Capo 4 for original key
[Intro]
G D F C
G D F C
A A
[Verse 1]
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I was watching my TV one night when they broke in with a special report
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about some devastating earthquake in Peru.
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There were thirty thousand crushed to death, even more were buried alive.
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On the Richter scale it measured 8.2.
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And I said, "God, please answer me one question?
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Why'd they have to interrupt 'The Simpsons' just for this?".
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What a drag, 'cause I was taping it and everything;
G D A
And now I'll have to wait for the rerun to see the part of the show I missed.
[Chorus]
G D
Why does this always happen?
F C
Why does this always happen to me?
G D
Why does this always happen?
F C
(Why) Why does this always happen to me?
G D
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba
F C A
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba
[Verse 2]
Bm A G D
I was driving down the highway when all the traffic slowed to a crawl,
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there was a twelve-car pile-up, everybody dead.
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And I saw brains and guts and vital organs splattered everywhere,
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as well as my friend Robert's disembodied head. (disembodied head)
G A D
And I thought,"Poor Rob, I just had lunch with him.
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Hey, wait a minute, he still owes me money,what a jerk!"
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Well, there's five bucks that I'm never gonna see again.
G D A
Plus now, on top of everything else, it looks like I'm gonna be late to work.
[Chorus]
G D
Why does this always happen?
F C
Why does this always happen to me?
G D
Why does this always happen?
F C
(Why) Why does this always happen to me?
G D
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba
F C
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba
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Ba ba ba ba, ba ba, baaaaa---
[Instrumental Bridge]
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G D F C
A A
[Verse 3]
Bm A G D
Oh, the other day, my boss said we were running low on toner,
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and he told me I should buy another case.
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Well, I told him I was busy, but he still just kept on asking;
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So, I turned around and stabbed him in the face. (right in the face)
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Oh, and wouldn't you know it, my knife got stuck.
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I guess that's probably bound to happen now and then.
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But I'm afraid I may have bent the tip a little,
G D A
and I know that blade will never ever be quite as sharp again. (quite as sharp again) Oh, tell me!
[Outro]
G D
Why does this always happen?
F C
Why does this always happen to me?
G D
Why does this always happen?
F C
(Why) Why does this always happen to me?
G D
Why does this always happen to
F C
Me? (Why does this always happen to me?)
G D
Why does this always happen to
F C
Me? (Why does this always happen to me?)
G D
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba
F C
Ba ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba
(repeat to fade)