Chords for Michael McDonald - That's Why

Tempo:
92.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Em

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Michael McDonald - That's Why chords
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[G] [D] [Em]
[D] [G] [Em] [C]
[G] I'm going to sing a song called
Look back loneliness
You won't see me [D] behind [Em] you
And I am careless
No more leading [D] the [C] way
Go on desperateness
I don't need [A] you beside [C] me [D] no [C] more
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [G] Come on happiness
I can feel you [Gb] gaining [Em] ground
[G] And I'm [Gbm] foolishness
I might [G] keep you [C] around
Go on emptiness
I won't [A] look behind [C] me [G] no [C] more
[G]
[D] [Em] I don't [Eb] rule you out
[Gm] [F] [Gm] But I [D] know [C] [G] that's why [C] I [G] won't be [D] down
[Eb] [Bb] [Em] That's why [D] I am where I'm from now
[G] That's why I get [D] stronger [Eb] every time
[Em] That's [D] why [Bm] I know that I will survive
[Am] After you're [C] gone
[Eb] [F] [G]
You know I need what we really [Em] have this time
No use worrying
No use wondering [G] why
Screw it all
We're only [D] here to [A] [G] laugh and cry
It's [Am]
[G] meant to be
That failure only brings [Em] another [G] way
Every heartache always has another [Em] day
Come on loneliness
I don't need [D] to [Am] have you no [D] more
[G] [Am] [Bm]
[G] I don't [Eb] rule you out
[C] [F] [Gm] But I [Dm] know [C]
[G] that's why I [D] won't be down
[Eb]
[Em] That's [G] why [Bm] I am where I'm from now
[G] That's why I get [D] stronger [Eb] every [Bm] time
That's [Em] [Bm] why I know that I will survive
[C] After you're [D] gone
[G]
[A] [G] [Em]
[C]
[A] [C]
[G] [Eb] [F] [G]
[Em]
[G] I [A] [Am]
[G] [Em]
don't [Eb] rule you out
[Cm] [G] But [F] I [Eb] [Dm] know [G] that's why [C] I [D] won't be down
[Cm] [G] That's why I am where [Bm] I'm from now
That's why [C] [G] [D] I get stronger [Eb] every time
[Em] That's why [D] I know that I will survive
[Bm] That's [C] why [D] I won't be [Eb] [Em] down That's why
[G] [D] [Bm] [G]
[D] [Eb] [G] [D]
[G] [Bm]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
Eb
12341116
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To start learning Michael Mcdonald - Thats Why chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Eb, G, D, C, G, Eb, Em and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 46 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 93. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] I'm going to sing a song called
Look back loneliness
You won't see me [D] behind [Em] you
And I am careless
No more leading [D] the [C] way
Go on desperateness
I don't need [A] you beside [C] me [D] no [C] more
[G] _ [C] _ [D] _
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ Come on happiness
I can feel you [Gb] gaining [Em] ground
[G] And I'm [Gbm] foolishness
I might [G] keep you [C] around
Go on emptiness
I won't [A] look behind [C] me [G] no [C] more
_ [G] _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ I don't [Eb] rule you out
_ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] But I [D] know _ [C] [G] that's why [C] I [G] won't be [D] down
[Eb] _ [Bb] [Em] That's why [D] I am where I'm from now
[G] That's why I get [D] stronger [Eb] every time
[Em] That's [D] why [Bm] I know that I will survive
_ [Am] After you're [C] gone _
[Eb] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You know I need what we really [Em] have this time
No use worrying
No use wondering [G] why
Screw it all
We're only [D] here to [A] [G] laugh and cry
_ It's [Am] _
[G] meant to be
That failure only brings [Em] another [G] way
Every heartache always has another [Em] day
Come on loneliness
I don't need [D] to [Am] have you no [D] more
[G] _ _ [Am] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] I don't [Eb] rule you out _
[C] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] But I [Dm] know _ [C]
[G] that's why I [D] won't be down
[Eb] _
[Em] That's [G] why [Bm] I am where I'm from now
[G] That's why I get [D] stronger [Eb] every [Bm] time
That's [Em] _ [Bm] why I know that I will survive _
[C] After you're [D] gone
[G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I _ [A] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
don't [Eb] rule you out
_ [Cm] [G] But [F] I [Eb] [Dm] know _ [G] _ that's why [C] I [D] won't be down
[Cm] _ [G] That's why I am where [Bm] I'm from now
That's why [C] _ [G] [D] I get stronger [Eb] every time
[Em] That's why [D] I know that I will survive
[Bm] That's [C] why [D] I won't be [Eb] _ [Em] down That's why _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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