Donovan Woods – Whatever Keeps You Going Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Donovan Woods – Whatever Keeps You Going Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C  G   C  D

[Verse 1]
C
I got a friend named Tommy
G
He still drives his 
old man's Harley
C
He spends all of his money
D
Trying to keep the 
damn thing running
C
He lost his dad last summer
G
Tommy was his only son and
C
That's all he got from him
D
So he ain't gonna stop,

[Chorus]
C
But whatever keeps you going,
G
Keeps your wheels rolling
C                      D
Whatever helps you sleep 
at night
G
Or gets you up in the morning
C
It might be something you hate
D
Or you love
G
Or you can't let go of
C                          D
But whatever keeps you going

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[Verse 2]
C
She just started college
G
And I guess that she thought it
C
Wouldn't be so hard 
to leave her mama
D
Back in Michigan
C
So she drives from Wisconsin
G
Way too often
C
Just to get a good talk in
D
And drives back again

[Chorus]
C
But whatever keeps you going,
G
Keeps your wheels rolling
C                       D
Whatever helps you sleep at night
G
Or gets you up in the morning
C
It might be something you hate
D
Or you love
G
Or you can't let go of,
C                     Am  D
Whatever keeps you going

[Music}
C   G   C   D   C

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[Verse 3]
C
There's a big old farm house
G
Bout 45 miles south
C
And it's far enough out that
D
You can see the stars
C
Well nothing comes easy
G
So I work on the weekend
C               D
So someday we can
G
Make it ours

[Chorus]
C
Whatever keeps you going,
G
Keeps your wheels rolling
C                           D
Whatever helps you sleep at night
G
Or gets you up in the morning
C
It might be something you hate
D
Or you love
G
Or you can't let go of
C                   Am    D
Whatever keeps you going

[Outro]
C  G   C   D  C   G (strum)

How to play Whatever Keeps You Going: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Whatever Keeps You Going by Donovan Woods on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Whatever Keeps You Going by Donovan Woods is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 4 chords: C, G, D and Am.

Listen for C – G – C – D (IV – I – IV – V in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Whatever Keeps You Going chords: questions

What key is Whatever Keeps You Going in?

Whatever Keeps You Going by Donovan Woods is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Whatever Keeps You Going?

Whatever Keeps You Going uses 4 chords: C, G, D, Am.

What is the chord progression of Whatever Keeps You Going?

The main progression is C – G – C – D (IV – I – IV – V).

Is Whatever Keeps You Going easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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