So Why So Sad chords by
Manic Street Preachers

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Key: A major•

Verse 1

A

A

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Things get clear when

Bm

Bm

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C#m

C#m

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I feel free

When whatever's next,

D

D

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E

E

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comes eas_ ily

F#m

F#m

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When gentle hands give life to me

A

A

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C

C

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When your eyes fill with tiny tears

A

A

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Verse 2

Bm

Bm

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When I'm this still you are my life

C#m

C#m

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(when I'm this still you are my life)

D

D

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So at ease in the midnight sky (so at

ease in the midnight sky)

E

E

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F#m

F#m

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But my insides will look like war

(my insides will look like war)

A

A

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C

C

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Paralyzed except through

my thought

A

A

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Verse 3

F#m

F#m

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C#m

C#m

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So why so sad

F#m

F#m

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You live and you love

So why so sad

C#m

C#m

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Bm

Bm

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Dependent on all above

E

E

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Searching for the Dead Sea scrolls

G

G

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F#m

F#m

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F#

F#

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So why, so why so sad

Verse 4

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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My smile as real as a hyen_ a's (my smile

C#m

C#m

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as real as a hyena's)

D

D

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Burns an expressway to my skull (burns an

E

E

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expressway to my skull)

F#m

F#m

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But I'll stick myself togeth_ er again

A

A

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C

C

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Spirit so low that I no longer pretend

Verse 5

A

A

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F#m

F#m

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C#m

C#m

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So why so sad

F#m

F#m

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You live and you love

So why so sad

C#m

C#m

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Bm

Bm

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Dependent on all above

E

E

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Searching for the Dead Sea scrolls

G

G

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F#

F#

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So why, so why so sad

Interlude 1

F#

F#

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F#m

F#m

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D

D

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A

A

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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A

A

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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F

F

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Bb

Bb

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F#m

F#m

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Verse 6

F#m

F#m

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C#m

C#m

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So why so sad

F#m

F#m

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You live and you love

So why so sad

C#m

C#m

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Bm

Bm

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Dependent on all above

E

E

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Searching for the Dead Sea scrolls

G

G

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F#m

F#m

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F#

F#

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F#sus4

F#sus4

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So why, so why so sad

F#m

F#m

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G

G

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F#

F#

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So why, so why so sad

So why, so why so sad

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Chords

A
Bm
C#m
D
E
F#m
C
G
F#
Bb
F
F#sus4

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is the original key of So Why So Sad?

The original key of So Why So Sad by Manic Street Preachers is A major.

What are the main chords for So Why So Sad?

The primary chords used in So Why So Sad are A, Bm, C#m, D, E, F#m.

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To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like A, Bm, C#m, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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