Why Do I Chords by Joe Purdy

Tempo:
162 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

C#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Purdy - Why Do I chords
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[G#] Late [A] at night,
[E] midnight [B] movie, [G#] got no one to [F#] talk to, no one to [B] see, and I [G#] am [C#m] counting [A] stars.
[E] Lie [B] awake dear, [G#] I know you ain't [A] far,
[E] but I know you ain't [B] here.
[A] So
[B] [E] [B]
[E] why do I get [C#m] so lonely, [A] when there really ain't nothing [B] wrong, cause [E] I can see just
fine when [C#m] you're home, [A] can't sleep on your [B] go, [E] yeah why do I stay [C#m] out drinking, [A] oh and
I should just get [B] back home, I [E] guess the company of [C#m] a stranger [A] is better than drinking [B] alone.
[C#m]
[A] [E]
[B] [C#m]
[A] [E]
[B]
[C#] [C#m] Too tired [A] of saying,
[E] walking [B] down the street, [C#m] still [A] can't see,
[E] there's too many [B] things, I
got [C#m] running around in [A] my head, [E] can't put my thoughts [B] to rest, [C#] I'll be [C#m] outside your [A] door,
[E] when you wake I will [B] confess.
[A]
[B]
[E] So why do I get [C#m] so lonely, [A] when there really ain't nothing [B] wrong, [G#]
cause [E] I can see just
fine when [C#m] you're home, [A] can't sleep on your [B] go, [E] yeah why do I stay [C#m] out drinking, [A] oh and
I should just get [B] back home, [C#]
I [E] guess the company of [C#m] a stranger [A] is better than [B] drinking alone.
[C#] [E]
[C#m] [A]
[B] [C#m] [E]
[C#m] [A]
[B] [D#] [E]
[C#m] [A]
[B] [C#m] [E]
[C#m] [A]
[B]
[E] So why do I get [G#m] so lonely, when [E] there really ain't nothing [B] wrong, cause I can [E] see just
fine when you're [G#m] home, [A] can't sleep on your [B] go, [C#]
[E] yeah why do I stay [C#m] out drinking, [A] oh and
I should just get [B] back [C#] home, [E] I guess the company [C#m] of a stranger [A] is better than [B] drinking [D#]
alone.
[E] So why do I get [C#m] so lonely, [A] when there really ain't nothing [B] wrong, [E] oh why do I get [C#m] so lonely,
[A] when there really ain't [B] nothing wrong, [E] oh why do I get [C#m] so lonely, [A] when there really ain't
[B] nothing [G#] wrong, [E] oh why do I get [C#m] so lonely, [A] when there really [B] ain't nothing wrong.
[E]
[C#m] [A]
[B] [C#] [E]
[C#m] [A]
[B] [E]
[A]
[B] [C#m] [E]
[C#m] [A]
[B]
[C#]
[E]
[N]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
C#
12341114
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Joe Purdy - Why Do I chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C#m, A, B, E, C#m, B and C#m. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 81 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 162. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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_ [G#] _ _ Late [A] at night, _
[E] _ _ _ midnight [B] _ movie, [G#] got no one to [F#] talk to, _ _ no one to [B] see, and I [G#] am _ [C#m] counting [A] _ stars.
_ [E] _ _ Lie [B] awake dear, [G#] I know you ain't [A] far, _
[E] but I know you ain't [B] here. _
_ [A] _ _ _ So _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] why do I get [C#m] so lonely, _ [A] when there really ain't nothing [B] wrong, cause [E] I can see just
fine when [C#m] you're home, _ [A] can't sleep on your [B] go, _ [E] yeah why do I stay [C#m] out drinking, _ [A] oh and
I should just get [B] back home, I [E] guess the company of [C#m] a stranger _ [A] is better than drinking [B] _ alone.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [C#m] Too tired [A] of saying, _
_ [E] _ _ walking [B] down the street, [C#m] _ still [A] can't see, _
_ [E] there's too many _ [B] things, I
got [C#m] running around in [A] my head, _ [E] can't put my thoughts [B] to rest, _ [C#] I'll be [C#m] outside your [A] door, _
[E] when you wake I will [B] _ confess.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] So why do I get [C#m] so lonely, _ [A] when there really ain't nothing [B] wrong, [G#]
cause [E] I can see just
fine when [C#m] you're home, _ [A] can't sleep on your [B] go, _ [E] yeah why do I stay [C#m] out drinking, _ [A] oh and
I should just get [B] back home, [C#]
I [E] guess the company of [C#m] a stranger _ [A] is better than [B] drinking _ _ alone. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] So why do I get [G#m] so lonely, when [E] there really ain't nothing [B] wrong, _ cause I can [E] see just
fine when you're [G#m] home, [A] can't sleep on your [B] go, [C#] _
[E] yeah why do I stay [C#m] out drinking, _ [A] oh and
I should just get [B] back [C#] home, [E] I guess the company [C#m] of a stranger [A] is better than [B] drinking _ [D#]
alone.
[E] So why do I get [C#m] so lonely, [A] when there really ain't nothing [B] _ wrong, [E] oh why do I get [C#m] so lonely,
[A] when there really ain't [B] nothing wrong, [E] oh why do I get [C#m] so lonely, [A] when there really ain't
[B] nothing [G#] wrong, [E] oh why do I get [C#m] so lonely, [A] when there really [B] ain't nothing wrong. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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