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Mew - Why are you looking grave?
Intro:  F#M   G#M  F#M  
 EWhy are you looking gArave?
 Are you Ethinking of something to F#Msay? G#M  F#M  
 EWhy are you sitting F#Mthere?
 Are G#Myou hoping that someone will F#Mstare? G#M  F#M  
 EYour mouth is hAiding
 You've got smiling Eeyes 
 EWhy are you looking gArave? 
 Are you tG#Mhinking of something to F#Msay?G#M  F#M  
 EBe I thinking of Ayou? F#M  G#M  
 EYour mouth is hiAding
 You've got smiling Eeyes
 F#Msoftly G#Mdividing 
 F#MWhat they see in yG#Mour face F#M  
 From what you feel like inside 
C#MWho are all those who greet me? 
Does it matter if I know? 
 EYour mouth is hiAding 
 You've got joyless F#Meyes 
 Esoftly convertiAng 
 all the terrible thF#mings
 G#MThat shook up our hearts enough F#M  

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Why Are You Looking Grave

by Mew

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F#M

G#M

C#M

Mew - Why are you looking grave?

F#M G#M F#M

Intro:

E A

Why are you looking grave?

E F#M G#M F#M

Are you thinking of something to say?

E F#M

Why are you sitting there?

G#M F#M G#M F#M

Are you hoping that someone will stare?

E A

Your mouth is hiding

You've got smiling eyes

E A

Why are you looking grave?

G#M F#M G#M F#M

Are you thinking of something to say?

E A F#M G#M

Be I thinking of you?

E A

Your mouth is hiding

You've got smiling eyes

F#M G#M

softly dividing

F#M G#M F#M

What they see in your face

From what you feel like inside

C#M

Who are all those who greet me?

Does it matter if I know?

E A

Your mouth is hiding

F#M

You've got joyless eyes

E A

softly converting

F#m

all the terrible things

G#M F#M

That shook up our hearts enough

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