Why Chords by The Specials

Tempo:
147.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

D

Bm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Specials - Why? chords
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[C] Why did [Bm] you try to [Am] hurt me?
I've got a [D] name in the [G] news
[C] Did you really [Bm] want to [Am] kill me?
Tell me why, [G] tell me why, tell me why
Why do [Am] we have to [D] fight?
[G] Why must we [D] fight?
[G]
I have to [Am] defend [D] [G] myself
From a crack [D] last night
[G] I know [Am] I am [D] blind
[G] You know you are [D] wrong
[G] You brought [Am] out my blood stain
[D]
[G] You brought out your [D] white soul
[C]
Why did you [G] try [Am] to hurt me?
Tell me why, [G] tell me why, tell me why
Did [C] you really [Bm] want to [Am] kill me?
Tell me why, tell me why, [G] tell me why Why?
We don't need no [Am] British [D] woman
[G] Nor the [D] Duke of [G] Scranton
Nor [A] the National [D] Front
[G] You make me [D] an angry man
[G] I just want [C] to live [D] in peace
[Bm] Why can't [D] you be the same?
[G] Why should [Am] I live in [D] fear?
[G] This person [D] I'm fighting is insane
We [G] know Nazis are low, and [Am] are still [D] capable
Nazis are low, and are still capable
[G] You follow like sheep [Am] in a [D] woodcloth
[G] You follow like sheep [D] in a woodcloth
[Am] We chase you [Bm] up the dance floor, [Am] we chase you through the door
We [D] chase you up the [G] dance floor, we chase you up the [C] door
But we can't [Bm] take no more of [Am] this at all
[Ab] Cause we can't [Bm] take no more of [G] this at all
[C] We know Nazis [Bm] are low, [Am] and are still capable
Tell me why, tell me [G] why, tell me why
You [B] follow like sheep in a [A] woodcloth
[Dm] Tell me why, tell me [Cm] why, tell me [Gb] why
You're too scared to make a speech
During the night
Without a thousand [D] police
[G] Protecting your rights
You're threatened and abused
Inside your fight
[N]
But who will protect me
[G] From you in the night?
[C] Why didn't [Bm] you try to [Am] hurt me?
Tell me why, tell [G] me why, tell me why
[C] Do you really [Bm] want to [Am] kill me?
Tell me why, tell me why, [Bm] tell me why
We [Am] know Nazis are low, and are still capable
Tell me why, [C] tell me why, tell me why
You follow like [Am] sheep in a woodcloth
Tell me why, tell me [G] why, tell me why
[A] You hurt my [Bm] friends, you want me [C] hurt me too
Tell me why, tell [B] me why, tell [G] me why
I [C] don't want to hurt you
[Bm] I don't want to [C] hurt you
Tell me why, tell me [B] why, tell me [G] why
[C] I just want [Bm] them Nazis [Am] to die
[D] Tell me why, tell me [G] why, tell me why
[C] Tell [G]
[Am] [D] me why, tell me [G] why, tell me why
[C] We know Nazis are [Bm] low, and are [C] still capable
Tell me [Ab] why, tell [Bm] me why, tell me [G] why
You [C] follow like sheep in a [Bm]
[Am] woodcloth
[Cm] Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why
I'm waiting for [Bm] it and it's [G] coming
I [C] can't take [Bm] no more of this [Am] at all
I can't take [Bm] no more of this [G] at all
I'm in [C] the Nazi [Bm]
cellar, down [Am] the street, down the pool
[Cm] I'm in the Nazi [G] cellar, down the street, down the pool
They follow like sheep in a wolf's clothes
They follow like sheep in a wolf's clothes
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
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To learn The Specials - Why chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bm, Am, D, G, Am, G and C. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 73 BPM and then match the original tempo of 147 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Ab Major.

