Chords for Why God, Why? - Miss Saigon Complete Symphonic Recording
Tempo:
228.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
F
Dm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[B] [Am]
[B]
[C] [G]
[D]
[C]
[Bm]
[Gm] [F]
[Em]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[B] Why does [E] Saigon never [B] sleep at [Am] night?
Why does this girl smell of orange [Gm] trees?
How can [F] I feel good [B] when nothing's [Am] right?
Why [Em] is she cool when [Am] there is no [Em] breeze?
[Dm] Vietnam, you don't give [G] answers, do you, [Dm] friend?
[G]
Just questions that don't [D] ever [G] end.
[C] Why, God?
Why today?
[Am]
[Am] I'm all through here, [F]
on my [Am] [D]
way.
[Dm] There's nothing left here that I'll miss.
Why [F] send me now a night like [G] this?
[B] Who is [F] the girl [B] in this rusty [F] bed?
[C] Why am I back in a filthy [G] room?
[B] Why is [F] her voice [Dm] ringing in my [Am] head?
[Em]
Why am I high on her cheap perfume?
[Dm] Vietnam, hey, look, I mean you no offense,
[G]
but [Em] why does [G] nothing [F] here make [G]
sense?
[C]
Why, God, show your hand.
[Am]
Why can't one [F] guy
[Am] understand?
[Dm] I've been with girls who knew much more.
[F] I never felt [G] confused before.
[F] [Eb]
Why me?
[Eb]
What's your plan?
[Cm]
[Cm] I can't help her.
[Ab]
No [Cm] one can.
[Ab] I liked my memories [Cm] as they were,
[Bb] but now I leave remembering her.
[F]
[G]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gb] [Db]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Ab]
[Db] When I went home with Svarn, no one talked of the war.
What they knew from TV [Eb] didn't have a [Fm] thing to do with me.
[Ab]
[Db] Back in Riyadh, sure, Saigon is corrupt.
It felt better to be here driving [Bb] for the embassy.
[Ebm]
Cause here, if you can pull a string,
a guy like me lives like a king,
[Bb] just as long as [E] you don't believe [A] [Bm]
anything.
[A]
[Dm]
[Am] [D]
[Bm]
[Bb]
[D] Why,
[A] God, [D]
why this [Bb] face?
[Bm]
Why such beauty [G]
[Bm] in this place?
I liked my memories [Em] as they were,
[A] but now I leave remembering her.
Just her.
[D] [Gb] [Bm]
[G]
[D]
[N]
[B] [Am]
[B]
[C] [G]
[D]
[C]
[Bm]
[Gm] [F]
[Em]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[B] Why does [E] Saigon never [B] sleep at [Am] night?
Why does this girl smell of orange [Gm] trees?
How can [F] I feel good [B] when nothing's [Am] right?
Why [Em] is she cool when [Am] there is no [Em] breeze?
[Dm] Vietnam, you don't give [G] answers, do you, [Dm] friend?
[G]
Just questions that don't [D] ever [G] end.
[C] Why, God?
Why today?
[Am]
[Am] I'm all through here, [F]
on my [Am] [D]
way.
[Dm] There's nothing left here that I'll miss.
Why [F] send me now a night like [G] this?
[B] Who is [F] the girl [B] in this rusty [F] bed?
[C] Why am I back in a filthy [G] room?
[B] Why is [F] her voice [Dm] ringing in my [Am] head?
[Em]
Why am I high on her cheap perfume?
[Dm] Vietnam, hey, look, I mean you no offense,
[G]
but [Em] why does [G] nothing [F] here make [G]
sense?
[C]
Why, God, show your hand.
[Am]
Why can't one [F] guy
[Am] understand?
[Dm] I've been with girls who knew much more.
[F] I never felt [G] confused before.
[F] [Eb]
Why me?
[Eb]
What's your plan?
[Cm]
[Cm] I can't help her.
[Ab]
No [Cm] one can.
[Ab] I liked my memories [Cm] as they were,
[Bb] but now I leave remembering her.
[F]
[G]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gb] [Db]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Ab]
[Db] When I went home with Svarn, no one talked of the war.
What they knew from TV [Eb] didn't have a [Fm] thing to do with me.
[Ab]
[Db] Back in Riyadh, sure, Saigon is corrupt.
It felt better to be here driving [Bb] for the embassy.
[Ebm]
Cause here, if you can pull a string,
a guy like me lives like a king,
[Bb] just as long as [E] you don't believe [A] [Bm]
anything.
[A]
[Dm]
[Am] [D]
[Bm]
[Bb]
[D] Why,
[A] God, [D]
why this [Bb] face?
[Bm]
Why such beauty [G]
[Bm] in this place?
I liked my memories [Em] as they were,
[A] but now I leave remembering her.
Just her.
