What A Song Shoud Do
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Intro: C F C F
Verse: 1
C F
If they don't make ya dance
C F
If they don't make ya think
C F
If they don't get you sober
C F
It better make you drink
Pre-Chorus: 1
Am
Yeah it's what you drive to, cry to
F
Make you feel alive to
Fmaj7 F
When you got nothing left to lose
C
If they don't get you laughing
G
Or break your heart in two
C F
That's what a song should do
[Refrão]
Am F
It should make you go hell yeah (hell yeah) me too (me too)
C G
Yeah, that's what a song should do
Am F
It should make you feel alright (alright) all night (all night)
C G
The four chords and the truth
C F
That's what a song should do
Verse: 2
C F
It's that old record
C F
Your daddy used to play
C F
It's that first dance
C F
On your wedding day
Pre-Chorus: 2
Am
Yeah, it should shape you, change you
F
Break you down and break through
Fmaj7 F
Like you got nothing left to prove
C G
Worthy of words on your tattoo
C F
That's what a song should do
[Refrão]
Am F
It should make you go hell yeah (hell yeah) me too (me too)
C G
Yeah, that's what a song should do
Am F
It should make you feel alright (alright) all night (all night)
C G
The four chords and the truth, yeah
Am
It should be the soundtrack singing every moment of your life
F
The beat that'll keep the party going 'til the sunrise
C G
Can't help but sing along to
Am F
It should make you go hell yeah, oh me too
C F
That's what a song should do oh yeah
Bridge
Am F
(Whoa-whoa, whoa-oh)
C
That's what a song should do
G
That's what a song should do
Am F
(Whoa-whoa, whoa-oh)
C G
It should mean something to you
Verse: 3
C F
So what keeps it going
C F
What puts that flicker in your flame
C F
And when your candle burns out
C
What song they gonna play, what song they gonna play
[Refrão]
Am F
It should make you go hell yeah (hell yeah) me too (me too)
C G
Yeah, that's what a song should do, whoa
Am F
It should make you feel alright (alright) all night (all night)
C G
With four chords and the truth, yeah
Am
It should be the soundtrack singing every moment of your life
F
The beat that'll keep the party going 'til the sunrise
C G
Can't help but sing along to
Am F
It should make you go hell yeah, oh me too
C
That's what a song should do
How to play What A Song Shoud Do
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.