What A Devastating Turn Of Events
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, 28th February, 2024
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No Capo
B.p.m. 76
4/4 Time Signature
Original Key – Dm Version 1
Capo on 2 Key - Cm Version 2
* Single Strum
Playing Tip - Use an alternating bass string strum
UNDERSTANDING BASS NOTES IN CHORDS FOR BEGINNERS:
Beginers Bass Note Tip:
The first chord before the / is the main chord, after the / is the bass note you add to
play with the chord.
You may need to use your thumb to play the F# bass notes.
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VERSION 1 - NO CAPO
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[Intro]
Dm
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo (What a devastating)
Am C/G
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
[Verse 1] 0:15
Dm
A recommendation from a friend of a friend
Dm
Took a follow then a little DM
Am C
She was tempted, never had a lover
C/G
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
Dm7
She hesitated but she'd seen him before
Dm7 Dm
He asked her out and she couldn't ignore
Am/G Am
So excited, another world to discover
CM7
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
[Chorus] 0:40
Dm
Oh no, God damn wish she'd known back then
Am/G
The beginning to the end was near
C/G
But lust was in the air
Dm/G
Getting giddy as she tells her friends
Dm
FaceTimes till 2:00 A.M
Am/E
What a fascinating boy she didn't choose
Am/G
But she's got nothing to lose
[Verse 2]
Dm
Two heads in the morning bed
Dm
Felt a little foreign, but she didn't regret
Am
She was lonely, couldn't tell anybody
C C/G
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
Dm/A Dm
He said all right things and it got to her head
Dm/A Dm
She felt a feeling that she didn't expect
Am
In the moment, she didn't want anybody
C
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
Dm/F#
But him, she'd planned
Dm/F#
A wedding in her head
Am/F#
With who she thought would be her man
C/G
Her Charming till the end
Dm/G
All she wanted was a kid, a fam
Dm/G
Oh, goodness, gracious, damn
Am
What a complicated view far from the truth
C/G C
Then here, here came something new
Dm7/G Dm7/A Dm7
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Am7/G Am
(What a devastating turn of events)
C/G C C/E*
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo,
[Bridge]
Dm7/G*
Three weeks on, then he left her on read
Dm7 Dm7/G*
A morning sickness and she knew it from then
Am7
She'd be crying in despair to her mother
CM7
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
Dm7/G Dm7
Out of wedlock which her family despise
Dm7
But if she lost it, it would still be a crime
Am7/G Am7
Now she's crying from the sight of her mother
C/G
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
CM7
Oh-oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
Dm7/G Dm7 Am7/G
Oh no, God damn, I wish she'd known back then
Am7 Am7/G
The beginning to the end was near
CM7 Dm7/F#
Still, hope was in the air In her desperation, life's unfair
Dm7
For women where she lives
Am7/F# Am7 C/G Am7/G
What a disappointing world she didn't choose, with a man's ego to bruise
[Verse 3]
Dm7/A Dm7
Spamming messages with tears in her eyes
Dm7/A Dm7
Little did she know, it'd be the day that she'd die
Am7/G Am7/E
In the kitchen, eating things that she shouldn't
CM7
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
Dm7
She woke up dizzy under hospital lights
Dm7 Dm7/A
Her poor mother had the shock of her life
Am7 Am7/G
When the doctors said they tried and couldn't
Am7/G
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
[Outro]
Dm7/E Dm/E Dm7/G
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Dm7 Am
What a devastating turn of events
Am7/G
I wish she'd known back then
Am7 Dm7 Dm
All she wanted was a lover, her friend
Dm
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Am
What a devastating loss we didn't choose
C/E C
She's in me and she's in you
Dm/F# Dm/F# Dm
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
C C/E
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Dm/A Dm
What a devastating turn of events
Dm/A Dm
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
C C/E
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Dm Dm/A
(What a devastating turn of events) Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Am
All she wanted was a lover, her friend
C C*
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
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VERSION 2 - CAPO on 2nd Fret
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[Intro]
Cm
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo (What a devastating)
Gm Bb/F
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
[Verse 1] 0:15
Cm
A recommendation from a friend of a friend
Cm
Took a follow then a little DM
Gm Bb
She was tempted, never had a lover
Bb/F
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
Cm7
She hesitated but she'd seen him before
Cm7 Cm
He asked her out and she couldn't ignore
Gm/F Gm
So excited, another world to discover
BbM7
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
[Chorus] 0:40
Cm
Oh no, God damn wish she'd known back then
Gm/F
The beginning to the end was near
Bb/F
But lust was in the air
Cm/F
Getting giddy as she tells her friends
Cm
FaceTimes till 2:00 A.M
Gm/D
What a fascinating boy she didn't choose
Gm/F
But she's got nothing to lose
[Verse 2]
Cm
Two heads in the morning bed
Cm
Felt a little foreign, but she didn't regret
Gm
She was lonely, couldn't tell anybody
Bb Bb/F
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
Cm/G Cm
He said all right things and it got to her head
Cm/G Cm
She felt a feeling that she didn't expect
Gm
In the moment, she didn't want anybody
Bb
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
Cm/E
But him, she'd planned
Cm/E
A wedding in her head
Gm/E
With who she thought would be her man
Bb/F
Her Charming till the end
Cm/F
All she wanted was a kid, a fam
Cm/F
Oh, goodness, gracious, damn
Gm
What a complicated view far from the truth
Bb/F Bb
Then here, here came something new
Cm7/F Cm7/G Cm7
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Gm7/F Gm
(What a devastating turn of events)
Bb/F Bb Bb/D*
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo,
[Bridge]
Cm7/F*
Three weeks on, then he left her on read
Cm7 Cm7/F*
A morning sickness and she knew it from then
Gm7
She'd be crying in despair to her mother
BbM7
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
Cm7/F Cm7
Out of wedlock which her family despise
Cm7
But if she lost it, it would still be a crime
Gm7/F Gm7
Now she's crying from the sight of her mother
Bb/F
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
BbM7
Oh-oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
Cm7/F Cm7 Gm7/F
Oh no, God damn, I wish she'd known back then
Gm7 Gm7/F
The beginning to the end was near
BbM7 Cm7/E
Still, hope was in the air In her desperation, life's unfair
Cm7
For women where she lives
Gm7/E Gm7 Bb/F Gm7/F
What a disappointing world she didn't choose, with a man's ego to bruise
[Verse 3]
Cm7/G Cm7
Spamming messages with tears in her eyes
Cm7/G Cm7
Little did she know, it'd be the day that she'd die
Gm7/F Gm7/D
In the kitchen, eating things that she shouldn't
BbM7
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
Cm7
She woke up dizzy under hospital lights
Cm7 Cm7/G
Her poor mother had the shock of her life
Gm7 Gm7/F
When the doctors said they tried and couldn't
Gm7/F
(Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
[Outro]
Cm7/D Cm/D Cm7/F
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Cm7 Gm
What a devastating turn of events
Gm7/F
I wish she'd known back then
Gm7 Cm7 Cm
All she wanted was a lover, her friend
Cm
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Gm
What a devastating loss we didn't choose
Bb/D Bb
She's in me and she's in you
Cm/E Cm/E Cm
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Bb Bb/D
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Cm/G Cm
What a devastating turn of events
Cm/G Cm
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Bb Bb/D
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Cm Cm/G
(What a devastating turn of events) Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
Gm
All she wanted was a lover, her friend
Bb Bb*
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo
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