Train - What Is and What Should Never Be: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "What Is and What Should Never Be" 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                      A
And if I say to you tomorrow,
take my hand child come with me.
It's to a castle I will take you,
Well what's to be they say will be.

Chorus:
A                              A/G
Catch the wind, see us spin, - sail-away
leave the day,
A/F#                      D   A
way up high in the sky - hey whoa,
A                               A/G
But the wind won't blow, - you really
shouldn't go,
A/F#                D A
it only goes to show,
      B           B/A      B/G#
that you will be mine - by taking our time.
E   B
Ho whoa.
F# A G E
Oooh

And if you say to me tomorrow
Oh, what fun it all would be
Then what's to stop us, pretty baby
But what is and what should never me

Chorus

So if you wake up with the sunrise,
and all your dreams are still as new,
and happiness is what you need so bad,
well girl the answer lies with you yeah

Chorus

Hey, oh
Well the wind won't blow and we
really shouldn't go and it only goes to show
Catch the wind, we're going to see it spin,
we're going to sail, leave today
Do do do, bop bop a do-oh
My my my my my my yeah
Well, everybody I know seems to know me well
But they're never going to know that
I move like hell
Baby, baby, baby, oh, oh lord
Baby, baby, baby, oh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 Is and What Should Never Be" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What Is and What Should Never Be" by Train.

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