Deep Purple - What The What: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "What The What" 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.

          E
We goin' out tomorrow, gonna do it right
                                G     A
Celebrate the fact that we're still alive
     E
In that case, we better make it tonight
                            G        A
I'll drink for us all  and you can drive
    B
My mojo working and I paid my dues
                        D        A
I'm gonna break out my dancing shoes
E
I'm gonna do what I do best
I'm gonna spend my money till there's nothing left

Chorus:
B     A        B      A        B
So bad, I been so bad, I been so bad
           A                        E
What the what happened to you last night?

Every bar in London had an old joanna
And cats who could play rock and roll piano
No-one cared a few teeth gone missing
Everybody got up to sing
Five string guitars, and old skin drums
On a river boat shuffle, bunch a-drunken bums
No way of knowing when the temperature dropped
The moment was hot, there was no time to stop

Chorus:
So bad, we were so bad, we been so bad
What the what happened to you last night?

Long tall Sally and short fat Dave
Arms and legs going every-ways
They didn't care about shape or size
The fever of love was in their eyes

Called every bad name under the sun
They did the same to us, we was just having fun
He went up and she went down
It didn't really matter, they just went to town

Chorus:
So bad, they were so bad, they been so bad
What the what happened to you last night?
I was so bad, I been so bad, I been so bad
What the what happened to you last night?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 What" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What The What" by Deep Purple.

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