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Step 1 / 5Position: 11

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B5
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With B5this superb
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But B5so what?G5  D5  B5  
B5And nobody's
G5NobD5odyB5's taken your place
Nobody's taken G5youD5r pB5lace
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Please send off this leaflet
        F#5*   C#5* B5*
Post it today
  A5And if you knew
Nothing G5could replace youF#5  
If you were saneE5  
Your heart wouldn't ache
  B5But so what?G5  D5  B5  
So G5whD5at?B5  
So what?G5  D5  B5  
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B5This offer closes
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When I A5told you what IB5  
And I
And I woulA5dn't ask you to pretendD5  
That we were oneC5  
And G5still another time
F#5*   B5*                F#5*  C#5*     B#5*
      Forget all the lies forgive me the wounds
A5And all the world was G5used to love
And F#5yes we'd still be E5happy in aB5nother time
But G5so D5whaB5t?
   G5     D5        B5  G5So D5whaB5t?
B5So please send me icing and G5decD5oraB5ting sets
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     F#5*     B5*     C#5*
e|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|
G|----11--|--------|--------|
D|----11--|-----9--|----11--|
A|-----9--|-----9--|----11--|
E|--------|-----7--|-----9--|

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So What

by The Cure

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F#5

C#5

Cake icing and decorating set G5 D5 B5

Special offer

B5 G5 D5 B5

Only 3 pound 30

B5 G5 D5 B5 G5 D5 B5

Save 1 pound 52 on recommended retail price

G5 D5 A5 D5 A5

Give your cakes and pies a professional look

With this superb

A5 D5 C5

Decorating set

I'm not meant to be here

B5 G5 D5 B5

But so what?

And nobody's

G5 D5 B5

Nobody's taken your place

G5 D5 B5

Nobody's taken your place

G5 D5 A5

Each set includes

turntable

A5 B5

A nine inch icing bag

A5 D5

With six high definition nozzles and adaptor

With a fifteen inch food decorating bag

With three piping nozzles

F#5 B5

* *

Please send off this leaflet

F#5 C#5 B5

* * *

Post it today

And if you knew

G5 F#5

Nothing could replace you

If you were sane

Your heart wouldn't ache

B5 G5 D5 B5

But so what?

G5 D5 B5

So what?

G5 D5 B5

So what?

B5 G5 D5 B5

Order now

Allow twenty one days

G5 D5 B5

For delivery

This offer closes

G5 D5 B5 G5 D5 B5

31st December 1979

G5 D5 A5 D5

British sugar bureau

A5 B5

When I told you what I

And I

A5 D5

And I wouldn't ask you to pretend

That we were one

And still another time

F#5 B5 F#5 C#5

* * * * B#5*

Forget all the lies forgive me the wounds

A5 G5

And all the world was used to love

F#5 E5 B5

And yes we'd still be happy in another time

G5 D5 B5

But so what?

G5 D5 B5 G5 D5 B5

So what?

B5 G5 D5 B5

So please send me icing and decorating sets

G5 D5 B5 G5 D5 B5

I enclose a cheque and postal order number

So what?

F#5 B5 C#5

* * *

e|--------|--------|--------|

B|--------|--------|--------|

G|----11--|--------|--------|

D|----11--|-----9--|----11--|

A|-----9--|-----9--|----11--|

E|--------|-----7--|-----9--|

About So What Chords by The Cure

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FAQ — So What by The Cure

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What key is "So What" in?

The chords for "So What" show the original chord names (including B5, G5, D5, A5, C5, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.