[D] [Gb] [Bm]
[G]
[D]
[N]
Key:
G
Am
F
Dm
B
G
Am
F
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ Why does [E] Saigon never [B] sleep at _ [Am] night? _
_ _ Why does this girl smell of orange _ [Gm] trees? _ _
How can [F] I feel good [B] when _ nothing's [Am] right? _ _
Why [Em] is she cool when [Am] there is no _ [Em] _ breeze?
[Dm] _ Vietnam, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you don't give [G] answers, do you, [Dm] friend?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Just _ questions that don't [D] ever _ _ _ [G] end. _ _ _
[C] _ Why, _ _ _ _ _ God? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Why today? _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] I'm all through _ here, _ [F] _
_ _ on my [Am] _ _ [D]
way.
_ [Dm] There's nothing left _ here that I'll miss.
Why [F] send me now a night like [G] _ _ _ this?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ Who is [F] the girl [B] in this rusty _ [F] bed?
[C] _ Why am I back in a filthy [G] room? _
_ [B] _ Why is [F] her voice [Dm] ringing in my [Am] _ head?
[Em] _
Why am I high on her cheap _ perfume?
_ [Dm] _ Vietnam, _ _ _ _ _ hey, look, I mean you no offense,
_ [G] _ _
_ _ but [Em] why does [G] _ nothing [F] here make _ [G] _
sense?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ Why, God, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ show your _ _ _ hand.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ Why _ can't one _ [F] guy _ _ _ _
_ [Am] understand? _ _ _ _
[Dm] I've been with _ girls who knew much more.
[F] I never _ felt _ [G] confused _ _ before. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ Why me?
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ What's your plan? _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] I can't help _ her.
[Ab] _
_ _ No [Cm] one _ can.
_ [Ab] I liked my memories [Cm] as they were,
[Bb] but now I _ leave _ remembering her. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ When I went home with Svarn, no one talked of the war.
What they knew from TV [Eb] didn't have a [Fm] thing to do with me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ Back in Riyadh, sure, Saigon is corrupt.
It felt better to be here driving [Bb] for the embassy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Cause here, if you can pull a string,
_ a guy like me lives like a king,
[Bb] _ just as long as [E] you don't believe [A] _ _ [Bm] _
anything.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Why, _
[A] _ God, _ _ [D] _ _ _
why _ _ this _ _ [Bb] face?
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Why such _ beauty _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] in this _ _ _ place?
I liked my memories [Em] _ as they were,
[A] but now I leave _ _ _ remembering her. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Just _ _ her.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ Why does [E] Saigon never [B] sleep at _ [Am] night? _
_ _ Why does this girl smell of orange _ [Gm] trees? _ _
How can [F] I feel good [B] when _ nothing's [Am] right? _ _
Why [Em] is she cool when [Am] there is no _ [Em] _ breeze?
[Dm] _ Vietnam, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you don't give [G] answers, do you, [Dm] friend?
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Just _ questions that don't [D] ever _ _ _ [G] end. _ _ _
[C] _ Why, _ _ _ _ _ God? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Why today? _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] I'm all through _ here, _ [F] _
_ _ on my [Am] _ _ [D]
way.
_ [Dm] There's nothing left _ here that I'll miss.
Why [F] send me now a night like [G] _ _ _ this?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ Who is [F] the girl [B] in this rusty _ [F] bed?
[C] _ Why am I back in a filthy [G] room? _
_ [B] _ Why is [F] her voice [Dm] ringing in my [Am] _ head?
[Em] _
Why am I high on her cheap _ perfume?
_ [Dm] _ Vietnam, _ _ _ _ _ hey, look, I mean you no offense,
_ [G] _ _
_ _ but [Em] why does [G] _ nothing [F] here make _ [G] _
sense?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ Why, God, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ show your _ _ _ hand.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ Why _ can't one _ [F] guy _ _ _ _
_ [Am] understand? _ _ _ _
[Dm] I've been with _ girls who knew much more.
[F] I never _ felt _ [G] confused _ _ before. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ Why me?
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ What's your plan? _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] I can't help _ her.
[Ab] _
_ _ No [Cm] one _ can.
_ [Ab] I liked my memories [Cm] as they were,
[Bb] but now I _ leave _ remembering her. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ When I went home with Svarn, no one talked of the war.
What they knew from TV [Eb] didn't have a [Fm] thing to do with me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ Back in Riyadh, sure, Saigon is corrupt.
It felt better to be here driving [Bb] for the embassy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
Cause here, if you can pull a string,
_ a guy like me lives like a king,
[Bb] _ just as long as [E] you don't believe [A] _ _ [Bm] _
anything.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Why, _
[A] _ God, _ _ [D] _ _ _
why _ _ this _ _ [Bb] face?
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Why such _ beauty _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] in this _ _ _ place?
I liked my memories [Em] _ as they were,
[A] but now I leave _ _ _ remembering her. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Just _ _ her.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _