Chords with lyrics
What's the Matter Here? 10,000 Maniacs - My Tribe (1987 album) Verse:G+G | That young boy without a name
G+G | anywhere, I'd know his face.
G+G (Em*) | * If solo acoustic,
E minorEm sounds better In the city, than just playing 4 bars of G, but
G+G (
E minorEm) | “do as you see fit.” The kid's my favorite. I’ve
C majorC | seen him, seen him.
D MajorD
G+G | Oh, I see him every day.
G+G |
G+G |
G+G | I’ve seen him run outside looking for a place to hide
G+G (
E minorEm) |
G+G (
E minorEm) | from his father, the kid half naked made me
C majorC |
D MajorD
G+G | say to myself, “Oh, what's the matter here "
G+G | I am... Chorus:
C majorC
D MajorD |
G+G (
E minorEm) | tired of the ex-c-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's their
C majorC
D MajorD |
G+G | kid, (so) I stay out of it, but..
C majorC
D MajorD |
G+G (
E minorEm) | who gave you the right to do
C majorC this? Verse:
G+G We live on Morgan Street, just ten feet between. (
E minorEm) And his mother, I never see her, but her
C majorC screams and curses,
D MajorD
G+G I hear them every day.
G+G
G+G Threats like: "If you don't mind I will beat on your behind," (
E minorEm) "Slap you, I’ll slap you silly." Made me
C majorC say-ay-ay-ay,
D MajorD
G+G “Oh, what's the matter here !" I’m..
Chorus 2:C majorC
D MajorD
G+G (
E minorEm) tired of the exc-u-s-e-s everybody uses, he's your
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G kid, (so) do as you see fit, but
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G (
E minorEm) get this through that I don't approve of what you
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G did to your own flesh and blood. Solo: (over)
G+G |
C majorC
D MajorD | Chorus 3:
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G (
E minorEm) I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses, he's your
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G kid, so do as you see fit, but
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G (
E minorEm) get this through that I don't approve of what you
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G did to your own flesh and blood. Interlude:
E minorEm
G+G
C majorC
G+G "If you don't sit in your chair straight, I’ll
E minorEm
G+G
C majorC
G+G take this belt from around my waist and
E minorEm
G+G
C majorC
G+G don't you think that I won't use it!" (chorus chords continued through end)
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G (
E minorEm) Answer me and take your time, what could be the awful crime he
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G could do at so young an age? And if I’m the
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G (
E minorEm) only witness to your madness offer me some words to balance
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G out what I see and what I hear. Ohhh, these
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G (
E minorEm) cold and cruel things that you do, I sup(pose)
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G you do them because he belongs to you. And, in-st(ead)
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G (
E minorEm) of love and the feeling of warmth, you offer him these cuts and sores that
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G don’t heal with time or with age.
C majorC
D MajorD
G+G And, I want to say I want to (switch to chorus chords played like verse endings)
C majorC say-ay-ay-ay
D MajorD
G+G “Oh, what’s the matter here !” But, I don’t dare
C majorC say-ay-ay-ay
D MajorD
G+G “What’s the matter here !” No, I don’t dare
C majorC say-ay-ayyyyyyyy-ayyyyyyyyyy
D MajorD
G+G (1 strum, let ring) -AYYYYY! it. (End) Notes: I am shocked that this song isn’t available on major tab sites, so here’s a version to get you started. This song can be played more accurately with a Capo on the 2nd fret. However, I think it sounds great if played lower (matches my male vocals way better anyway). Also, I found myself getting lazy and playing the
C majorC as a
Cadd9Cadd9 (x32030) and the
E minorEm as
E minor 7Em7 (022030). Since the other chords are
D MajorD (x00232) and
G+G (320033), this makes sense in switching as you can just leave you ring finger on the
BB (2nd) string the entire time. Similarly, the
E minorEm can be played as
E minor 7Em7 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+G = 320003 (320033)
D MajorD = x00232 C(add9) = x32010 (x32033 or x32030) Em(7) = 022000 (022033 or 022030) * note the 3 is always played on 2nd string if suggested chords used. And, I say “suggested” because I play a regular
C majorC in the verses and use the "add9" variant in the chorus when the pace picks up. I think this tab is more than helpful towards getting you started and playing this great song. You can play around with the chords to suite your own taste/flavor or to try to match 10,000 Maniacs more precisely. Enjoy! -Chris ([email protected])
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'What S The Matter Here' by, formed in 2000