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Why – Secondhand Serenade
You can tune B up to C if you want,but it's not necessary.
UPDATE: The real chords are G, C, D, and Em, so if you're going to play and acoustic 
version, those chords sounds better, but if it's a cover with piano and electric guitar... 
the fifths, gives more energy to the song, in my opinion. You can also alternate
e G- C- D- E-  G3 C- D2 Em-
B - - - -  3 1 3 -
G - 5 7 -  0 0 2 0
D 5 5 7 2  0 2 0 2
A 5 3 5 2  2 3 - 2
E 3 - - 0  3 - - 0
[Intro] 
G
[Verse]
The buttons on my phone are worn tChinD  
GI don't think that I knew the chaos CI was getting Din.
But I've bEmroken all my Dpromises to yCou
EmI've broken all my pDromises to Cyou.D  
[Chorus]
GWhy do you Cdo this to mEme?D  
GWhy do you Cdo this Emso easilDy?
GYou make it hard to smiCle because
You Emmake it hard to brDeathe
GWhy do you Cdo this to mEme?D  
EmTo mDe..
[Verse]
GA phrasing that's a single tear,
CIis harder than DI ever feared
GAnd you were left feeling so aloCne.D  
Because Emthese days aren't Deasy
Like they hCave been once Dbefore
EmThese days areDn't easy aCnymore.D  
[Chorus]
GWhy do you Cdo this to mEme?D  
GWhy do you Cdo this Emso easilDy?
GYou make it hard to smiCle because
You Emmake it hard to brDeathe
GWhy do you Cdo this to mEme?D  
EmTo mDe, to Emme, Dto Emme..D  
[Bridge]
GI should've known this wasn't real
DAnd fought it off and fought to feel
EmWhat matters most? Everything
CThat you feel while listening to eveGry word that I sing.
DI promise you I will bring yoEmu home
I will bring Cyou home.
[Chorus]
GWhy do you Cdo this to mEme?D  
GWhy do you Cdo this Emso easilDy?
GYou make it hard to smiCle because
You Emmake it hard to brDeathe
GWhy do you Cdo this to mEme?D  
EmTo meD..
GWhy do you Cdo this to mEme?D  
GWhy do you Cdo this Emso easilDy?
GYou make it hard to smiCle because
You Emmake it hard to brDeathe
GWhy do you Cdo this to mEme?D  
EmTo mDe, to Emme, Dto Emme..D  

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Why – Secondhand Serenade

You can tune B up to C if you want,but it's not necessary.

UPDATE: The real chords are G, C, D, and Em, so if you're going to play and acoustic

version, those chords sounds better, but if it's a cover with piano and electric guitar...

the fifths, gives more energy to the song, in my opinion. You can also alternate

G C D E G C D Em

e - - - - 3 - 2 -

B - - - - 3 1 3 -

G - 5 7 - 0 0 2 0

D 5 5 7 2 0 2 0 2

A 5 3 5 2 2 3 - 2

E 3 - - 0 3 - - 0

[Intro]

[Verse]

C D

The buttons on my phone are worn thin

G C D

I don't think that I knew the chaos I was getting in.

Em D C

But I've broken all my promises to you

Em D C D

I've broken all my promises to you.

[Chorus]

G C Em D

Why do you do this to me?

G C Em D

Why do you do this so easily?

G C

You make it hard to smile because

Em D

You make it hard to breathe

G C Em D

Why do you do this to me?

Em D

To me..

[Verse]

A phrasing that's a single tear,

C D

Iis harder than I ever feared

G C D

And you were left feeling so alone.

Em D

Because these days aren't easy

C D

Like they have been once before

Em D C D

These days aren't easy anymore.

[Chorus]

G C Em D

Why do you do this to me?

G C Em D

Why do you do this so easily?

G C

You make it hard to smile because

Em D

You make it hard to breathe

G C Em D

Why do you do this to me?

Em D Em D Em D

To me, to me, to me..

[Bridge]

I should've known this wasn't real

And fought it off and fought to feel

What matters most? Everything

C G

That you feel while listening to every word that I sing.

D Em

I promise you I will bring you home

I will bring you home.

[Chorus]

G C Em D

Why do you do this to me?

G C Em D

Why do you do this so easily?

G C

You make it hard to smile because

Em D

You make it hard to breathe

G C Em D

Why do you do this to me?

Em D

To me..

G C Em D

Why do you do this to me?

G C Em D

Why do you do this so easily?

G C

You make it hard to smile because

Em D

You make it hard to breathe

G C Em D

Why do you do this to me?

Em D Em D Em D

To me, to me, to me..

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