SO WHAT

Words and music: John Listen

Intro
I'm a(Gm7)ware of the things you're goin' through,
But I got somethin' to lay on you that's
Straight from the heart, it's the way I feel
The bottom line on what is false and what is real:

Verse 1
Now, if (Gm7)you're not way cool like Tom Cruise,
And you don't make "All the Right (Am/G)Moves,"
So (Gm7)what? Follow thou Me.(Am/G)-(Gm)
Ya (Gm7)say you don't drive an awesome car?
You don't even like the way you (Am/G)are?
So (Gm)what? Follow thou Me.(F/G)
If (C9)you don't always steal the show;
You (Gm7/C)never were on a video
Well, (C9)these are gigs that come and go,
So (Ebmaj7)what (Bbsus2/D)is (Cm7)that (Ebm6)to (Gm)thee?
[Follow thou Me!](Am/G)-(Gm7)[Come on!]

Verse 2
Hey, if (Gm7)you can't dunk a basketball,
You're not so brilliant in sports and (Am/G)all,
So (Gm7)what? Follow thou Me.
(Am/G)And if (Gm7)you don't even sing on key,
Ya don't sound like a Mariah (Am/G)Carey,
So (Gm7)what? Follow thou Me.
(C9)Chuck your complex out the door.
(Gm7/C)Check out what you're living for.
'Cause (C9)I've got better things in store,
So (Ebmaj7)what (Bbsus2/D)is (Cm7)that (Ebm6)to (Gm)thee?

Refrain
[Hear Him (Gm7/C)call(C9)in']
Come out, come out, wherever you are!
[Hear Him (Gm7/C)call(C9)in']
Hitch your wagon, wagon to a star!
[Hear Him (C6)call(C9)in']
Listen up, won't you for (D7+5)sake this vanity
And follow thou (Gm7)Me.

[Are ya comin'?] [Girls: Are ya comin'?]
(Am/G)-(Gm7)

Verse 3
Girl, you're (Gm7)checkin' the mirror and feelin' awkward;
You've not got the shape of a (Am/G)Cindy Crawford.
So (Gm7)what? Follow thou Me.
Boy, you're (Gm7)not the kind that the girls adore,
All the chicks aren't lining (C)up at your door.
That's (Gm7)tough! But follow thou Me. [(Am/G)Yeah, yeah.]
You (C9)may not wear the latest styles,
(Gm7/C)Hairdo can't be seen for miles,
(C9)These and many other trials,
Well, (Ebmaj7)what's (Bbsus2/D)all (Cm7)that (Ebm6)to (Gm7)thee?

Verse 4
You (Gm7)think that you've got no special skills,
And say you're missing the fun and (Am/C)frills.
So (Gm7)what? Just follow thou Me.
You (Gm7sus4)know you're not all that worldly-wise,
So you're feeling despised in others' (C)eyes.
So (Gm7)what? Just follow thou Me. [(C6)Ye-(Gm)eah.] (Gm7sus4)
If (C9)you don't have a P.H.D., well,
(Gm7/C)All I see is the degree
To (C7)which you love lost souls and Me;
Now,(Ebmaj7)that's (Bbsus2/D)all that (Cm7)matters (Ebm6)to (Gm7)Me.

[Repeat Refrain]

[Trust Me.]

Bridge
(D7)Well, I lived and died,
(Ebmaj7)To give you life abundant(Fsus2)ly [yes, You did]
You know I love you,
(Gm)But who do you (F#aug)love, the (Gm/F)World or (Gm/E)Me?
[Ooh] Mmm(Ebmaj7)mm. [Ooh] Now, what's it gonna (Gm)be?

Sax Solo
(Gm7)[Whisper: What's it gonna, what's it gonna be?] (C9)-(Gm7)
[Girl, Boy, basket, hairdo, Cindy,]

Spoken
(Gm7)Let Me calm your fears and dry your tears
And break the chains that have you bound
And take you to a world where freedom
And equality and peace are found;
Where shallowness, hypocrisy,
And superficiality and phony popularity
Are done away by love, faith, and humility,
Simplicity, sincerity. Do you follow Me?

(F)-(Gm)-(Gm)-(Bb)-(Bb)-(C)-(Gm7)

(C9)What are your priorities?
(Gm7/C)World you see, or World to be?
(C9)Start to build your future now
(Ebmaj7)For (Bbsus2/D)e(Cm7)ter(Ebm6)ni(Gm)ty.
[Repeat]

[Countermelody during the above:
For eternity...gotta build your future...oh, for eternity!]

Ending ad libs
(Gm7)[Come on! Follow Me! You can make it!]
(Gm9)[What's it gonna be? (C9)-(Gm9)The World or Me?] Follow thou Me.
(Gm7)[Where we're goin', we won't need roads.] Follow thou Me. [Let's go!]

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