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Key: E major•
Intro 1
Gm
Gm
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D
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B
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2

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Bm
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Gm
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Edim
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B
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2

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Em
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Verse 1
Gm
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Why'd you leave me when you
Bm
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2

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told me that you would stay?
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Em
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Why, why?
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Gm
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3

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Why'd you leave me if you told me
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G

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A
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that you would stay?
Bm
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B
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2

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Bm
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2

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G
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Oh, no, could you tell me why?
Em
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Gm
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Why'd you leave me when you told me
F#
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Bm
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D
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Bm
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that you would stay?
B
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2

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A
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Em
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Why, why?
Gm
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3

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D
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Bm
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A
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that you would stay?
B
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2

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Em
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Ooh, could you tell me why?
Verse 2
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I can't believe all the times

I believed in someone
Gm
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Where's the love, first it's fast,

then it breaks down
Bm
Bm
2

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Hole in my heart, need to breathe,

need a break now
B
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2

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A
A

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Em
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That was a waste now, oh

I should've known from

the jump
Gm
Gm
3

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You've been cold, you've been hot

Did you plot on my gold,

lost my faith now
Bm
Bm
2

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Thought I could trust,

should've guessed you would change now
B
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Em
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Fuck what you say now, oh
Verse 3
Gm
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F#
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Bm
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2

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me that you would stay?
B
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2

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A
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G
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Em
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Why, why?
G
G

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Gm
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3

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Why'd you leave me if you told me
Bm
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2

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A
A

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that you would stay?
Bm
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2

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B
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Bm
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G
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Em
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Oh, no, could you tell me why?
Gm
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F#
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Bm
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Bm
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me that you would stay?
B
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2

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G
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Why, why?
Em
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Gm
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D
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Bm
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A
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that you would stay?
B
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2

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A
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Em
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Ooh, could you tell me why?
Verse 4
Gm
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You played your part, as well as
F#
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2

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I did, baby
Bm
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2

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B
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2

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We played them better than most,
A
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G
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most
Em
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You gave your heart,
Gm
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as well as I did, baby
Bm
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B
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We gave them better than most, most
A
A

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D
D

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Yeah, yeah,
Verse 5
Em
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yeah

How you feelin'? I'm exhausted
F#m
F#m
2

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Flakin' on your love,

your heart is frosted
B
B
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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Let's talk this out, let's just go there
B
B
2

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But every time I try, you get defensive,

Rudy Gobert
F#m
F#m
2

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A
A

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And log onto your Instagram and
Em
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post a Rumi quote there
D
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F#
F#
2

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F#m
F#m
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Gratitude is wine for the soul, go get drunk
D
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Oh, that's cute, you in your zone there
Bm
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2

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F#m
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We drive each other crazy,
A
A

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but somehow we gettin' nowhere
Bm
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2

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B
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Bm
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Always startin' over like, "Hello there"
G
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Hello there, hello there
Em
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Why'd you leave me when you
Verse 6
Gm
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told
Bm
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me that you would stay?
B
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2

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A
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G
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Em
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Why, why?
G
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Gm
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Bm
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A
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Bm
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B
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Oh, no, could you tell me why?
Em
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Gm
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F#
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Bm
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me that you would stay?
B
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Em
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Gm
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Bm
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Ooh, could you tell me why?
Outro 1
Gm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Gm

    3

  • D

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • Edim

  • Em

  • A

  • F#

    2

  • F#m

    2

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Why by Russ is E major.

The primary chords used in Why are Am, E, C#, C#m, A, F#dim.

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

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