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Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-     xx0232
 A-     x02220
 F#m-   244222
 G-     320033
 Bm-    x24432
 F#/Bb- x143xx
 E/G#-  476xxx
 A/C#-  x476xx
 Bb-    x13331
 C-     x32010
Intro:  D   A   F#m   Gx2
Verse 1:
  DTurn on the Anews
today F#mWhat else
do i Gsee DSomething
going on Asomewhere
else   F#mIt means
the world to Gme
Refrain 1:
  BmShots F#/Bbgoing off
ARight on my TE/G#V
  GAnd i can't
Dhelp myself
Chorus 1:
  DWhy do we have
to F#mfight? Why
Bmcry? Sacrifice
our F#mlives To
the Grights? Then
sBbleep these
Clonely Dnights A  D  A  
  DWhy does it
have to F#mhurt
endless Bmburns?
to F#mlose? There's
Gprove Where Bbthere's
a Cwill there's a DwayA  D  A  
Verse 2:
  DWalking down
the Aroad today A
F#mlady came up to
Gme DAsking where
her Achild had
gone   F#mIt's So
hard to beGlieve
Refrain 2:
  BmOne minute you're
F#/Bbthere The next
Agone What's E/G#going
on GAnd I can't
Dhelp myself To
Interlude:
D--A/C#--Bm--F#m--G--Bb-C-D--
Scott Guitar Solo:
D--A/C#--Bm--F#m--G--Bb-C-D-A-D-A-
Chorus 2:
  DWhy do we have
to F#mfight? Why
Bmcry? Sacrifice
our F#mlives To
the Grights? Then
sBbleep these
Clonely Dnights A  D  A  
  DWhy does it
have to F#mhurt
endless Bmburns?
to F#mlose? There's
Gprove Where Bbthere's
                C    D   A   D   A   D   AD(hold)
a will there's a way

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Why

by The Moffatts

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

F#/Bb

E/G#

A/C#

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

- 320033

- x24432

F#/Bb

- x143xx

E/G#

- 476xxx

A/C#

- x476xx

- x13331

- x32010

D A F#m G

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

D A

Turn on the news

F#m

today What else

G D

do i see Something

going on somewhere

F#m

else It means

the world to me

Refrain 1:

Bm F#/Bb

Shots going off

A E/G#

Right on my TV

And i can't

help myself

Chorus 1:

Why do we have

F#m

to fight? Why

cry? Sacrifice

F#m

our lives To

the rights? Then

sleep these

C D A D A

lonely nights

Why does it

F#m

have to hurt

endless burns?

F#m

to lose? There's

G Bb

prove Where there's

C D A D A

a will there's a way

Verse 2:

Walking down

the road today A

F#m

lady came up to

G D

me Asking where

her child had

F#m

gone It's So

hard to believe

Refrain 2:

One minute you're

F#/Bb

there The next

A E/G#

gone What's going

on And I can't

help myself To

Interlude:

D--A/C#--Bm--F#m--G--Bb-C-D--

Scott Guitar Solo:

D--A/C#--Bm--F#m--G--Bb-C-D-A-D-A-

Chorus 2:

Why do we have

F#m

to fight? Why

cry? Sacrifice

F#m

our lives To

the rights? Then

sleep these

C D A D A

lonely nights

Why does it

F#m

have to hurt

endless burns?

F#m

to lose? There's

G Bb

prove Where there's

C D A D A D A

D(hold)

a will there's a way

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