Michael Jackson - Why You Wanna Trip on Me: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" 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.

 Dm7
They say I'm different
They don't understand
But there's a bigger problem
That's much more in demand
You've got world hunger
Not enough to eat
So there's really no time
To be trippin' on me

        Dm7
You've got school teachers
Who don't wanna teach
You've got grown people
Who can't write or read
You got strange diseases
Ah but there's no cure
You got many doctors
A#dim7
That aren't so sure
So tell me

Chorus:
    Dm7
So tell me; (why?)
  A#                   C#dim7     A7
Why you wanna trip on me? (why, why?)
Dm7
(Why do you wanna?)
  A#                  C#dim7
Why you wanna trip on me? (why?)
A7
Stop trippin'.

We have got more problems
Than we will ever need
You got gang violence
And bloodshed on the street
You got homeless people
With no food to eat
With no clothes on their back
And no shoes for their feet

We've got drug addiction
In the minds of the weak
We've got so much corruption
Police brutality
We've got streetwalkers
Walking into darkness
Tell me
What are we doing
To try to stop this?

Chorus:
Why you wanna trip on me?
Why you wanna trip on me?
Why you wanna trip on me?
Why you wanna trip on me?
Ooh stop trippin'
Yeah stop trippin'
Everybody just stop trippin'

Why you wanna trip on me?
Why you wanna trip on me?
Why you wanna trip on me?
Why you wanna trip on me?
Stop trippin'
Why you wanna trip on me?
Why you wanna trip on me?
Why you wanna trip on me?
Why you wanna trip on me?
Ooh stop trippin'
Yeah stop trippin'
Everybody just stop trippin'

Stop trippin'
Stop trippin'
Stop trippin'
Stop trippin'


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A7

Guitar chord A7

C#dim7

Guitar chord C#dim7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

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 "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" by Michael Jackson.