Learn to play "What the Hell" 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.
A D F#m D You say that I’m messing with your head A D F#m D All ‘cause I was making out with your friend A D F#m D Love hurts whether it’s right or wrong A D F#m D I can’t stop ‘cause I’m having too much fun A You’re on your knees D F#m D Begging “please stay with me” A D F#m D But honestly I just need to be a little crazy! Chorus: A D All my life I’ve been good, but now F#m D Oh I’m thinking what the hell A D All I want is to mess around F#m D And I don’t really care about A If you love me D If you hate me F#m D You can’t save me baby, baby A D All my life I’ve been good, but now F#m D Woah what the hell! A D F#m D What? What? What? What the hell! So what if I go out on a million dates? (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) You never call or listen to me anyway (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) I'd rather rage than sit around and wait all day (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) Don't get me wrong, I just need some time to play, yeah [Pre-Chorus] You're on your knees, beggin', "Please, stay with me" But honestly, I just need to be a little crazy (Crazy) Chorus A D La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F#m D Woah, woah A D La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F#m D Woah, woah A D F#m You say that I’m messing with your head, boy D A I like missing in your bed yeah D F#m I ain't messing with your head D When I'm messing with you in bed Chorus: All my life, I been good, but now I'm thinkin', "What the hell?" (What the hell?) All I want is to mess around And I don't really care about (I don't care about) All my life, I been good, but now I'm thinkin', "What the hell?" All I want is to mess around And I don't really care about (If you love me) If you love me (No), if you hate me (No) You can't save me, baby, baby (If you love me) All my life, I been good, but now Whoa, what the hell? [Outro] La, la, la-la-la-la-la-la La, la-la-la-la-la-la You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA D F#m 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 the Hell" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What the Hell" by Avril Lavigne.