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Why I Had To Go 
Intro/fill (originally on keyboard)
G|--------------------Em|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--7-------7---------|--9-------9---------|
|----9-7-----9-7-----|----9-7-----9-7-----|
|-------10------10---|-------10------10---|
|--------------------|--------------------|x2
Chords are for two measures each. The fill above basically happens every time there’s 
a G-Em progression that isn’t under major vocals.
  G   Emx2
D C
  G   Emx2
It is a Gnarrowing. It is a shrinking and there’s a Emdanger of overthinking
It was Geverybody getting tired of drinking every Emnight
There was a Dlittle left to believe in, which is Chow I really knew I should be leaving
I should be Gleaving…       Emnow
I should be GleavingEm  
We were clever Gthen. We’d talk forever then, and the night of our invention it woulEmd never end
It was a paGrting, and there was sorrow, it was impossible to picture a Emtomorrow
It was necDessity and it was instinct and the pattern underneath it Ckept repeating
kept repeaDting, kept repeating, which is how I really knew I should Cbe leaving
I should be Gleaving…       Emnow
I should be GleavingEm  
OAmh and it was everything. OCh and it was just a way to keep from waking up alGoneEm  
Which is why I had to GgoEm  
Which is why I should be DleavingC  
Which is why I had to GgoEm  G  Em  
Am I Gbelaboring? Am I delivering? Am I Emoffering you a blanket, and you’re shivering?
Is it a Gplay?      Without the passion? Is it an Emendless repetition of an action?
If there’s a Dchristening, or a crisis, we can Cget together then and say how nice it is
Is it Dtorment? Well it depends, which is Chow I really knew I should be leaving
I should be Gleaving…       Emnow
I should be GleavingEm  
AmOh and it was everything. COh and it was just a way to keep from waking up GaloneEm  
Which is why I had to GgoEm  
Which is why I should be GleavingEm  
Which is why I had to Ggo                           Emwhich you Gknow

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Why I Had To Go

by Bishop Allen

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Why I Had To Go

Intro/fill (originally on keyboard)

G Em

|--------------------|--------------------|

|--7-------7---------|--9-------9---------|

|----9-7-----9-7-----|----9-7-----9-7-----|

|-------10------10---|-------10------10---|

|--------------------|--------------------|x2

Chords are for two measures each. The fill above basically happens every time there’s

a G-Em progression that isn’t under major vocals.

G Em

D C

G Em

It is a narrowing. It is a shrinking and there’s a danger of overthinking

G Em

It was everybody getting tired of drinking every night

D C

There was a little left to believe in, which is how I really knew I should be leaving

G Em

I should be leaving… now

G Em

I should be leaving

G Em

We were clever then. We’d talk forever then, and the night of our invention it would never end

G Em

It was a parting, and there was sorrow, it was impossible to picture a tomorrow

D C

It was necessity and it was instinct and the pattern underneath it kept repeating

D C

kept repeating, kept repeating, which is how I really knew I should be leaving

G Em

I should be leaving… now

G Em

I should be leaving

Am C G Em

Oh and it was everything. Oh and it was just a way to keep from waking up alone

G Em

Which is why I had to go

D C

Which is why I should be leaving

G Em G Em

Which is why I had to go

G Em

Am I belaboring? Am I delivering? Am I offering you a blanket, and you’re shivering?

G Em

Is it a play? Without the passion? Is it an endless repetition of an action?

D C

If there’s a christening, or a crisis, we can get together then and say how nice it is

D C

Is it torment? Well it depends, which is how I really knew I should be leaving

G Em

I should be leaving… now

G Em

I should be leaving

Am C G Em

Oh and it was everything. Oh and it was just a way to keep from waking up alone

G Em

Which is why I had to go

G Em

Which is why I should be leaving

G Em G

Which is why I had to go which you know

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