Lorde surprise performance
On April 22, 2025, Lorde surprised fans with an impromptu performance at Washington Square Park in New York City. Despite the NYPD shutting down the initial gathering due to permit issues, Lorde returned later that evening to perform “What Was That” atop a wooden platform, creating an intimate experience for those present.
Stay tuned for more updates on Lorde’s musical endeavours and in-depth analyses of her latest works.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: C
- Chords: C, F, Am, G
- BPM: 168
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
| Guitar Chords | Ukulele Chords |
| C – x32010 F – 133211 Am – x02210 G – 320003 | C – 0003 F – 2010 Am – 2000 G – 0232 |
[Verse]
C A place in the city,
F
a chair in the bed Am I cover up all the mirrors,
F
I can't see myself yet C I wear smoke like a wedding veil F Make a meal I won’t eat Am Step out into the street,
alone in a sea F It comes over me G Oh, I'm missing you C Yeah, I'm missing you F And all the things we used to do [Chorus]
Am MDMA in the back garden,
blow our pupils up F We kissed for hours straight,
well baby, what was that? C I remember saying then,
G
"This is the best cigarette of my life" Am Well, I want you just like that Indio haze, we're in a sandstorm,
and it knocks me out F I didn't know then that
you'd never be enough for me Am Since l was seventeen,
F
I gave you everything C Now, we wake from a dream G F Well, baby, what was that? F Am C G [Post-Chorus]
F Am C G What was that? F Baby, what was that? [Verse]
C Do you know you're still with me F When I'm out with my friends? Am I stare at the painted faces
F
that talk current affairs C You had to know this was happening F You weren't feeling my heat Am When I'm in the blue light,
F C
down to be myself right G I face reality F I tried (I tried) C To let (To let) G F Whatever has to pass through me,
Am
pass through C But this is still a problem,
G
I know It might not let me go [Chorus]
Am MDMA in the back garden,
blow our pupils up F We kissed for hours straight,
well baby, what was that? C I remember saying then,
G
"This is the best cigarette of my life" Am Well, I want you just like that
Indio haze, we're
in a sandstorm, and it knocks me out F I didn't know then that
you'd never be enough for me Am Since l was seventeen,
F
I gave you everything C Now, we wake from a dream [Post-Chorus]
G F Am C G Well, baby, what was that? F Am C G Baby, what was that? F 'Cause I want you just like that (When I'm in the blue light,
Am G
I can make it alright) F What was that? (When I'm in the blue light,
Am G
I can make it alright) F Baby, what was that?
Track Info
- Song: What Was That
- Artist: Lorde
- Written by Lorde & Jim-E Stack
- Produced by Lorde, Jim-E Stack & Dan Nigro
- Album: L4
- Release Date: 24 April 2025