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[Refrain]
BmI don’t Bm/Aknow if Bm/Gthis is Bm/F#happening to you 
BmI don’t Bm/Aknow if Bm/Gthis couBm/F#ld happen to me
BmAnd if iBm/At could, Bm/Gwould I Bm/F#want to know?
BmAnd if iBm/At did, wBm/Gould I kBm/F#now?
G A
[Verse 1]
BmYou liveBm/Ad your lBm/Gife like Bm/F#an immortal
BmNothing Bm/Acould evBm/Ger happeBm/F#n to you
Bmnothing Bm/Acould evBm/Ger happeBm/F#n to me
Bmand when Bm/Ait doesBm/G, it’s nBm/F#ot about me
[Verse 2]
BmWhen youBm/Ar twenty Bm/G#nothing Bm/Gwill harm you
Bmwhen youBm/Ar twenty Bm/Glife is Bm/F#infinite
Bmnothing Bm/Ato worry Bm/G#about, Bm/Gnothing to get through
Bmuntil suBm/Addenly iBm/Gt’s defiBmnite 
[Verse 3]
GOne day Ghe will Atell youA  
Gnothing’Gs wrong, Aget on Awith your life
GOr what Ghe will Atell you A  
Gwill hurGt you liAke a bluBmnt knife ….Bm.Bm  Bm  A  
[Bridge]
DThere’s nothing Emyou can do, but Gto bear F#every phase
Bmmakes you sick aEmnd ill, these wiGll be liF#ke never-ending days
BmBut one day you Emwill overcome, IG’m prettF#y sure sis
Bmwe will look bacEmk and we will reGminisceF#  
BmWe’ll watch the Empictures of your Gsick heF#ad beautifully decorated 
Bmwith tEmhis cheerful hatG  F#  
[Instrumental]
Bm Em7 G  F#7
Bm Bm Em Em
A7 A7
[refain]
Dm7I don’t Dm7/Cknow if this Dm7/Bbis happening to Dm7/Ayou        
Dm7I don’t Dm7/Cknow if this Dm7/Bbcould happen to Dm7/Ame
Dm7And if iDm7/Ct could, wouDm7/Bbld I want to knoDm7/Aw?
Dm7And if iDm7/Ct did, would Dm7/BbI know?    Dm7/A  
[Outro]
Dm D Bb A
Dm C Bb A
Gm Gm A7 A7
Gm Gm A7 A7
Dm

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Why

by CARO.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/A

Bm/G

Bm/F#

Bm/G#

Em7

F#7

Dm7

Dm7/C

Dm7/Bb

Dm7/A

[Refrain]

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

I don’t know if this is happening to you

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

I don’t know if this could happen to me

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

And if it could, would I want to know?

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

And if it did, would I know?

G A

[Verse 1]

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

You lived your life like an immortal

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

Nothing could ever happen to you

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

nothing could ever happen to me

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

and when it does, it’s not about me

[Verse 2]

Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G

When your twenty nothing will harm you

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#

when your twenty life is infinite

Bm Bm/A Bm/G# Bm/G

nothing to worry about, nothing to get through

Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm

until suddenly it’s definite

[Verse 3]

G G A A

One day he will tell you

G G A A

nothing’s wrong, get on with your life

G G A A

Or what he will tell you

G G A Bm Bm Bm Bm A

will hurt you like a blunt knife …..

[Bridge]

D Em G F#

There’s nothing you can do, but to bear every phase

Bm Em G F#

makes you sick and ill, these will be like never-ending days

Bm Em G F#

But one day you will overcome, I’m pretty sure sis

Bm Em G F#

we will look back and we will reminisce

Bm Em G F#

We’ll watch the pictures of your sick head beautifully decorated

Bm Em G F#

with this cheerful hat

[Instrumental]

Bm Em7 G F#7

Bm Bm Em Em

A7 A7

[refain]

Dm7 Dm7/C Dm7/Bb Dm7/A

I don’t know if this is happening to you

Dm7 Dm7/C Dm7/Bb Dm7/A

I don’t know if this could happen to me

Dm7 Dm7/C Dm7/Bb Dm7/A

And if it could, would I want to know?

Dm7 Dm7/C Dm7/Bb Dm7/A

And if it did, would I know?

[Outro]

Dm D Bb A

Dm C Bb A

Gm Gm A7 A7

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