Whenever We Wanted Chords
Whenever We Wanted by John Mellencamp is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Am, G, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em Am (x3)
Em G Am
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B|-5-5-5--7-8--5---5-5-5---------5-5-5--7-8--5---5-7--8--8/12--10------------|
G|-----------------------7/9--7----------------------------------------------|
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B|-5-5-5--7-8--5---5-5-5---------5-5-5--7-8--5---5-7-8--8/12--10---12--------|
G|-----------------------7/9--7----------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Em G
We weren't afraid of nothing, wasn't nothing we couldn't do
Am D
She held her breath once for seven minutes and never turned blue
Em G
She could burn a woman down if she felt she'd been unkind
Am D
Or if she thought she was coming on to me, it drove her out of her mind
C D C D Em
Oh yeah, it's true just did what we did whenever we wanted to
D C D
Yeah, it's true, we just did what we did whenever we wanted to
Em Am Em Am
Em G
She was my very best friend, my biggest enemy
Am D
On judgement day we could go either it was all the same you see
Em G
She was not afraid of Satan, in fact she thought he was a joke
Am D
Said she'd tear off his tail and run her fist down his throat
C D C D Em
Oh yeah, it's true just did what we did whenever we wanted to
D C D
Yeah, it's true, we just did what we did whenever we wanted to
Em G
She was the apple of temptation, the apple of my eye
Am D
Used to rest on a bed of burning coats every single night
Em G
And I know she's out there somewhere, she's wrestling in the bones
Am D
With confetti in her hair and you can bet she's not alone
C D C D Em
Oh yeah, it's true just did what we did whenever we wanted to
D C D Em
Yeah, it's true, we just did what we did whenever we wanted to