Why chords by
Shawn Mendes (Official Version)

2018Pop1.7K views

Key: Eb majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Ebmaj7

Fm9

Cm7

Abm/B

Verse 1
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
I         know a girl, she's like a curse
Fm9 Fm9 
 
We    want each other, no one will break first
Cm7 Cm7 
 
So    many nights, trying to find someone new
Abm/B Abm/B 
 
They     don't mean nothing
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
compared to her, and I know
When people ask about us, now,
Fm9 Fm9 
 
we just brush it off
I don't know why we act
Cm7 Cm7 
 
like it means nothing at all
I wish that I could tell you
Abm/B Abm/B 
 
that you're all that I want,    yeah

Chorus 1
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Fm9 Fm9 
 
I         pretend that I'm   not ready
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Why do we put   each other through hell?
Abm/B Abm/B 
 
Why can't we just     get over ourselves?
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Fm9 Fm9 
 
And you      say hi like you   just met me
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Why do we put   each other through hell?
Abm/B Abm/B 
 
Why can't we just     get over ourselves?

Interlude 1

Why can't we

Ebmaj7

Eb/G

(just get over ourselves?)

Fm9

Cm7

Abm

Abm/B

Verse 2
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
When I         hear you sing,
it gets hard to breathe
Fm9 Fm9 
 
Can't help but think
every song's about me
Cm7 Cm7 
 
And every line, every word that I write
Abm/B Abm/B 
 
You      are the muse in the back of my mind, oh
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Don't want to ask about it
Fm9 Fm9 
 
'cause you might brush it off
I'm afraid you think
Cm7 Cm7 
 
that it means nothing at all
I don't know why I won't admit
Abm/B Abm/B 
 
that you're all I want

Chorus 2
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Fm9 Fm9 
 
I         pretend that I'm   not ready
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Why do we put   each other through hell?
Abm/B Abm/B 
 
Why can't we just     get over ourselves?
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Fm9 Fm9 
 
And you      say hi like you   just met me
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Why do we put   each other through hell?
Abm/B Abm/B 
 
Why can't we just     get over ourselves?

Solo 1

Ebmaj7

Fm9

Cm7

Abm

Abm/B

Eb/Bb

Fm9

Cm7

Abm/B

Chorus 3
I pretend that I'm not ready
Why do we put each other through hell?
Why can't we just get over ourselves?
And you say hi like you just met me
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Why do we put   each other through hell?
Abm/B Abm/B 
 
Why can't we just     get over ourselves?

Outro 1

Ebmaj7

I know a girl, she's like a curse

Fm9

We want each other, no one will break first

Cm7

So many nights, trying to find someone new

Abm/B

They don't mean nothing compared to you

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEbmaj7 Fm9 Cm7 Abm/B Eb/Bb...

Chords

Ebmaj7
Fm9
Cm7
Abm/B
Eb/Bb
Eb/G
Abm

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Fm9: 1-3-1-1-1-3
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Abm/B: 7-x-6-8-x-x
Eb/Bb: 6-x-8-8-8-x
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Abm: 4-6-6-4-4-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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This is the definitive original version of Why by Shawn Mendes, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Shawn Mendes.

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