Why Must I be Sad

by They Might Be Giants

Key: ^D

Intro:
^D^Em^F^C
^D^Em^F^C

Verse:
^DNo ^Dmaj7more Mister ^GmNice ^Gm7Guy
^CI ^C7love the ^Fdead^A
^DI've been ^Dmaj7thinking ^Gmabout ^Gm7it
Now I under^Cstand ^C7what he ^Fsaid^A

Chorus:
^DAsk ^Emme ^Fnow ^CI
^DUnder^Emstand the ^Fwords that ^CAlice ^Dsaid
I ^Emkick the ^Frocks be^Cneath me
^DI squint ^Emat the ^Fsun^C

^DSad, ^Gsad, ^F#msad, ^Bmsad
^EmWhy must ^GI be ^Asad?
^DThe rows of ^Gdande^F#mlions 
^BmGrowing ^Emall a^F#mround me
^GWhy must ^AI be ^Dsad?
^Em^F^C^D
^Em^F^C      

Verse:
^DNo one knows these ^Dmaj7things but me and ^Gmhim ^Gm7
So I'm ^Cwriting everything ^C7down in a spiral ^Fnotebook^A
^DIn the ^Dmaj7hopes that one ^Gmday other ^Gm7people
Will ^Cfeel as ^C7low as ^Fthis^A

Chorus:
^DAsk ^Emme ^Fnow ^CI
^DUnder^Emstand the ^Fwords that ^CAlice ^Dsaid
I ^Emkick the ^Frocks be^Cneath me
^DI squint ^Emat the ^Fsun^C

^DSad, ^Gsad, ^F#msad, ^Bmsad
^EmWhy must ^GI be ^Asad?
^DThe rows of ^Gdande^F#mlions 
^BmGrowing ^Emall a^F#mround me
^GWhy must ^AI be ^Dsad?
^Em^F^C^D
^Em^F^C      

Bridge:
^DmNo ^Dm/Bbmore Mister ^Dm/BNice ^Dm/CGuy
^BdimI ^Bdim7love the ^Fmdead ^Db
^Ddim7I've been thin^Edim7king about it
Now I under ^Ddim7stand what he ^F+said^A

(Chorus)

Why must I be sad? (^EmWelcome ^F#mto My ^GNightmare / ADead)
Why must I be sad? (Babies / Raped and Freezin' / You)
Why must I be sad? (Drive Me Nervous / Elected)
Why must I be sad? (Generation Landslide / Un)
Why must I be sad? (der My Wheels / Muscle of Love)
Why must I be sad? (School's Out / Only Women Bleed)
Why must I be sad? (Billion Dollar Babies)
Why must I be sad? (sad, sad, sad)