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Why Do the Men Stray chords by
Gavin Degraw
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1

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Why do the men stray
C
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Am
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Why do the women pray
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Why do the men fight
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Why do the women sympathize
Verse 2
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Whoa it was easier be
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F
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fore I loved
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Before this heart was turned
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to stone
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Before this blood was stirred
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and blood was spilled
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No one was ever meant to be alone
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Verse 3
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Why do the birds sing
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What do they call that thing
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Why do the bombs boom
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We're running out of living room
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Verse 4
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Our needs getting needier
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and needier
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More lies are told until
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they're truth
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Until the messages are massacred
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Old men get all their killing

done with youth
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Verse 5
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Why do the men stray
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Why do the women pray
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Why do the men fight
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E
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Why do the women sympathize
Verse 6
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All these wooden houses
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Light themselves on fire in turn
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Oh but someday there will be
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Am
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nothing left to burn
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Oh someday there will be nothing
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left to burn
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Verse 7
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Whoa
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Whoa
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Someday someday someday someday
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Chords

  • F

  • G

  • C

  • Am

  • E

Capo: No capo

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Why Do the Men Stray by Gavin DeGraw is C major.

The primary chords used in Why Do the Men Stray are F, G, C, Am, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, G, C, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Why Do the Men Stray is approximately 122 beats per minute.

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