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Why Do You Do This To Yourself

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(Verse)
You Dstayed awake for 14 days and then you slept a weeAk
Why do you do this to yourself?D  
You Ddrank out on the fire escape until you couldn’t speakA  
Why do you do this to yourself?D  
(Chorus)
Why do you Gdo this to Dyourself?
Refusing Aany kind of Emhelp
You’re not Ghurting no one Delse, that you can Asee
Why do you Gdo this to Dyourself?
If you Aknew just how it Emfelt
You’re not Ghurting no one Delse, ‘cause you can’t Asee
(Verse 2/ Outro)
DYou’ll stay up again I’m sure, I won’t be losing Asleep
Why do you do this to Dyourself?

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Why Do You Do This To Yourself

by Evan Dando

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(Verse)

D A

You stayed awake for 14 days and then you slept a week

Why do you do this to yourself?

D A

You drank out on the fire escape until you couldn’t speak

Why do you do this to yourself?

(Chorus)

G D

Why do you do this to yourself?

A Em

Refusing any kind of help

G D A

You’re not hurting no one else, that you can see

G D

Why do you do this to yourself?

A Em

If you knew just how it felt

G D A

You’re not hurting no one else, ‘cause you can’t see

(Verse 2/ Outro)

D A

You’ll stay up again I’m sure, I won’t be losing sleep

Why do you do this to yourself?

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