Why Oh Why Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays713

Why Oh Why by Gerry And The Pacemakers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E7, B, B7, A7 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			     Gerry and the Pacemakers 1965 
E7 played with pinkie on B string 3rd fret 

       N.C.  
Intro:< i> Foh! E7 B7 

       E7  
You passed me by 
        E7   
Oh you made me cry 
    B7        A7        B7  
Oh whyyy, oh whyyy, oh whyyy? 
       E7 
You call my name 
          E7 
You're drivin' me insane 
    B7        A7        E7 
Oh whyyy, oh whyyy, oh whyyy? 

            A7                  E7 
What is this certain thing a bout you 
               A7                    E7 
That makes my poor heart feel this wayyy 
             A7             E7  
You came along and I was captured 
        G7           B7 
That was my lucky dayyyy 

       E7 
You call my name 
          E7             
You're drivin' me insane 
    B7        A7        E7    
Oh whyyy, oh whyyy, oh whyyy? 

Solo:< i> E7 B7 A7 E7 A7 E7 A7 E7 A7 E7 G7 B7 

         E7 
Well you call my name 
           E7 
You're drivin' me insane 
     B7       A7       E7 
Oh whyyy, oh whyyy, oh whyyy? 
     B7       A7       E7  
Oh whyyy, oh whyyy, oh whyyy? 
      B7 
Oh whyyyyyy 
      A7 
Oh whyyyyyy 
      E7     E7 
Oh whyyyyyy  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante