Why? Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays401

Why? by Jacob Whitesides is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Am and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G      Am Em                         G 
 Invisible, you saw right through me 
                 Am  Em                    G 
 Like a wrecking ball, the impact threw me 
      Am             Em                         G 
 I know where I went wrong, thinking you need saving 
      Am        Em 
 I knew it all along, I'm the loose wheel shaking 

 G   Am Em 
 Why we try 
                      G   Am Em 
 You got me wondering why we try 
G              Am  Em 
 We can't keep changing 
                      G   Am Em 
 You got me wondering why we try 

G       Am Em                                G 
 Invincible, you still shot right through me 
        Am Em                      G 
 Unsinkable, but I'm drowning quickly 
      Am             Em                         G 
 I know where I went wrong, thinking you need saving 
      Am        Em 
 I knew it all along, now I'm overthinking 

 G   Am Em 
 Why we try 
                      G   Am Em 
 You got me wondering why we try 
G              Am  Em 
 We can't keep changing 
                      G   Am Em 
 You got me wondering why we try 

                                     G      Am  Em 
 So how did we get here? Where do we go now? 

 G  Am  Em 

 G               Am   Em 
 Why, you got me wondering 
 G               Am   Em 
 Why, you got me wondering 

 G   Am Em 
 Why we try 
                      G   Am Em 
 You got me wondering why we try 
G              Am  Em 
 We can't keep changing 
                      G   Am Em 
 You got me wondering why we try 

 You got me wondering 

( G  Am  Em ) 
( G  Am  Em ) 
  
G           Am   Em 
 You got me wondering 
  G  Am  Em 
 You got me wondering 
    	

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.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante