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[Intro]
 G   Bm   D   Emx2
[Verse 1]
GEvery street's got a crowded place
BmEvery week's got a Friday night
DEvery crowd's got a pretty face
EmThat oughta get you off my mind
[Verse 2]
GEverybody's got good intentions
BmEverybody's got bad advice
DEverybody's just got to mention
EmHow I gotta get over your goodbye
[Pre-Chorus]
I Gcan't let goBm  
And I can't give Dup your Emghost
[Chorus]
EmWhy can't I
GThink without drinking
GDrink without thinking
BmStop the not sleeping
Missing you, creeping Dup on me
I shouldn't love you (Emshouldn't love you)
EmWhy can't I
GNeed to not want you
GWant to not need you
BmClose the damn door and baby just leave
The Dmemory of us, collecting dust
I sEmhouldn't love you
But I dGoBm  D  Em  
[Verse 3]
GWhy'd your kiss have to hit like whiskey
BmWhy'd your hair have to fall like rain
DWhy'd you have to love me like crazy
EmJust to leave me all insane
[Pre-Chorus]
And Gyou're so gooBmd
At getting Dme so Emhurt
[Chorus]
EmWhy can't I
GThink without drinking
GDrink without thinking
BmStop the not sleeping
Missing you, creeping Dup on me
I shouldn't love you (Emshouldn't love you)
EmWhy can't I
GNeed to not want you
GWant to not need you
BmClose the damn door and baby just leave
The Dmemory of us, collecting dust
I Emshouldn't love you
But I dGoBm  
Oh but I dDoEm  
[Verse 4]
GI don't know what I thought we were
BmI don't know what I thought we had
DI think maybe I thought we'd work
EmYeah baby I thought we'd last
[Bridge]
GI don't know where you are
BmBut I know anywhere I am
DSitting here with a jacked up heartEm  
[Chorus]
EmWhy can't I
GThink without drinking
GDrink without thinking
BmStop the not sleeping
Missing you, creeping Dup on me
I shouldn't love you (Emshouldn't love you)
EmWhy can't I
GNeed to not want you
GWant to not need you
BmClose the damn door and baby just leave
The Dmemory of us, collecting dust
I Emshouldn't love you (shouldn't love you)G  Bm  
I Dshouldn't keep letting you hurt me
But I EmdoG  Bm  
Oh I Dshouldn't keep letting you hurt me
I Emshouldn't keep letting you hurt me
But I dGoBm  D  Em  

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But I Do

by Jerrod Niemann

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Bm D Em

[Verse 1]

Every street's got a crowded place

Every week's got a Friday night

Every crowd's got a pretty face

That oughta get you off my mind

[Verse 2]

Everybody's got good intentions

Everybody's got bad advice

Everybody's just got to mention

How I gotta get over your goodbye

[Pre-Chorus]

G Bm

I can't let go

D Em

And I can't give up your ghost

[Chorus]

Why can't I

Think without drinking

Drink without thinking

Stop the not sleeping

Missing you, creeping up on me

I shouldn't love you (shouldn't love you)

Why can't I

Need to not want you

Want to not need you

Close the damn door and baby just leave

The memory of us, collecting dust

I shouldn't love you

G Bm D Em

But I do

[Verse 3]

Why'd your kiss have to hit like whiskey

Why'd your hair have to fall like rain

Why'd you have to love me like crazy

Just to leave me all insane

[Pre-Chorus]

G Bm

And you're so good

D Em

At getting me so hurt

[Chorus]

Why can't I

Think without drinking

Drink without thinking

Stop the not sleeping

Missing you, creeping up on me

I shouldn't love you (shouldn't love you)

Why can't I

Need to not want you

Want to not need you

Close the damn door and baby just leave

The memory of us, collecting dust

I shouldn't love you

G Bm

But I do

D Em

Oh but I do

[Verse 4]

I don't know what I thought we were

I don't know what I thought we had

I think maybe I thought we'd work

Yeah baby I thought we'd last

[Bridge]

I don't know where you are

But I know anywhere I am

D Em

Sitting here with a jacked up heart

[Chorus]

Why can't I

Think without drinking

Drink without thinking

Stop the not sleeping

Missing you, creeping up on me

I shouldn't love you (shouldn't love you)

Why can't I

Need to not want you

Want to not need you

Close the damn door and baby just leave

The memory of us, collecting dust

Em G Bm

I shouldn't love you (shouldn't love you)

I shouldn't keep letting you hurt me

Em G Bm

But I do

Oh I shouldn't keep letting you hurt me

I shouldn't keep letting you hurt me

G Bm D Em

But I do

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