Why Me Chords

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Why Me by Blake Shelton is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, B7, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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16
Speed
  			
Intro:  
G  D B7  Em  C 

verse 1 
     G                                    D 
I'm a rebel, I've been on a dance with the devil 
              B7         Em 
So how'd I get up on your level 
                         C 
You're an angel sent from heaven down to me 

verse 2 
                    G                               D 
I'm rough around the edges, you're a snapshot of perfection 
                    B7        Em 
I was heading in the wrong direction, I was reckless 
   C 
Now I just got one question 
 
   G 
Why me, out of everybody baby 
   D                                      B7 
Why me, you could have picked anybody 
   Em                         C 
Why me, when I see you looking at me, I gotta ask 
          G 
What did I do 
                                        D 
To get to be the one you gave your heart to 
                        B7 
Walk up in a party on my arm 
Em 
Who would have thought 
                       C                             G     D 
You would wanna wake up every day beside me, baby why me 

verse 3 
          G                                D 
I remember night one looking around for the right one 
                   B7          Em 
Saw you sitting there said what I'm done 
                      C 
And I walked over even though you're out of my league 

verse 4 
        G 
You were diamonds in the sky, I was... 
          D                                B7 
You're all-American pretty, I'm a one horse town 
Em 
First smile you gave me I was thinking it then 
   C 
And I'm still thinking it now 

   G 
Why me, out of everybody baby 
   D                                      B7 
Why me, you could have picked anybody 
   Em                         C 
Why me, when I see you looking at me, I gotta ask 
          G 
What did I do 
                                        D 
To get to be the one you gave your heart to 
                        B7 
Walk up in a party on my arm 
Em 
Who would have thought 
                       C                             G     D 
You would wanna wake up every day beside me, baby why me 
           B7  Em            C 
Yeah, baby, why me, baby, why me 

Bridge 
      G 
Why me, what did I do right 
  D                        B7 
Why me, kissing you goodnight 
 Em 
You say you'll never let me go 
       C 
Oh it's crazy girl I guess I'll never know 

   G 
Why me, out of everybody baby 
   D                                      B7 
Why me, you could have picked anybody 
   Em                         C 
Why me, when I see you looking at me, I gotta ask 
          G 
What did I do 
                                        D 
To get to be the one you gave your heart to 
                        B7 
Walk up in a party on my arm 
Em 
Who would have thought 
                       C                             G     D 
You would wanna wake up every day beside me, baby why me 
         B7    Em            C     G  D 
Yeah, baby, why me, baby, why me 
   B7    Em            C     G 
Baby, why me, baby, why me 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante