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[Verse 1]
D5Now I know
A5How it feels
B5To live a lieG5  
D5Reject me
A5Second guess me
B5Stun me to the grouG5nd
[Pre-Chorus]
D5And I started with the ‘Hello’
A5Let me take it slow
B5But now I feel you G5left with ‘glee’
D5I’m feeling solo
A5Is this how it goes
B5Is this how its G5meant to be
[Chorus]
D5Why can’t I A5be happy
B5Why am I stuck in this G5life
D5Now I see A5what it means
B5When you say G5goodbye
B5And I can't ask why
[Verse 2]
D5Now it's clear
A5That all this
B5Would turn out to G5be
D5I'm down the bottom
A5Of an ocean
B5My feet in concreG5te
[Pre-Chorus]
D5Now it’s time to say my farewell
A5But how did that go
B5A bunch of people G5laughing at me
D5You couldn’t help me
A5Now I can finally see
B5Why people say ‘G5be weary’
[Chorus]
D5Why can’t I A5be happy
B5Why am I stuck in this G5life
D5Now I see A5what it means
B5When you say G5goodbye
B5And I can't ask why
[Bridge]
D5Spun your web
A5Left me in it
B5Now its time for me
G5To be set free
D5All the things you said
A5Said you really cared
B5How much of a liar can you G5be
[Breakdown]
D5Now I know
A5How it feels
B5To live a G5lie
[Outro]
D5Now I see A5what it means
B5When you say G5goodbye
D5Why can’t I A5be happy
B5Why am I stuck in this G5life
D5Now I see A5what it means
B5When you say G5goodbye
B5And I can't ask D5why

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Why

by Catnip Kaiser

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[Verse 1]

Now I know

How it feels

B5 G5

To live a lie

Reject me

Second guess me

B5 G5

Stun me to the ground

[Pre-Chorus]

And I started with the ‘Hello’

Let me take it slow

B5 G5

But now I feel you left with ‘glee’

I’m feeling solo

Is this how it goes

B5 G5

Is this how its meant to be

[Chorus]

D5 A5

Why can’t I be happy

B5 G5

Why am I stuck in this life

D5 A5

Now I see what it means

B5 G5

When you say goodbye

And I can't ask why

[Verse 2]

Now it's clear

That all this

B5 G5

Would turn out to be

I'm down the bottom

Of an ocean

B5 G5

My feet in concrete

[Pre-Chorus]

Now it’s time to say my farewell

But how did that go

B5 G5

A bunch of people laughing at me

You couldn’t help me

Now I can finally see

B5 G5

Why people say ‘be weary’

[Chorus]

D5 A5

Why can’t I be happy

B5 G5

Why am I stuck in this life

D5 A5

Now I see what it means

B5 G5

When you say goodbye

And I can't ask why

[Bridge]

Spun your web

Left me in it

Now its time for me

To be set free

All the things you said

Said you really cared

B5 G5

How much of a liar can you be

[Breakdown]

Now I know

How it feels

B5 G5

To live a lie

[Outro]

D5 A5

Now I see what it means

B5 G5

When you say goodbye

D5 A5

Why can’t I be happy

B5 G5

Why am I stuck in this life

D5 A5

Now I see what it means

B5 G5

When you say goodbye

B5 D5

And I can't ask why

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