Whats The Matter Here Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

That G young boy without a name

G anywhere, I'd know his face.

G (Em*) | * If solo acoustic, Em sounds better

In the city, than just playing 4 bars of G, but

G Em | “do as you see fit.”

The kid's my favorite. I’ve

C seen him, seen him.

DOh, I see him eveG ry day.

G

GI’ve seen him run outside G looking for a place to hide

G from his father, GtheEm kid half naked made me

Csay to myself, “DOh, what's the mattG er here?"

G

I Am ...

Chorus

C D G Em

Ckid, (so) I Dstay out of iG t, but..

Cwho gave yDou the rigGht Em to do

C this?

Verse

G We live on Morgan Street,

just ten feet between.

And his mother,

I never see her, but her

C screams and curses,

D I hear them every dG ay.

G

G Threats like: "If you don't mind

I will beat on your behind,"

"Slap you, I’ll

slap you silly." Made me

C say-ay-ay-ay,

D“Oh, what's the matter hG ere?!" I’m..

Chorus 2

Ctired of the exc-Du-s-e-s Geverybody uses, Em he's your

Ckid, (so) dDo as you see fG it, but

Cget this thDrough that GI don't approve Em of what you

Cdid to your oDwn flesh and bG lood.

Solo

G C D

Chorus 3

CI'm tired of Dthe excuses Geverybody uses, Em he's your

Ckid, so dDo as you seeG fit, but

Cget this throDugh that I dGon't approve oEm f what you

Cdid to your oDwn flesh andG blood.

Interlude

Em"If you doGn't sit in yCour chair stG raight, I’ll

Emtake this Gbelt from aCround my wG aist and

Emdon't you Gthink that CI won't G use it!"

(chorus chords continued through end)

CAnswer me and taDke your time, Gwhat could be theEm awful crime he

Ccould do at sDo young an aG ge? And if I’m the

Conly witness tDo your madnessG offer me some wEm ords to balance

Cout what I seDe and what I G hear. Ohhh, these

Ccold and cDruel thGings that you Em do, I sup(pose)

Cyou do them becaDuse he belongsG to you. And, in-st(ead)

Cof love and the fDeeling of warmth, you Goffer him these Em cuts and sores that

Cdon’t heal with tDime or with aG ge.

C And, DI want G to say I want to

(switch to chorus chords played like verse endings)

C say-ay-ay-ay

D“Oh, what’s the matter hG ere?!” But, I don’t dare

C say-ay-ay-ay

D “What’s the matter heG re?!” No, I don’t dare

C say-ay-ayyyyyyyy-ayyyyyyyyyy

D-AYYYYY! G it.

End

Also, I found myself getting lazy and playing the C as a Cadd9 (x32030) and the Em

as Em7 (022030). Since the other chords are D (x00232) and G (320033), this makes

sense in switching as you can just leave you ring finger on the B (2nd) string the

entire time. Similarly, the Em can be played as Em7 for the same reason.

I made up the “interlude” section from memory without the CD to verify--so you may

be able to workout a better chord progression. If you do, please share the information.

Chords - suggested variants in parens “()”:

G = 320003 (320033)

D = x00232

Cadd9 = x32010 (x32033 or x32030)

Em(7) = 022000 (022033 or 022030)

Enjoy!

-Chris