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[C] _ Why did [Bm] you try to [Am] hurt me?
I've got a [D] name in the [G] news _
[C] Did you really [Bm] want to [Am] kill me?
_ Tell me why, [G] tell me why, tell me why
_ Why _ _ _ _ _ _ do [Am] we have to [D] fight? _ _
[G] Why must we [D] fight?
_ _ [G] _
I have to [Am] defend [D] _ [G] myself
From a crack [D] last night _ _
[G] I know [Am] I am [D] blind _ _
[G] You know you are [D] _ wrong _
[G] You brought [Am] out my blood stain
[D] _
[G] You brought out your [D] white soul
[C]
Why did you [G] try [Am] to hurt me?
Tell me why, [G] tell me why, tell me why
Did [C] you really [Bm] want to [Am] kill me?
Tell me why, tell me why, [G] tell me why Why? _
_ _ _ _ _ We don't need no [Am] British [D] woman
_ [G] _ Nor the [D] Duke of _ _ [G] Scranton
Nor [A] the National [D] Front
[G] _ You make me [D] an angry man
_ [G] I just want [C] to live [D] in peace
_ [Bm] _ Why can't [D] you be the same?
_ [G] _ Why should [Am] I live in [D] fear?
_ [G] _ This person [D] I'm fighting is insane
We [G] know Nazis are low, and [Am] are still [D] capable
_ Nazis are low, and are still capable
_ [G] You follow like sheep [Am] in a [D] woodcloth
[G] You follow like sheep [D] in a woodcloth
[Am] We chase you [Bm] up the dance floor, [Am] we chase you through the door
We [D] chase you up the [G] dance floor, we chase you up the [C] door
But we can't [Bm] take no more of [Am] this at all
_ [Ab] Cause we can't [Bm] take no more of [G] this at _ all
[C] We know Nazis [Bm] are low, [Am] and are still capable
Tell me why, tell me [G] why, tell me why
_ You [B] follow like sheep in a [A] woodcloth
[Dm] Tell me why, tell me [Cm] why, tell me [Gb] why
_ _ _ You're too scared to make a speech _
During the night _ _
Without a thousand [D] police _ _
[G] Protecting your rights _ _
You're threatened and _ abused _
Inside your fight
[N] _ _
But who will protect me _ _
[G] From you in the night?
_ [C] Why didn't [Bm] you try to [Am] hurt me?
Tell me why, tell [G] me why, tell me why
_ [C] Do you really [Bm] want to [Am] kill me?
Tell me why, tell me why, [Bm] tell me why
We [Am] know Nazis are low, and are still capable
Tell me why, [C] tell me why, tell me why
_ _ _ _ You follow like [Am] sheep in a woodcloth
Tell me why, tell me [G] why, tell me why
_ _ [A] _ You hurt my [Bm] friends, you want me [C] hurt me too
Tell me why, tell [B] me why, tell [G] me why
I [C] don't want to hurt you
[Bm] I don't want to [C] hurt you
Tell me why, tell me [B] why, tell me [G] why
_ [C] I just want [Bm] them Nazis [Am] to die
[D] Tell me why, tell me [G] why, tell me why
[C] Tell _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] me why, tell me [G] why, tell me _ why
[C] We know Nazis are [Bm] low, and are [C] still capable
Tell me [Ab] why, tell [Bm] me why, tell me [G] why
You [C] follow like sheep in a [Bm] _
[Am] woodcloth
_ _ [Cm] Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why
I'm waiting for [Bm] it and it's [G] coming
I _ [C] can't take [Bm] no more of this [Am] at all
I can't take [Bm] no more of this [G] at all
I'm in [C] the Nazi [Bm]
cellar, down [Am] the street, down the pool
[Cm] I'm in the Nazi [G] cellar, down the street, down the pool
They follow like sheep in a wolf's clothes
They follow like sheep in a wolf's clothes
_ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Lynval Golding, is among the lineup of tracks on the Stereo-Typical: As, Bs & Rarities album.

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