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Understand Why

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*For studio version, play standard tuning, no capo. For live acoustic version, play half-step down.*
[Intro]
G[Verse 1]
GI wish I had a third floor motel room
GOn the dark side of the moon
Up Cthere with the satellites in the sGky
If you kDnew anything about hCer, you'd understand wGhy
GI used to believe in love
GAnd all that forever stuff
But Cnow I'm startin' to think it was one biGg lie
If you knDew anything hCer, you'd understand wGhy
[Chorus]
SChe's a seawall on the coast in stormy weaGther
SChe's that C22, go-to jukebox sGong
I Amhad small town dreams of us togGether
BuEmt now she's goneD  
[Verse 2]
GI don't dance with 90 proof
GOr smoke weed like I used to
But riCght now I sure could use the hGigh
If you knDew anything about hCer, you'd understand wGhy, yeah
[Instrumental break]
D*, C*, G  
D*, C*, G  
C, G, D, C, G
[Chorus]
Yeah she's that seCawall on the coast in stormy wGeather
She's that CC22, go-to jukebox soGng
AmI had small town dreams of us toGgether
But now shEme's goneD  
[Outro]
GI wish I had a third floor motel room
GOn the dark side of the moon
Up thCere with the satellites in the Gsky
If you kDnew anything about hCer, you'd understand Gwhy
If you kDnew anything about hCerCm  
You'd undGerstand why

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Understand Why

by Cody Johnson

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Chords in this song · guitar

*For studio version, play standard tuning, no capo. For live acoustic version, play half-step down.*

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I wish I had a third floor motel room

On the dark side of the moon

C G

Up there with the satellites in the sky

D C G

If you knew anything about her, you'd understand why

I used to believe in love

And all that forever stuff

C G

But now I'm startin' to think it was one big lie

D C G

If you knew anything her, you'd understand why

[Chorus]

C G

She's a seawall on the coast in stormy weather

C G

She's that C22, go-to jukebox song

Am G

I had small town dreams of us together

Em D

But now she's gone

[Verse 2]

I don't dance with 90 proof

Or smoke weed like I used to

C G

But right now I sure could use the high

D C G

If you knew anything about her, you'd understand why, yeah

[Instrumental break]

D C G

*, *,

D C G

*, *,

C, G, D, C, G

[Chorus]

C G

Yeah she's that seawall on the coast in stormy weather

C G

She's that C22, go-to jukebox song

Am G

I had small town dreams of us together

Em D

But now she's gone

[Outro]

I wish I had a third floor motel room

On the dark side of the moon

C G

Up there with the satellites in the sky

D C G

If you knew anything about her, you'd understand why

D C Cm

If you knew anything about her

You'd understand why

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