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Why Not Me
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Step 1 / 147Position: 33
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning: Standard
{Intro}
e|-G33--3s7-5-3-C----------D----2h3-2-0h2-G3-------------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-1--3------------0-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------2-----------0-------------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2--0--0----------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-33--3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
e|-G33--3s7-5-3-C-------------D----2h3-2-0h2-G3----------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-0h1---3------------0----------------------|
G|----0-----------------------2-----------0----------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2-----0--0----------0----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-33--3----------------------------------3----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Why Gyou with your long brown hair Cflowing
And Dyou with your fresh tattooed Gskin
And Gyou from the western CVirginia
That you’ll Dnever get to see aGgain
[Verse 2]
As Gdarkness descended the Cdesert
And a Dbad actor starred in his Gplay
Why Gyou from Tennessee did life Ccapture
And Dme from Tennessee get aGway
[Chorus]
And when the Cmorning sun hit the Gmountains
And a Cglorious Dstill calmed the Embreeze
I asked the CGod of all Dknowing Gwisdom
Why Cyou and Dwhy not Gme?
e|-G33--3s7-5-3-C----------D----2h3-2-0h2-3-------------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-1--3------------0-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------2-----------0-------------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2--0--0----------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-33--3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
e|-G33--3s7-5-3-C-------------D----2h3-2-0h2-3----------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-0h11--3------------0----------------------|
G|----0-----------------------2-----------0----------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2-----0--0----------0----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-33--3----------------------------------3----------------------|
[Verse 3]
Yeah the Glord is my refuge and Cfortress
My Dgod with whom I Gtrust
But I’ll Gnever know why the Cwicked
Gets to Dprey on the best of Gus
Why Gyou full of life and Cpromise
At the Dtop of your lungs so Gloud
My Gsongs that you sang so sweetly will Cring
In my Dears forever Gnow
[Chorus]
And when the Cmorning sun hit the Gmountains
And a Cglorious Dstill calmed the Embreeze
I asked the CGod of all Dknowing Gwisdom
Why Cyou and Dwhy not Gme?
[Chorus]
And every Cmorning when the sun hits the Gmountain
And a Cglorious still Dcalms the Embreeze
I’ll ask the Cgod of Dmy salvaGtion
Why Cyou and Dwhy not Gme?
Why Cyou and Dwhy not Gme?
[Outro]
e|-G33--3s7-5-3-C----------D----2h3-2-0h2-3-------------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-1--3------------0-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------2-----------0-------------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2--0--0----------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-33--3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
e|-G33--3s7-5-3-C-------------D----2h3-2-0h2-3----------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-0h11--3------------0----------------------|
G|----0-----------------------2-----------0----------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2-----0--0----------0----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-33--3----------------------------------3----------------------|
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Why Not Me
by Eric Church
Chords in this song · guitar
G
C
D
Em
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Tuning: Standard
{Intro}
G C D G
e|-33--3s7-5-3---------------2h3-2-0h2-3-------------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-1--3------------0-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------2-----------0-------------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2--0--0----------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-33--3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
G C D G
e|-33--3s7-5-3------------------2h3-2-0h2-3----------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-0h1---3------------0----------------------|
G|----0-----------------------2-----------0----------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2-----0--0----------0----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-33--3----------------------------------3----------------------|
[Verse 1]
G C
Why you with your long brown hair flowing
D G
And you with your fresh tattooed skin
G C
And you from the western Virginia
D G
That you’ll never get to see again
[Verse 2]
G C
As darkness descended the desert
D G
And a bad actor starred in his play
G C
Why you from Tennessee did life capture
D G
And me from Tennessee get away
[Chorus]
C G
And when the morning sun hit the mountains
C D Em
And a glorious still calmed the breeze
C D G
I asked the God of all knowing wisdom
C D G
Why you and why not me?
G C D
e|-33--3s7-5-3---------------2h3-2-0h2-3-------------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-1--3------------0-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------2-----------0-------------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2--0--0----------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-33--3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
G C D
e|-33--3s7-5-3------------------2h3-2-0h2-3----------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-0h11--3------------0----------------------|
G|----0-----------------------2-----------0----------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2-----0--0----------0----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-33--3----------------------------------3----------------------|
[Verse 3]
G C
Yeah the lord is my refuge and fortress
D G
My god with whom I trust
G C
But I’ll never know why the wicked
D G
Gets to prey on the best of us
G C
Why you full of life and promise
D G
At the top of your lungs so loud
G C
My songs that you sang so sweetly will ring
D G
In my ears forever now
[Chorus]
C G
And when the morning sun hit the mountains
C D Em
And a glorious still calmed the breeze
C D G
I asked the God of all knowing wisdom
C D G
Why you and why not me?
[Chorus]
C G
And every morning when the sun hits the mountain
C D Em
And a glorious still calms the breeze
C D G
I’ll ask the god of my salvation
C D G
Why you and why not me?
C D G
Why you and why not me?
[Outro]
G C D
e|-33--3s7-5-3---------------2h3-2-0h2-3-------------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-1--3------------0-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------2-----------0-------------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2--0--0----------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-33--3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
G C D
e|-33--3s7-5-3------------------2h3-2-0h2-3----------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-0h11--3------------0----------------------|
G|----0-----------------------2-----------0----------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2-----0--0----------0----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-33--3----------------------------------3----------------------|
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