Chords for Bishop Allen - "Why I Had To Go" (Official Video)

Tempo:
69.925 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

C

D

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [G] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[D] [C]
[G] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[G] There's a narrowing, there's a shrinking, [Em] and there's a danger of overthinking.
[G] There was everybody getting tired of drinking [Em] every night.
[D] There was little left to believe in, [C] which is how I really knew I should be leaving.
[G] I should be leaving.
[Em] Now, [G] I should be leaving.
[Em]
[G] We'd be together then, we'd talk forever then, [Em] and the night of our invention it would never end.
[G] It was a party, and there was sorrow, [Em] it was impossible to picture [G] a tomorrow.
[D] It was necessity, and it was instinct, [C] and the pattern underneath it kept repeating.
[D] Kept repeating.
Kept repeating, [C] which is how I really knew I should be leaving.
I [G] should be leaving.
[Em] Now, [C] I [G] should be leaving.
[Em]
[Am] Oh, and it was everything.
[C] Oh, and it was just a way to keep from waking [G] up alone.
[Em]
Which is why [G] I had to know.
[Em]
Which is why I [D] should be leaving.
[C]
Which is why [G] I had to go.
[Em]
[G] [Em]
Am [G] I delivering?
Am I delivering?
[Em] Am I offering a blanket and a shivering?
[G] Is it a play without the passion?
[Em] Is it the endless repetition of an action?
Is [D] there a proceeding?
Or is there a process?
[C] We can get together then and say how nice it is.
[D] Is it tolerance?
Is it defense?
[C] Which is how I really knew I should be leaving.
I [G] should be leaving.
[Em] Now, I [G] should be leaving.
[Em]
[Am] Oh, and it was everything.
[C] Oh, and it was just a way to keep from waking [G] up alone.
[Em]
Which is why I [G] had to know.
[Em]
Which is why I [G] should be leaving.
[Em]
Which is why I [G] had to go.
[Em]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
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To learn Bishop Allen - Why I Had To Go chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Em, G and Em of chords. For best results, commence at 34 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 70. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] There's a narrowing, there's a shrinking, [Em] and there's a danger of overthinking.
[G] There was everybody getting tired of drinking [Em] every night. _ _
[D] There was little left to believe in, [C] which is how I really knew I should be leaving.
[G] I should be leaving.
_ _ [Em] Now, _ [G] I should be leaving.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] We'd be together then, we'd talk forever then, [Em] and the night of our invention it would never end.
[G] It was a party, and there was sorrow, [Em] it was impossible to picture [G] a tomorrow.
[D] It was necessity, and it was instinct, [C] and the pattern underneath it kept repeating.
[D] Kept repeating.
Kept repeating, [C] which is how I really knew I should be leaving.
I [G] should be leaving.
_ [Em] Now, _ [C] I [G] should be leaving.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] Oh, and it was everything.
[C] Oh, and it was just a way to keep from waking [G] up alone.
_ _ [Em] _ _
Which is why [G] I had to know.
_ _ [Em] _ _
Which is why I [D] should be leaving.
_ _ [C] _ _
Which is why [G] I had to go.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Am [G] I delivering?
Am I delivering?
[Em] Am I offering a blanket and a shivering?
[G] Is it a play without the passion?
[Em] Is it the endless repetition of an action?
Is [D] there a proceeding?
Or is there a process?
[C] We can get together then and say how nice it is.
[D] Is it tolerance?
Is it defense?
[C] Which is how I really knew I should be leaving.
I [G] should be leaving.
_ [Em] Now, _ I [G] should be leaving.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] Oh, and it was everything.
[C] Oh, and it was just a way to keep from waking [G] up alone.
_ _ [Em] _ _
Which is why I [G] had to know.
_ _ [Em] _ _
Which is why I [G] should be leaving.
_ _ [Em] _ _
Which is why I [G] had to go.
_ _ [Em] _ _

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This song finds its place within the Lights Out album.

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