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WHY SO SAD by THE MANIC STREET PREACHERS
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
 AThings get clear when I feel Bmfree
 C#mWhen what happens next comes easDily
 EWhen gentle hands give life to F#mme
When your Aeyes fill with Ctiny teAars
[Verse 2]
 AWhen I'm this still you were my Bmlife
(When I'm this still you were my C#mlife)
So at ease in the midnight Dsky
(So at ease in the midnight Esky)
My insides will look like F#mwar
(My insides will look like war)
ParaAlysed except Cthrough my thoAughts
[Chorus]
 F#mSo why so sad
 C#mYou live and you love
 F#mSo why so sad
Dependent C#mon aboveCm  
 BmSearching for Ethe dead sea scrolls
So Gwhy, so F#why so sad
[Verse 3]
 AMy smile as real as a hyeBmna's
(My smile as real as a hyeC#mna's)
Burns an express-way to my Dskull
(Burns an express-way to my Eskull)
But I'll stick myself toF#mgether again
Spirit Aso low that I Cno longer preAtend
[Chorus]
 F#mSo why so sad
 C#mYou live and you love
 F#mSo why so sad
Dependent C#mon aboveCm  
 BmSearching for Ethe dead sea scrolls
So Gwhy, so F#why so sad
[Instrumental]
D G
D G
A C Bb
[Chorus]
 F#mSo why so sad
 C#mYou live and you love
 F#mSo why so sad
Dependent C#mon aboveCm  
 BmSearching for Ethe dead sea scrolls
So Gwhy, so F#why so sad
So Gwhy, so F#why so sad
So Gwhy, so F#why so sad
So Gwhy, so F#why so sad

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Why So Sad

by Manic Street Preachers

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C#m

F#m

WHY SO SAD by THE MANIC STREET PREACHERS

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A Bm

Things get clear when I feel free

C#m D

When what happens next comes easily

E F#m

When gentle hands give life to me

A C A

When your eyes fill with tiny tears

[Verse 2]

A Bm

When I'm this still you were my life

C#m

(When I'm this still you were my life)

So at ease in the midnight sky

(So at ease in the midnight sky)

F#m

My insides will look like war

(My insides will look like war)

A C A

Paralysed except through my thoughts

[Chorus]

F#m

So why so sad

C#m

You live and you love

F#m

So why so sad

C#m Cm

Dependent on above

Bm E

Searching for the dead sea scrolls

G F#

So why, so why so sad

[Verse 3]

A Bm

My smile as real as a hyena's

C#m

(My smile as real as a hyena's)

Burns an express-way to my skull

(Burns an express-way to my skull)

F#m

But I'll stick myself together again

A C A

Spirit so low that I no longer pretend

[Chorus]

F#m

So why so sad

C#m

You live and you love

F#m

So why so sad

C#m Cm

Dependent on above

Bm E

Searching for the dead sea scrolls

G F#

So why, so why so sad

[Instrumental]

D G

A C Bb

[Chorus]

F#m

So why so sad

C#m

You live and you love

F#m

So why so sad

C#m Cm

Dependent on above

Bm E

Searching for the dead sea scrolls

G F#

So why, so why so sad

G F#

So why, so why so sad

G F#

So why, so why so sad

G F#

So why, so why so sad

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