That's What's Up chords by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
[Guitar]
B 
 (B major) I'll be the church, you be the steeple
B 
E 
 (B major) You be the king, I'll be the people  (E major) 
E 
F# 
Well I  (E major) was feeling  (F sharp major) such a mess
G#m 
B 
E 
I thought  (G sharp minor) you'd leave  (B major) me be (E major) hind
E 
F# 
Well I  (E major) was being  (F sharp major) such a wreck
G#m 
B 
E 
I thought  (G sharp minor) you'd treat  (B major) me un (E major) kind
E 
F# 
But you helped  (E major) me change my  (F sharp major) mind

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Verse 2

I'll be the sun, you be the shining

You be the clock, I'll be the timing

Well I was feeling such a mess

I thought you'd leave me behind

Well I was feeling so upset

I thought the sun never shined

Then I find

Chorus 1
B 
For (B major) ever
C#m 
G#m 
 (C sharp minor) Hey   hey  (G sharp minor) love
F# 
B 
We've been  (F sharp major) best friends for (B major) ever darling
E 
B 
 (E major) That's what's  (B major) up
B 
For (B major) ever
C#m 
G#m 
No  (C sharp minor) matter  (G sharp minor) what
F# 
B 
You've got  (F sharp major) my love to  (B major) lean on darling
E 
B 
 (E major) That's what's  (B major) up
F# 
B 
You've got  (F sharp major) my love to  (B major) lean on darling
E 
G#m 
 (E major) No matter  (G sharp minor) what
A 
F# 
 (A major)  (F sharp major) 

Solo 1

Verse 3
B 
 (B major) You be the book, I'll be the binding
B 
E 
 (B major) You be the words, I'll be the rhyming  (E major) 
E 
F# 
While I  (E major) was feeling  (F sharp major) such a wreck
G#m 
B 
E 
I thought  (G sharp minor) of los (B major) ing my  (E major) mind
E 
F# 
While I  (E major) was feeling  (F sharp major) such a mess
G#m 
B 
E 
I thought  (G sharp minor) the sun  (B major) never  (E major) shined

Verse 4
B 
 (B major) You be the bird, I'll be the feather
B 
E 
 (B major) We'll be the best of friends forever  (E major) 
E 
F# 
While I  (E major) was feeling  (F sharp major) such a mess
G#m 
B 
E 
I thought  (G sharp minor) you'd leave  (B major) me be (E major) hind
E 
F# 
While I  (E major) was feeling  (F sharp major) such a wreck
G#m 
B 
E 
I thought  (G sharp minor) you'd treat  (B major) me un (E major) kind
Em 
Then I'll  (E minor) find

Chorus 2
B 
C#m 
G#m 
For (B major) ever and  (C sharp minor) al     (G sharp minor) ways
F# 
B 
You've got  (F sharp major) my love to  (B major) lean on darling
E 
B 
 (E major) All the  (B major) days
B 
C#m 
G#m 
For (B major) ever,  (C sharp minor) come  what  (G sharp minor) may
F# 
B 
You've got  (F sharp major) my love to  (B major) lean on darling
E 
B 
 (E major) All the  (B major) days
F# 
B 
You've got  (F sharp major) my love to  (B major) lean on darling
E 
A 
G#m 
F# 
 (E major) All the  (A major) days  (G sharp minor) of    our  (F sharp major) days, yeah

Bridge 1
Love is our shelter
Love is our cause
Love goes on forever
Yeah love will lead us all
Love, it is our honor
Love, it is our all
Love goes on forever
Yeah love it is our home
B 
 (B major) Oh,

Outro 1
G#m 
B 
 (G sharp minor) yeah, that's what's  (B major) up
G#m 
B 
Oh,  (G sharp minor) yeah, that's what's  (B major) up,
G#m 
B 
that's what's  (G sharp minor) up,   that's what's  (B major) up,
G#m 
that's what's  (G sharp minor) up,
B 
F# 
B 
Yeah,  (B major) yeah, yeah, yeah, that's  (F sharp major) what's  (B major) up

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: B majorBPM: 101

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

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of That's What's Up by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, 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 B major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros's performance.