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Avril Lavigne - He Wasn’t Chords

Chord reference D, C, B, F, Em, G, E, C
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]There’s not much going on [C]today, [D]I’m really bored, it’s getting [C]late. [D]What happened to my [C]Saturday? [D]Monday’s coming, the day I [C]hate, [B]hate. [F]I’ll sit on my bed [Em]alone, [F]Staring at [Em]the phone

[D]He wasn’t what I wanted, what I thought no. [G]He wouldn’t even open up the door. [D]He never made me feel like I was special. [G]He isn’t really what I’m looking for. [D]Uh uh.

This is when I start to bite my [C]nails. [D]And clean my room when all else [C]fails [D]I think it’s time for me to [C]bail. [D]This point of view is getting [C] [B]stale. [F]I Sit on my bed [Em]alone, [F]staring at [Em]the phone.

[D]He wasn’t what I wanted, what I thought no. [G]He wouldn’t even open up the door. [D]He never made me feel like I was special. [G]He isn’t really what I’m looking for.

[C]Na [Em]na na [D]na na, [G]we’ve all got [D] [C]choices. Na [Em]na n[D]a na, we'[G]ve all got [D]voices. [C] Na [Em]na na [D]na na, [G]stand up make [D]some noise. [C] Na na n[Em]a na, [D]stand [G]up make [D]some noise. [C] [F]I Sit on my [Em]bed [F]alone, staring at the [Em]phone.

He wasn’t what I wanted, what I thought no. [G]He wouldn’t even open up the door. [D]He never made me feel like I was special. [G]He isn’t really what I’m looking for. [D]He wasn’t what I wanted, what I thought no. [G]He wouldn’t even open up the door. [D]He never made me feel like I was special. [G]Like I was special, cuz I was special. Uh [E]uh, uh uh uh uh uh [G]uh, uh [E]uh, uh uh uh uh uh [G]uh. [C]Na [Em]na na na [D]na.

Artist Avril Lavigne
Album Under My Skin
Genres Alternative, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 2004
Key D

How to Play He Wasn't on Guitar?

Avril Lavigne - He Wasn't can be played in the key of D using the D, C, B, F, Em, G, E chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play He Wasn't with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.