What Do They Know Chords? by Mindless Self Indulgence

Tempo:
154.3 bpm
Chords used:

B

C

G

F#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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What Do They Know? chords
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Beat me [B] up, beat me down
[G] Mess me up, feel no [B]
recognition
What is wrong?
I'd do it [C] again
With no [G] consequence, I would do it [B] again
Hold up, so hold me [C] down
Drop [G] the gun, bust a gap in [E] the ground
[B] Word, my energy never [C] reaches
Ricky like a big fence, [F#] sure
Look at that, but [E] not absurd
Criminal, that's what I [B] heard
Pick up that [C] motion, heard
Don't have it [F#] expended, sure
I'm not gonna [C] sit and turn it up
Hold the [B] fence, the [D] consequence
[A] What do they know about [C] that?
Hold [B] the track, the man in [D] the back
What do they know about [C] that?
What [B] a price, what [A#] a [D] price
Beat [B] me up, beat me down
Mess [G] me up, feel no [B] recognition
What is wrong?
I'd do it [C] again
With no [G] consequence, I would do it [B] again
Hold up, so hold [C] me down
Drop [G] the gun, bust a gap [E] in the ground
[B] Word, my energy [C] never reaches
Ricky like a big fence, [F#] sure
Look at that, but [E] not absurd
Criminal, that's what I [B] heard
Pick up that [C] motion, heard
Don't have it [F#] expended, sure
I'm not gonna sit [C]
and turn it up
Hold [B] the fence, the
[D] consequence
[Cm] What do they know [C] about that?
Hold [B] the track, the man in [D] the back
What do [A] they know about [C] that?
What [B] a price, what [A#] a price
[F#] [D]
[B]
[G]
[E] [B] Someone to stab in [C] the back
[G] Someone [F#] to punch [E] in the cracks
[B] Someone to punch [C] in the face
[G] Someone [F#] to fall through [E] the cracks
Ripping all over [B]
[C] [G] [F#]
[E] [B]
[C] [G] my face
[F#]
[E] [B]
[C] Drop the [F#] gun, bust a gap [E] in the ground
[B] Word, my energy never [C] reaches
Ricky like a big [F#] fence, sure
Look at that, but not [E] absurd
Criminal, that's what [B] I heard
Pick up [C] that motion, heard
Don't have it expended, [F#] sure
I'm not gonna sit and [C] turn it up
[B] Hold the fence, the [D] consequence
[G] What do they know [C] about that?
Hold [B] the track, the [D] man in the back
[A] What do they know [C] about that?
[B] What a price, [A#] what a price
[Bm] [B]
[G]
[C#] [B]
[Gm]
[C#] [B]
[G]
Key:  
B
12341112
C
3211
G
2131
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn Mindless Self Indulgence - What Do They Know chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, E, B, C, E, F# and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 77 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 154. With the song's key of (unknown) Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ Beat me [B] up, beat me down
[G] Mess me up, feel no [B]
recognition
_ What is wrong?
I'd do it [C] again
With no [G] consequence, I would do it [B] again
_ Hold up, so hold me [C] down
Drop [G] the gun, bust a gap in [E] the ground
_ [B] Word, my energy never [C] reaches
Ricky like a big fence, [F#] sure
Look at that, but [E] not absurd
Criminal, that's what I [B] heard
Pick up that [C] motion, heard
Don't have it [F#] expended, sure
I'm not gonna [C] sit and turn it up
Hold the [B] fence, the [D] consequence
_ [A] What do they know about [C] that?
Hold [B] the track, the man in [D] the back
What do they know about [C] that?
What [B] a price, what [A#] a _ _ [D] price _ _ _
_ _ Beat [B] me up, beat me down
Mess [G] me up, feel no [B] recognition
_ What is wrong?
I'd do it [C] again
With no [G] consequence, I would do it [B] again
_ Hold up, so hold [C] me down
Drop [G] the gun, bust a gap [E] in the ground
_ [B] Word, my energy [C] never reaches
Ricky like a big fence, [F#] sure
Look at that, but [E] not absurd
Criminal, that's what I [B] heard
Pick up that [C] motion, heard
Don't have it [F#] expended, sure
I'm not gonna sit [C]
and turn it up
Hold [B] the fence, the _
[D] consequence
[Cm] What do they know [C] about that?
Hold [B] the track, the man in [D] the back
What do [A] they know about [C] that?
What [B] a price, what [A#] a price
_ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] Someone to stab in [C] the back
_ _ [G] Someone [F#] to punch [E] in the cracks
_ [B] Someone to punch [C] in the face
_ [G] Someone [F#] to fall through [E] the cracks
Ripping all over [B] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] my face
[F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Drop the [F#] gun, bust a gap [E] in the ground
_ [B] _ Word, my energy never [C] reaches
Ricky like a big [F#] fence, sure
Look at that, but not [E] absurd
Criminal, that's what [B] I heard
Pick up [C] that motion, heard
Don't have it expended, [F#] sure
I'm not gonna sit and [C] turn it up
[B] Hold the fence, the [D] _ consequence
[G] What do they know [C] about that?
Hold [B] the track, the [D] man in the back
[A] What do they know [C] about that?
[B] What a price, _ [A#] what a price
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _

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