{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":56317,"song":"Why Must I Be Sad","artist":"They Might Be Giants","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/56317-why-must-i-be-sad-chords-by-they-might-be-giants/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/56317?type=chord","rating":4.75703,"votes":3,"content":"Artist: They Might Be Giants\r\nSong: Why Must I be Sad\r\nAlbum: John Henry\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n(riff then)\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nNo more Mister Nice Guy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI love the dead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nI've been thinking about it[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C7[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow I understand what he said[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAsk me now I[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nunderstand the words that Alice said[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI kick the rocks beneath me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI squint at the sun[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSad, sad, sad, sad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhy must I be sad?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe rows of dandelions growing all around me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy must I be sad?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nNo one knows these things but me and him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]C7[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nso I'm writing everything down in a spiral notebook[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\nin the hopes that one day other people[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C7[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwill feel as low as this[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAsk me now I[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nunderstand the words that Alice said[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI kick the rocks beneath me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI squint at the sun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSad, sad, sad, sad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhy must I be sad?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe rows of dandelions growing all around me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy must I be sad?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge/Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm/Bb[/ch]       [ch]Dm/B[/ch] [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nNo more Mister Nice Guy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bdim[/ch] [ch]Bdim7[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nI    love  the dead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ddim7[/ch]         [ch]Edim7[/ch]\r\nI've been thinking about it[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Ddim7[/ch]         [ch]F+[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow I understand what he said[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAsk me now I[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nunderstand the words that Alice said[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI kick the rocks beneath me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI squint at the sun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSad, sad, sad, sad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhy must I be sad?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe rows of dandelions growing all around me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy must I be sad?[/tab]\r\nWhy must I be sad?\r\nWhy must I be sad?\r\nWhy must I be sad?\r\nWhy must I be sad?\r\nWhy must I be sad?\r\nWhy must I be sad?\r\nWhy must I be sad?","plain_text":"Artist: They Might Be Giants\nSong: Why Must I be Sad\nAlbum: John Henry\n\n\n[Intro]\n(riff then)\nD Em F C D Em F C\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge/Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\nWhy must I be sad?\nWhy must I be sad?\nWhy must I be sad?\nWhy must I be sad?\nWhy must I be sad?\nWhy must I be sad?\nWhy must I be sad?","chords":["D","Em","F","C","Dmaj7","Gm","Gm7","C7","A","G","F#m","Bm","Dm","Dm/Bb","Dm/B","Dm/C","Bdim","Bdim7","Fm","Db","Ddim7","Edim7","F+"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,2,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}