Eric Benet - Why You Follow Me Chords

Tempo:
95.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

Fm

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Benet - Why You Follow Me chords
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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[A]
[Cm] La, la, la, la, [Fm] la, la, la, la, la, la.
[D] La, la, la, la, la, [G] la, la, la, la, la, la.
[Cm]
[G] He's been for all my [Fm] life.
I would [D] not deny.
[G] Like brothers in [Gm] my mind.
[Gm] He's treasure [Fm] of his heart.
Miracle [Dm] of his heart.
[G] I the [C] midnight [Cm] star.
[C] [Bbm] I've been tempted by [Fm] forbidden love before.
[D] But why must she [G] be everything [D] that I've been [Cm] praying for?
[C] Now, [E] this burning in [Fm] my heart will I ignore
[D] when I know that she'll be knocking [G] at my door?
[Cm] Hey, why you messing with my feelings?
Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] I can be the [G] sanctuary.
[B] Why you [Cm] follow me?
Turn away from your desire.
Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] Don't be playing [G] with this fire.
Why you [Cm] follow me?
[G] Oh, yeah, yeah, [Gm] yeah.
[G]
[Cm] Now she's dancing [Fm] in the night.
[Fm] Her body's the moonlight.
[G] Too much for me to [Gm] fight.
[C] Now I'm lost within [Fm] her arms.
Careless [G] with my heart.
I'm weakened [Cm] by her charms.
[C] Hey, [E] had you looked me [Fm] in my eyes a million times.
[D] And now I [G] turn away for I'm afraid of [Cm] what you'll find.
[C] [E] She's the precious [Fm] love for whom you've spent before.
[D] But now she's always knocking [G] at my door.
[Cm] Hey, why you messing with my feelings?
Why you [Fm] follow me?
I [D] can be the [G] sanctuary.
[B] Why you [Cm] follow me?
Turn away from your desire.
[Eb] Why you [Fm] follow me?
Don't be playing [G] with this fire.
Why you [Cm] follow me?
Oh, [G] yeah, [Gm]
[Cm] [D] [Fm]
[G] [Cm] yeah, yeah.
[Fm]
[D] [G]
[C] Oh, hey.
[E] Had you looked me in my [Fm] eyes a million times.
And now I [G] turn away for [D] I'm afraid of [C] what you'll find.
[E] She's the precious love for [Fm] whom you've spent before.
[D] But now she's always knocking [G] at my door.
[Cm] Hey, why you messing with my feelings?
Why you follow [Fm] me?
Come with me, [D] girl.
I can be the [G] sanctuary.
[B] Turn away, turn [Cm] away, turn away from your desire.
[Eb] Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] Don't be playing [G] with this [G] fire.
Why you [Cm] follow me?
Why you messing with my feelings?
Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] I can be the [G] sanctuary.
I can be the [Cm] sanctuary.
Turn away from your desire.
[Cm] Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] Don't be playing [G] with this fire.
Why you [Cm] follow me?
Why you messing with my feelings?
Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] I can be the [G] sanctuary.
I can [Cm] be the sanctuary.
Turn away from your desire.
[Eb] Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] Don't be playing [G] with this fire.
Don't play, [Cm] don't play, girl, don't play now.
Why [Fm] you follow me?
[D] Why you playing [G] with me like that?
Why you follow me?
[Fm] Why you follow me?
[D] [G] Why you [Cm] follow me?
I
[D] can [G] be [Cm]
the sanctuary.
[C] [Cm] [G] Why you [Dm] stay [F] with [G] me?
Why you [Fm] [G] follow me?
Don't follow [D] me, don't follow [G] me.
[Cm] I won't ride that [D] with you.
[Eb] [G] [D] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
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To learn Eric Benét - Why You Follow Me chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gm, Fm, G, Cm, Fm, Eb and Fm. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 47 BPM and then match the original tempo of 95 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ Oh, yeah, _ _ yeah, yeah.
_ [A] _ _
[Cm] _ La, la, la, la, [Fm] la, la, la, la, la, la.
[D] La, la, la, la, la, [G] la, la, la, la, la, la.
[Cm] _ _
_ [G] He's been for all my [Fm] life.
I would [D] not deny.
[G] Like brothers in [Gm] my mind. _
_ [Gm] He's treasure [Fm] of his heart.
Miracle [Dm] of his heart.
[G] I the [C] midnight _ [Cm] star.
[C] _ [Bbm] I've been tempted by [Fm] forbidden love before.
[D] But why must she [G] be everything [D] that I've been [Cm] praying for?
[C] Now, [E] this burning in [Fm] my heart will I ignore
[D] when I know that she'll be knocking [G] at my door?
[Cm] Hey, why you messing with my feelings?
Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] I can be the [G] sanctuary.
_ [B] Why you [Cm] follow me?
Turn away from your desire.
Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] Don't be playing [G] with this fire.
Why you [Cm] follow me?
[G] Oh, yeah, yeah, [Gm] yeah.
_ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] Now she's dancing [Fm] in the night.
[Fm] Her body's the moonlight.
[G] Too much for me to [Gm] fight. _
[C] Now I'm lost within [Fm] her arms.
Careless [G] with my heart.
I'm weakened [Cm] by her charms.
[C] Hey, [E] had you looked me [Fm] in my eyes a million times.
[D] And now I [G] turn away for I'm afraid of [Cm] what you'll find.
[C] _ [E] She's the precious [Fm] love for whom you've spent before.
[D] But now she's always knocking [G] at my door. _
[Cm] Hey, why you messing with my feelings?
Why you [Fm] follow me?
I [D] can be the [G] sanctuary.
_ [B] Why you [Cm] follow me?
Turn away from your desire.
[Eb] Why you [Fm] follow me?
Don't be playing [G] with this fire.
Why you [Cm] follow me?
Oh, [G] _ yeah, _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] Oh, hey.
[E] Had you looked me in my [Fm] eyes a million times.
And now I [G] turn away for [D] I'm afraid of [C] what you'll find.
_ [E] She's the precious love for [Fm] whom you've spent before.
[D] But now she's always knocking [G] at my door. _
[Cm] Hey, why you messing with my feelings?
Why you follow [Fm] me?
Come with me, [D] girl.
I can be the [G] sanctuary.
[B] Turn away, turn [Cm] away, turn away from your desire.
_ [Eb] Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] Don't be playing [G] with this [G] fire.
Why you [Cm] follow me?
Why you messing with my feelings?
Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] I can be the [G] sanctuary.
I can be the [Cm] sanctuary.
Turn away from your desire.
[Cm] Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] Don't be playing [G] with this fire.
Why you [Cm] follow me?
Why you messing with my feelings?
Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] I can be the [G] sanctuary.
I can [Cm] be the sanctuary.
Turn away from your desire.
[Eb] Why you [Fm] follow me?
[D] Don't be playing [G] with this fire.
Don't play, [Cm] don't play, girl, don't play now.
_ Why [Fm] you follow me?
[D] Why you playing [G] with me like that?
Why you follow me?
_ _ _ _ [Fm] Why you follow me?
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ Why you [Cm] follow me?
I _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] can [G] be _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the _ sanctuary.
[C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ Why you [Dm] stay [F] with [G] me?
_ Why you [Fm] _ [G] follow me?
Don't follow [D] me, don't follow [G] me.
_ _ [Cm] I won't ride that [D] with you.
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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