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Why Did You Mess With Forever

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GI came by to gBm7et my things 
Dm7Thank you for gC9etting the door  
But I Cm7don't feel Dm7right walking Cm7in no mDm7ore 
GYou think it's Bm7cold, I did my Dm7crying at C9home  
But I'm Cm7numb Dm7now, I'm Cm7numb Dm7now  
GmBefore I'm Fon my Cway 
I've Gmone more Fthing to Cask 
Was it Emworth the Dprice you Gpaid for my never Bmcoming Cback 
CWhy did you mess with Gforever? 
OBm7ooooDm7ooooC9hh...  what a lCm7ong Dm7time to bCm7e unDm7kind  G  
Bm7Why did you Dm7mess with C9forever? 
Cm7MmmmDm7mm    Cm7MmmmDm7mmm G  
Bm7Don't you Dm7call me C9cruel 
Cm7Cruel is Dm7what you're Cm7making Dm7me dGo 
GStick to my Bm7rules 
I'm at Dm7odds with me C9now 
So Cm7stay dDm7on't go Cm7ahead and Dm7stay  
GmBefore I'm Fon my wCay 
I've Gmone more Fthing to Cask 
Was it Emworth the Dprice you Gpaid for my never Bmcoming Cback? 
CWhy did you Fmess with Gforever? 
OBm7ooooDm7ooooC9hh...  what a lCm7ong Dm7time to bCm7e unDm7kind  G  
Bm7Why did you Dm7mess with C9forever? 
Am7You asked to kB7iss me once goEm7odbye 
But you already Gdid 
On somebody elseC#m7's lipCs  F  
G    Bm7   Dm7   C9    Cm7  Dm7
D#Tell the tiny Fchemicals  
The D#ones you hold rFesponsible 
They EmlosBmt mCe,          Dyou EmloBmst Cme  D  
Now Emeverything inside me Bmtells me I should run to Cyou 
And throw my arms aDround you 
EmHold your steaming crying Bmcheek against my own  
And Ctell you nothing's Dwrong 
But wDm7rong is what you Cwere when you foFrgot 
That we were going A#on 
We were going Con 
We were going Don 
DTell me why did you DWhy did you mess with fGorever? 
OBm7ooooDm7ooooC9hh...  what a lCm7ong Dm7time to bCm7e unDm7kind  G  
Bm7Why did you Dm7mess with C9forever? 
Cm7MmmmDm7mm    Cm7MmmmDm7mmm G  
G        G/F        Em7       D#    D    G

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Why Did You Mess With Forever

by John Mayer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bm7

Dm7

Cm7

Am7

Em7

C#m7

G/F

G Bm7

I came by to get my things

Dm7 C9

Thank you for getting the door

Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7

But I don't feel right walking in no more

G Bm7 Dm7 C9

You think it's cold, I did my crying at home

Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7

But I'm numb now, I'm numb now

Gm F C

Before I'm on my way

Gm F C

I've one more thing to ask

Em D G Bm C

Was it worth the price you paid for my never coming back

C G

Why did you mess with forever?

Bm7 Dm7 C9 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 G

Ooooooooohh... what a long time to be unkind

Bm7 Dm7 C9

Why did you mess with forever?

Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 G

Mmmmmm Mmmmmmm

Bm7 Dm7 C9

Don't you call me cruel

Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 G

Cruel is what you're making me do

G Bm7

Stick to my rules

Dm7 C9

I'm at odds with me now

Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7

So stay don't go ahead and stay

Gm F C

Before I'm on my way

Gm F C

I've one more thing to ask

Em D G Bm C

Was it worth the price you paid for my never coming back?

C F G

Why did you mess with forever?

Bm7 Dm7 C9 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 G

Ooooooooohh... what a long time to be unkind

Bm7 Dm7 C9

Why did you mess with forever?

Am7 B7 Em7

You asked to kiss me once goodbye

But you already did

C#m7 C F

On somebody else's lips

G Bm7 Dm7 C9 Cm7 Dm7

D# F

Tell the tiny chemicals

D# F

The ones you hold responsible

Em Bm C D Em Bm C D

They lost me, you lost me

Em Bm C

Now everything inside me tells me I should run to you

And throw my arms around you

Em Bm

Hold your steaming crying cheek against my own

C D

And tell you nothing's wrong

Dm7 C F

But wrong is what you were when you forgot

That we were going on

We were going on

D D G

Tell me why did you Why did you mess with forever?

Bm7 Dm7 C9 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 G

Ooooooooohh... what a long time to be unkind

Bm7 Dm7 C9

Why did you mess with forever?

Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 G

Mmmmmm Mmmmmmm

G G/F Em7 D# D G

About Why Did You Mess With Forever Chords by John Mayer

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The chords for "Why Did You Mess With Forever" show the original chord names (including G, Bm7, Dm7, C9, Cm7, Gm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.