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Weezer – Wave Break – Tell Me What You Want Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
F  Dm  Dm  Am  F  Dm  Dm  Am x2

[Verse 1]
Dm
This is a message that
        Am         Dm       Am
manager wouldn't approve
Dm
After this song, I'll have a
                Am    Dm    Am
lot of cleaning up to do
Dm
Don't be influenced by an
       Am      Dm        Am
office full of dorks
  Dm
I won't mention any names,
        Am          Dm    Am
(cough, cough) Pitchfork

[Chorus]
Bb      C        Am     Dm
Tell me what you want
Bb        C         Am Dm
I'm gonna get right on it
Bb      C        Am     Dm
Tell me what you want
              Bb                 Am
I'll write it down in my notebook
Duly noted
Bb      C        Am     Dm
Tell me what you want
Bb            C        Am       Dm
If it's gonna make you happy
     Bb       C     Am     Dm
I'll give you my guitar
        Bb                  Am
Show me all your hot licks
N.C.         F
Damn, that's cool

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[Interlude]
F   Dm   Dm   Am   F   Dm   Dm   Am

[Verse 2]
  Dm
I need a tastemaker to tell
         Am     Dm    Am
me which way to go
   Dm
So I can play the halftime
            Am    Dm     Am
show at the Super Bowl
Dm
Everyone's entitled to
           Am  Dm    Am
their own opinions
Dm
Here's your big chance, yeah,
                 Am      Dm N.C.
you got the next three seconds

[Chorus]
Bb      C        Am     Dm
Tell me what you want
Bb        C         Am Dm
I'm gonna get right on it
Bb      C        Am     Dm
Tell me what you want
              Bb                 Am
I'll write it down in my notebook
Duly noted
Bb      C        Am     Dm
Tell me what you want
Bb            C        Am       Dm
If it's gonna make you happy
     Bb       C     Am     Dm
I'll give you my guitar
        Bb                  Am
Show me all your hot licks
N.C.         Dm
Damn, that's cool

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[Interlude]
Dm     Dm     Dm     Dm    x2

[Bridge]
G
 Say baby, tell me
G
 Are we almost there?
G
 Say baby
                   A
Should I bleach my hair?

[Chorus]
Bb      C        Am     Dm
Tell me what you want
Bb        C         Am Dm
I'm gonna get right on it
Bb      C        Am     Dm
Tell me what you want
              Bb                 Am
I'll write it down in my notebook
Duly noted
Bb      C        Am     Dm
Tell me what you want
Bb            C        Am    Dm
If it's gonna make you happy
     Bb       C     Am     Dm
I'll give you my guitar
        Bb                  Am
Show me all your hot licks
N.C.         F
Damn, that's cool

[Outro]
F   Dm   Dm   Am   F   Dm   Dm   Am

How to play Wave Break – Tell Me What You Want: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Wave Break/Tell Me What You Want by Weezer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Wave Break – Tell Me What You Want by Weezer is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 7 chords: F, Dm, Am, Bb, C, G and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – C – Am – Dm (IV – V – iii – vi in F major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – mi – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F and Bb are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.