What's Up Uke tab by 4 Non Blondes

3 Chords used in the song: E, F#m, A

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Artist: 
Year:  1992
Difficulty: 
4.67
(Intermediate)
Key: E, A, F#m, C#mChords
Original key: +1.0 step(s) (original tuning)
Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele
Intro : [E E][F#m F#m][A A][E E] x2

1st verse :
E E
25 years of my life and still
F#m F#m
Tryin' to to get up that great big hill of
A A E E
Hope, for a destination.
E E
I realized quickly when I knew I should
F#m F#m
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of
A A E E
Man, for whatever that means



Pre-chorus :
E E
And so I cry sometimes, when I'm lying in bed
F#m F#m
just to get all out, what's in my head, then
A A E E
I, I am feeling, a little peculiar
E E
And so I wake in the morning, and I step outside
F#m F#m
And I take a deep breath, and I get real high, and
A A E E
I, scream from the top of my lungs, "What's going on?"



Chorus :
E E F#m F#m
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah"
A A E E
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"
E E F#m F#m
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah"
A A E E
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"



[E E][F#m F#m][A A][E E] x2

2nd verse :
E E F#m F#m
And I try, oh my god, do I try
A A E E
I try all the time, in this institution
E E F#m F#m
And I pray, oh my god, do I pray
A A E E
I pray every single day, for a revolution


Pre-chorus :
E E
And so I cry sometimes, when I'm lying in bed
F#m F#m
just to get all out, what's in my head, then
A A E E
I, I am feeling, a little peculiar.
E E
And so I wake in the morning, and I step outside
F#m F#m
And I take a deep breath, and I get real high, and
A A E E
I, scream from the top of my lungs, "What's going on?"


Chorus :
E E F#m F#m
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah"
A A E E
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"
E E F#m F#m
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah"
A A E E
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"


Chorus :
E E F#m F#m
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah"
A A E E
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"
E E F#m F#m
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah"
A A E E
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"


[E E][F#m F#m][A A][E E]


3rd verse :
E E
25 years of my life and still
F#m F#m
Tryin' to to get up that great big hill of
A A E E>let ring
Hope, for a destination.

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About this song: What's Up

a rock song written by Linda Perry for 4 Non Blondes' debut album Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992). It was released as the album's second single in 1993 (see 1993 in music). It was very successful in Brazil and in several European countries, peaking at number one in Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands.

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