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Maroon 5 - What Lovers Do Chords

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

[C] [Em] [D] [G] [G] [C] [C]Say say say, hey hey [Em]now [D]baby, [G]oh mama, don’t play [G]now [C]baby [C]Say say say, hey hey [Em]now [D]baby, said [G]let’s get one thing straight [G]now [C]baby

Tell me, tell me if you [C]love me or not, love me or not, [Em]love me or [D]not? I’ll bet the house on you, am I [G]lucky or not, lucky or not, lucky or [C]not? You gotta tell me if you [C]love me or not, love me or not, [Em]love me or [D]not? Been wishing for you, am I [G]lucky or not, lucky or not, lucky or [C]not?

[C]Ooooh, oooh, [Em]been wishing [D]for you Ooh, [G]ooh tryna’ do what [C]lovers do (ooh) [C]Ooooh, oooh, [Em]been wishing [D]for you Ooh, [G]ooh tryna’ do what [C]lovers do (ooh)

[C]Say say say, hey hey now [Em]baby[D] [G]You gonna make me hit you with that lay down, baby [C](ohhh) (Ooh) [C]Say say say, hey hey now [Em]baby[D] [G]You know what I need, not the game now baby [C](oh ohhh)

Tell me, tell me if you [C]love me or not, love me or not, [Em]love me or [D]not? I’ll bet the house on you, am I [G]lucky or not, lucky or not, lucky or [C]not? You gotta tell me if you [C]love me or not, love me or not, [Em]love me or [D]not? Been wishing for you, am I [G]lucky or not, lucky or not, lucky or [C]not?

[C]Ooooh, oooh, [Em]been wishing [D]for you Ooh, [G]ooh tryna’ do what [C]lovers do (ooh) [C]Ooooh, oooh, [Em]been wishing [D]for you Ooh, [G]ooh tryna’ do what [C]lovers do (ooh)

[C](Hey [Em]yeah) [D]What lovers do ([G]oh ohh)[C] What lovers do ([C]hmm na na [Em]na, [D]hey yeah) What lovers do ([G]oh, hmm [C]na na na, oh, ohh)

[C]Aren’t we too grown for games? [D]Aren’t we too grown to play around? [G]Young enough to chase, [C]but old enough to know better [C]Are we too grown for [Em]changing? [D]Are we too grown to mess around? [G]Ooh and I can’t wait forever [G]baby, [C]both of us should know better

[C]Ooooh, oooh, [Em]been wishing [D]for you Ooh, [G]ooh, tryna’ do what [C]lovers do (ooh)

[C]Ooooh, oooh, [Em]been wishing [D]for you Ooh, [G]ooh, tryna’ do what [C]lovers do (ooh) [C]Ooooh, oooh, [Em]been wishing [D]for you Ooh, [G]ooh, tryna’ do what [C]lovers do (ooh) [C]Ooooh, oooh, [Em]been wishing [D]for you Ooh, [G]ooh, tryna’ do what [C]lovers do (ooh) [C]Ooooh, oooh, [Em]been wishing [D]for you Ooh, [G]ooh, tryna’ do what [C]lovers do (ooh)

Artist Maroon 5
Album Red Pill Blues
Genres Pop
Year 2017
Key C

How to Play What Lovers Do on Guitar?

Maroon 5 - What Lovers Do can be played in the key of C using the Em, C, D, G chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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 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 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.

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

You can play What Lovers Do with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.