What Was I Made For? – complicated

What Was I Made For?

Billie Eilish, Barbie the Album, 2023

Writers: Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell

Producer: Andrew Wyatt, Finneas O’Connell, Mark Ronson

Label: Atlantic, Darkroom, Interscope

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C 
<G> 
 
 
Em 
<G> 
 
 
Fmaj7 
 
C 
<G> 
 
 
Em 
<G> 
 
 
Fmaj9 
 
I used to  
C 
float,<G> 
 
 
Em 
now I <G>just  
Fmaj9 
fall down <D>
 
I used to  
C 
know<G> 
 
 
Em 
but I’m not <G> sure  
Fmaj7 
now
 
What I was ma
C 
de for <G>  
Em 
<G> 
 
 
Fmaj7 
 
What was I ma
Am 
de for? <A>  
Em 
<G> 
 
 
Fmaj7 
 
Takin’ a  
C 
drive,<G> 
 
 
Em 
I was an <G> i
Fmaj9 
deal 
 
<D>
 
Looked so a
C 
live,<G> 
 
 
Em 
turns out <G>I’m not
Fmaj7 
real
 
Just something you pa
C 
id for <G>  
Em 
<G> 
 
 
Fmaj7 
 
What was I ma
Am 
de for? <A>  
Em 
<G> 
 
 
Fmaj7 
 
Em 
 
‘Cause  
Dm7 
I, 
 
 
G7 
I
 
I  
C 
don’t know  
Em 
how to feel  
Fmaj7 
 
But I  
C 
wanna try  
Em 
 
Fmaj7 
 
I  
C 
don’t know  
Em 
how to feel  
Fmaj7 
 
But  
C 
someday,
Em 
I might  
Fmaj7 
 
Some
Am 
day, 
 
 
Em 
I might  
Fmaj7 

Single notes: B4, C5, E4, G4

 
C 
<G> 
 
 
Em 
<G> 
 
 
Fmaj7 

Single notes: D4, E4, F4, G4

 
C 
<G> 
 
 
Em 
<G> 
 
 
Fmaj7 
 
When did it  
C 
end? <G>  
Em 
All the <G> en
Fmaj7 
joyment
 
I’m sad a
C 
gain, <G>  
Em 
don’t tell <G> my boy
Fmaj7 
friend
 
It’s not what he’s  
C 
made for <G>  
Em 
<G> 
 
 
Fmaj7 
 
What was I  
Am 
made for?  
Em 
<G> 
 
 
Fmaj7 
 
Em 
 
‘Cause  
Dm7 
I, 
 
 
G7 
I
 
I  
C 
don’t know  
Em 
how to feel  
Fmaj7 
 
But I  
C 
wanna try  
Em 
 
Fmaj7 
 
I  
C 
don’t know  
Em 
how to feel  
Fmaj7 
 
But  
C 
someday,
Em 
I might  
Fmaj7 
 
Some
Am 
day, 
 
 
Em 
I might  
Fmaj7 

Single notes:

 
E 
E5, G5, B4, C5, A4  
F 
 
Think I for
C 
got 
 
 
Em 
how to be  
F 
happy
 
Something I’m  
C 
not, but  
Em 
something I  
F 
can 
 
be
 
Something I  
C 
wait for  
Em 
 
F 
 
Something I’m  
Am 
made for  
Em 
<A> 
 
 
Fmaj7 
 
Em 
 
Something I’m  
Dm7 
made for  
G7 

*Notes in <> are single notes played with left hand with the exception of <D> which is D4, right hand.

**Play last verse approx 1 octave higher.