What Do I Get? chords by Buzzcocks (Official Version)

OfficialC · F · G · Ab · Bb …

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Intro 1

Verse 1

I just want a lover like any other

What do I get?

I only want a friend who will stay to the end

What do I get?

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Chorus 1

What do I get, oh- oh, what do I get?

Verse 2
C 
F 
G 
I'm  (C major) in distress, I  (F major) need a ca (G major) ress
C 
What do  (C major) I  get?
I'm not on the make,
F 
G 
I just  (F major) need a  (G major) break
C 
What do  (C major) I  get?

Chorus 2

What do I get, oh- oh, what do I get?

Bridge 1

I only get sleepless nights

Alone here in my half-empty bed

For you, things seem to turn out right

I wish they'd only happen to me instead

Chorus 3

What do I get, oh- oh, what do I get?

Interlude 1
C 
F 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
C 
C 
 (C major)  (C major) 
C 
F 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
C 
C 
 (C major)  (C major) 
Ab 
G 
C 
C 
 (A flat major)  (G major)  (C major)  (C major) 
Ab 
G 
C 
C 
 (A flat major)  (G major)  (C major)  (C major) 

Bridge 2

I only get sleepless nights

Alone here in my half-empty bed

For you, things seem to turn out right

I wish they'd only happen to me instead

Chorus 4

What do I get, oh- oh, what do I get?

Verse 3

I just want a lover like any other

What do I get?

I only want a friend who will love to the end

What do I get?

Chorus 5

What do I get, oh- oh, what do I get?

Outro 1
Dm 
F 
G 
C 
Well, let me tell you now  (D minor)  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
Dm 
F 
G 
C 
 (D minor)  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
Dm 
F 
G 
C 
(What do  (D minor) I     (F major) get?)  (G major)  (C major) 
Dm 
F 
G 
C 
(What do  (D minor) I     (F major) get?)  (G major) No love  (C major) 
Dm 
F 
G 
C 
(What do  (D minor) I     (F major) get?)  (G major) No sleep  (C major) at nights
Dm 
F 
G 
C 
(What do  (D minor) I     (F major) get?)  (G major) No thing  (C major) that's nice
Dm 
F 
G 
C 
(What do  (D minor) I     (F major) get?)  (G major) No thing  (C major) at all,
Dm 
F 
at all, at  (D minor) all,  (F major) at all
G 
C 
Dm 
F 
G 
 (G major) At all,  (C major) at all, at all 'cause  (D minor) I     (F major) don't  (G major) get
B 
C 
 (B major) you  (C major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 174

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of What Do I Get? by Buzzcocks, 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 C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Buzzcocks's performance.