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Why Do You Feel So Down

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Chords used:
    Cx35553
    Dx57775
   Emx79987
    G355433
G*   x 10 12 12 12 10
   Bmx24432
[Intro]
e|--12----------12------12------12------|-14--12------14------14------14------|
B|------15--13------13------13------13--|---------15------15------15------15--|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|--15--14--12--15--14--12------14--12------------------|
B|--------------------------15----------15--13--12--13--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
or if you want to play the chords:
C  D  Em  D  C
[Verse 1]
CI can't speak and I can't lisDten
And everyone is a Ccurse or something worse
What can I say to the kid that made you
DComplaining like you were made to
When Emyou hate every Dgod I pray toC  
[Chorus]
So don't Clie to me
I Dknow I'm not as cool as I'd Glike to Bmbe
But Dwhy do you feel so Cdown, again?
I Dknow I'm not a very good GfriendBm  
DWhy do you feel so Cdown?
Sure, that's Dnot something I'd stick aGround Bmfor
DWhy do you feel so Cdown?
Oh God, I Dknow you think I'm safe and Gsound, I'm Bmnot
DWhy do you feel so Cdown?D  C  
[Verse 2]
CI've gone weak and DI'm sick of speakin'Em  
So hear me out you're the Gcure or something more
   CI think you're one of a Dkind so I'll never like myself
   EmI think you're older and wiGser so I won't let you tell
   CI think it over and oDver and hope you're thinking too
   EmI think it over and oGver and hope I'm over you
[Chorus]
So don't Clie to me
I Dknow I'm not as cool as I Gtry to Bmbe
But Dwhy do you feel so Cdown, again?
I Dknow I'm not a very good GfriendBm  
DWhy do you feel so Cdown?
I'm sure, that's Dnot something I'd stick Garound Bmfor
DWhy do you feel so Cdown?
Oh God, I Dknow you think I'm safe and Gsound, I'm Bmnot
DWhy do you feel so Cdown?
[Bridge]
         C               D         EmG*   D  
Ooh, everyone, I messed up again
         C               D             EmG*   D  
Ooh, everyone, I messed up again ohh
         C               D         EmG*   D  
Ooh, everyone, I messed up again
        C     D    EmG*   D  
Oh, everyone
COooooDoohhhEm  D  C  Bm  
[Chorus]
So don't Clie to me
I Dknow I'm not as cool as I Gtry to Bmbe
But Dwhy do you feel so Cdown, again?
I Dknow I'm not a very good GfriendBm  
DWhy do you feel so Cdown?
Sure, that's Dnot something I'd stick aGround Bmfor
DWhy do you feel so Cdown?
Oh God, I Dknow you think I'm safe and Gsound, I'm Bmnot
DWhy do you feel so Cdown?D  
Why do you Emfeel so down?G  D  

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Why Do You Feel So Down

by Declan McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords used:

x35553

x57775

x79987

355433

G* x 10 12 12 12 10

x24432

[Intro]

e|--12----------12------12------12------|-14--12------14------14------14------|

B|------15--13------13------13------13--|---------15------15------15------15--|

G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|--15--14--12--15--14--12------14--12------------------|

B|--------------------------15----------15--13--12--13--|

G|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

or if you want to play the chords:

C D Em D C

[Verse 1]

C D

I can't speak and I can't listen

And everyone is a curse or something worse

What can I say to the kid that made you

Complaining like you were made to

Em D C

When you hate every god I pray to

[Chorus]

So don't lie to me

D G Bm

I know I'm not as cool as I'd like to be

D C

But why do you feel so down, again?

D G Bm

I know I'm not a very good friend

D C

Why do you feel so down?

D G Bm

Sure, that's not something I'd stick around for

D C

Why do you feel so down?

D G Bm

Oh God, I know you think I'm safe and sound, I'm not

D C D C

Why do you feel so down?

[Verse 2]

C D Em

I've gone weak and I'm sick of speakin'

So hear me out you're the cure or something more

C D

I think you're one of a kind so I'll never like myself

Em G

I think you're older and wiser so I won't let you tell

C D

I think it over and over and hope you're thinking too

Em G

I think it over and over and hope I'm over you

[Chorus]

So don't lie to me

D G Bm

I know I'm not as cool as I try to be

D C

But why do you feel so down, again?

D G Bm

I know I'm not a very good friend

D C

Why do you feel so down?

D G Bm

I'm sure, that's not something I'd stick around for

D C

Why do you feel so down?

D G Bm

Oh God, I know you think I'm safe and sound, I'm not

D C

Why do you feel so down?

[Bridge]

C D Em D

Ooh, everyone, I messed up again

C D Em D

Ooh, everyone, I messed up again ohh

C D Em D

Ooh, everyone, I messed up again

C D Em D

Oh, everyone

C D Em D C Bm

Ooooooohhh

[Chorus]

So don't lie to me

D G Bm

I know I'm not as cool as I try to be

D C

But why do you feel so down, again?

D G Bm

I know I'm not a very good friend

D C

Why do you feel so down?

D G Bm

Sure, that's not something I'd stick around for

D C

Why do you feel so down?

D G Bm

Oh God, I know you think I'm safe and sound, I'm not

D C D

Why do you feel so down?

Em G D

Why do you feel so down?

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