Whats It Gonna Be Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays381

Whats It Gonna Be by Bryan Adams is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, F#m, G/F# and G/E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro D |D |G |G | (4x) 

Verse 
G              A        D 
Ooh, if it was up to me 
              A 
I'd say it's his decision 
G          A                   D    A 
And maybe you should wait and see, yeah 
G            A           D 
You haven't got a choice 
           A               G 
You gotta second guess him 
        A 
So go ahead 

                D 
What's it gonna be 
          G 
Well you need an answer 
                D 
What's it gonna be yeah 
                G 
All you get is no reply 

Verse 
G         A         D 
If it was up to you 
               A              G 
You'd say you need protection 
              A              D      A 
When all you really need is me, oh yeah 
G               A          D 
Now that's the bottom line 
              A             G 
It's your sincere intention 
        A 
So go ahead 

                D 
What's it gonna be 
          G 
Well you need an answer 
                D 
What's it gonna be yeah 
                G 
All you get is no reply 
 
                 D 
What's it gonna be yeah 
          G 
Well you need an answer 
                 D 
What's it gonna be now 
                G 
All you get is no reply, oh yeah 

Solo 
|D |D |G |G | (2x) 

Bridge 
F#m              D              A   G 
Oh, you've been waiting for so long 
F#m      D               A  G 
Now you say you can't go on 
             A 
You can't go on, oh no 

Instrumental 
|D |D |G |G | (2x) 

                    D 
Oh what's it gonna be 
          G 
Well you need an answer 
                 D 
What's it gonna be now 
                G                 D 
All you get is no reply, no reply 
  G     D  G 
Oh yeah 
                          D 
Yeah, so what's it gonna be yeah 
              G 
Oh, when you need an answer 
                D                   G 
All you get is no, no reply (no reply) 

Ending 
|G G/F# G/E G/F# G |D | 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante