Whats Up? was written by Linda Perry for the band 4 Non Blondes. The song was inspired by Perrys frustrations with the music industry and her fight for equal rights. It also reflects her personal journey of self-discovery.
Key: G
Introduction:
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, Tab is not relative to the capo.
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. . C G (over verse) / = slide up, \ = slide down, . = staccato, h = hammer on, b = bend (slight)
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Twenty-five years and my life is still
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Trying to get up that great big hill
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Of hope for a destination
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I realized quickly when I knew I should
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That the world was made up of this brotherhood
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Of man, for whatever that means
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And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
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Just to get it all out, what's in my head
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and I - I am feeling a little peculiar
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And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
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and I take a deep breath and I get real high and
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I scream at the top of my lungs "What's going on?"
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And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
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I said "Hey, what's going on?"
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And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
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I said "Hey, what's going on?"
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Ooh, Ooh Ooh
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Ooh, Ooh Ooh
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And I try, oh my God do I try
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I try all the time, in this institution
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And I pray, oh my god do I pray
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I pray every single day
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For a revolution
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And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
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Just to get it all out, what's in my head
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and I - I am feeling a little peculiar
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And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
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and I take a deep breath and I get real high and
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I scream at the top of my lungs "What's going on?"