WHAT EVER HAPPENED?
Written by The Strokes
Tabbed by Nick Jones [email protected]


Chords
    B    E    C#m    E/G#
e---x----x-----x------x----
B---4----9-----5------9----
G---4----9-----6------9----
D---4----9-----6------9----
A---2----7-----4------11---
E---x----x-----x------x----


INTRO
PM............
e------------
B------------
G------------
D------------
A-22222222222
E------------

B
I want to be forgotten, 
      E
and I don't want to be reminded. 
	  C#m
You said "please don't make this harder." 
E
No, I won't yet.

B
I wanna be beside her, 
E
She wanna be admired. 
         C#m
You said "please don't make this harder." 
E		E/G#
No, I won't yet.


SOLO
e--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G-13----------------13----11-----  x2
D---13-16--13---------13----13---
A------------16-14------14----14-
E--------------------------------

e--------------------------------
B-12-0-9-0-11--14-0-11-12--11-9--
G--------------------------------  x2
D--------------------------------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------

in the solo section the 2nd guitar plays the chord pattern shown below:
e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G----------------9---8------
D-9--8-----------11--9------
A-11-9----------------------
E---------------------------

VERSE
e--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G----------------9--------8------
D-9--8-----------11-------9------
A-11-9---------------------------
E--------------------------------
  Oh dear, is it really all true? 
  
G-----------------------------9--------8-----------
D-9--------8------------------11-------9-----------
A-11-------9---------------------------------------
  Did they offend us and they want it to sound new? 

G-------------------9--------8--------
D-9--------8--------11-------9--------
A-11-------9--------------------------
  Top ten ideas for countdown shows...

G--------------------------------9--------8------
D-9---------8--------------------11-------9------
A-11--------9------------------------------------ 
  Whose culture  is this and does anybody know?

G------------------------9--------8----------
D-9---------8------------11-------9----------
A-11--------9--------------------------------
  I wait and tell myself "life ain't chess," 

G--------------------------------------
D-9-------8----------------------------
A-11------9----------------------------
  But no one comes in and yes, you're alone...

e-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-----------------------------
D-13-13-13--13---13--13--13---  x4
A-14-14-14-(11)-(11)(11)(11)--     11 on A string indicates bass note,
E-----------------------------     i think the guitar continues playing
			           14th fret on A string.
                   e----------------
		   B----------------
                   G-18------13-----
	 	   D-18------13-----
                   A-16------11-----
		   E---------------- 
You don't miss me, I know.

G----------------9----------8------
D-9--8-----------11---------9------
A-11-9-----------------------------
  Oh Tennessee, what did you write? 

G------------------------9-----------8------
D-9------8---------------11----------9------
A-11-----9----------------------------------
  I come together in the middle of the night. 

G--------------------9--------8------
D-9--8---------------11-------9------
A-11-9-------------------------------
  Oh that's an ending I can't write, 'cause 

G--------------------------------------
D-9-------8----------------------------
A-11------9----------------------------
  I've got you to let me down.

PM............
e------------
B------------
G------------
D------------
A-22222222222
E------------

B
I want to be forgotten, 
      E
and I don't want to be reminded. 
	  C#m
You said "please don't make this harder." 
E
No, I won't yet.

B
I wanna be beside her, 
E
She wanna be admired. 
         C#m
You said "please don't make this harder." 
E	        E/G#	
No, I won't yet.