studio album [D] called Electric Dusk later this year.
Now at 28 years old, [Gm] Leon's focus is less on the [Bb] acting that he's known for and more on cementing himself in [D] music history.
He has been very grateful to reach [G] the rare position that he has worked hard to achieve and wants to build off of it.
As a fellow dreamer, I wish Leon nothing but the best and hope he does just that.
And that even I've been able to go above and beyond what I expected I would be able to do.
I mean, I had no idea I'd win a Grammy at 21.
Like, that's like not in the cards for most people.
They think, you know,
Now [F] I don't have the world, [C] can't give it to [G] you girl, but all that I [D] can do, all that I can [F] do, is give this song to you.
Na [G] na na, na na na, _
[Dm] na na na, [G] na na na, na na na. _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[A] Leon G.
Thomas [G] III was born on August [Dm] 1st, 1993 in Brooklyn, New York.
He pretty much grew up around music, with both of his parents performing in a band called One Nation.
Leon's mom coincidentally never believed in babysitters, and this allowed him to soak in the atmosphere at New York club [G] Lola's every Wednesday night.
Being exposed to live music eventually led him to audition for The Lion King on Broadway at age 10, landing the role as Simba.
Doors continued to open for Leon, getting the nudge by Nickelodeon to appear as the singer voice for Tyrone in the animated series The Backyardigans.
He also wrote a song that appeared in the movie August Rush.
After signing a development deal, he appeared on many classic Nick shows like iCarly, Just Jordan, and The Naked Brothers [G] Band.
With the groundwork already laid, a young Leon reached even greater [Eb] heights.
After all these years, it was his time to shine.
It's funny, I worked with Nickelodeon since I was 13, 12 years old.
[C] Backyardigans, iCarly.
Backyardigans, yeah, and so I literally grew up on the network from Nick Jr.
all the way up to Teen Nick, and then I graduated and went [E] into, you know, doing movies and other stuff in the acting world outside of the [C] Nick umbrella.
But it was just really awesome [D] to kind of grow up in the industry [Bb] that way.
Fast forward to March of 2010, when Nick debuted to hit sitcom Victorious, featuring names like Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande.
Leon would play one of the show's main characters, Andre Harris, a well-liked and talented musician.
He fit right into this role, as it wasn't too far off of his real-life self.
On set, he met [Eb] Ariana, with whom he built an unbreakable musical connection both on and off screen.
They often talked about their goals and aspirations together, foreshadowing big things down the [Ab] line.
During his time with Nick, Leon featured in a few songs on the soundtrack album for Victorious, and even wrote a few himself.
Production for the series ended in July of 2012, and the last episode aired in early February of 2013.
And then to be, you know, a participant in something that great, and to see that people received it as that, you know?
Like, I had a kid walk up to me and say, you know, I had nothing.
My family was, you know, super poor, man, but, you know, you guys made me laugh in times when we were super [D] sad.
And it's just, it's crazy to see that people, you know, were really affected by this show.
They were, you know, they, it really, really molded a lot of, a lot of human beings.
Now, it's just, it's just nuts to even think of that.
You know, it's just tough, man.
Everybody's busy getting it in.
I mean, I know [Ab] my time is limited, and I'm just kind of making it work.
I'm pretty much my own boss, but like, for everybody else who's doing their thing, and I know it's definitely tough to, you know, carve out that personal old castmate time.
In August of 2012, Leon released his first mixtape [E] called Metro Hearts, which included a cover of Drake's Take Care with former co-star Ariana Grande.
He went on to co-write four songs on Ariana's 2013 album, Yours Truly, while producing music as a member of the production duo of The Rascals.
It was later that year that Leon released a new single titled Hello, How Are You?
featuring platinum recording artist and weed connoisseur Wiz Khalifa.
In 2014, he released a new mixtape, Vibes, with production from A Tribe Called Quest and the one and only Noah 40 Shabib.
Drake had to be scouting out new members for the OVR roster because I don't know how he got 40 to produce a mixtape.
It's crazy.
By now, [Eb] Leon had already been working with a variety of mainstream artists, gaining buzz.
His prowess as a singer and producer [E] was beginning to be noticed more as he worked on songs for Victorious as well as Independent Ventures.
In 2016, Leon served as a co-producer for Post Malone's album Stoney and released another project of his own on SoundCloud.
He held on to his love for acting in 2017 when he appeared in the film Detroit and the TV series Insecure.
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] The year of 2018 saw the release of his debut EP Genesis, [Bb] which featured guest appearances from Buddy and [D] Taylor Parks.
The next year, [Gm] Leon Thomas earned a Grammy Award for Best Recorded Album.
He also received a Best Rap Song nomination at the [Eb] 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for co [Cm]-writing and co-producing the Rick Ross and [Gm] Drake song Gold Roses, a certified hit.
He will also go on to write and [Ebm] produce more records under the [F] Rascals production duo, as well as a solo [Gm] producer.
Co-writing and co-producing two songs on Ariana Grande's Positions album [C] and three songs on Drake's certified lover [D] boy.
In the Bible, Pipe [Gm] Down, and Love All.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [N] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] It's definitely a vibe.
I'm really excited to [Gm] see where everything goes.
I'm taking everything one step at a time.
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] But the crew is really cool, man.
Meeting the whole OVO crew.
In May 2022, Leon [G] signed to Ty Dolla $ign's Easy Money Records imprint [E] to become the label's first artist.
He is set to [Dm] release his first studio album [D] called Electric Dusk later this year.
Now at 28 years old, [Gm] Leon's focus is less on the [Bb] acting that he's known for and more on cementing himself in [D] music history.
He has been very grateful to reach [G] the rare position that he has worked hard to achieve and wants to build off of it.
As a fellow dreamer, I wish Leon nothing but the best and hope he does just that.
And that even I've been able to go above and beyond what I expected I would be able to do.
I mean, I had no idea I'd win a Grammy at 21.
Like, that's like not in the cards for most people.
They think, you know,