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[Intro]
G5 D2  Am7  G/B C2  G5 D2  Am7
  G5Walking D2down the road this life is on
   Am7The narrow patG/Bh I    C2try to stay
   G5But D2I must Am7confess I have a tendency to stray
    G5I?d D2love to call it a mistake
    Am7A mo-men G/B? tar C2- y lapse of faith
G5      D2    Am7   G/B      C
    G/BBut the truth is sometimes I   feel like I?m be-ing dragged away
[Pre-Chorus]
   Am7By the otG/Bher side   that people never see
   F2A war is Con between the good and bad inside of me
[Chorus]
Am7Why do I   Gdo all Em7the thinDgs that I  do
When I Gwant to do wDhat is rightC2  
  Am7Change this Em7wicked heart of DmineC2  
        		     G5  	     D2        Am7[Intro-chords]
Let me walk with you in the new life
  G5So wD2hat will ever put an end
    Am7To my reG/B-cur C2- ring bout with sin
   G5It D2seems I?m Am7always at a loss for a way to win
   G5When D2what I really need to do
   Am7Is G/Bto   con C2- front it with the truth
G5     D2                Am7
   G/BAnd let Your Cwords of G/Blife sink in   and make my mind brand   new
[Pre-Chorus 2]
     Am7A transfoG/Brmation     that happens over time
     F2Is thCe product of a renewed mind
[Bridge]
   F5Create iC/En   F5me   C/Ea   F5clean hearC/Et
F5PlaC/Ece YF5our SpGirit Am7/Gdeep insideG  Am7/G  
    F5CaptC/Eure  F5e ? C/Ever F5- y   thought
    C/E     F5'TiC/El thF5ere'C2s no    place left to hide
           Am7  				 D   Am7    G    Em    D   G    D/  C/ 
     No place    to hide from You.
G/C  C
[Chorus 2]
Am7Why do I   Gdo all Em7the thinDgs that I  do
When I Gwant to do wDhat is rightC2  
  Am7Change this Em7wicked heart of DmineC2  
Let me wG5alk with D2you in tAm7he new life
Am7Why do I   Gdo all Em7the thinDgs that I  do
When I Gwant to do wDhat is rightC2  
  Am7Change my hEm7eart renew my minDdC2  
Let me waG5lk with yD2ou in thAm7e new life

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Why

by Big Daddy Weave

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

G/B

Em7

C/E

Am7/G

G/C

[Intro]

G5 D2 Am7 G/B C2 G5 D2 Am7

G5 D2

Walking down the road this life is on

Am7 G/B C2

The narrow path I try to stay

G5 D2 Am7

But I must confess I have a tendency to stray

G5 D2

I?d love to call it a mistake

Am7 G/B C2

A mo-men ? tar - y lapse of faith

G5 D2 Am7 G/B C

G/B

But the truth is sometimes I feel like I?m be-ing dragged away

[Pre-Chorus]

Am7 G/B

By the other side that people never see

F2 C

A war is on between the good and bad inside of me

[Chorus]

Am7 G Em7 D

Why do I do all the things that I do

G D C2

When I want to do what is right

Am7 Em7 D C2

Change this wicked heart of mine

G5 D2 Am7

[Intro-chords]

Let me walk with you in the new life

G5 D2

So what will ever put an end

Am7 G/B C2

To my re-cur - ring bout with sin

G5 D2 Am7

It seems I?m always at a loss for a way to win

G5 D2

When what I really need to do

Am7 G/B C2

Is to con - front it with the truth

G5 D2 Am7

G/B C G/B

And let Your words of life sink in and make my mind brand new

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Am7 G/B

A transformation that happens over time

F2 C

Is the product of a renewed mind

[Bridge]

F5 C/E F5 C/E F5 C/E

Create in me a clean heart

F5 C/E F5 G Am7/G G Am7/G

Place Your Spirit deep inside

F5 C/E F5 C/E F5

Capture e ? ver - y thought

C/E F5 C/E F5 C2

'Til there's no place left to hide

Am7 D Am7 G Em D G D C

/ /

No place to hide from You.

G/C C

[Chorus 2]

Am7 G Em7 D

Why do I do all the things that I do

G D C2

When I want to do what is right

Am7 Em7 D C2

Change this wicked heart of mine

G5 D2 Am7

Let me walk with you in the new life

Am7 G Em7 D

Why do I do all the things that I do

G D C2

When I want to do what is right

Am7 Em7 D C2

Change my heart renew my mind

G5 D2 Am7

Let me walk with you in the new life

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