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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,
What's Up by 4 Non Blondes
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Intro: 4/4 ||: A | % | Bm | % | D | % | A | A - Asus4 :||
A
1. Twenty-five years and my life is still
Bm D
Try-ing to get up 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...
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🗝️ A Major
Numbered Circles: Chord fingering - number inside circle indicates which finger to use
Unmarked strings: Play open
X: Don't play string
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings
R: Root Note
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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.
