Chords for What's Going On, Genevieve Chadwick, Thredbo Blues Festival Jan, 2014
Tempo:
98.25 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
C
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Am]
[C]
[G]
[Am] [C]
[Am] [G]
[Am] I'm trying to get up that great big [C] hill of hope for a [G] destination.
I realized quickly when I knew I should [Am] that the world was made up of this [C] brotherhood
of man before whatever [G] that means.
And I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed.
[Am] I'm trying to get it all out.
I sing my [C] head and I, I'm feeling a little [G] peculiar.
I wake in the morning, I step [Am] outside.
Take a deep breath, I get real high.
[C] Scream the time of my life, what's [Am] going [G] on?
And I say, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] I say, hey, what's [G] going on?
And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
I say, hey, [Am] what's [G] going on?
[Am]
Hey, [C] yeah, what's [G] going on?
[Am] And I [G] try.
Oh my [Am] God, do I try.
I try [C] all the time.
And this is [G] a tension in my brain.
[Am] I pray every [C] single day for [Am] a real [G] alleluia.
Sometimes when I'm lying in [Am] bed, I'm trying to get it all out.
I sing my head [C] and I'm feeling a little [G] peculiar.
I wake in the morning, I step [Am] outside.
Take a deep breath, get real high.
[C] Scream the time of my life, [G] what's going on?
[Bm] And I [G] say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] [C]
what's [G] going on?
And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, hey, yeah, [C] yeah, [Em] what's going [G] on?
[Am] Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah, I say, hey, [Am] what's [G] going on?
And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C]
What's [G] going on?
Ooh, ooh.
[Am]
[C]
[G] What's going on?
So five years of my life in [Am] steel, trying to get up there.
Great big [C] heat on the pole, fall on the dead, [Em] insulation.
[Am] [G] [N]
[C]
[G]
[Am] [C]
[Am] [G]
[Am] I'm trying to get up that great big [C] hill of hope for a [G] destination.
I realized quickly when I knew I should [Am] that the world was made up of this [C] brotherhood
of man before whatever [G] that means.
And I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed.
[Am] I'm trying to get it all out.
I sing my [C] head and I, I'm feeling a little [G] peculiar.
I wake in the morning, I step [Am] outside.
Take a deep breath, I get real high.
[C] Scream the time of my life, what's [Am] going [G] on?
And I say, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] I say, hey, what's [G] going on?
And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
I say, hey, [Am] what's [G] going on?
[Am]
Hey, [C] yeah, what's [G] going on?
[Am] And I [G] try.
Oh my [Am] God, do I try.
I try [C] all the time.
And this is [G] a tension in my brain.
[Am] I pray every [C] single day for [Am] a real [G] alleluia.
Sometimes when I'm lying in [Am] bed, I'm trying to get it all out.
I sing my head [C] and I'm feeling a little [G] peculiar.
I wake in the morning, I step [Am] outside.
Take a deep breath, get real high.
[C] Scream the time of my life, [G] what's going on?
[Bm] And I [G] say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] [C]
what's [G] going on?
And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, hey, yeah, [C] yeah, [Em] what's going [G] on?
[Am] Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah, I say, hey, [Am] what's [G] going on?
And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C]
What's [G] going on?
Ooh, ooh.
[Am]
[C]
[G] What's going on?
So five years of my life in [Am] steel, trying to get up there.
Great big [C] heat on the pole, fall on the dead, [Em] insulation.
[Am] [G] [N]
Key:
Am
G
C
Em
Bm
Am
G
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] I'm trying to get up that great big [C] hill of hope _ _ for a [G] destination.
_ _ _ I realized quickly when I knew I should [Am] that the world was made up of this [C] brotherhood
of man _ before whatever [G] that means.
_ _ And I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed.
[Am] I'm trying to get it all out.
I sing my [C] head and I, I'm feeling a little [G] peculiar. _ _ _
I wake in the morning, I step [Am] outside.
Take a deep breath, I get real high.
[C] Scream the time of my life, what's [Am] going [G] on?
And I say, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, _ yeah.
[C] I say, hey, _ what's [G] going on?
And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
I say, hey, _ [Am] what's [G] going on? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ Hey, [C] yeah, _ what's [G] going on?
_ _ [Am] And I [G] try.
_ Oh my [Am] God, do I try. _
I try [C] all the time.
_ And this is [G] a tension in _ my brain. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ I pray every [C] single day _ for [Am] a real [G] alleluia. _ _
_ _ Sometimes when I'm lying in [Am] bed, I'm trying to get it all out.
I sing my head [C] and I'm feeling a little [G] peculiar.
_ _ _ I wake in the morning, I step [Am] outside.
Take a deep breath, get real high.
[C] _ Scream the time of my life, [G] what's going on?
[Bm] And I [G] say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ what's [G] going on? _ _
And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, hey, yeah, [C] yeah, _ _ _ [Em] what's going [G] on? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah, I say, hey, _ [Am] what's [G] going on? _
_ And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] _
What's _ [G] going on? _ _ _
Ooh, _ ooh.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] What's going on?
_ _ _ _ So five years of my life in [Am] steel, trying to get up there.
Great big [C] heat on the pole, _ _ _ fall on the dead, [Em] insulation.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] I'm trying to get up that great big [C] hill of hope _ _ for a [G] destination.
_ _ _ I realized quickly when I knew I should [Am] that the world was made up of this [C] brotherhood
of man _ before whatever [G] that means.
_ _ And I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed.
[Am] I'm trying to get it all out.
I sing my [C] head and I, I'm feeling a little [G] peculiar. _ _ _
I wake in the morning, I step [Am] outside.
Take a deep breath, I get real high.
[C] Scream the time of my life, what's [Am] going [G] on?
And I say, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, _ yeah.
[C] I say, hey, _ what's [G] going on?
And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
I say, hey, _ [Am] what's [G] going on? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ Hey, [C] yeah, _ what's [G] going on?
_ _ [Am] And I [G] try.
_ Oh my [Am] God, do I try. _
I try [C] all the time.
_ And this is [G] a tension in _ my brain. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ I pray every [C] single day _ for [Am] a real [G] alleluia. _ _
_ _ Sometimes when I'm lying in [Am] bed, I'm trying to get it all out.
I sing my head [C] and I'm feeling a little [G] peculiar.
_ _ _ I wake in the morning, I step [Am] outside.
Take a deep breath, get real high.
[C] _ Scream the time of my life, [G] what's going on?
[Bm] And I [G] say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ what's [G] going on? _ _
And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, hey, yeah, [C] yeah, _ _ _ [Em] what's going [G] on? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, [C] yeah, I say, hey, _ [Am] what's [G] going on? _
_ And I say, hey, yeah, yeah, [Am] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] _
What's _ [G] going on? _ _ _
Ooh, _ ooh.
[Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] What's going on?
_ _ _ _ So five years of my life in [Am] steel, trying to get up there.
Great big [C] heat on the pole, _ _ _ fall on the dead, [Em] insulation.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _