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What About Now

Bon Jovi

MetalMedium for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
C×
Em
D××
Am×
F#Diagram coming soon
A×
Bm×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro:
 
G C  G C 
Em D 
 
VERSE 1:
 
        G                       C 
You wanna start a fire?, It only takes a spark 
        Em                      C 
You gotta get behind the wheel?, If you're ever gonna drive that car 
 
        G                       C 
If you wanna take a bite, You'd better have the teeth 
        Em                      C 
If you're gonna take that step, Then get up off of your knees 
 
 
PRE-CHORUS:
 
        Am      C       D 
'Cause tonight, We're alive 
 
 
 
                G 
Who'll stand for the restless? And the lonely? 
                C 
For the desperate? And the hungry? 
                Em      C       D 
Time for the count, I'm hearing you know 
              G 
For the faithful, The believer 
        C 
For the faceless, And the teacher 
                Em      C 
Stand up and be proud,  
        G       C 
What about now? 
 
 
 
        G                       C 
You wanna start a fight?, You've gotta take aswing 
        Em                      C 
Gotta get your hands in the dirt, To see what the harvest will bring 
 
        G                       C 
You wanna raise your voice?, Don't be scared to breathe 
        Em                      C 
Don't be afraid to hurt, Don't be ashamed to need 
 
 
PRE-CHORUS: 
        Am      C       D 
'Cause tonight, We're alive 
 
 
 
                G 
Who'll stand for the restless? And the lonely? 
                C 
For the desperate? And the hungry? 
                Em      C       D 
Time for the count, I'm hearing you know 
              G 
For the faithful, The believer 
        C 
For the faceless, And the teacher 
                Em      C 
Stand up and be proud,  
        G       G 
What about now? 
 
 
 
OUTRO:
 
        C  
We live for our reasons That drift through the seasons 
        G  
'Till dreams are just pale, dark and grey  
        C 
And all of your plans, That slip out through your hands 
        D            (Em  F#/D, G, A/D, Bm/D) 
Are the dreams that you take to your grave 
 
 
PRE-CHORUS:
 
        C       Am         D 
'Cause tonight, We're alive 
 
 
 
                G 
Who'll stand for the restless? And the lonely? 
                C 
For the desperate? And the hungry? 
                Em      C       D 
Time for the count, I'm hearing you know 
              G 
For the faithful, The believer 
        C 
For the faceless, And the teacher 
                Em      C 
Stand up and be proud,  
        G       C 
What about now? 
        G       C 
What about now? 
        G       C 
What about now? 
        G        
What about now?
 
 
 
          
 

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Chord set

G · C · Em · D · Am · F# · A · Bm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.