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The Question Why

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[Verse 1]
FmYour so into her, don’t want it to fall
And cBbmommon sense is out of your Fmbackdoor
You cBbmall her up but you get no Fmreply
You better Cm7start to ask Bbmyourself the FmQuestion Why
[Verse 2]
FmThe spark you lit don’t burn so bright
You Bbmlie awake cold and alone in the dead of the Fmnight
You Bbmwant to run out and you’re Fmscared to try
You better sCm7tart to ask Bbmyourself the FmQuestion Why
[Chorus]
DbNothing cheaper in this great big Cm7world than FmCheap talk
DbNothing harder than the heart you Cm7tried to Fmbreak
DbNothing new about a man looking Cm7twice at a Fmwoman
DbNothing easy about the smile I try to Cm7fake
[Guitar Solo]
Fm
Bbm     Fm
Bbm     Fm
Cm7     Bbm       Fm
Fm
Bbm     Fm
Bbm     Fm
[Verse 3]
FmThe can you picked, the web you spun 
You Bbmwonder how, was it ever Fmbegun
Your emptBbmy words, they won’t get Fmyou by
You better start to aCm7sk yourself the BbmQuestion FmWhy (Repeats and then fades with lead)

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The Question Why

by Ben Poole

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Cm7

[Verse 1]

Your so into her, don’t want it to fall

Bbm Fm

And common sense is out of your backdoor

Bbm Fm

You call her up but you get no reply

Cm7 Bbm Fm

You better start to ask yourself the Question Why

[Verse 2]

The spark you lit don’t burn so bright

Bbm Fm

You lie awake cold and alone in the dead of the night

Bbm Fm

You want to run out and you’re scared to try

Cm7 Bbm Fm

You better start to ask yourself the Question Why

[Chorus]

Db Cm7 Fm

Nothing cheaper in this great big world than Cheap talk

Db Cm7 Fm

Nothing harder than the heart you tried to break

Db Cm7 Fm

Nothing new about a man looking twice at a woman

Db Cm7

Nothing easy about the smile I try to fake

[Guitar Solo]

Bbm Fm

Cm7 Bbm Fm

Bbm Fm

[Verse 3]

The can you picked, the web you spun

Bbm Fm

You wonder how, was it ever begun

Bbm Fm

Your empty words, they won’t get you by

Cm7 Bbm Fm

You better start to ask yourself the Question Why (Repeats and then fades with lead)

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