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Why Must I Be Sad

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[Intro]
(riff then)
D Em F C D Em F C
[Verse]
DNo Dmaj7more Mister GmNice Gm7Guy
CI C7love the FdeadA  
DI've been Dmaj7thinking aGmbout Gm7it
Now I underCstand C7what he FsaidA  
DAsk Emme Fnow CI
DunderEmstand the Fwords that CAlice Dsaid
I Emkick the Frocks beCneath me
DI squint Emat the FsunC  
[Chorus]
DSad, Gsad, F#msad, Bmsad
EmWhy must GI be Asad?
DThe rows of GdandeF#mlions Bmgrowing Emall aF#mround me
GWhy must AI be Dsad?Em  F  C  D  Em  F  C  
[Verse 2]
DNo Dmaj7one knows thGmese tGm7hings but me and him
Cso C7I'm writFing eAverything down in a spiral notebook
Din the hopDmaj7es that onGme day Gm7other people
wiCll feeC7l as low Fas tAhis
DAsk Emme Fnow CI
DunderEmstand the Fwords that CAlice Dsaid
I Emkick the Frocks bCeneath me
DI squint Emat the FsunC  
[Chorus]
DSad, Gsad, F#msad, Bmsad
EmWhy must GI be Asad?
DThe rows of GdandeF#mlions Bmgrowing Emall aF#mround me
GWhy must AI be Dsad?Em  F  C  D  Em  F  C  
[Bridge/Verse]
DmNo Dm/Bbmore Mister Dm/BNice Dm/CGuy
BdimI    Bdim7love  Fmthe dDbead
Ddim7I've been thinEdim7king about it
Now I underDdim7stand what he F+saidA  
DAsk Emme Fnow CI
DunderEmstand the Fwords that CAlice Dsaid
I Emkick the Frocks bCeneath me
DI squint Emat the FsunC  
[Chorus]
DSad, Gsad, F#msad, Bmsad
EmWhy must GI be Asad?
DThe rows of GdandeF#mlions Bmgrowing Emall aF#mround me
GWhy must AI be Dsad?Em  F  C  D  Em  F  C  
Why must I be sad?
Why must I be sad?
Why must I be sad?
Why must I be sad?
Why must I be sad?
Why must I be sad?
Why must I be sad?

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Why Must I Be Sad

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Gm7

F#m

Dm/Bb

Dm/B

Dm/C

Bdim

Bdim7

Ddim7

Edim7

F+

[Intro]

(riff then)

D Em F C D Em F C

[Verse]

D Dmaj7 Gm Gm7

No more Mister Nice Guy

C C7 F A

I love the dead

D Dmaj7 Gm Gm7

I've been thinking about it

C C7 F A

Now I understand what he said

D Em F C

Ask me now I

D Em F C D

understand the words that Alice said

Em F C

I kick the rocks beneath me

D Em F C

I squint at the sun

[Chorus]

D G F#m Bm

Sad, sad, sad, sad

Em G A

Why must I be sad?

D G F#m Bm Em F#m

The rows of dandelions growing all around me

G A D Em F C D Em F C

Why must I be sad?

[Verse 2]

D Dmaj7 Gm Gm7

No one knows these things but me and him

C C7 F A

so I'm writing everything down in a spiral notebook

D Dmaj7 Gm Gm7

in the hopes that one day other people

C C7 F A

will feel as low as this

D Em F C

Ask me now I

D Em F C D

understand the words that Alice said

Em F C

I kick the rocks beneath me

D Em F C

I squint at the sun

[Chorus]

D G F#m Bm

Sad, sad, sad, sad

Em G A

Why must I be sad?

D G F#m Bm Em F#m

The rows of dandelions growing all around me

G A D Em F C D Em F C

Why must I be sad?

[Bridge/Verse]

Dm Dm/Bb Dm/B Dm/C

No more Mister Nice Guy

Bdim Bdim7 Fm Db

I love the dead

Ddim7 Edim7

I've been thinking about it

Ddim7 F+ A

Now I understand what he said

D Em F C

Ask me now I

D Em F C D

understand the words that Alice said

Em F C

I kick the rocks beneath me

D Em F C

I squint at the sun

[Chorus]

D G F#m Bm

Sad, sad, sad, sad

Em G A

Why must I be sad?

D G F#m Bm Em F#m

The rows of dandelions growing all around me

G A D Em F C D Em F C

Why must I be sad?

About Why Must I Be Sad Chords by They Might Be Giants

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