What's Up chords

by 4 Non Blondes
  • What's Up was written by American singer-songwriter and record producer, Linda Perry from the band 4 Non Blondes.
  • Recorded: 1992
  • Released: June 23, 1993
  • Album: Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
  • Music: A Major in 4/4 time at 136 bpm or 68 bpm (in 2)
  • Chords: A, Asus4, Bm D
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
A Major G Major D Major Bm
A Major G Major D Major Bm

What's Up

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               A         Bm         D        A    A     Asus4
Intro: 4/4 ‖:     | 𝄎 |      | 𝄎 |    | 𝄎 |     |1&2&3  &4&  :‖
                                                       
  A
1. Twenty-five years and my life is still
   Bm                                    D
   Try-ing to get that great big hill of hope
                A         A       Asus4
   For a des-ti-na-tion |     -         |

     A
2. I rea-lized quick-ly when I knew I should
            Bm                                         D
   That the world was made up of this bro-ther-hood of man
                       A       A       Asus4
   For what-e-ver that means |     -         |

            A
** And so I cry some-times when I'm ly-ing in bed 
           Bm
   Just to get it all out   What's in my head
       D                              A         A       Asus4
   And I   I am feel-ing a lit-tle pe-cu-liar |     -         |

            A
** And so I wake in the morn-ing and I step out-side
         Bm
   And I take a deep breath and I get real high  
          D                                               A
   And I   Scream from the top of my lungs   What's going on?

             Asus4   A                     Bm
Chorus: And  I  say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh   Hey yeah yeah
               D                    A
        I said hey    What's go-ing on?
             Asus4   A                     Bm
        And  I  say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh   Hey yeah yeah
               D                   A      A     Asus4
        I said hey   What's go-ing on? |     -         |

      A          Bm
Bridge: Ooh, ooh  _ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
      D                         A        A      Asus4 
        Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...     |     -         |
      A                       Bm
        Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh     Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
      D                         A
        Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...

   Asus4  A                    Bm
** And I  try   Oh my God do I try
                 D                     A
   I try all the time   In this in-sti-tu-tion
   Asus4  A                     Bm
** And I  pray   Oh my God do I pray
                         D                 A
   I pray ev'-ry sin-gle day   For a re-vo-lu-tion

       Asus4  A
** And so  I  cry some-times when I'm ly-ing in bed 
           Bm
   Just to get it all out   What's in my head
       D                              A
   And I   I am feel-ing a lit-tle pe-cu-liar

       Asus4  A
** And so  I  wake in the morn-ing and I step out-side
         Bm
   And I take a deep breath and I get real high
       D                                                  A
   And I   Scream from the top of my lungs   What's going on?

             Asus4   A                     Bm
Chorus: And  I  say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh   Hey yeah yeah
               D                    A
        I said hey    What's go-ing on?
             Asus4   A                     Bm
        And  I  say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh   Hey yeah yeah
               D                   A
        I said hey   What's go-ing on?


             Asus4   A                     Bm
Chorus: And  I  say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh   Hey yeah yeah
               D                    A      
        I said hey    What's go-ing on?
             Asus4   A                     Bm
        And  I  say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh   Hey yeah yeah-yeah-yeah
               D                   A     A       Asus4
        I said hey   What's go-ing on? |     -         |

      A            Bm
Bridge: Ooh, ooh      Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
      D                            A     A      Asus4
        Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ah-hah |     -         |

  A
3. Twenty-five years and my life is still
   Bm                                       D
   Try-ing to get up that great big hill of hope
                A
   For a des-ti-na-tion mm mm...

4 Non Blondes

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4 Non Blondes

Origin: San Francisco, California, United States

Music Styles: Alternative rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock

Active Years: 1989–1994, (One time reunion in 2014)

Original Members:
Christa Hillhouse - bass
Shauna Hall - guitar Wanda Day - drums
Linda Perry - vocals, guitar

Prior to the release of their first album (pictured), Roger Rocha replaced Shauna Hall on guitar, and Dawn Richardson replaced Wanda Day on drums.

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