What About Me Chords by Quicksilver Messenger Service

Tempo:
115.95 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Gm

Am

C

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Quicksilver Messenger Service - What About Me chords
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[C]
[Bb] [A] [Gm]
[G] [Am]
[Bb]
[C] You poisoned my sweet water [Bb] You cut down [Dm] my green trees
[Am] The food you fed my children [Gm] Was the cause of their disease
[D] [Am] My world is slowly falling down [Gm] And the air's not good to breathe
[C] [Am] And the wind is blowing through my hair And the wind is blowing through my hair
For those of us who care enough We [Gm] have to do something
[Dm] Oh, what you gonna [C] do about [Gm] me?
[Bb]
[Dm] Oh, what you gonna do [Gm] about me?
[Bb]
[Am] Your newspapers, they [E] just [Gm] put you out
[Am] They never tell you [Gm] the whole story
[C] They just put your young [Bb] ideas [Gm] down
I [D] was [Am] wondering, could this be the [C] end of their [Gm] play?
[Bb]
[Dm] Oh, what you gonna do [Bb] about me?
[Gb]
[Dm] What you gonna [Gm] do about me?
[Am] In your factory, [Dm] I study in your [Dm]
school
[Am] I feel your penitentiaries [Dm] and your military too
[Am] And I feel the future trembling as the word is passed [F]
around
You can [Am] stand up for what you do believe
[Dm] There used to be a shot [Gm] day
[Dm] What you [C] gonna do [Gm] about me?
[Dm] Oh, what you gonna do [Bb] about [Dm] me?
[C] I feel [F] like a stranger [Bb] in the [Gm] land where I was [Bb] born
[Dm] And I [F] live like an outlaw
And [Gm] I'm always on the run
[Dm] Always [Am]
[Dm]
getting [F] busted
[C] [Gm] And I got to [Dm] take a [E] stand
I
[Am] believe the revolution [Dm]
must [Gm] be mighty [C] close at [F] hand
[Dm]
[F]
[Gm]
I believe
[Dm] I [A] [G] [Gm] [Bb] believe [Dm] I believe
I smoke, [G]
but [D] I can't get behind [Dm] your walls
[Am] And most of what I do [Gm] believe is against most of your [Dm] laws
[Am] I may fugitive from injustice, [Gm] but I'm going to be free
[G] Cause your [Am] rules and regulations, they [Gm] don't do
[Dm] What you gonna do [Bb] about me?
[Dm] What [C] you gonna do [Gm] about me?
[Dm]
[F] I feel [C] like a stranger [Am]
[Gm] in the land where I was born
[F] And I live just like an outlaw
[Gm] And I'm always on [Dm] [G] the run
[Dm] And
[F] though you may be [C] stronger than [Gm] my time
[F] You keep adding to my numbers
[C] And you [Gm] shoot my people [Dm] down
[F]
[C] [Gm] I [Bb] believe
[Dm] I [F] [Gm] believe
[Dm] Cause oh, [C] what you gonna do [Bb] about me?
[Dm] Oh, [Dm] what you gonna do [Bb] about me?
[Dm]
Oh,
[Gm] what [Dm]
you gonna [Gm] do about me?
[Dm]
[A] [Gm]
[F] [C] [Am] [E]
[Dm] [Am]
[Em]
[A]
[Em] [Am] [Dm]
[Am]
[D] [Abm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
Am
2311
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
Am
2311
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To start learning Quicksilver Messenger Service - (Remastered) What About Me chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, C, Gm, Dm and F. Ease into the song by practicing at 57 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 116 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Minor.

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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ You poisoned my sweet water _ [Bb] You cut down [Dm] my green trees
[Am] The food you fed my children _ [Gm] Was the cause of their disease
_ [D] [Am] My world is slowly falling down [Gm] And the air's not good to breathe
[C] [Am] And the wind is blowing through my hair And the wind is blowing through my hair
For those of us who care enough We [Gm] have to do _ _ _ something
[Dm] _ Oh, what you gonna [C] do about [Gm] me?
_ [Bb] _ _
_ [Dm] _ Oh, _ _ what you gonna do [Gm] about me?
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Am] Your _ newspapers, _ they [E] just [Gm] put you out _ _
_ _ [Am] They _ _ never tell you [Gm] the whole _ _ story
_ [C] They just put your _ young [Bb] ideas _ [Gm] down
I [D] was [Am] wondering, _ could this be the [C] end of their [Gm] play?
[Bb] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Oh, _ what you gonna do [Bb] about me?
_ _ [Gb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ What you gonna _ [Gm] _ _ _ do about me? _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ In your factory, _ [Dm] _ I study in your [Dm]
school
[Am] I feel your _ _ _ penitentiaries [Dm] and your _ military too
[Am] And I feel the future trembling as the word is passed [F]
around
You can [Am] stand up for what you do believe
[Dm] There used to be a shot [Gm] day
[Dm] What _ _ _ you [C] gonna do [Gm] about _ me? _ _
_ [Dm] _ Oh, _ _ what you gonna do [Bb] about [Dm] me? _ _ _
_ [C] I feel [F] like a stranger _ [Bb] in the [Gm] land where I was [Bb] born
_ [Dm] And I [F] live like an _ outlaw
And [Gm] I'm always on the run
[Dm] Always _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
getting [F] busted
_ [C] [Gm] And I got to [Dm] take a _ _ [E] stand
I _
[Am] _ _ believe the revolution [Dm]
must [Gm] be mighty [C] close at [F] hand _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ I believe
[Dm] I _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] believe _ [Dm] _ I believe
I smoke, [G] _ _ _ _
_ but [D] I can't get behind [Dm] your walls
_ [Am] And most of what I do [Gm] believe is against most of your _ [Dm] laws
[Am] I may fugitive from injustice, [Gm] but I'm going to be free
[G] Cause your [Am] rules and regulations, they [Gm] don't do _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ What you gonna do [Bb] _ _ _ about me?
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ What [C] you gonna do [Gm] about me?
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F] I feel [C] like a stranger [Am] _
[Gm] in the land where I _ _ was born
[F] And I live just like an outlaw _
_ [Gm] _ And I'm always on [Dm] [G] the run _
[Dm] And _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ though you may be [C] stronger than _ [Gm] my time
_ _ _ [F] You keep adding to my numbers
[C] And you [Gm] shoot my people [Dm] down
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] I [Bb] believe _
_ [Dm] _ I _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] believe _ _ _
_ [Dm] Cause oh, _ [C] what you gonna do [Bb] about me? _ _ _ _
[Dm] Oh, _ [Dm] _ _ what you gonna do [Bb] about me?
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ Oh, _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ what _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ you gonna [Gm] do about me?
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _

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It's Chet Powers who authored this song.

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