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Capo 2
[Intro]
|     G|     C|    Em|  Em   C|
[Verse 1]
GYou say Cthat I’m messing with your EmheadC  
GAll ‘cause I was Cmaking out with your EmfriendC  
GLove hurts Cwhether it’s right or wEmrongC  
I Gcan’t stop C‘cause I’m having too much EmfunC  
[Pre-chorus]
You’re Gon your knees
CBegging “please Emstay with me”C  
But Ghonestly I just Cneed to be a little Emcrazy!C  
[Chorus]
GAll my life I’ve been Cgood, but now
EmOh, I’m thinking what the Chell
GAll I want is to Cmess around
And EmI don’t really care aCbout
  GIf you love me
  CIf you hate me
  EmYou can’t save me baby, Cbaby
GAll my life I’ve been Cgood, but now
EmWoah, what the Chell!
  GWhat?  CWhat?   EmWhat? What the Chell!
[Verse 2]
GSo what if I Cgo out on a million dEmates?C  
You Gnever call or Clisten to me anywEmayC  
I’d Grather rage than Csit around and wait all EmdayC  
                  G                           C    EmN.C.
Don’t get me wrong I just need some time to play
[Pre-chorus]
You’re Gon your knees
CBegging “please Emstay with mCe” (la, la, la)
But Ghonestly I just Cneed to be a little Emcrazy! (CRACZY!!)
[Chorus]
GAll my life I’ve been Cgood, but now
EmOh, I’m thinking what the Chell
GAll I want is to Cmess around
And EmI don’t really care aCbout
  GIf you love me
  CIf you hate me
  EmYou can’t save me baby, Cbaby
GAll my life I’ve been Cgood, but now
EmWoah, what the Chell!
|     G|     C|    Em|  Em   C|
[Bridge]
GLa, la, la, lalaCla, lala
  EmWoah, woCah…
GLa, la, la, lalaCla, lala
  EmWoah, woCah…
GYou say Cthat I’m messing with your Emhead, boy
I like messing Cin your Gbed, yeah
CI ain't messing with your Emhead
                      N.C.
When I'm messing with you in bed
[Chorus]
GAll my life I’ve been Cgood, but now
EmOh, I’m thinking what the Chell (what the hell)
GAll I want is to Cmess around
And EmI don’t really care aCbout (don’t care about)
GAll my life I’ve been Cgood, but now
EmOh, I’m thinking what the Chell
GAll I want is to Cmess around
And EmI don’t really care aCbout
  GIf you love me
  CIf you hate me
  EmYou can’t save me baby, Cbaby (if you love me)
GAll my life I’ve been Cgood, but now
EmWhoa, what the Chell?!
GLa, la, Clalalalala, la, Emla, la, lalalalaCla, la, Gla!

All chords in this song (3)

The story behind the song

"What The Hell" is a song about embracing personal freedom and self-expression. The lyrics capture a feeling of breaking loose and doing what feels right, backed by an instrumentation of guitars, keyboards, and hand-claps. It comes from Avril Lavigne's fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby, and plays like a burst of joyful rebellion.

AI-written from these sources:What the Hell — Wikipedia ↗Avril Lavigne — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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What The Hell

by Avril Lavigne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

[Intro]

G C Em Em C

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

G C Em C

You say that I’m messing with your head

G C Em C

All ‘cause I was making out with your friend

G C Em C

Love hurts whether it’s right or wrong

G C Em C

I can’t stop ‘cause I’m having too much fun

[Pre-chorus]

You’re on your knees

C Em C

Begging “please stay with me”

G C Em C

But honestly I just need to be a little crazy!

[Chorus]

G C

All my life I’ve been good, but now

Em C

Oh, I’m thinking what the hell

G C

All I want is to mess around

Em C

And I don’t really care about

If you love me

If you hate me

Em C

You can’t save me baby, baby

G C

All my life I’ve been good, but now

Em C

Woah, what the hell!

G C Em C

What? What? What? What the hell!

[Verse 2]

G C Em C

So what if I go out on a million dates?

G C Em C

You never call or listen to me anyway

G C Em C

I’d rather rage than sit around and wait all day

G C Em

N.C.

Don’t get me wrong I just need some time to play

[Pre-chorus]

You’re on your knees

C Em C

Begging “please stay with me” (la, la, la)

G C Em C

But honestly I just need to be a little crazy! (CRAZY!!)

[Chorus]

G C

All my life I’ve been good, but now

Em C

Oh, I’m thinking what the hell

G C

All I want is to mess around

Em C

And I don’t really care about

If you love me

If you hate me

Em C

You can’t save me baby, baby

G C

All my life I’ve been good, but now

Em C

Woah, what the hell!

G C Em Em C

| | | | |

[Bridge]

G C

La, la, la, lalala, lala

Em C

Woah, woah…

G C

La, la, la, lalala, lala

Em C

Woah, woah…

G C Em

You say that I’m messing with your head, boy

C G

I like messing in your bed, yeah

C Em

I ain't messing with your head

N.C.

When I'm messing with you in bed

[Chorus]

G C

All my life I’ve been good, but now

Em C

Oh, I’m thinking what the hell (what the hell)

G C

All I want is to mess around

Em C

And I don’t really care about (don’t care about)

G C

All my life I’ve been good, but now

Em C

Oh, I’m thinking what the hell

G C

All I want is to mess around

Em C

And I don’t really care about

If you love me

If you hate me

Em C

You can’t save me baby, baby (if you love me)

G C

All my life I’ve been good, but now

Em C

Whoa, what the hell?!

G C Em C G

La, la, lalalalala, la, la, la, lalalalala, la, la!

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