Whats The Matter Here Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

That Gyoung boy without a name

Ganywhere, 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

Cseen him, seen him.

DOh, I see him eveGry day.

G

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

G Em from his father, GtheEm kid half naked made me

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

G

I Am...

Chorus

C D G Em

Ckid, (so) I Dstay out of iGt, but..

Cwho gave yDou the rigGht Em to do

Cthis?

Verse

GWe live on Morgan Street,

just ten feet between.

Em And his mother,

I never see her, but her

Cscreams and curses,

D I hear them every dGay.

G

GThreats like: "If you don't mind

I will beat on your behind,"

Em "Slap you, I’ll

slap you silly." Made me

Csay-ay-ay-ay,

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

Chorus 2

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

Ckid, (so) dDo as you see fGit, but

Cget this thDrough that GI don't approve Emof what you

Cdid to your oDwn flesh and bGlood.

Solo

G C D

Chorus 3

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

Ckid, so dDo as you seeG fit, but

Cget this throDugh that I dGon't approve oEmf what you

Cdid to your oDwn flesh andG blood.

Interlude

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

Emtake this Gbelt from aCround my wGaist and

Emdon't you Gthink that CI won't Guse 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 aGge? And if I’m the

Conly witness tDo your madnessG offer me some wEmords to balance

Cout what I seDe and what I Ghear. 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 Emcuts and sores that

Cdon’t heal with tDime or with aGge.

C And, DI want Gto say I want to

(switch to chorus chords played like verse endings)

Csay-ay-ay-ay

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

Csay-ay-ay-ay

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

Csay-ay-ayyyyyyyy-ayyyyyyyyyy

D-AYYYYY! Git.

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