Why Chords by Stabbing Westward

Tempo:
86.2 bpm
Chords used:

B

G

Bm

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stabbing Westward - Why chords
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[F#] [B]
[Bm] [B]
[G] [B] [E]
I'm running, I think of [B] you, you're near or [Bm] far, [B] wherever we are, I feel like the place
[Bm] where my [Bm] world ends.
[E]
[B] Why can't you see [G] that [B] everything's broken?
And why can't you see that we're [F#] lost tonight?
[B] I can't believe [F#] that everything's taken [B] when I don't believe in [Bm] the night.
[B]
[G] It's a wash, [B] wash,
[G] [B] wash.
[G] [B]
[G] [B]
[G] [Bm]
[B] Stuck to my mind, there's nowhere left for me.
[Bm] But I am not real, I've made a lie.
[E] Why does [B] it seem [G] that [B] everything's different?
And why does it seem that [Bm] only [F#] you are real?
[B] I don't believe [G] in anything [B] sacred, so why do I feel [Bm] so [G] damned?
[Bm] I think [G] so [A] much [Bm] of the [G] sun, [B] I need [G] so much of [Bm] the moon.
[G] [A] [B] I think [G] so [A] much of [B] the [G] [A] sun.
[B]
[G] [A] [B]
[Am] [B]
[G] I [Bm] drink my soul away.
[G] [Bm] I drink my soul away.
[G] I [Bm] drink my soul away.
[G] [Bm]
Key:  
B
12341112
G
2131
Bm
13421112
A
1231
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To learn Stabbing Westward - Why chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, B, G and A in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 43 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 86 BPM. With an eye on the song's key E Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm running, _ I think of [B] you, _ you're near or [Bm] far, [B] wherever we are, I feel like the place
[Bm] where my [Bm] world ends.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ Why can't you see [G] that [B] everything's broken?
And why can't you see that we're [F#] lost tonight?
_ [B] I can't believe [F#] that everything's taken [B] when I don't believe in [Bm] the night.
_ [B] _ _ _
[G] It's a wash, _ [B] wash, _
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] wash. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Stuck to my mind, _ there's nowhere left for me.
_ [Bm] But I am not real, I've made a lie. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Why does [B] it seem [G] that _ [B] everything's different?
And why does it seem that [Bm] only [F#] you are real?
_ [B] I don't believe [G] in anything [B] sacred, so why do I feel [Bm] so [G] damned?
_ [Bm] I think _ [G] so [A] much _ [Bm] of the [G] _ sun, [B] I need [G] so much of [Bm] the _ moon.
[G] _ _ [A] _ [B] I think _ [G] so [A] much of [B] _ the _ [G] _ [A] sun.
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ I [Bm] drink my soul away.
_ [G] _ [Bm] I drink my soul away.
[G] _ I [Bm] drink my soul away.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _

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