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Miss Saigon - Why God Why

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[Intro]
Fmaj7   Cmaj7
[Verse]
Fmaj7Why does Saigon never sleep at night? 
Cmaj7Why does this girl smell of orange trees?
Fmaj7How can I feel good when nothing's right?
EmWhy is she cool when there is no breeze?
VieDmtnam 
You don't give answers, do you Dmfriend? 
GJust questions that don't ever end F/G  G  
[Chorus]
CWhy Cmaj7God? WAm/Chy todCay? 
AmI'm all Am7through here, F/Aon my Amway 
There's Dmnothing left here that I'll miss 
Why F/Gsend me now a night like Gthis? 
[Verse]
Fmaj7Who is the girl in this rusty bed? 
Cmaj7Why am I back in a filthy room? 
Fmaj7Why is her voice ringing in my head? 
EmWhy am I high on her cheap perfume? 
VieDmtnam 
Hey look I mean you no offDmense 
GBut why does nothing here make seF/Gnse? G  
[Chorus]
CWhy Cmaj7God? SAm/Chow your Chand 
AmWhy can't Am7one guy F/AundersAmtand? 
DmI've been with girls who knew much more 
F/GI never felt confused befGore 
[Verse]
EbWhy Ebmaj7me? WhaCm/Ebt's your plEban? 
CmI can't Cm7help her, Ab/Cno one cCman 
I Abliked my mem'ries Cm/Fas they were 
But Bbsusnow I'll leave reBbmemb'ring her 
[Instrumental]
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Ebmaj7 Db Gb Gb Ab Gb/Ab Ab
[Verse]
DbWhen I went home before 
Dbmaj7No one talked of the war 
Bb/DbWhat they knew from TV 
Db5Didn't have a thing to Fmdo with me 
Fm/Eb
DbI went back and re-upped 
Dbmaj7Sure Saigon is corrupt 
Bb/DbIt felt better to be 
Db5Here driving for the Bb7embassy 
Ebm11'Cause here if you can pull a string 
AbsusA guy like me lives like a king 
AbJust as long as you don't Abelieve anything 
[Instrumental]
D D/C G/B Bb
[Chorus]
D/AWhy F#m/AGod? WBm/Ahy this D/Aface? 
BmWhy such bBm7eauty G/Bin this Bmplace? 
I Bm/Eliked my mem'ries Emas they were
But Asusnow I'll leave reAmemb'ring G/Aher 
Just Dher
[Outro]
Bm G Gmaj7 D

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Miss Saigon - Why God Why

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

F/G

Am/C

Am7

F/A

Ebmaj7

Cm/Eb

Cm7

Ab/C

Cm/F

Bbsus

Gb/Ab

[Intro]

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

[Verse]

Fmaj7

Why does Saigon never sleep at night?

Cmaj7

Why does this girl smell of orange trees?

Fmaj7

How can I feel good when nothing's right?

Why is she cool when there is no breeze?

Vietnam

You don't give answers, do you friend?

G F/G G

Just questions that don't ever end

[Chorus]

C Cmaj7 Am/C C

Why God? Why today?

Am Am7 F/A Am

I'm all through here, on my way

There's nothing left here that I'll miss

F/G G

Why send me now a night like this?

[Verse]

Fmaj7

Who is the girl in this rusty bed?

Cmaj7

Why am I back in a filthy room?

Fmaj7

Why is her voice ringing in my head?

Why am I high on her cheap perfume?

Vietnam

Hey look I mean you no offense

G F/G G

But why does nothing here make sense?

[Chorus]

C Cmaj7 Am/C C

Why God? Show your hand

Am Am7 F/A Am

Why can't one guy understand?

I've been with girls who knew much more

F/G G

I never felt confused before

[Verse]

Eb Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb Eb

Why me? What's your plan?

Cm Cm7 Ab/C Cm

I can't help her, no one can

Ab Cm/F

I liked my mem'ries as they were

Bbsus Bb

But now I'll leave rememb'ring her

[Instrumental]

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Ebmaj7 Db Gb Gb Ab Gb/Ab Ab

[Verse]

When I went home before

Dbmaj7

No one talked of the war

Bb/Db

What they knew from TV

Db5 Fm

Didn't have a thing to do with me

Fm/Eb

I went back and re-upped

Dbmaj7

Sure Saigon is corrupt

Bb/Db

It felt better to be

Db5 Bb7

Here driving for the embassy

Ebm11

'Cause here if you can pull a string

Absus

A guy like me lives like a king

Ab A

Just as long as you don't believe anything

[Instrumental]

D D/C G/B Bb

[Chorus]

D/A F#m/A Bm/A D/A

Why God? Why this face?

Bm Bm7 G/B Bm

Why such beauty in this place?

Bm/E Em

I liked my mem'ries as they were

Asus A G/A

But now I'll leave rememb'ring her

Just her

[Outro]

Bm G Gmaj7 D

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