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Jaymes Young - What Should I Do Chords

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ChordsAm, C, Em, D, G, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am] [C]Summertime has gone away
[Em]The west coast is [D]colder
[Am]I watch our [C]love start to fade
[Em]Like freckles on your [G]shoulder

[chorus]
I’m driving this [Am]car, off the Golden Gate [D]bridge
Gonna [Em]hit the waves, [G]I’ll set the house on [Am]
Fire, watch it burn [D]down, if you [Em]go away [G]

[chorus]
I’ll scream and [C]shout it can’t be [D]true
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
I’ll lose my [C]head, I’ll make the [D]news
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?

[chorus]
What should I [Am]do? [C]When I [Em]wake up without [D]you
What should I [Am]do? [C]When I [Em]wake up without [G]you

[verse 2]
[Am]I’m not [C]afraid to die in vain
[Em]Love is a [D]madness
[Am]And when it [C]dies, I cut my veins
[Em]To break up the [G]sadness

[chorus]
I’m driving this [Am]car off the Golden Gate [D]bridge
Gonna [Em]hit the waves, [G]I’ll set the world on [Am]
Fire, watch it burn [D]down, if you [Em]go away [G]

[chorus]
I’ll scream and [C]shout it can’t be [D]true
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
I’ll lose my [C]head, I’ll make the [D]news
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?

[chorus]
What should I [Am]do? [C]When I [Em]wake up without [D]you.
What should I [Am]do? [C]When I [Em]wake up without [G]you.

[verse 3]
[Am] [Em]Broken [D]glass. Broken hearts
[D] [Em]Take me [Am]back to the start
[Am] [Em]Broken [D]glass. Making scars
[D] [Em]Take me back [Am]

[chorus]
I’ll scream and [C]shout it can’t be [D]true
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
I’ll lose my [C]head, I’ll make the [D]news
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. That’s what I’ll [G]do!

[chorus]
I’ll scream and [C]shout it can’t be [D]true
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?
I’ll lose my [C]head, I’ll make the [D]news
If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone. What should I [G]do?

[Closing]
What should I [Am]do? [C]If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone
What should I [D]do? What should I [Am]do?
[C]If I [Em]wake up and you’re gone
What should I [D]do? What should I [Am] [Em]do? [D]

[outro]
[D] [Em] [A]

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ArtistJaymes Young
AlbumHabits of My Heart - EP
GenresAlternative, Indie
Year2014
KeyAm

How to play What Should I Do on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Jaymes Young - What Should I Do on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

What Should I Do uses these transitions most often: Em → G (16), D → Em (15), and Am → C (11). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - C chord transition.

1. Am → C chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Am to C;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
Am to C

2. C → Em chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
C to Em

3. Em → D chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Em to D;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
Em to D

4. D → Am chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from D to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
D to Am

5. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

6. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

7. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

8. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

9. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em;

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

10. Em → A chord transition

To move from Em to A;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

What Should I Do chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in What Should I Do.

  • What Should I Do includes 101 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • What Should I Do contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how What Should I Do connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → D: 17%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → Am: 4%
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