Chords for Why - Jonathan Larson (tick, tick, BOOM)

Tempo:
82 bpm
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Gb

Ab

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Bb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Why - Jonathan Larson (tick, tick, BOOM) chords
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[Ab]
[Gb]
[Bb] [Ab] When I was Michael and I [Gb] Entered a talent [Ab] show [Eb] down at [Ab] the Y
[Db] 9am went to rehearse by some stairs Mike couldn't sing but I said no one cares
We [Gb] sang yellowbird, slow cloud time [B] [Ebm] Over and over and [Gb] over till we [Gb] got it right
When we emerged from the YMCA and made the [Bb] grade
[Eb] What a way to [B] spend the day [Bb]
[Db] Hey, [Gb] what a way to [B] spend the [Bb] day
I [Gb] make a vow [Bbm] right [A] here and [F] now I'm gonna [Gb] spend [Db] my time this [Eb] way
[Bb] When I was sixteen Michael [Ab] and I
Got [Ab] parts in Westside at White Plains High [Db] 3 o'clock went to rehearse in the gym
Mike played doc who didn't sing fine with him
We [Gb] sang got a rocket in your pocket and the Jets are gonna have their day
Tonight, over and over and over till we got it right
[B] When we emerged [Gb] wiped out by that play
Nine o'clock stars and moon lit the way
[Db] What a way to [B] spend the [Bb] day [Db] Hey, [Gb] what a way to [B] spend the day
[Bb] I make [Gb] a vow [Bbm] right here and [Fm] now I'm [Gb] gonna spend [Ab] my time [Db] this way
[Bbm] With only so [Bb] much time to spend [Bbm] Don't wanna [Gb]
waste the [C] time [F] I'm given
[Bbm] Have it all, play the [Bb] game some [F] recommend [Bbm] I'm [Gb] afraid it just [Ab] may be time
[F]
[C] Twenty [D]
-nine Michael [Bb] and I
Live on the west side of Soho and Y
[Eb] Nine [Bbm] AM I write [Eb] a lyric or two
Mike sings his song now on MAD Avenue
I [Ab] sing [Ebm] Equicrystal Digital [Db] Readout
I'm [Fm] gonna be cold
[Db] Over and over and over till I [Ab] get it right
When [Db] I emerge from [Ab] B minor or A
[Db] Five o'clock, diner call [Ab] I'm [Bb] on my way
[Eb] [Db] [Bb]
[Eb] Hey, what a way to [Db] spend the [C] day
I [Ab] made a vow, [Ebm]
[Eb] [B] [Gbm]
[B] [Db] [F]
[C] am I cut out to spend my time?
[Cm]
[Gm] Am I [Ab] cut out to spend [Bb] my time?
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
100%  ➙  82BPM
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
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_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ When _ _ _ I was _ _ Michael and I [Gb] Entered a talent [Ab] show [Eb] down at [Ab] the Y
_ [Db] _ 9am went to rehearse by some stairs Mike couldn't sing but I said no one cares
We [Gb] sang _ _ _ yellowbird, _ _ slow cloud time [B] [Ebm] Over and over and [Gb] over till we [Gb] got it right
_ When we emerged from the YMCA _ and _ _ made the [Bb] _ _ grade _
[Eb] What _ a way to [B] spend the day [Bb] _
[Db] Hey, [Gb] what a way to [B] spend the [Bb] day
I [Gb] make a vow [Bbm] right [A] here and [F] now I'm gonna [Gb] spend [Db] my time this [Eb] way
[Bb] When I was sixteen Michael [Ab] and I
Got [Ab] parts in Westside at White Plains High [Db] 3 o'clock went to rehearse in the gym
Mike played doc who didn't sing fine with him
We [Gb] sang got a rocket in your pocket and the Jets are gonna have their day
Tonight, over and over and over till we got it right
_ [B] When we emerged [Gb] wiped out by that play
_ Nine o'clock stars and moon lit the _ way
_ _ _ [Db] _ What a way to [B] spend the [Bb] day [Db] Hey, [Gb] what a way to [B] spend the day
[Bb] _ I make [Gb] a vow [Bbm] right here and [Fm] now I'm [Gb] gonna spend [Ab] my time [Db] this way
[Bbm] With only so [Bb] much time to spend [Bbm] Don't wanna [Gb]
waste the [C] time [F] I'm given
[Bbm] Have it all, play the [Bb] game some [F] recommend _ [Bbm] I'm [Gb] afraid it just [Ab] may be time
_ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Twenty [D]
-nine _ Michael [Bb] and I _
Live on the west side of Soho and Y
[Eb] _ Nine [Bbm] AM I write [Eb] a lyric or two
Mike sings his song now on MAD Avenue
_ I [Ab] sing _ _ [Ebm] Equicrystal Digital _ [Db] Readout
I'm [Fm] gonna be cold
[Db] Over and over and over till I [Ab] get it right
When [Db] _ I emerge from [Ab] B minor or A
[Db] Five o'clock, diner call [Ab] I'm [Bb] on my _ _ way _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] Hey, what a way to [Db] spend the _ _ [C] day
I [Ab] made a vow, _ [Ebm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[B] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [F]
[C] am I cut out to spend my time?
[Cm] _ _
_ [Gm] Am I [Ab] cut out to spend [Bb] my time?
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _