Glass Animals – Whatthehellishappening Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Glass Animals – Whatthehellishappening Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmCFBbGmAm

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These are Whatthehellishappening chords by Glass Animals on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
Dm
What the
hell is
happening?
C
 What
is this?
F
I just got
thrown
           Bb
in the trunk
Of a blacked-out
Gm Am     Bb
1999 Corolla,
    C
woah
   Dm
If anyone
can hear
  C
this, do
something
F
Speedin' like a
     Bb
satellite
Hog tied and
Gm
stuffed behind
Am
 the
          Bb
taillights, woah
     C
Come on

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[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
Hold fire,
     C
hold fire
F
I got second
thoughts
     Dm
as I realize
Bb
I'm so alive,
    C
I'm so alive
F
I love this
so much
     Dm
that I could cry

[Chorus]
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
Dm
this is just
Am
 where I wanna be
Bb     C      Dm
I'm so happy, this
is just
Am
where I wanna be
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
Dm
this is
     Am
just where I
wanna be
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
Dm
this is
     F
just where I
wanna be

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[Verse 2]
Dm          C
  True love, what
a fucking
F        Bb
beautiful shit-storm
       Gm
But it makes me
    Am
wonder
who's been
         Bb
driving us
      C
Ohh, mm
Dm        C
  Onе bump at
speed and the
F              Bb
trunk pops open
Just as I was
Gm
getting
comfortablе
 Am
Man, are you
     Bb
serious?
            C
My luck, my luck
Dm           C
  Locked eyes with
the kid in the
F           Bb
car behind us
Put a finger to my
Gm               Am
lips and I smiled
                Bb
And I pull it shut
(That was a close
 C
one)

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[Pre-Chorus]
    Gm
And if I survive,
   C
if I survive
F
I'll do this again
      Dm
every summertime
Gm
I'm so happy with
   C
my hands tied
F
Being kidnapped
is
   Dm
my thing in life

[Chorus]
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
Dm
this is just
Am
where I wanna
be
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
Dm
this is just
Am
where I wanna
be
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
 Dm
 this is just
Am
where I wanna
be
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
 Dm
this is just
 F
 where I wanna
 be

[Bridge]
Gm
Repo man, hey,
F
how's it going?
Am
Don't want to
  Bb
impose
Gm
All good back
 here,
F
keep on rollin'
Am
Just thought you
       Bb
 should know
Gm
Somehow I feel
F
safer here
     Am
Then I would do
   Bb
at home
Gm
Just tree-shaped
    F
air fresheners
    Am
And air from
bullet
Bb
holes
[Chorus]
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
Dm
this is
     Am
just where I
 wanna be
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
Dm
this is
     Am
just where I
wanna-
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
Dm
this is just
Am
where I wanna be
Bb     C
I'm so happy,
Dm
this is
     F
just where I
wanna be

[Outro]
Dm
Such a night
     C
exciting
hijacking
F
What a lovely
little
  Bb
 time we've had
       Gm
Really took me
by surpri—

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How to play Whatthehellishappening: key, chords and progression

Whatthehellishappening by Glass Animals is written in D minor (one flat: B♭) and moves through 6 chords: Dm, C, F, Bb, Gm and Am.

The backbone of the song is Am – Bb – C – Dm (v – VI – VII – i in D minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, G, C, F, Dm, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Whatthehellishappening chords: questions

What key is Whatthehellishappening in?

Whatthehellishappening by Glass Animals is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Whatthehellishappening?

Whatthehellishappening uses 6 chords: Dm, C, F, Bb, Gm, Am.

What is the chord progression of Whatthehellishappening?

The main progression is Am – Bb – C – Dm (v – VI – VII – i).

Is Whatthehellishappening easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, G, C, F, Dm, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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