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Hahn Huang (hahn@jhunix.hcf.jhu.

edu)
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* What's Up? * 4 Non Blondes *
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[Verse 1]
[A] 25 years of my life and still
[Bmin] Tryin' to to get up that great big hill of
[D] Hope, for a destination. [A]
[A] I realized quickly when I knew I should
[Bmin] That the world was made up of this brotherhood of
[D] Man, for whatever that means. [A]
{Rest of the song's chord progression is the same thing}

[Chorus]
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] I try all the [D] time, in this institution. [A]
[A] And I pray, oh my god, do I pray
[Bmin] I pray every single [D] day, for a revolution. [A]

[Chorus and last four lines of the chorus 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).

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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