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Jerrod Niemann - What Do You Want Chords

Chord reference C, G, F, Am, Em, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G] Why’d [Am]you call me[G]today [F]with nothing new [C]to say? You [Am]pretend it’s just [Em]hello, but you know what it [F]does to me To see your number on the [C] [F]phone. [C]

Now [C]tell me, what do you want? What do you want? What do you want from [G]me? Are you [F]tryin’ to bring [C]back the tears or [Am]just the [G]memories? You keep [C]takin’ me back, takin’ me back where I’ve already [G]been. When [F]we hang up it’s [C]almost like I’m [Am]losing you [G]again. Can’t you [F]see? So [G]what do you want, what do you want from [C]me?

I get so [Am]tired of living like [G]this. I don’t have the [F]time, neither do [C]my friends, To stay [G]up at [Am]night, to pull me [Em]through, And to [F]find the things to keep my [G]mind off of [C]you. [F] [C]

So now [C]tell me, what do you want? What do you want? What do you want from [G]me? Did you [F]call to say you’ve [C]found someone [Am]and I’m a used to [G]be? You keep [C]takin’ me back, takin’ me back where I’ve already [G]been. When [F]we hang up it’s [C]almost like I’m [Am]losing you [G]again. Can’t you [F]see? So [G]what do you want, what do you want from [F]me?

What do you [G]want me to [C]say? That I’m [Am]content? That I’m on the [G]fence? That I [F]wish you would’ve stayed? Oh baby

What do [C]you want, what do you want, what do you want from [G]me? To come [F]here and make [C]love tonight cause you’re [Am]feeling [G]lonely. You keep [C]taking me back, takin’ me back where I’ve already [G]been. When [F]we wake up and [C]say goodbye it’s [Am]like I’m [G]losing you again. Can’t you [F]see? So [G]what do you want, what do you want from [C]me? [G]What do you want, what do you want from me? [C] [C] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G]

Album Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury
Genres Country
Year 2010
Key C

How to Play What Do You Want on Guitar?

Jerrod Niemann - What Do You Want can be played in the key of C using the C, G, F, Am, Em chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play What Do You Want with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.