Can't Help Wondering Why
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[Intro: ]
E, E
Verse 1
A C#m D
I... I could have done better things
A C#m D
If someone shut my mouth or somebody clipped my wings
Pre-chorus
Bdim F#m
So many wasted evenings talking the same sweet talk
Bdim F#m F G
Always the last ones leaving, waking up when fortune's knock
Verse 2
A C#m D
I've no regrets, no I couldn't think of one
A C#m D
We both kept the road, the road that we stumbled on
Pre-chorus
Bdim F#m
You and me walking home fighting the morning light
Bdim F#m F G
Just making our way through days but making out like thieves at night
Chorus:
A C#m D
I... can't help wondering, can't help wondering why
A C#m D
I... can't help wondering, can't help wondering why
Bridge
E F
Sometimes you wake up screaming
F#m
All my life I must be dreaming
E
I've been wrong and I'm not strong
E
But I'll be the one that keeps rolling on
Solo
A, C#m, D, D, A, C#m, D, D, A, C#m, D, D, A, C#m, D, D
Pre-chorus
Bdim F#m
Born to this generation, we're never made to wait
Bdim F#m F G
Looking like fools sometimes a couple of blind men at the gate
Chorus
A C#m D
I... can't help wondering, can't help wondering why
A C#m D
I... can't help wondering, can't help wondering why
A C#m D
I... can't help wondering, can't help wondering why
A C#m D
I... can't help wondering, can't help wondering why
Outro
D, D, end on A
Bdim (use index finger to bridge over the 1st fret)
-1- -X-
-3- -3-
-1- or -1-
-3- -3-
-2- -2-
-X- -X-
How to play Can't Help Wondering Why
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.