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|./.    |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-Counts.
Intro: |    A|./.    |./.    |    B7|    E|./.    |
Verse 1:
                 E              A|    E|
THERE'S A KIND OF SADNESS IN MY MIND,
                E               A|    E|
HE CAME BACK AND I KNOW LOVE IS BLIND.
                              A|    E|
I HOPE SHE WOULD LOVE ME IN THE END,
                                A|     B|
THOUGH I KNEW SHE LIKED ME LIKE A FRIEND.
Bridge:
        C#m|./.                         |     G#m       E|     C#m|
LOOK AT ME,    LOOK AT MY FACE  WHEN I'M SAYING, THAT I NEED YOU.
./.                             |      G#m         E|           C#m|    B7|
    AND WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I'M STAYING, THEN YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.
Chorus:
                 E|       B|                   A|             B    E|    E|
WHY, WHY DON'T YOU HEAR ME, WHERE, WHERE ARE THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD.
./.            |        B|              A|           B    E|
WHY, WHY DO YOU LOVE HIM, WHY, WHY DO YOU NEED HIM SO BAD.
                           A|               A              B7|    E|
NOW I'M BACK I REALISE, THAT YOUR THE FINEST LOVE I'VE EVER HAD.
|./.    |./.    |
Verse 2:
                  E                A|    E|
THERE'S NO NEED TO SIGH NO NEED TO CRY,
                  E               A|    E|
THERE'S NO NEED TO SCREAM ANOTHER WHY.
                               A|    E|
EVEN THAT WON'T REACH HER LITTLE EARS,
                                     A|    B|
‘CAUSE SHE'S DEAF AND BLIND WHEN HE AP-PEARS.
Bridge:
        C#m|./.                         |     G#m       E|     C#m|
LOOK AT ME,    LOOK AT MY FACE  WHEN I'M SAYING, THAT I NEED YOU.
./.                             |      G#m         E|           C#m|    B7|
    AND WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I'M STAYING, THEN YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.
Chorus:
                 E|       B|                   A|             B    E|    E|
WHY, WHY DON'T YOU HEAR ME, WHERE, WHERE ARE THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD.
./.            |        B|              A|           B    E|
WHY, WHY DO YOU LOVE HIM, WHY, WHY DO YOU NEED HIM SO BAD.
                           A|               A              B7|    E|./.   |
NOW I'M BACK I REALISE, THAT YOUR THE FINEST LOVE I'VE EVER HAD.
Outro:
                 E|       B|                   A|             B    E|./.   |
WHY, WHY DON'T YOU HEAR ME, WHERE, WHERE ARE THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD.
./.            |        B|              A|           B    E|
WHY, WHY DO YOU LOVE HIM, WHY, WHY DO YOU NEED HIM SO BAD.
Fade Out:
                 E|       B|                   A|             B    E|
WHY, WHY DON'T YOU HEAR ME, WHERE, WHERE ARE THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD.

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Why

by The Cats

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C#m

G#m

|./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-Counts.

A B7 E

Intro: | |./. |./. | | |./. |

Verse 1:

E A E

| |

THERE'S A KIND OF SADNESS IN MY MIND,

E A E

| |

HE CAME BACK AND I KNOW LOVE IS BLIND.

A E

| |

I HOPE SHE WOULD LOVE ME IN THE END,

A B

| |

THOUGH I KNEW SHE LIKED ME LIKE A FRIEND.

Bridge:

C#m G#m E C#m

|./. | | |

LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT MY FACE WHEN I'M SAYING, THAT I NEED YOU.

G#m E C#m B7

./. | | | |

AND WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I'M STAYING, THEN YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.

Chorus:

E B A B E E

| | | | |

WHY, WHY DON'T YOU HEAR ME, WHERE, WHERE ARE THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD.

B A B E

./. | | | |

WHY, WHY DO YOU LOVE HIM, WHY, WHY DO YOU NEED HIM SO BAD.

A A B7 E

| | |

NOW I'M BACK I REALISE, THAT YOUR THE FINEST LOVE I'VE EVER HAD.

|./. |./. |

Verse 2:

E A E

| |

THERE'S NO NEED TO SIGH NO NEED TO CRY,

E A E

| |

THERE'S NO NEED TO SCREAM ANOTHER WHY.

A E

| |

EVEN THAT WON'T REACH HER LITTLE EARS,

A B

| |

‘CAUSE SHE'S DEAF AND BLIND WHEN HE AP-PEARS.

Bridge:

C#m G#m E C#m

|./. | | |

LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT MY FACE WHEN I'M SAYING, THAT I NEED YOU.

G#m E C#m B7

./. | | | |

AND WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I'M STAYING, THEN YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.

Chorus:

E B A B E E

| | | | |

WHY, WHY DON'T YOU HEAR ME, WHERE, WHERE ARE THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD.

B A B E

./. | | | |

WHY, WHY DO YOU LOVE HIM, WHY, WHY DO YOU NEED HIM SO BAD.

A A B7 E

| | |./. |

NOW I'M BACK I REALISE, THAT YOUR THE FINEST LOVE I'VE EVER HAD.

Outro:

E B A B E

| | | |./. |

WHY, WHY DON'T YOU HEAR ME, WHERE, WHERE ARE THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD.

B A B E

./. | | | |

WHY, WHY DO YOU LOVE HIM, WHY, WHY DO YOU NEED HIM SO BAD.

Fade Out:

E B A B E

| | | |

WHY, WHY DON'T YOU HEAR ME, WHERE, WHERE ARE THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD.

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