Chords for Why I Am
Tempo:
126.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[G] I grew from monkey into [C] [G] man Then
[C] [G] I crossed 15 million with the wave of
[C] my [G] hand
[C] [G] I grew drunk on water turned into [C] wine
Until I was slave and master at the same damn time
[G] [Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[G] I grew from monkey into [C] [G] man Then
[C] [G] I crossed 15 million with the wave of
[C] my [G] hand
[C] [G] I grew drunk on water turned into [C] wine
Until I was slave and master at the same damn time
100% ➙ 127BPM
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C
F
Am
Em
G
C
F
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ I grew from monkey into [C] [G] man _ Then _ _ _
[C] _ [G] I crossed 15 million with the wave of
[C] my [G] hand _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] [G] I grew drunk on water turned into [C] _ wine _ _ _ _
Until I was slave and master at the same damn time _ _ _ _ _
That's why I am That's _ _ why I _ _ _ _ [C] am
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Still hear the dazzling of her [C] bloodstream _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [B] _ _ [F] Out of [D] my head the news [G] of the world is [Am] hollow
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ King of men it makes no sense _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Rowing about the creek while I worship the [C] [G] wind
_ _ _ _ But [C] that's [G] why I am Always the one to make you [C] smile
[G] That's why I am I'm still a snake in the woodpile
[C] That's why _ [G] I am Still hear the dazzling of her bloodstream
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Out of my head [C] the news [Bm] of the world [F] is hollow
So [Em] when my ghost [C] takes me [Bm] from you
[F] You can [Dm] remember the [C] fool that [G] I am
[A] Don't cry baby [G] don't [F] cry
The lose and [Am] the win of the world
Rolling right us [G] in them of the [F] world
I'll sit for you and the [Am] me of the world
But only one way [Em] out of the [F] world
The lose and the [Am] win of the world
Rolling right us [G] in them of the [F] world
I'll sit for you and [Am] the me of the world
[C] But only one way [G] out of the world _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ That's _ _ why I am I'm unlikely to agree
[C] That's why I am Climbing out of my monkey tree
[C] _
That's why [G] I _ _ am I'm still here dancing with the blue grub skin
We'll be drinking big whiskey while we dance and sing
[G] And when my story ends it's gonna end with him
Heaven or hell I'm going down with the blue grub skin
That's why I am The apple of your pretty eye
That's why I am I'm a snake in the woodpile
That's [C] _ why _ _ I am I'm still here dancing with the blue grub skin
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ Out of my head [C] and into the room
[F] _ So when my ghost [C] face is left unclothed
[Em] You can remember [C] the [Bm] fool that I am
[C] Don't cry baby don't [F] cry
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ I grew from monkey into [C] [G] man _ Then _ _ _
[C] _ [G] I crossed 15 million with the wave of
[C] my [G] hand _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] [G] I grew drunk on water turned into [C] _ wine _ _ _ _
Until I was slave and master at the same damn time _ _ _ _ _
That's why I am That's _ _ why I _ _ _ _ [C] am
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Still hear the dazzling of her [C] bloodstream _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [B] _ _ [F] Out of [D] my head the news [G] of the world is [Am] hollow
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ King of men it makes no sense _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Rowing about the creek while I worship the [C] [G] wind
_ _ _ _ But [C] that's [G] why I am Always the one to make you [C] smile
[G] That's why I am I'm still a snake in the woodpile
[C] That's why _ [G] I am Still hear the dazzling of her bloodstream
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] Out of my head [C] the news [Bm] of the world [F] is hollow
So [Em] when my ghost [C] takes me [Bm] from you
[F] You can [Dm] remember the [C] fool that [G] I am
[A] Don't cry baby [G] don't [F] cry
The lose and [Am] the win of the world
Rolling right us [G] in them of the [F] world
I'll sit for you and the [Am] me of the world
But only one way [Em] out of the [F] world
The lose and the [Am] win of the world
Rolling right us [G] in them of the [F] world
I'll sit for you and [Am] the me of the world
[C] But only one way [G] out of the world _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ That's _ _ why I am I'm unlikely to agree
[C] That's why I am Climbing out of my monkey tree
[C] _
That's why [G] I _ _ am I'm still here dancing with the blue grub skin
We'll be drinking big whiskey while we dance and sing
[G] And when my story ends it's gonna end with him
Heaven or hell I'm going down with the blue grub skin
That's why I am The apple of your pretty eye
That's why I am I'm a snake in the woodpile
That's [C] _ why _ _ I am I'm still here dancing with the blue grub skin
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ Out of my head [C] and into the room
[F] _ So when my ghost [C] face is left unclothed
[Em] You can remember [C] the [Bm] fool that I am
[C] Don't cry baby don't [F] cry
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _