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Miss Saigon - Why God Why

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[Intro]
Fmaj7   Cmaj7
[Verse]
Fmaj7
Why does Saigon never sleep at night? 
Cmaj7
Why does this girl smell of orange trees?
Fmaj7
How can I feel good when nothing's right?
Em
Why is she cool when there is no breeze?
   Dm
Vietnam 
                               Dm
You don't give answers, do you friend? 
G                                  F/G  G
Just questions that don't ever end 
[Chorus]
C   Cmaj7 Am/C  C
Why God? Why today? 
Am      Am7          F/A    Am
I'm all through here, on my way 
        Dm
There's nothing left here that I'll miss 
    F/G                      G
Why send me now a night like this? 
[Verse]
Fmaj7
Who is the girl in this rusty bed? 
Cmaj7
Why am I back in a filthy room? 
Fmaj7
Why is her voice ringing in my head? 
Em
Why am I high on her cheap perfume? 
   Dm
Vietnam 
                          Dm
Hey look I mean you no offense 
G                                F/G  G
But why does nothing here make sense? 
[Chorus]
C   Cmaj7 Am/C     C
Why God? Show your hand 
Am        Am7    F/A    Am
Why can't one guy understand? 
Dm
I've been with girls who knew much more 
F/G                      G
I never felt confused before 
[Verse]
Eb  Ebmaj7 Cm/Eb      Eb
Why me? What's your plan? 
Cm      Cm7      Ab/C     Cm
I can't help her, no one can 
  Ab                Cm/F
I liked my mem'ries as they were 
    Bbsus            Bb
But now I'll leave rememb'ring her 
[Instrumental]
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Ebmaj7 Db Gb Gb Ab Gb/Ab Ab
[Verse]
Db
When I went home before 
Dbmaj7
No one talked of the war 
Bb/Db
What they knew from TV 
Db5                    Fm
Didn't have a thing to do with me 
Fm/Eb
Db
I went back and re-upped 
Dbmaj7
Sure Saigon is corrupt 
Bb/Db
It felt better to be 
Db5                  Bb7
Here driving for the embassy 
Ebm11
'Cause here if you can pull a string 
Absus
A guy like me lives like a king 
Ab                        A
Just as long as you don't believe anything 
[Instrumental]
D D/C G/B Bb
[Chorus]
D/A F#m/A Bm/A    D/A
Why God? Why this face? 
Bm        Bm7  G/B      Bm
Why such beauty in this place? 
  Bm/E              Em
I liked my mem'ries as they were
    Asus             A         G/A
But now I'll leave rememb'ring her 
     D
Just her
[Outro]
Bm G Gmaj7 D

Miss Saigon - Why God Why chords and lyrics

Free chords for Miss Saigon - Why God Why by Misc Musicals. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Fmaj7   Cmaj7
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Instrumental]
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Ebmaj7 Db Gb Gb Ab Gb/Ab Ab
[Verse]
Fm/Eb
[Instrumental]
D D/C G/B Bb
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Bm G Gmaj7 D

Miss Saigon - Why God Why Chords by Misc Musicals

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