| Verse 1 | |
| A | |
| 25 years of my life and still |
| Bmin | |
| Tryin' to to get up that great big hill of |
| D | A | |
| Hope, for a destination. |
| A | |
| I realized quickly when I knew I should |
| Bmin | |
| That the world was made up of this brotherhood of |
| D | A | |
| Man, for whatever that means. |
| Cborus | |
| And so I cry sometimes, when I'm lying in bed |
| just to get all out, what's in my head, then |
| I, I am feeling, a little peculiar. |
| And so I wake in the morning, and I step outside |
| And I take a deep breath, and I get real high, and |
| I, scream from the top of my lungs, "What's going on?" |
| And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah." |
| I said, "Hey, what's going on?" |
| And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah." |
| I said, "Hey, what's going on?" |
| Verse 2 | |
| A | |
| And I try, oh my god, do I try |
| Bmin | D | A | |
| I try all the | time, in this institution. |
| A | |
| And I pray, oh my god, do I pray |
| Bmin | D | A | |
| I pray every single | day, for a revolution. |
| Cborus and last four lines of tbe cborus are repeated 2x more | |
| Verse 3 | |
| 25 years of my life and still |
| Tryin' to get up that great big hill of |
| Hope, for a destination |
| If anyone sees any mistakes in here, please feel free to post corrections |
| (I'd like to know them myself). |
| |
| Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 22:05:02 +0100 |
| From: Denis |
| What's Up? - 4 Non Blondes |
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| Laboriously typed up by Mardi Gras(TNT | |
| Transcribed by TNT SBWE | |
| Recommended Chord Positions: |
| A(5th) 577655 |
| Bm x24432 |
| D xxO232 |
| A xO222O |
| Asus xO22OO (Asus is a transition chord) |
| Intro: Rhythm guitar chord progression is A(5th) Bm D A Asus |
| It is repeated throughout only that the A(5th)'s are replaced with just the open A! |
| Lead (electric) guitar part: (Check with the track when to join in) |
| |
| E| |
| B| |
| G| 7/9 9 9 9 2 2 2~~~ |
| D| 7~~~~~ 7 7\ 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 |
| A| |
| E| |
| E| |
| B| 3 |
| G| 2 2 4/6 2~~~ |
| D| 7~~~~~ 2 4 2 4 |
| A| |
| E| |
| Verse 1: |
| The lead guitar now plays a variation of the intro: |
| E| |
| B| |
| G| 2 2 2~~~ |
| D| 7 7\ 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 |
| A| |
| E| |
| E| |
| B| 2 2~~~ |
| G| 2 4 4 |
| D| |
| A| |
| E| |
| |
| A |
| 25 years and my life is still |
| |
| Bm D |
| Tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope |
| A |
| For a destination |
| A |
| I realised quickly when I knew I should |
| Bm D |
| That the world was made up of this brotherhood of Man |
| A |
| For whatever that means |
| Pre Chorus: |
| And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed |
| Just to get it all out, what's in my head |
| And I, I am feeling, a little peculiar |
| And so I wake in the morning and I step outside |
| And I take a deep breath and I get real high |
| And I, scream from the top of my lungs, |
| "What's going on?" |
| Chorus: |
| And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah" |
| I said "Hey! What's goin' on?" |
| And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah" |
| I said "Hey! What's goin' on?" |
| |
| Interlude: |
| Oooh ohh... etc |
| Verse 2: |
| And I try, oh my God do I try |
| I try all the time |
| In this institution |
| And I pray, oh my God do I pray |
| I pray every single day, for a revolution |
| Pre Chorus: (As before) |
| Chorus: (As before, but x2) |
| Interlude: (As before) |
| Verse 3: |
| 25 years and my life and still |
| Tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope |
| For a destination |
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