Why Did She Have To Leave Me Chords by The Temptations
Tempo:
105.85 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Em
Dm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [C]
[F] Oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [F] [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Once upon a time, [F] a girl and me, [C] shared our love so tenderly.
Then came the day, [F] she said [Am] goodbye.
[Dm] If she only knew how she changed my [Em] life.
She was my [Dm] life, the world to [Em] me.
But when she left, [F] she took the [G] best of me.
[C] Oh, why'd she leave [F] me?
Why'd she have to say [C] goodbye?
Do I want to know why?
Girl come home.
[F] Why don't you come home?
Girl [C] give me.
I've been crying crying, now listen,
[F] [C] A shadow of a [F] man, that's all I [C] am Since that girl's been gone
Was it me, or [F] what could it be?
[Dm] Only yesterday I was king on a throne [Em] Her whereabouts [Dm] I wish I knew
[Em] I want her to know, [F] that without her my [G] life is [C] blue
Why, why, why, [F] why, why, [C] why?
And oh, I want to know now
Girl, why [F] don't you come home for me?
[C] I can't stand it here without you no more
Listen, [F] she didn't have a [C] goal
That girl [F] knew how much I loved [C] her so
[F] Was her life and my world, the one and only girl [G] for me?
Oh, oh, [C] oh
Why, why, [D] why, [F] why, why, why?
[C] And oh, I want to know now
[Am] Girl, [C] why [F] don't you come home for me?
[G] I can't stand it here without you
Since you've [Em] been gone, my [Dm] world is slowly turning to [Em] dust
So you'll see, [F] finding [G] you I must
[C] Why, why, why, [D] why, [F] why, why?
[C] I want to know now
Girl, why don't [F] you come home for me?
[C] I can't stand it here without you
I don't believe [F] what you're saying
[C]
So
[F] I'll be gone away
[C]
I can't stand it, baby
[F] [C]
[F] Oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [F] [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Once upon a time, [F] a girl and me, [C] shared our love so tenderly.
Then came the day, [F] she said [Am] goodbye.
[Dm] If she only knew how she changed my [Em] life.
She was my [Dm] life, the world to [Em] me.
But when she left, [F] she took the [G] best of me.
[C] Oh, why'd she leave [F] me?
Why'd she have to say [C] goodbye?
Do I want to know why?
Girl come home.
[F] Why don't you come home?
Girl [C] give me.
I've been crying crying, now listen,
[F] [C] A shadow of a [F] man, that's all I [C] am Since that girl's been gone
Was it me, or [F] what could it be?
[Dm] Only yesterday I was king on a throne [Em] Her whereabouts [Dm] I wish I knew
[Em] I want her to know, [F] that without her my [G] life is [C] blue
Why, why, why, [F] why, why, [C] why?
And oh, I want to know now
Girl, why [F] don't you come home for me?
[C] I can't stand it here without you no more
Listen, [F] she didn't have a [C] goal
That girl [F] knew how much I loved [C] her so
[F] Was her life and my world, the one and only girl [G] for me?
Oh, oh, [C] oh
Why, why, [D] why, [F] why, why, why?
[C] And oh, I want to know now
[Am] Girl, [C] why [F] don't you come home for me?
[G] I can't stand it here without you
Since you've [Em] been gone, my [Dm] world is slowly turning to [Em] dust
So you'll see, [F] finding [G] you I must
[C] Why, why, why, [D] why, [F] why, why?
[C] I want to know now
Girl, why don't [F] you come home for me?
[C] I can't stand it here without you
I don't believe [F] what you're saying
[C]
So
[F] I'll be gone away
[C]
I can't stand it, baby
[F] [C]
Key:
F
C
Em
Dm
G
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C
Em
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] Oh, _ _ [C] oh, oh, oh, _ oh, oh, [F] [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Once upon a time, [F] a girl and me, [C] _ shared our love so _ tenderly.
Then came the day, [F] she said [Am] goodbye.
_ [Dm] If she only knew how she changed my [Em] life.
She was my [Dm] life, the world to [Em] me.
But when she left, [F] she took the [G] best of me.
[C] Oh, why'd she leave [F] me?
Why'd she have to say [C] goodbye? _ _
Do I want to know why?
Girl come home.
[F] Why don't you come home?
Girl [C] give me.
I've been crying crying, now listen,
[F] _ [C] A shadow of a [F] man, that's all I [C] am _ Since that girl's been gone
Was it me, or [F] what could it be?
[Dm] _ Only yesterday I was king on a throne [Em] Her whereabouts [Dm] I wish I knew
[Em] I want her to know, [F] that without her my [G] life is [C] blue
Why, why, why, [F] why, why, _ _ [C] why?
And oh, _ I want to know now
Girl, why [F] don't you come home for me?
[C] _ I can't stand it here without you no more
Listen, _ [F] she didn't have a [C] goal
That girl [F] knew how much I loved [C] her so
_ [F] Was her life and my world, the one and only girl [G] for _ _ me?
Oh, oh, [C] oh
Why, why, [D] why, [F] why, why, why?
[C] And oh, _ _ I want to know now
[Am] Girl, [C] why [F] don't you come home for me?
[G] I can't stand it here without you
Since you've [Em] been gone, my [Dm] world is slowly turning to [Em] dust
So you'll see, [F] finding [G] you I must
[C] Why, why, why, [D] why, [F] why, why? _ _ _
[C] _ _ I want to know _ now
Girl, why don't [F] you come home for me? _
[C] I can't stand it here without you _ _
I don't believe [F] what you're saying
[C] _
_ _ _ _ So _ _
_ _ _ [F] I'll be gone away
[C] _
_ I can't stand it, baby _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Oh, _ _ [C] oh, oh, oh, _ oh, oh, [F] [C] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Once upon a time, [F] a girl and me, [C] _ shared our love so _ tenderly.
Then came the day, [F] she said [Am] goodbye.
_ [Dm] If she only knew how she changed my [Em] life.
She was my [Dm] life, the world to [Em] me.
But when she left, [F] she took the [G] best of me.
[C] Oh, why'd she leave [F] me?
Why'd she have to say [C] goodbye? _ _
Do I want to know why?
Girl come home.
[F] Why don't you come home?
Girl [C] give me.
I've been crying crying, now listen,
[F] _ [C] A shadow of a [F] man, that's all I [C] am _ Since that girl's been gone
Was it me, or [F] what could it be?
[Dm] _ Only yesterday I was king on a throne [Em] Her whereabouts [Dm] I wish I knew
[Em] I want her to know, [F] that without her my [G] life is [C] blue
Why, why, why, [F] why, why, _ _ [C] why?
And oh, _ I want to know now
Girl, why [F] don't you come home for me?
[C] _ I can't stand it here without you no more
Listen, _ [F] she didn't have a [C] goal
That girl [F] knew how much I loved [C] her so
_ [F] Was her life and my world, the one and only girl [G] for _ _ me?
Oh, oh, [C] oh
Why, why, [D] why, [F] why, why, why?
[C] And oh, _ _ I want to know now
[Am] Girl, [C] why [F] don't you come home for me?
[G] I can't stand it here without you
Since you've [Em] been gone, my [Dm] world is slowly turning to [Em] dust
So you'll see, [F] finding [G] you I must
[C] Why, why, why, [D] why, [F] why, why? _ _ _
[C] _ _ I want to know _ now
Girl, why don't [F] you come home for me? _
[C] I can't stand it here without you _ _
I don't believe [F] what you're saying
[C] _
_ _ _ _ So _ _
_ _ _ [F] I'll be gone away
[C] _
_ I can't stand it, baby _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _