Why, Without You Chords by Daniel Johnston

Tempo:
122.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

Am

Em

F

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Why, without you - Daniel Johnston chords
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Still more yet.
[C] Why [Em]
[Am] am I doing [C] here?
Why [Em] are [Am] you [C] here too?
And what [Bb] would life [F] mean [C] without you?
[Em] Why [Am] are you so [C] beautiful?
[E] Why do the [Am] stars [C] shine bright?
And it [E] ain't even [Am] [C]
night
And what [Bb] does a girl [F] like you [C] see in me?
And why [Em]
[Am] are you so [C] pretty?
Why, why, [Em] why, why did [Am] you do what you [C] did?
Why [Em] you had a man, [Am] now you [C] have a kid
And why [Bb] do I ask [F] such [C] silly questions?
Why [Em]
don't [Am] I kill [C] myself?
[Em]
Why [Am] don't I kill
[C] myself?
Time has come and [F] I've learned [G] all about you
[C] Now that I'm alone [F] I [G] live without you
[Am] I take the day to day [Bb] of living in my life
[Am] But I guess you had your [Bb] way, you got him, you're his wife So [G] goodbye
I
[C]
could have settled [F] down and lived [G] forever with you
[C] Shared the same bed [F] and have a dozen [G] kids with you
With a [C] swing in the backyard, with [G] plastic ducks
With [C] a porch in the front yard, with [F] a [G] mailbox with their name on it
But [C] without you, I can't [F] have any [G] of these [Am] things
Without you, I face the day to day [Bb] of living in my life
[Am] But all I have to say [Bb] I never wanted to before my [Gm] wife So [G] goodbye
[C]
[Em] Why can't [A] I see the [C] end?
All I [Em] see is [Am] the beginning
[C]
The [Bb] plan over [F] and over [C] in my mind
You [E] once seemed like [Am] a [C] possibility
Why
[Em] [Am] do dreams like [C] that die?
Why [Am] ask you [C]
why?
Black [Bb] are the skies [F] that once [C] were blue Why?
[Em] [Am]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
Am
2311
Em
121
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Am
2311
Em
121
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To learn Daniel Johnston - Why, Without You chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, Am, C, Em, G, C and F. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 61 BPM and then match the original tempo of 123 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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Still more yet. _ _
_ [C] Why _ [Em] _ _
[Am] am I doing [C] here?
_ _ Why [Em] are _ _ [Am] you [C] here too?
_ And what [Bb] would life [F] mean [C] without you?
_ [Em] Why _ _ [Am] are you so [C] beautiful?
_ _ _ _ _
[E] Why do the [Am] stars [C] shine bright?
_ _ And it [E] ain't even [Am] _ _ [C]
night
_ And what [Bb] does a girl [F] like you [C] see in me?
And why [Em] _
[Am] are you so [C] pretty?
_ _ _ _ Why, _ _ _ _ _ _
why, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] why, why did [Am] you do what you [C] did?
Why [Em] you had a man, [Am] now you [C] have a kid
And why [Bb] do I ask [F] such [C] silly questions?
Why [Em] _
don't [Am] I kill [C] myself?
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Why [Am] don't I kill _
[C] myself? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Time has come and [F] I've learned _ [G] all about you
[C] _ Now that I'm alone [F] I [G] live without you
[Am] I take the day to day [Bb] of living in my life
[Am] But I guess you had your [Bb] way, you got him, you're his wife So [G] goodbye
_ I _
_ _ _ _ [C] _
could have settled [F] down and lived [G] forever with you
[C] _ Shared the same bed [F] and have a dozen [G] kids with you
With a [C] swing in the backyard, with [G] plastic ducks
With [C] a porch in the front yard, with [F] a [G] mailbox with their name on it
But [C] without you, I can't [F] have any [G] of these [Am] things
Without you, I face the day to day [Bb] of living in my life
[Am] But all I have to say [Bb] I never wanted to before my [Gm] wife So [G] goodbye _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] Why _ _ can't [A] I see the [C] end? _ _ _
_ _ All I [Em] see is [Am] the beginning
[C] _ _
_ The [Bb] plan over [F] and over [C] in my mind
_ _ You [E] once seemed like [Am] a _ [C] possibility
_ Why _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] do dreams like [C] that die?
_ Why _ [Am] ask you [C]
why?
_ _ Black [Bb] are the skies [F] that once [C] were blue _ _ Why?
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the The What of Whom album.

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