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David Nail - Whatever She’s Got Chords

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ChordsC, G, D, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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She’salittleCcomplicated,Gshe’llmakehermindupDjusttochangeEmit.
ThekindofgirlthatCkeepsyouGwaiting,waitingDaround.Em
ShelikestogetherCtoesdonebright Gred,she’salwaysDre-applyingherlipstickEm
ThemuddyCriverbankshe’sthefirstGin,andthelastDout.
She’sgotEmsomethingIcan’tfigureout,thatDeverybody’stalkingabout
She’sgottheCbluejeansGpaintedontight,thatDeverybodywantsonaSaturdayEmnight.
She’sgottheCmoodring,she’sGneverthesame.She’sDsunnyoneminutethenshe’sEmpouringdownrain
AndCshe’lldoGwhatevershewants,DwhenshemoveseveryEmjawgonnadrop
AndCIdo,butIdon’tGwanthertostop.IDwant,Iwant,Iwant.CWhatevershe’sgot.G
DYeah,IwantwhateverCshe’sgot.GD
TellyourmindCbeforeyouthoughtGit,whatyouthought DyourplanwasparkEmit.
TofigureoutCwhereyourheartis,Gsotwistitup.DEm
HaveyouspendingCeveryweekend,Gandeverypenny Dyou'vebeenkeeping.Em
JusttofigureCoutwhatshe’sGthinking,whenyou’rethinkingit’sDlove.
She’sgottheCbluejeansGpaintedontight,thatDeverybodywantsonaSaturdayEmnight.
She’sgottheCmoodring,she’sGneverthesame.She’sDsunnyoneminutethenshe’sEmpouringdownrain
AndCshe’lldoGwhatevershewants,DwhenshemoveseveryEmjawgonnadrop
AndCIdo,butIdon’tGwanthertostop.IDwant,Iwant,Iwant.CWhatevershe’sgot.G
DYeah,IwantwhateverCshe’sgot.GD
She’sgotmeEmhangingontheledgeontheedgeofakiss,allIDeverwanttodoisthis.
She’sgottheCbluejeansGpaintedontight,thatDeverybodywantsonaSaturdayEmnight.
She’sgottheCmoodring,she’sGneverthesame.She’sDsunnyoneminutethenshe’sEmpouringdownrain
AndCshe’lldoGwhatevershewants,DwhenshemoveseveryEmjawgonnadrop
AndCIdo,butIdon’tGwanthertostop.IDwant,Iwant,Iwant.CWhatevershe’sgot.G
DYeah,IwantwhateverCshe’sgot.GD
CShe’salittleGbitDcomplicated(that’salright)
CDoesn’tmatteri’llGkeeponDwaitingforwhateverCshe’s Ggot.D
WhateverCshe’s GgotD
CGD
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ArtistDavid Nail
AlbumI'm a Fire
GenresCountry
Year2014
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

How to play Whatever She's Got on Guitar (Step-by-step)

David Nail - Whatever She's Got on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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.

Whatever She's Got uses these transitions most often: C → G (31), G → D (31), and D → Em (18). 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 C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

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

Switching from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 31 times.

C to G

2. G → D chord transition

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

Here's how to move from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 31 times.

G to D

3. D → Em chord transition

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

Here's how to move from D to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.

D to Em

4. Em → C chord transition

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

Switching from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

Em to C

5. D → C chord transition

Switching from D to C:

  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 A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 14 times.

Whatever She's Got chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Whatever She's Got.

  • Whatever She's Got includes 112 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Whatever She's Got contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Whatever She's Got connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
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