Exhale (Shoop Shoop) chords by Whitney Houston, Waiting To Exhale (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Gbadd9
Db/F
Ebm7
Db
F7sus4
F7/A
Bbm
Db/Ab
Ab9sus4

Verse 1
Gbadd9 
Db/F 
Everyone  (G flatadd9) falls      in love some (D flat/F) time
Ebm7 
Db 
Sometimes it's  (E flat minor7) wrong   and sometimes it's  (D flat major) right
Gbadd9 
Db/F 
For every  (G flatadd9) win,       someone must  (D flat/F) fail
Ebm7 
But there comes a  (E flat minor7) point   when,
Db 
when we ex (D flat major) hale, yeah, yeah, say

Chorus 1
Gbadd9 
Db/F 
 (G flatadd9) Shoop,     shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat/F) doop
Ebm7 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (E flat minor7) doop
Db 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat major) doop
Gbadd9 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (G flatadd9) doop
Db/F 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat/F) doop
Ebm7 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (E flat minor7) doop
Db 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat major) doop

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Verse 2

Sometimes you'll laugh,

sometimes you'll cry

Life never tells us, the when's or why's

When you've got friends, to wish you well

You'll find your point when you will exhale,

Chorus 2
yeah, yeah, say
Gbadd9 
Db/F 
 (G flatadd9) Shoop,     shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat/F) doop
Ebm7 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (E flat minor7) doop
Db 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat major) doop
Gbadd9 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (G flatadd9) doop
Db/F 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat/F) doop
Ebm7 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (E flat minor7) doop
Db 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat major) doop

Bridge 1
F7sus4 
 (F7sus4) Hearts are often broken
F7/A 
 (F7/A) When there are words unspoken
Bbm 
 (B flat minor) In your soul there's answers
Db/Ab 
to your  (D flat/Ab) prayers
Ebm7 
If you're  (E flat minor7) searching for a place you know
Db/F 
A fa (D flat/F) miliar  face, somewhere to go
Gbadd9 
You should  (G flatadd9) look       inside yourself,
Ab9sus4 
you're halfway there  (A flat9sus4) 

Verse 3
Gbadd9 
Sometimes you'll  (G flatadd9) laugh,
Db/F 
sometimes you'll  (D flat/F) cry
Ebm7 
Db 
Life never  (E flat minor7) tells   us, the when's or  (D flat major) why's
Gbadd9 
But when you've got  (G flatadd9) friends,
Db/F 
to wish you  (D flat/F) well
Ebm7 
You'll find your  (E flat minor7) point   when
Db 
you will ex (D flat major) hale, yeah, say

Chorus 3
Gbadd9 
Db/F 
 (G flatadd9) Shoop,     shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat/F) doop
Ebm7 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (E flat minor7) doop
Db 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat major) doop
Gbadd9 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (G flatadd9) doop
Db/F 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat/F) doop
Ebm7 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (E flat minor7) doop
Db 
Shoop, shoop, shoop be  (D flat major) doop

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Gbadd9
Db/F
Ebm7
Db
F7sus4
F7/A
Bbm
Db/Ab
Ab9sus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Db majorBPM: 70

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gbadd9: x-x-4-3-2-4
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
F7sus4: 1-3-1-3-1-1
F7/A: 5-x-3-5-4-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Db/Ab: 4-x-6-6-6-x
Ab9sus4: 4-x-4-3-2-x

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This is the definitive original version of Exhale (Shoop Shoop) by Whitney Houston, Waiting To Exhale, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Whitney Houston, Waiting To Exhale.