Evanescence - What You Want: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "What You Want" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn What You Want Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Evanescence

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "What You Want" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Bm
Do what you what you want
If have a dream for better
Do what you what you want
Till you don't want it anymore
(remember who you really are)

Bm
Do what you what you want
your world's closing in on you now
    A
(it isn't over)
Bm
Stand and face the unknown
                          A
(got to remember who you really are)

Em     G            D
Every heart in my hands
        A
like a pale reflection

Chorus:
Bm                     D
Hello, hello remember me?
           A
I'm everything you can't control
Bm
Somewhere beyond the pain
       D                  F#
There must be a way to believe
                  Bm
We can break through

Do what you, what you want
Your world’s closing in on you now
(It isn’t over)
Stand and face the unknown
(Got to remember who you really are)
Every heart in my hands
Like a pale reflection

But every hour slipping by
Screams that I have failed you

Chorus:
Hello, hello, remember me?
I’m everything you can’t control
Somewhere beyond the pain
There must be a way to believe - x2

Bm             D                Em
There's still time, close your eyes
      G                   Bm
Only love will guide you home
 D    Em       F#                  Bm  D
Tear down the walls and free your soul
          Em          G                F#
Till we crash we're forever spiraling down,
 A     E     G
down, down, down


Hello, hello
It’s only me infecting everything you love
Somewhere beyond the pain
There must be a way to believe

Hello, hello, remember me?
I’m everything you can’t control
Somewhere beyond the pain
There must be a way to learn forgiveness

Hello, hello, remember me?
I’m everything you can’t control
Somewhere beyond the pain
There must be a way to believe
We can break through

Remember who you really are
Do what you, what you want


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 You Want" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What You Want" by Evanescence.