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Margaret Whiting
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Verse 1
Gsus4
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C
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Em
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F
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Gsus4
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C
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Em
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Eb
Eb
6

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Dm
Dm

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Today is
Gsus4
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G
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F
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C
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F
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C
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a day like any other day
F
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Em
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So then why, I ask you
F
F

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Em
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Dm
Dm

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G
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Why do I feel like nothing is real?
C
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D
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Gsus4
Gsus4

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G
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And why is the world not the same?
Bb
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Asus4
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A
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And why do I feel I
Dm
Dm

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Bb
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Ddim
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Dm
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don't belong?
Bb
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Is it really the world,
Gsus4
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or am I the one who's wrong?
F
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C
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F
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C
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But who do I fool? I only fool myself,
F
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I know why
Em
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Asus4
Asus4

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I'll tell you why
A
A

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Dm
Dm

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He loved me yesterday
C
C

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Bb
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Em
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But that was yesterday
A
A

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Dm
Dm

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Can't live on yesterday
Em
Em

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Though I might try
A
A

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Dm
Dm

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Cheer up, what's done is done
Bb
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Em
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You're not the only one
A
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Dm
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It's something everyone goes
Bb
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Ddim
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F
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C
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F
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through
Em
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Asus4
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I'll tell you why
A
A

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Dm
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He loved me yesterday
C
C

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Bb
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Em
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But that was yesterday,
A
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Dm
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can't live on yesterday
Em
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A
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Though I might try, cheer up,
Dm
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what's done is done
Bb
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Em
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You're not the only one
A
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It's something every
Dm
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one goes through
Bb
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Ddim
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F
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But why?
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Gsus4

  • C

  • Em

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • Dm

  • G

  • D

  • Bb

  • Asus4

  • A

  • Ddim

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of But Why by Margaret Whiting is Db major.

The primary chords used in But Why are Absus4, Db, Fm, Gb, Fb, Ebm.

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