Why Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays474

Why by Jamie Walters is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, G, B, Cadd9, Bm and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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16
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verse 1: 
D                A           G          A 
Would have sold my soul for you 
D                A            G              A  
Would have lived my whole life through for you 
D    A                  B            A 
Oh, blood, sweat tears for you 
                Cadd9   G      Cadd9 D 
But you're running away from me 

verse 2:  

D A G A 
Oh rebel, I see you 
D A G A 
In the morning sun 
D A B A 
I try to tell you, I'm the one 
Cadd9 G Cadd9 D 
But you're running away from me 

Pre-Chorus 

       Bm                      Fm 
And why do you keep telling me 
      G                  A 
I'm not the one I used to be 
Let me tell you why 

 
D A  G         A 
Why I'm still calling 
D A  G          A 
Why I'm still falling 
D A  G             A 
Why you keep running 
Cadd9    G      Cadd9 D 
Running away from me 

verse 3: 
D A G A 
How many times do I need to say 
(Need to say) 
D A G A 
The same thing a different way 
D A B A 
Everything I ever do is for you 
Cadd9 G Cadd9 D 
Running away from me 

verse 4: 
D A G A 
When I tell you, you're the key 
(You're the key) 
D A G A 
You're everything to me 
D A B A 
Every truth I ever knew 
Cadd9 G Cadd9 D 
But you're running away from me 

Pre-Chorus 

Bm Fm 
So, why do you keep telling me 
G A 
I'm not the one I used to be 
Let me tell you why 

 
D A G A 
Why I keep calling 
D A G A 
Why that I'm still falling 
D A B A 
Why you're still running 
Cadd9 G Cadd9 D 
Running away from me 
Cadd9 G Cadd9 D 
Running away from me 


Pre-Chorus 
Bm Fm 
So, why do you keep telling me 
G A 
I'm not the one I used to be 
Let me tell you why 

Bridge: 

G                                      A 
Tell me everything's gonna be alright but 
G             A 
I just can't spend the night because 
G                     A 
You don't feel, you don't feel 
G                     A 
You don't feel, you don't feel 
G     
You don't feel the same way I do 



D A G A 
Why I keep calling 
D A G A 
Why that I'm still falling 
D A B A 
Why you're still running 
Cadd9 G Cadd9 D 
Running away from me 

D A G A 
Why I keep calling 
D A G A 
Why that I'm still falling 
D A B A 
Why you're still running 
Cadd9 G Cadd9 D 
Running away from me 
Cadd9 G Cadd9 D 
Running away from me 
Cadd9 G Cadd9 D 
Running away from me 
    	

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