RIP B.B. King – The Blues 1958 Why Does Everything Happen to Me Chords
Tempo:
89.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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I wonder why, [Eb] why do everything have [Bb] to happen to me?
[Gm]
[Bb] Yes, [Eb] I wonder why, why do everything [Bb] have to happen to me?
[F] When I'm blue and I'm lonesome, [Eb]
my heart is filled [F] with memories.
[G]
Oh, [Bb] so many strange [Eb] things that happen [Bb] to me all day long.
Oh, [Eb] so many strange, strange things that happen to me all day [Gm] long.
[F] Yeah, it just seems like everything I do, [Eb]
[Gm] everything [Bb] I do is wrong.
[Gm] I [F] [Eb] had a good [Bb] reputation, [C] the greatest man in town, [Dbm] but I'm having so much trouble still.
Why do you [Bb] drag me [Eb] down?
I wonder why, why do everything [F] have to happen to me?
Yes, I'm blue and I'm [Eb] lonesome, my heart is [Bb] filled with misery.
[Eb]
[Gm]
[Fm] [Eb] [G]
[Bb]
[Gm] [F] [F] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Bb] [G] [Gm]
[F] I [Bb] got up on my feet, I [C] had lots of friends, but bad luck have [Dbm] hit me.
And [Bb] now I'm down again, [Eb] I wonder why, why do everything have to [Bb] happen to me?
When [F] I'm blue and I'm lonesome, [Eb]
my heart is filled [F] with misery.
[Bbm] [Bb] [A]
[Gm]
[Bb] Yes, [Eb] I wonder why, why do everything [Bb] have to happen to me?
[F] When I'm blue and I'm lonesome, [Eb]
my heart is filled [F] with memories.
[G]
Oh, [Bb] so many strange [Eb] things that happen [Bb] to me all day long.
Oh, [Eb] so many strange, strange things that happen to me all day [Gm] long.
[F] Yeah, it just seems like everything I do, [Eb]
[Gm] everything [Bb] I do is wrong.
[Gm] I [F] [Eb] had a good [Bb] reputation, [C] the greatest man in town, [Dbm] but I'm having so much trouble still.
Why do you [Bb] drag me [Eb] down?
I wonder why, why do everything [F] have to happen to me?
Yes, I'm blue and I'm [Eb] lonesome, my heart is [Bb] filled with misery.
[Eb]
[Gm]
[Fm] [Eb] [G]
[Bb]
[Gm] [F] [F] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Bb] [G] [Gm]
[F] I [Bb] got up on my feet, I [C] had lots of friends, but bad luck have [Dbm] hit me.
And [Bb] now I'm down again, [Eb] I wonder why, why do everything have to [Bb] happen to me?
When [F] I'm blue and I'm lonesome, [Eb]
my heart is filled [F] with misery.
[Bbm] [Bb] [A]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
G
Bb
Eb
F
_ I wonder why, _ [Eb] why do everything have [Bb] to happen to me?
_ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ Yes, [Eb] I wonder why, _ why do everything [Bb] have to happen to me? _ _ _
_ _ [F] When I'm blue and I'm lonesome, [Eb]
my heart is filled [F] with memories.
[G] _ _
_ Oh, [Bb] so many strange [Eb] things that happen [Bb] to me all day long. _
_ Oh, [Eb] so many strange, strange things that happen to me all day [Gm] long. _
_ _ [F] Yeah, it just seems like everything I do, [Eb] _
_ [Gm] everything [Bb] I do is wrong.
[Gm] I _ [F] _ _ [Eb] had a good [Bb] reputation, [C] the greatest man in town, [Dbm] but I'm having so much trouble still.
Why do you [Bb] drag me [Eb] down?
I wonder why, _ why do everything [F] have to happen to me? _ _
_ _ _ Yes, I'm blue and I'm [Eb] lonesome, my heart is [Bb] filled with misery. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] I [Bb] got up on my feet, I [C] had lots of friends, but bad luck have [Dbm] hit me.
And [Bb] now I'm down again, [Eb] I wonder why, _ why do everything have to [Bb] happen to me? _ _ _
_ When [F] I'm blue and I'm lonesome, [Eb]
my heart is filled [F] with misery.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ Yes, [Eb] I wonder why, _ why do everything [Bb] have to happen to me? _ _ _
_ _ [F] When I'm blue and I'm lonesome, [Eb]
my heart is filled [F] with memories.
[G] _ _
_ Oh, [Bb] so many strange [Eb] things that happen [Bb] to me all day long. _
_ Oh, [Eb] so many strange, strange things that happen to me all day [Gm] long. _
_ _ [F] Yeah, it just seems like everything I do, [Eb] _
_ [Gm] everything [Bb] I do is wrong.
[Gm] I _ [F] _ _ [Eb] had a good [Bb] reputation, [C] the greatest man in town, [Dbm] but I'm having so much trouble still.
Why do you [Bb] drag me [Eb] down?
I wonder why, _ why do everything [F] have to happen to me? _ _
_ _ _ Yes, I'm blue and I'm [Eb] lonesome, my heart is [Bb] filled with misery. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] I [Bb] got up on my feet, I [C] had lots of friends, but bad luck have [Dbm] hit me.
And [Bb] now I'm down again, [Eb] I wonder why, _ why do everything have to [Bb] happen to me? _ _ _
_ When [F] I'm blue and I'm lonesome, [Eb]
my heart is filled [F] with misery.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _