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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 64Position: 2

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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0---2---0--------0---2---0--------0-------0--------0---0-------|
D|---2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----4---4-----4---|
A|-----------------------------------3-------3--------3---------5---5-|
E|-0----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0---2---0--------0---2---0--------0-------0--------2-------0---|
D|---2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----4---4---4---4-|
A|-----------------------------------3-------3--------5-------5-------|
E|-0----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
chords-   Em    C  Am*
Am*
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[Verse 1]
       C  Am*
Why the stars
Falling right Emnow?
           C  Am*     
Why are you sitting here
All the Emtime?
     C  Am*
Why eventually
Everything Emelse?
          C  Am*
Why do you act
So brokEmen?
[Verse 2]
       C  Am*
Why the sky
Is oh so Embright?
          C  Am*
Why do you waste
Another Emday?
       C  Am*
Why do you
Just look arEmound?
          C  Am*
Why do you give
And give fEmorever?

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Why

by Daniel Spaleniak

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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----0---2---0--------0---2---0--------0-------0--------0---0-------|

D|---2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----4---4-----4---|

A|-----------------------------------3-------3--------3---------5---5-|

E|-0----------------0-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----0---2---0--------0---2---0--------0-------0--------2-------0---|

D|---2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----2---2---2---2----4---4---4---4-|

A|-----------------------------------3-------3--------5-------5-------|

E|-0----------------0-------------------------------------------------|

Em C Am

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[Verse 1]

C Am

Why the stars

Falling right now?

C Am

Why are you sitting here

All the time?

C Am

Why eventually

Everything else?

C Am

Why do you act

So broken?

[Verse 2]

C Am

Why the sky

Is oh so bright?

C Am

Why do you waste

Another day?

C Am

Why do you

Just look around?

C Am

Why do you give

And give forever?

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