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Why Do I Scream

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        Chords used:
Em7:  022033    Cadd9:  x32033
D:    xx0232    "F#" :  2x0033
G:    320033    Dsus4:  xx0233
CAPO 4
Intro:
D/F#//  Em7  F#/ G  
 D  Dsus4/  Cadd9  Em7  
                                                   Em7  F#/    G  
We got to hide from the ones whose goal is to set our world on fire
                              D  Dsus4/         Cadd9  Em7  
And I know I got nowhere else to go but into your arms
Em7Where do we run
                     F#/     G  
Where do we go when it´s all over
                   D  Dsus4/             Cadd9  
Do we go back to where we used to be
Or do we move Em7on
                      D  Dsus4/   
Oh I don´t want to move on
In Cadd9fact
My god I don´t want to live my life withEm7out youG  
                                        D  Dsus4/
It´s so, so simple if you know what you want
Cadd9But to know what you wantEm7  
D/F#// Em7  
Em7Well I had a dream
                           F#/         G  
Of days when I would say our name much louder
                              D  Dsus4/   Cadd9  
And I know there are a million ways to show
How much I´m in lEm7ove with you
D/F#// Em7  
Em7Why do I scream..
                              F#/   G  
Why do I scream when you can´t hear me
And I kDnow
                 Dsus4/  Cadd9  
I could scream how much I care
But that won´t get you Em7here
                       D  Dsus4/   
Oh I don´t want to move on
In Cadd9fact
My god I don´t want to live my life withEm7out youG  
                                        D  Dsus4/
It´s so, so simple if you know what you want
Cadd9But to know what you wantEm7  
(Solo)
D Cadd9 Em7 G D Cadd9 Em7 G
DOh I don´t want to move on
In Cadd9fact
My god I don´t want to live my life withEm7out you
                       D  Dsus4/   
Oh I don´t want to move on
In Cadd9fact
My god I don´t want to live my life withEm7out youG  
                                        D  Dsus4/
It´s so, so simple if you know what you want
Cadd9But to know what you wantEm7  
D Cadd9 Em7 G
 D   Cadd9  G// Em7..

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Why Do I Scream

by Chris McGreevy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em7

Dsus4

Cadd9

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Chords used:

Em7: 022033 Cadd9: x32033

D: xx0232 "F#" : 2x0033

G: 320033 Dsus4: xx0233

CAPO 4

Intro:

D/F# Em7 F# G

// /

D Dsus4 Cadd9 Em7

Em7 F# G

We got to hide from the ones whose goal is to set our world on fire

D Dsus4 Cadd9 Em7

And I know I got nowhere else to go but into your arms

Em7

Where do we run

F# G

Where do we go when it´s all over

D Dsus4 Cadd9

Do we go back to where we used to be

Em7

Or do we move on

D Dsus4

Oh I don´t want to move on

Cadd9

In fact

Em7 G

My god I don´t want to live my life without you

D Dsus4

It´s so, so simple if you know what you want

Cadd9 Em7

But to know what you want

D/F# Em7

Em7

Well I had a dream

F# G

Of days when I would say our name much louder

D Dsus4 Cadd9

And I know there are a million ways to show

Em7

How much I´m in love with you

D/F# Em7

Em7

Why do I scream..

F# G

Why do I scream when you can´t hear me

And I know

Dsus4 Cadd9

I could scream how much I care

Em7

But that won´t get you here

D Dsus4

Oh I don´t want to move on

Cadd9

In fact

Em7 G

My god I don´t want to live my life without you

D Dsus4

It´s so, so simple if you know what you want

Cadd9 Em7

But to know what you want

(Solo)

D Cadd9 Em7 G D Cadd9 Em7 G

Oh I don´t want to move on

Cadd9

In fact

Em7

My god I don´t want to live my life without you

D Dsus4

Oh I don´t want to move on

Cadd9

In fact

Em7 G

My god I don´t want to live my life without you

D Dsus4

It´s so, so simple if you know what you want

Cadd9 Em7

But to know what you want

D Cadd9 Em7 G

D Cadd9 G Em7

// ..

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