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Why Worry

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Why Worry chords
 E   B7    E   B7    E   A   F#     B7   A   E   B72x
 E   A   B74x  A  B7  
EBabyB7, I see this world has made you EsadB7  
Some people can be EbadA;
the things they F#do, the things they B7sayA  B7  
But EbabyB7, I ll wipe away those bitter EtearB7s,
I ll chase away those restless EfearAs;
that turn your F#blue skies into B7greyA  B7  
Why Eworry?  AThere should be B7laughter after Epain
AThere should be B7sunshine after Erain
AThese things have B7always been the Esame
ASo why B7worry Enow?
AWhy B7worry Enow?B7  
 E   A   B74x  A  B7  
EBabyB7, when I get down I turn to EyouB7,
and you make sense of what I EdoA  
I know it F#isn t hard to B7sayA  B7  
But EbabyB7, just when this world seems mean and EcoldB7,
our love comes shining red and EgoldA  
and all the F#rest is by the B7way.A  B7  
Why Eworry?  AThere should be B7laughter after Epain
AThere should be B7sunshine after Erain
AThese things have B7always been the Esame
ASo why B7worry Enow?
AWhy B7worry Enow?B7  
 E   A   B74x  A  B7  
 A    B7   A10x
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

by Dire Straits

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Why Worry chords

E B7 E B7 E A F# B7 A E B7

E A B7 A B7

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?

E A B7 A B7

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?

E A B7 A B7

A B7 A

10x

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

About Why Worry Chords by Dire Straits

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