[Lyrics for Aimee Mann – Why Must I]
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Note: for some reason this isn’t in tune… it’s *sort* of between
Ebm and em, closer to ebm… so….
Capo 1 – ebm maps to dm
Chords: fma9 xx3010
Dm c | fg
Am /g f | c g
Dmc | f g
Fma9
Dm c f g
Why must I take it so hard
Am /g f
There’s no light in the tunnel
C g
Or dog in the yard
Dm c f g
It’s my fault for wanting too much
Am/g f
Going deeper than most
C g
Getting harder to touch
F c
I’ve known days when i’d
F g
Wake up and say,
Am /g /f/e f
`the world can get along just fine.’
Dm c f g fma9
So why must I take it so hard this time.
Dm c | f g
Am /g f | c g
Why must I take it so hard – dm c | f g
Other people get by am /g f
With either bourbon or god. cg
But my world became this one boy dm c | f g
It’s the way that I’m made – am /g f
Do you think I enjoy it? c g
I’ve known days when I’d f c
Wake up and say, fg
`just live and let it all go by…’ am /g /f /e | f
So why must I take it so hard this time. dm c| f g | fma9
*** instrumental
||: dm c | f g
Am /g f| c g :||
I’ve known days when I’d f c
Wake up and say, fg
(instrumental) am f| c g | cg
Be careful of the love you find am /g f| c g | cg
*** coda:
Be careful of the love you find. am /g /f /e f | c g | g c
Oh, be careful. am /g /f /e f | c g | g c
(fade)
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