Why Not Me
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Intro
G C D G
e|-33--3s7-5-3---------------2h3-2-0h2-3-------------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-1--3------------0-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------2-----------0-------------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2--0--0----------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-33--3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
G C D G
e|-33--3s7-5-3------------------2h3-2-0h2-3----------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-0h1---3------------0----------------------|
G|----0-----------------------2-----------0----------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2-----0--0----------0----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-33--3----------------------------------3----------------------|
verse 1
G C
Why you with your long brown hair flowing
D G
And you with your fresh tattooed skin
G C
And you from the western Virginia
D G
That you’ll never get to see again
verse 2
G C
As darkness descended the desert
D G
And a bad actor starred in his play
G C
Why you from Tennessee did life capture
D G
And me from Tennessee get away
[Refrão]
C G
And when the morning sun hit the mountains
C D Em
And a glorious still calmed the breeze
C D G
I asked the God of all knowing wisdom
C D G
Why you and why not me?
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Break
G C D
e|-33--3s7-5-3---------------2h3-2-0h2-3-------------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-1--3------------0-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------2-----------0-------------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2--0--0----------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-33--3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
G C D
e|-33--3s7-5-3------------------2h3-2-0h2-3----------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-0h11--3------------0----------------------|
G|----0-----------------------2-----------0----------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2-----0--0----------0----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-33--3----------------------------------3----------------------|
verse 3
G C
Yeah the lord is my refuge and fortress
D G
My god with whom I trust
G C
But I’ll never know why the wicked
D G
Gets to prey on the best of us
verse 4
G C
Why you full of life and promise
D G
At the top of your lungs so loud
G C
My songs that you sang so sweetly will ring
D G
In my ears forever now
[Refrão]
C G
And when the morning sun hit the mountains
C D Em
And a glorious still calmed the breeze
C D G
I asked the God of all knowing wisdom
C D G
Why you and why not me?
C G
And every morning when the sun hits the mountain
C D Em
And a glorious still calms the breeze
C D G
I’ll ask the god of my salvation
C D G
Why you and why not me?
C D G
Why you and why not me?
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Outro
G C D
e|-33--3s7-5-3---------------2h3-2-0h2-3-------------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-1--3------------0-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------2-----------0-------------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2--0--0----------0-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-33--3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
G C D
e|-33--3s7-5-3------------------2h3-2-0h2-3----------------------|
B|---0---------1-----1-0h11--3------------0----------------------|
G|----0-----------------------2-----------0----------------------|
D|--------------0h2-2-2-----0--0----------0----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|-33--3----------------------------------3----------------------|
How to play Why Not Me
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.