Why Worry

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Why Worry chords
Dire Straits *
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/dire-straits/why-worry
EB7E B7E AF#B7 AEB7
2x
EAB7 AB7
4x
E B7 E B7
Baby, I see this world has made you sad
E A
Some people can be bad;
F# B7 A B7
the things they do, the things they say
E B7 E B7
But baby, I ll wipe away those bitter tears,
E A
I ll chase away those restless fears;
F# B7 A B7
that turn your blue skies into grey
E A B7 E
Why worry? There should be laughter after pain
A B7 E
There should be sunshine after rain
A B7 E
These things have always been the same
A B7 E
So why worry now?
A B7 E B7
Why worry now?
EAB7 AB7
4x
E B7 E B7
Baby, when I get down I turn to you,
E A
and you make sense of what I do
F# B7 A B7
I know it isn t hard to say
E B7 E B7
But baby, just when this world seems mean and cold,
E A
our love comes shining red and gold
F# B7 A B7
and all the rest is by the way.
E A B7 E
Why worry? There should be laughter after pain
A B7 E
There should be sunshine after rain
A B7 E
These things have always been the same
A B7 E
So why worry now?
A B7 E B7
Why worry now?
EAB7 AB7
4x
AB7A
10x
* Alternates:
Capo II
E D
=
A G
=
B7 A7
=
F# E
=
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
E A
=
A D
=
B7 E7
=
F# B
=
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
E G
=
A C
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B7 D7
=
F# A
=
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Why Worry chords
Dire Straits *
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/dire-straits/why-worry
E B7 E  B7 E  A F# B7   A E B7 2x
E A B7 4x A B7
E A B7 4x A B7
E A B7 4x A B7
A B7  A 10x
* Alternates:
Capo II
E  = D
A  = G
B7 = A7
F# = E
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
E  = A
A  = D
B7 = E7
F# = B
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
E  = G
A  = C
B7 = D7
F# = A
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Why Worry Chords by Dire Straits

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