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David Allan Coe - Only God Knows Why
Capo 1
EI've been sittin?here, tryin?to fiBnd myself
Get behinAd myself, I need to rewind Emyself.
Lookin?for the paybaEck, listen to the playBback
They say that every Aman bleeds just like me.E  
And I feel lEike number one, even when I'm Blast in line
I hold my youAngest son, helps to pass the time.E  
I take too maEny pills, tryin?to ease the Bpain
I made a couple of dollar Abills, I still act the sameE  
Everybody knows Emy name, they yell it Bway out loud
APeople try to comfort me, but it's hard tEo hang out in a crowd
EI guess that's the price you pay, tBo be some big star like I am
AOutstreched stands and one night stands
Still I can't Ebuy love
No I can?t bDuy lAove, no I can?t buy loveE  
C#mWhen it all comes tumblBing down
C#mI will always be aroBund
EPeople don't know about Bthe things I say and do
They don't Aunderstand about the hard times that IE've been through
It's Ebeen so long, since I've been Bhome
AI've been gone now....I've been gone much too lonEg
EMaybe I forgot, all things I missB  
But in Amy heart I know there's more to life than thisE  
DMore to life than Athis
C#mAnd when it all comes tumbling Bdown
C#mI will still be hangin?arounBd
EI said it too many times, and I sBtill stand firm
        A (electric till last verse)      
You get what you put in, givin?these people get what they deserve
Givin?them what they deservEe
SEtill I ain't seen Blight, for days and nights
MAy life is a stage full of flEashing lights 
People talk about me, but I don?t cryB  
AJust keep on walking, with mEy head held high
EI can?t lose it all but BOnly God Knows, Only God Knows WhyE  
Why, why, why, Only DGod AKnows WhyE  
EI've been sittin?here, tryin?to finBd myself
Get behind Amyself, I need to rewind Emyself.

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Only God Knows Why

by David Allan Coe

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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C#m

David Allan Coe - Only God Knows Why

Capo 1

E B

I've been sittin?here, tryin?to find myself

A E

Get behind myself, I need to rewind myself.

E B

Lookin?for the payback, listen to the playback

A E

They say that every man bleeds just like me.

E B

And I feel like number one, even when I'm last in line

A E

I hold my youngest son, helps to pass the time.

E B

I take too many pills, tryin?to ease the pain

A E

I made a couple of dollar bills, I still act the same

E B

Everybody knows my name, they yell it way out loud

A E

People try to comfort me, but it's hard to hang out in a crowd

E B

I guess that's the price you pay, to be some big star like I am

Outstreched stands and one night stands

Still I can't buy love

D A E

No I can?t buy love, no I can?t buy love

C#m B

When it all comes tumbling down

C#m B

I will always be around

E B

People don't know about the things I say and do

A E

They don't understand about the hard times that I've been through

E B

It's been so long, since I've been home

A E

I've been gone now....I've been gone much too long

E B

Maybe I forgot, all things I miss

A E

But in my heart I know there's more to life than this

D A

More to life than this

C#m B

And when it all comes tumbling down

C#m B

I will still be hangin?around

E B

I said it too many times, and I still stand firm

A (electric till last verse)

You get what you put in, givin?these people get what they deserve

Givin?them what they deserve

E B

Still I ain't seen light, for days and nights

A E

My life is a stage full of flashing lights

People talk about me, but I don?t cry

A E

Just keep on walking, with my head held high

E B E

I can?t lose it all but Only God Knows, Only God Knows Why

D A E

Why, why, why, Only God Knows Why

E B

I've been sittin?here, tryin?to find myself

A E

Get behind myself, I need to rewind myself.

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