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[Verse 1]
YGou like New York City in the daEmytime
I Bmlike New York City iAn the nighttime
YGou say you like sleeping wiEmth the air off
BmI don't, I need it oAn
GYou like the light Emcoming through the windows
I Bmsleep late, so I just kAeep 'em all closed
GYou ignore the musiEmc on the radio
BmI don't, I sing-a-lAong
[Pre-Chorus]
GI don't ask for Emyou to chaBmnge, baby no no Ano
And Gyou don't ask fEmor me to chaBmngeA  
[Chorus]
N.C.                     Em
Tell me how we're not alike
But we Bmwork so well and Awe don't even know why
GFunny how the sEmtars crossed right
'Cause Bmwe work so well and wAe don't even know why
YGou can call it Emfire and ice
But Bmwe work so well and Awe don't even know why
GWe don't even kEmnow why, no no
BmWe don't even know why, no nAo no
[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
EmWe like it in the daytime
BmWe like it in the eAnd of time
N.C.
No no no no
EmWe like it in the daytime
BmWe like it in the eAnd of time
[Verse 2]
GCold outside and you're jEmust in a T-shirt
BmI have cold blood eveAn in a sweater
GYou start your night sippiEmn' by the Kilo
BmI don't, I know you kAnow
[Pre-Chorus]
GI don't ask for Emyou to chaBmnge, baby no no Ano
And Gyou don't ask fEmor me to chaBmngeA  
[Chorus]
N.C.                     Em
Tell me how we're not alike
But we Bmwork so well and Awe don't even know why
GFunny how the sEmtars crossed right
'Cause Bmwe work so well and wAe don't even know why
YGou can call it Emfire and ice
But Bmwe work so well and Awe don't even know why
GWe don't even kEmnow why, no no
BmWe don't even know why, no nAo no
[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
EmWe like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
BmWe like it in the eAnd of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
EmWe like it in the daytime
Bm(We don't even know, Aknow, know, know, know)
[Bridge]
GSomehow we end up on the saEmme side
BmAnd you wouldn't think that Awe'd be alright
GEven our eyes are diffeEmrent colors, bBmut we see fineA  
GSomehow we end up on the sEmame side (up on the same side)
BmAnd you wouldn't think that weA'd be alright
(Think that we'd be alright)
GEven our eyes are diffeEmrent colors, bBmut we see fineA  
[Chorus]
 N.C.                     Em
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
But we Bmwork so well and Awe don't even know why
('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
GFunny how the sEmtars crossed right
'Cause Bmwe work so well and Awe don't even know why
(But we don't even know why)
GYou can call it fEmire and ice
But Bmwe work so well and Awe don't even know why
('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
GWe don't even kEmnow why, no no
BmWe don't even know why, no nAo no
[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
EmWe like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
BmWe like it in the eAnd of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
EmWe like it in the daytime
BmWe like it in tAhe nighttime

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Why

by Sabrina Carpenter

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[Verse 1]

G Em

You like New York City in the daytime

Bm A

I like New York City in the nighttime

G Em

You say you like sleeping with the air off

Bm A

I don't, I need it on

G Em

You like the light coming through the windows

Bm A

I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed

G Em

You ignore the music on the radio

Bm A

I don't, I sing-a-long

[Pre-Chorus]

G Em Bm A

I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no

G Em Bm A

And you don't ask for me to change

[Chorus]

N.C. Em

Tell me how we're not alike

Bm A

But we work so well and we don't even know why

G Em

Funny how the stars crossed right

Bm A

'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

G Em

You can call it fire and ice

Bm A

But we work so well and we don't even know why

G Em

We don't even know why, no no

Bm A

We don't even know why, no no no

[Post-Chorus]

N.C.

No no no no

We like it in the daytime

Bm A

We like it in the end of time

N.C.

No no no no

We like it in the daytime

Bm A

We like it in the end of time

[Verse 2]

G Em

Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt

Bm A

I have cold blood even in a sweater

G Em

You start your night sippin' by the Kilo

Bm A

I don't, I know you know

[Pre-Chorus]

G Em Bm A

I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no

G Em Bm A

And you don't ask for me to change

[Chorus]

N.C. Em

Tell me how we're not alike

Bm A

But we work so well and we don't even know why

G Em

Funny how the stars crossed right

Bm A

'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

G Em

You can call it fire and ice

Bm A

But we work so well and we don't even know why

G Em

We don't even know why, no no

Bm A

We don't even know why, no no no

[Post-Chorus]

N.C.

No no no no

We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)

Bm A

We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)

N.C.

No no no no

We like it in the daytime

Bm A

(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)

[Bridge]

G Em

Somehow we end up on the same side

Bm A

And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

G Em Bm A

Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine

G Em

Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)

Bm A

And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G Em Bm A

Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine

[Chorus]

N.C. Em

(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike

Bm A

But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G Em

Funny how the stars crossed right

Bm A

'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)

G Em

You can call it fire and ice

Bm A

But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G Em

We don't even know why, no no

Bm A

We don't even know why, no no no

[Post-Chorus]

N.C.

No no no no

We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)

Bm A

We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)

N.C.

No no no no

We like it in the daytime

Bm A

We like it in the nighttime

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