America - What Does It Matter: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "What Does It Matter" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D#                     Gm
Look, the lady's got a photograph
Dm                G#maj7
Silver framed and velvet backed
D#                        Gm
Well she took it quite a while ago
Dm             G#maj7       Cm
Funny that she never let me know

Chorus:
             D#+/B       Cm/A#
What does it matter to me
              Am7-5
If it doesn't show
             D#/A#
I just don't know
                 D#+/B Cm
It's only just a memory
              D#7/C#
Just a little history
G#  A#  Cm A# G#/A# A#
Oh, oh, oh

And now she's wearing satin shoes
Gilded hair to pay the dues
I guess that I should tip my hat
I wonder if she'd think of looking back

Chorus:
What does it matter to me
If it doesn't show
I just don't know
It's only just a memory
Just a little history
Oh, oh

Gm7                 Cm          G#
In the parking lot late at night
                   F7
Paper straws never worked out right
D#/A#
    I knew I wanted to
D#+/B                  Cm
      But didn't know why
D#7/C#          G#maj7
So I just said "Hi"


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#+

Guitar chord D#+

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F7

Guitar chord F7

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#maj7

Guitar chord G#maj7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "What Does It Matter" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What Does It Matter" by America.

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