What We Want What We Get
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Verse:
B
Baby, we are lying here
Gaug B
Pretending that we’re both asleep
G#m
I can hear your broken heart
And every single breath you breathe
B C#
It’s hard to find the words to say
B
When we both hurt like this
F#m
So I close my eyes and pray
G#m
Time will heal what we’re bound to miss
Pre Chorus:
Gaug
No one can ever say
B
Why it goes this way
Chorus:
Sometimes what we want isn’t what we get
D#m
Sometimes what we get ain’t really what we want
Sometimes what we want isn’t what we get
B
Sometimes what we get ain’t really what we want
It seems for every one we win
E
There’s another three we lose
D#m
We’ve waited for the answer here
B G#m
Only just to leave confused
B
You know you’re forever mine
And baby, I’m forever yours
F#
I’ve waited in the darkest rooms
G#m B
Ooh, waiting in the open door
E
No one can ever say
B
Why it goes this way
Sometimes what we want isn’t what we get
E B F#
Sometimes what we get ain't really want we want
B Bm
Sometimes what we want isn’t what we get
B
Sometimes what we get ain’t really what we want
Bridge:
D#m
We’ve been so long wishing for things
We just keep forgetting that we
A#m G#m
Got all we’ll ever need in you and me, yeah, yeah
You and me, you and me, baby, yeah
Everything
D#m F#
we have, anything we got
D#m
It was given babe, it was given, babe
G#m
There ain’t a thing we need that heaven forgot
D#m
It was given babe, it was given, babe
Everything we have, anything we got
B
It was given babe, it was given, babe
Ain’t a thing we need that heaven forgot
D#m
It was given babe, it was given, babe
Everything we have, anything we got
F#m
It was given babe, it was given, babe
F#m Aaug
There ain’t a thing we need that heaven forgot
It was given babe, it was given, baby, yeah
How to play What We Want What We Get
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.