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Why Does It Always Rain On Me

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[Intro]
D    Am   G    G/F#     Em7
[Verse 1]
DI can't sleep tonight 
BmEverybody saying everything's alright
Dmaj7Still I can't close my eyes
BmI'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these liGghts
Sunny Adays
GWhere have you goAne?
I Gget the straG/F#ngest feeEm7ling you Asus4belong.A  
[Chorus]
DWhy does it always rAain on me?
GIs it beG/F#cause I liEm7ed when I was seventeen?
DWhy does it always raAin on me?
GEven when the sun iG/F#s shining
Em7I can't avoid the lightning
[Verse 2]
DI can't stand myself
BmI'm being held up by invisible men
Dmaj7Still life on a shelf when
BmI got my mind on something else
GSunny daAys
GWhere have you gAone?
I Gget the strG/F#angest feEm7eling you bAsus4elong.A  
[Chorus]
DWhy does it always rAain on me?
GIs it beG/F#cause I liEm7ed when I was seventeen?
DWhy does it always raAin on me?
GEven when the sun iG/F#s shining
Em7I can't avoid the lightning
[Bridge]
BmOh, where did the bDlue skies gBmo?
And why is it rDaining so?C  C/B  Am7  
It's C/Gso coldAsus4  A  
[Verse 3]
DI can't sleep tonight 
BmEverybody saying everything's alright
Dmaj7Still I can't close my eyes
BmI'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these liGghts
Sunny Adays
GWhere have you goAne?
I Gget the straG/F#ngest feeEm7ling you beloAng.
[Chorus]
DWhy does it always rAain on me?
GIs it beG/F#cause I liEm7ed when I was seventeen?
DWhy does it always raAin on me?
GEven when the sun iG/F#s shining
Em7I can't avoid the lightning
[Bridge]
BmOh, where did the bDlue skies gBmo?
And why is it rDaining so?C  C/B  Am7  
It's C/Gso coldAsus4  A  
[Chorus]
DWhy does it always rAain on me?
GIs it beG/F#cause I liEm7ed when I was seventeen?
DWhy does it always raAin on me?
GEven when the sun iG/F#s shining
Em7I can't avoid the lightning
[Outro]
DWhy does it alwaAmys rain on Gme?G/F#  Em7  
DWhy does it alwaAmys rain oGn oG/F#oooohhEm7hhhh Don

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Why Does It Always Rain On Me

by Travis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Em7

Dmaj7

Asus4

C/B

Am7

C/G

[Intro]

D Am G G/F# Em7

[Verse 1]

I can't sleep tonight

Everybody saying everything's alright

Dmaj7

Still I can't close my eyes

Bm G

I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights

Sunny days

G A

Where have you gone?

G G/F# Em7 Asus4 A

I get the strangest feeling you belong.

[Chorus]

D A

Why does it always rain on me?

G G/F# Em7

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?

D A

Why does it always rain on me?

G G/F#

Even when the sun is shining

Em7

I can't avoid the lightning

[Verse 2]

I can't stand myself

I'm being held up by invisible men

Dmaj7

Still life on a shelf when

I got my mind on something else

G A

Sunny days

G A

Where have you gone?

G G/F# Em7 Asus4 A

I get the strangest feeling you belong.

[Chorus]

D A

Why does it always rain on me?

G G/F# Em7

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?

D A

Why does it always rain on me?

G G/F#

Even when the sun is shining

Em7

I can't avoid the lightning

[Bridge]

Bm D Bm

Oh, where did the blue skies go?

D C C/B Am7

And why is it raining so?

C/G Asus4 A

It's so cold

[Verse 3]

I can't sleep tonight

Everybody saying everything's alright

Dmaj7

Still I can't close my eyes

Bm G

I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights

Sunny days

G A

Where have you gone?

G G/F# Em7 A

I get the strangest feeling you belong.

[Chorus]

D A

Why does it always rain on me?

G G/F# Em7

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?

D A

Why does it always rain on me?

G G/F#

Even when the sun is shining

Em7

I can't avoid the lightning

[Bridge]

Bm D Bm

Oh, where did the blue skies go?

D C C/B Am7

And why is it raining so?

C/G Asus4 A

It's so cold

[Chorus]

D A

Why does it always rain on me?

G G/F# Em7

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?

D A

Why does it always rain on me?

G G/F#

Even when the sun is shining

Em7

I can't avoid the lightning

[Outro]

D Am G G/F# Em7

Why does it always rain on me?

D Am G G/F# Em7 D

Why does it always rain on ooooohhhhhh on

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