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[Intro]
|  Em|  F#m|   G|  F#m|    x2
|   D|  %  | %  | %   |
[Verse 1]
 EmKeep saying F#mno to her Gsince she wF#mas a baby
 EmKeep saying F#mno to her, Gnot even F#mmaybe
[Chorus]
Dwhy?  why?
[Verse 2]
 EmSay there's a F#mlimit there, Gshe can't go F#mpast that
 EmShe don't beliF#meve you, Gshe don't think that's F#mwhere it's at
[Chorus]
Dwhy?  why?
[Verse 3]
 EmSay she can't F#mchange tGhat's the way you've aF#mlways done it
 EmShe don't F#mcare about that, Gshe think you've jF#must begun it
[Chorus]
Dwhy?  why?
[Instrumental]
D5
[Verse 4]
 EmYou say it's a F#mdead old world, Gdull and unforF#mgiven
 EmI don't know F#mwhere you live Gbut you're not F#mliving
[Chorus]
Dwhy?  why?
[Verse 5]
 EmKeep saying F#mno to her Gsince she F#mwas a baby
 EmKeep saying F#mno to her, Gnot even F#mmaybe
[Chorus]
Dwhy?  why?
[Outro]
D5

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Why

by The Byrds

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F#m

[Intro]

Em F#m G F#m

| | | | | x2

| | % | % | % |

[Verse 1]

Em F#m G F#m

Keep saying no to her since she was a baby

Em F#m G F#m

Keep saying no to her, not even maybe

[Chorus]

why? why?

[Verse 2]

Em F#m G F#m

Say there's a limit there, she can't go past that

Em F#m G F#m

She don't believe you, she don't think that's where it's at

[Chorus]

why? why?

[Verse 3]

Em F#m G F#m

Say she can't change that's the way you've always done it

Em F#m G F#m

She don't care about that, she think you've just begun it

[Chorus]

why? why?

[Instrumental]

[Verse 4]

Em F#m G F#m

You say it's a dead old world, dull and unforgiven

Em F#m G F#m

I don't know where you live but you're not living

[Chorus]

why? why?

[Verse 5]

Em F#m G F#m

Keep saying no to her since she was a baby

Em F#m G F#m

Keep saying no to her, not even maybe

[Chorus]

why? why?

[Outro]

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