The Wherewithal Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays552

The Wherewithal by The Tragically Hip is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, C, G, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: B   C 

Verse 
B                     G    A 
Richard talks too slow 
B                     G    A 
He'd get interrupted long before 
B                     G    A 
Always loved that guy 
B                     G    A 
He's not on TV anymore 

 
C            G 
To get out before 
D            A 
He had the wherewithal 
C            G 
To get out before 
D            A 
He had the wherewithal 

Verse 
B                         G   A 
You've got to coax him slow 
B                     G    A 
That's the only way that he'll confess 
B                     G    A 
Tell him that the truth will 
B                     G    A 
Help him live with less 

 
C            G 
To get out before 
D            A 
He had the wherewithal 
C            G 
To get out before 
D            A 
He had the wherewithal 

Verse 
G                A 
That's a breathy body of work 
G         D             A 
Set your sights inward for a leaner look 
G                A 
That's a breathy body of work 
G         D             A  
Set your sights inward for a leaner look 

B                     G    A 
Richard died real slow 
B                     G    A 
He won't get interrupted anymore 
B                     G    A 
Always loved that guy 
B                     G    A 
He's not on TV anymore 

  
C            G 
To get out before 
D            A 
He had the wherewithal 
C            G 
To get out before 
D            A 
He had the wherewithal 

B    C 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante