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Why Oh Why Oh Why

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[Capo Fret 1] - Key Ab
[Verse 1]
GWhy is it D7you must be Gso very Ccruel to me
GIn order Dto be GkindC  D  
[Verse 2]
GWhy when I Dhold you close
GDo you iCnsist your toes
GAre being stood Don by Gmine
BmWhy when I kiss your Bm7lips
Do you E7astound me
AmSaying that you won't put
Am7Your arms D7around me
FNo one should be that E7cold
Am7What ever ive done
Surely Amive a right to Dknow
Oh Bmwhy Emoh Am7why D7oh Gwhy
[Verse 3]
GWhy is it D7ev'ry Gtime we
GVisit fCriends of Gmine
GYou never D7want to GgoC  D  
[Verse 4]
GWhy when I'm Dfeeling Ggood
GYou act as iCf I should Gbe
At an Dall time lGow
BmWhy after all these Bm7years
Weve been E7together
AmMust you behave as Am7if we'd hardly D7ever
FSpoken let alone E7met it seAm7ems that you're
Happy as Amlong as I'm Dupset
Oh Bmwhy Em7oh Am7why D7oh Cwhy
CIs it that you D7don't love me oh Bm7why
Have you just had E7enough of me
Oh Am7why do I always have to Amcry
Myself to oo Fsleep seven days a D7week
[Interlude]
GLa la Dla lGa la Cla Gla.D.. x 2
[Verse 5]
BmWhy in the name of God
Are you so E7angry
AmCould it be that you can
Am7No longer D7stand me Ftell me and i will E7go
[Outro]
You're bAmreaking my heart
Just in case you didn't D7know
Oh Bm7why Emoh Am7why D7oh Gwhy.C  
oh Am7why. D7oh Bm7why. Em7oh Am7why.
D7oh whyG  
G Gm Gm7 C G
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