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[Intro]
 D   E   F#m   C#mx 3
D A Bm
[Verse]
F#mI said C#mwhy, Bmdid ya ever even try?
Ainfiltrate but never fFind
Just fallin’ slowly, You left me so damn lonely
F#mTry stC#meppin’ back to when we rhBmymed
AMaybe recreate the tiFmes
FYou were shy but happy
And we were fine and dandy
BmHere C#mwe are aF#mgain, oh
BmBut backseat C#mlove don't move me
FI’m just far too choosy.
[Chorus]
DStop, drop, go through, opEen up the letter
F#mDon’t you want C#mto make it any better
DBaby dAon’t you F#mever wondeC#mr why
DBack up, it’s not thEat I think you're clever
F#mI just know tC#mhat we could do much better
DBaby, dAon’t you ever wonder Bmwhy
C#mI was never by your F#mside
[Verse]
F#mSigh, tC#make a deep breath and rewBmind
ABite your tongue and let it sFlide
Got to see a doctor Maybe that will shock ya
F#mLove don’t C#mdie, no
BmEspecially when it penetrates aAnd leaves you blind
FAnd shaking mad and reckless Got you feeling breathless
GHere we go agAain, oh
GThe backseat lFove don’t move me
I’m just way too choosy
I’m just way too choosy
[Chorus]
DStop, drop, go through, oEpen up the letter
F#mDon’t you want to C#mmake it any better
DBaby dAon’t you F#mever wonder C#mwhy
DBack up, it’s not that EI think you're clever
F#mI just know that we cC#mould do much better
DBaby, Adon’t you ever wonder wBmhy
C#mI was never by your F#mside

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Wonder Why

by Julian Perretta

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

D E F#m C#m

x 3

D A Bm

[Verse]

F#m C#m Bm

I said why, did ya ever even try?

A F

infiltrate but never find

Just fallin’ slowly, You left me so damn lonely

F#m C#m Bm

Try steppin’ back to when we rhymed

A F

Maybe recreate the times

You were shy but happy

And we were fine and dandy

Bm C#m F#m

Here we are again, oh

Bm C#m

But backseat love don't move me

I’m just far too choosy.

[Chorus]

D E

Stop, drop, go through, open up the letter

F#m C#m

Don’t you want to make it any better

D A F#m C#m

Baby don’t you ever wonder why

D E

Back up, it’s not that I think you're clever

F#m C#m

I just know that we could do much better

D A Bm

Baby, don’t you ever wonder why

C#m F#m

I was never by your side

[Verse]

F#m C#m Bm

Sigh, take a deep breath and rewind

A F

Bite your tongue and let it slide

Got to see a doctor Maybe that will shock ya

F#m C#m

Love don’t die, no

Bm A

Especially when it penetrates and leaves you blind

And shaking mad and reckless Got you feeling breathless

G A

Here we go again, oh

G F

The backseat love don’t move me

I’m just way too choosy

[Chorus]

D E

Stop, drop, go through, open up the letter

F#m C#m

Don’t you want to make it any better

D A F#m C#m

Baby don’t you ever wonder why

D E

Back up, it’s not that I think you're clever

F#m C#m

I just know that we could do much better

D A Bm

Baby, don’t you ever wonder why

C#m F#m

I was never by your side

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