Why Chords by The Platters

Tempo:
142.35 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Gm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Platters Why chords
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[Bb]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Eb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Db] [Eb]
[Bb] Why must you [Gm] leave me?
[F]
[Eb] Oh, why must you go [Bb] away?
[Db] [Eb]
[Bb]
Our days [Am]
must [Gm] end someday.
[Bb] But [Eb] why must I love and why [Bb] this way?
[Db] [Eb]
You [Bb] know, you know I [Gm] love you
[F] In a [Eb] very, very, very [Bb] special way.
[Db] [F] Oh, I [Bb] remember the
[Gm] hurt you've given me.
[Bb]
We'll [Eb] come back to you, come back to you [Bb] one day.
[Ab]
[Eb] In a beautiful church [Cm] on [Bb]
Valentine's Day.
[C] You [Eb] said you'd be [F] mine and [Bb] you'd stay with me.
But [Eb] now [Bb] I leave [D] me [Gm] now.
[C] Only to find you need love
[F]
so
[Bb]
why must [Gm] you leave me?
[F]
[Eb] Darling, don't ever, ever go [Bb] away.
[Db] [Eb]
[Bb] Stay with me [Dm] and let's [Gm] talk it over one more [Bb] time.
[Eb] I'm sure we can find, [F] we can [Bb] find a way.
[Db] I'm [Eb] sure we can [Bb] find
[Bbm] [Eb]
a [Bb] way.
[Db] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Db] [F]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To learn The Platters - Why chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bb, Eb, Bb, Db, Eb, Gm, F and Eb. Start with a comfortable 71 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 142. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ must you [Gm] leave _ _ _ _ me?
_ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] Oh, _ why _ _ _ must you go [Bb] away? _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Our days _ _ [Am] _
must [Gm] _ end _ someday.
_ _ _ [Bb] But [Eb] why must I love _ _ and _ why [Bb] this way? _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _
You [Bb] know, _ _ you know _ _ I [Gm] love you _ _
_ _ _ [F] In a [Eb] very, _ _ _ very, very _ _ [Bb] special _ _ way.
_ _ [Db] _ [F] Oh, I [Bb] remember _ _ the _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] hurt _ you've given _ me.
[Bb] _
We'll [Eb] come back to you, _ _ _ come back to you [Bb] one _ day. _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] In a _ beautiful _ church _ _ _ _ [Cm] on [Bb] _ _ _ _
Valentine's Day. _ _
[C] You [Eb] said _ _ _ you'd be [F] mine _ _ and [Bb] you'd stay with _ _ _ _ _ me.
But _ [Eb] now _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] I leave _ _ [D] me _ [Gm] _ now. _
[C] Only to find you need love _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _
so _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ why _ _ must [Gm] you leave _ _ _ _ me?
[F] _ _
[Eb] Darling, _ _ _ don't ever, ever go [Bb] _ _ away. _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] Stay _ _ _ with me _ _ [Dm] and let's [Gm] talk it over _ _ one more _ [Bb] time. _
[Eb] I'm sure we can find, [F] _ we can [Bb] find a way. _ _
_ [Db] _ I'm [Eb] sure we can [Bb] _ find _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
a [Bb] way. _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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Within the album 22 Greatest Hits, written by Peter de Angelis and Robert P. Marcucci, you'll find this song.

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