Chords for Van Morrison - Why Must I Always Explain? (Official Audio)
Tempo:
172.85 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] I've got to [C] make the [G] most.
And all [Bm] the years going.
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I'm telling [D] the post.
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Now I'm [Bm] standing on the outside and [C] I'm waiting in the [G] rain.
[Bm] Tell me why must [C] I always [G] explain.
Read [Bm] my soul to the crowd.
[C]
What [G] the cost.
Most [Bm] of them laugh at like [C]
a [D] nonsense.
[G]
They were [Bm] hypocrites and parasites [C] and people that [G] drink.
[Bm] Tell me why must [C] I [G] [Am] always [G] explain.
[Bm] Why must [C]
I [G] always explain.
[Bm] Over and over.
[C]
[D] Over again.
It's just [G] a job you [Bm] know.
And [C] it's not sweet [G] Lorraine.
[Em] Tell [Bm] me why [C] must I always [G] explain.
All right.
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[G] Well I get up [Bm] in the morning and I [C]
get my [G] brief.
I go out [Bm] and stare at the world in [C]
complete [D] disbelief.
It's [G] not [Em] righteous [Bm] indignation [C] that make me [G] complain.
It's the fact [Bm] that I always [C]
[G] have to explain.
I can't be everywhere at [Bm] once.
There's always [C]
somebody to [G] see.
And I never [Bm] turned out to be the person that [C] you [D] wanted me to be.
And I [G] tell you who [Bm] I am time [C] and time and time [G] again.
[Bm] Tell me why must [C] I [G] always explain.
Well I [Bm] sat on the highway and I tried [C]
on [G] with the show.
Always [Bm] telling people [G] things they're [C] too [Bm] lazy to [D] know.
[G] It can make you [Bm] crazy.
Yeah it [C] can drive you [G] insane.
Tell [Bm] me why must [C] I [G] always explain.
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[Bm] I've got to [C] make the [G] most.
And all [Bm] the years going.
[C]
I'm telling [D] the post.
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Now I'm [Bm] standing on the outside and [C] I'm waiting in the [G] rain.
[Bm] Tell me why must [C] I always [G] explain.
Read [Bm] my soul to the crowd.
[C]
What [G] the cost.
Most [Bm] of them laugh at like [C]
a [D] nonsense.
[G]
They were [Bm] hypocrites and parasites [C] and people that [G] drink.
[Bm] Tell me why must [C] I [G] [Am] always [G] explain.
[Bm] Why must [C]
I [G] always explain.
[Bm] Over and over.
[C]
[D] Over again.
It's just [G] a job you [Bm] know.
And [C] it's not sweet [G] Lorraine.
[Em] Tell [Bm] me why [C] must I always [G] explain.
All right.
[Bm] [C]
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[Bm] [G] [C]
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[G] Well I get up [Bm] in the morning and I [C]
get my [G] brief.
I go out [Bm] and stare at the world in [C]
complete [D] disbelief.
It's [G] not [Em] righteous [Bm] indignation [C] that make me [G] complain.
It's the fact [Bm] that I always [C]
[G] have to explain.
I can't be everywhere at [Bm] once.
There's always [C]
somebody to [G] see.
And I never [Bm] turned out to be the person that [C] you [D] wanted me to be.
And I [G] tell you who [Bm] I am time [C] and time and time [G] again.
[Bm] Tell me why must [C] I [G] always explain.
Well I [Bm] sat on the highway and I tried [C]
on [G] with the show.
Always [Bm] telling people [G] things they're [C] too [Bm] lazy to [D] know.
[G] It can make you [Bm] crazy.
Yeah it [C] can drive you [G] insane.
Tell [Bm] me why must [C] I [G] always explain.
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ I've got to [C] make the [G] most. _ _ _ _ _ _
And all [Bm] the years going.
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I'm telling [D] the post.
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Now I'm [Bm] standing on the outside and [C] I'm waiting in the [G] rain. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Tell me why must [C] I always [G] _ explain. _ _ _
Read [Bm] my soul to the crowd.
_ [C] _
What [G] the cost. _ _ _
Most [Bm] of them laugh at like [C]
a [D] nonsense.
_ _ _ _ [G]
They were [Bm] hypocrites and parasites [C] and people that [G] drink. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Tell me why must [C] I [G] [Am] always [G] _ explain. _ _ _
_ [Bm] Why _ _ must [C]
I [G] always explain. _ _ _
_ [Bm] Over and over.
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[D] Over again.
_ It's just [G] a job you [Bm] know.
_ And [C] it's not sweet [G] Lorraine. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Tell [Bm] me why [C] must I always [G] explain.
All right. _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ Well I get up [Bm] in the morning and I [C]
get my [G] brief. _ _ _
I go out [Bm] and stare at the world in _ [C] _
complete [D] _ disbelief.
It's [G] not [Em] righteous [Bm] _ _ indignation [C] that make me [G] complain.
_ It's the fact [Bm] that I always _ _ [C]
[G] have to explain.
_ I can't be everywhere at [Bm] once.
_ There's always [C]
somebody to [G] see.
_ _ _ And I never [Bm] turned out to be the person that [C] you [D] wanted me to be.
And I [G] tell you who [Bm] I am time [C] and time and time [G] again. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Tell me why must [C] I [G] always explain. _ _ _ _
Well I [Bm] sat on the highway and I tried [C] _
on [G] with the show. _ _ _
Always [Bm] telling people [G] things they're [C] too [Bm] lazy to [D] know.
_ _ [G] It can make you [Bm] crazy.
Yeah it [C] can drive you [G] _ insane. _ _ _
Tell [Bm] me why must [C] I [G] always explain. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ I've got to [C] make the [G] most. _ _ _ _ _ _
And all [Bm] the years going.
_ _ [C]
I'm telling [D] the post.
_ _ [G] _ _
Now I'm [Bm] standing on the outside and [C] I'm waiting in the [G] rain. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Tell me why must [C] I always [G] _ explain. _ _ _
Read [Bm] my soul to the crowd.
_ [C] _
What [G] the cost. _ _ _
Most [Bm] of them laugh at like [C]
a [D] nonsense.
_ _ _ _ [G]
They were [Bm] hypocrites and parasites [C] and people that [G] drink. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Tell me why must [C] I [G] [Am] always [G] _ explain. _ _ _
_ [Bm] Why _ _ must [C]
I [G] always explain. _ _ _
_ [Bm] Over and over.
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[D] Over again.
_ It's just [G] a job you [Bm] know.
_ And [C] it's not sweet [G] Lorraine. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] Tell [Bm] me why [C] must I always [G] explain.
All right. _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ Well I get up [Bm] in the morning and I [C]
get my [G] brief. _ _ _
I go out [Bm] and stare at the world in _ [C] _
complete [D] _ disbelief.
It's [G] not [Em] righteous [Bm] _ _ indignation [C] that make me [G] complain.
_ It's the fact [Bm] that I always _ _ [C]
[G] have to explain.
_ I can't be everywhere at [Bm] once.
_ There's always [C]
somebody to [G] see.
_ _ _ And I never [Bm] turned out to be the person that [C] you [D] wanted me to be.
And I [G] tell you who [Bm] I am time [C] and time and time [G] again. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Tell me why must [C] I [G] always explain. _ _ _ _
Well I [Bm] sat on the highway and I tried [C] _
on [G] with the show. _ _ _
Always [Bm] telling people [G] things they're [C] too [Bm] lazy to [D] know.
_ _ [G] It can make you [Bm] crazy.
Yeah it [C] can drive you [G] _ insane. _ _ _
Tell [Bm] me why must [C] I [G] always explain. _ _ _ _
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