What Do You Got ?
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A E
Everybody wants something, just a little more
F#m D
We're makin' a living, and what we're livin' for
A E
A rich man or a poor man, a pawn or a king
F#m
You can live on the street, you can rule the whole
world
D
But you don't mean one damn thing
(coro)
A
What do you got if you ain't got love
E
Whatever you got it just ain't enough
F#m
You're walkin' the road but you're goin' nowhere
D
You're tryin' to find your way home but there's no
one there
A
Who do you hold in the dark of night
E
You wanna give up but it's worth the fight
F#m D
You have all the things that you've been dreamin' of
A E
If you ain't got someone, you're afraid to lose
F#m D
Everybody needs just one, someone... to tell them the
truth
A E
Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I still believe
F#m D
I believe in hope, I believe the change can get us
off of our knees
(coro) A E F#m D
D A E
If you ain't got love, it's all just keeping score
D A E
If you ain't got love, what the hell we doing it for?
G
I don't wanna have to talk about it,
D
How many songs you gotta sing about it
A
How long you gonna live without it
G
Why does someone somewhere have to doubt it,
D E
Someday you'll figure it out
(solo) D A G D A
(coro) A E F#m D
D A E
If you ain't got love it's all just keeping score
D A E
If you ain't got love what the hell we doin' it for?
D A E
Woahhh, what do you got it if you ain't got love
D A E
Woahhh, what do you got if you ain't got love
D A E
Woahhh, what do you got it if you ain't got love
How to play What Do You Got ?
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.