What We Are
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Tuning: E A D G B E Standard
(Intro)
C#m C#m A F#m G#
(Verse)
C#m
You don’t know our names
A
So call us what you want
F#m
But we won’t leave this place
G# C#m
Until we’ve left our mark
Like a cigarette
A
Try to stomp us out
F#m
The walls that you’ve built up
G#
We’re gonna burn them down
C#m A
Take or leave it, we’re not gonna change
(Chorus)
B
This is what, this is what we are
C#m
Forget what you’ve been told
F#m
Little do they know
G# A
We’re just getting started
B
This is what, this is what we are
C#m
Not fooling anyone
F#m
Take a look at what we’ve done
G# C#m
We’re just getting started
(Verse)
C#m
I can feel their eyes
A
Trying to dim our light
F#m
The harder that they try
G# C#m
The brighter we will shine
We are the wayward sounds
A
You can’t hold us down
F#m
Cause we have learned to fly
G#
With our feet on the ground
C#m A
Take or leave it, we’re not gonna change
(Chorus)
B
This is what, this is what we are
C#m
Forget what you’ve been told
F#m
Little do they know
G# A
We’re just getting started
B
This is what, this is what we are
C#m
Not fooling anyone
F#m
Take a look at what we’ve done
G#
We’re just getting started
A
We’re just getting started
B Cdim C#m
We’re just getting started
(POST-Chorus)
A E E
C#m A E B
Started
(BRIDGE)
C#m A E
Times up we’ve been hidden for too long
E C#m
Gotta scream, gotta scream it from our lungs
A E B
Times up we’ve been hidden for too long
(BUILD-UP)
A
This is what we are, this is what we are
(Chorus)
A B
This is what, this is what we are
C#m
Forget what you’ve been told
F#m
Little do they know
G# A
We’re just getting started
B
This is what, this is what we are
C#m
Not fooling anyone
F#m
Take a look at what we’ve done
G#
We’re just getting started
A
We’re just getting started
B Cdim C#m
We’re just getting started
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How to play What We Are
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.