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Jaymes Young - What Should I Do Chords

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

[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

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]

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?

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

[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

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]

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?

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.

[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]

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!

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?

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]

[D] [Em] [A]

Artist Jaymes Young
Album Habits of My Heart - EP
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2014
Key Am

How to Play What Should I Do on Guitar?

Jaymes Young - What Should I Do can be played in the key of Am using the Am, C, Em, G, D, A chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • 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 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 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 A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

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

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