Why Would I Want to Die by Grandaddy
Standard tuning
Capo on 3
You'll have to listen for the specific timing of the chords, this is only approximate.
[Intro]
D
You didn’t really die
G
You only went away
C
My drummer he saw you
A D
Buying supplies about a week ago
G C
A couple towns away
A
South on the interstate
[Verse 1]
D
I gave him shit for not
G
Telling me sooner than he did
C
He said he thought I knew
A D
He said everybody else has seen her too
G
I haven't been around that much
C A
Or kept in touch with anyone or anything
[Instrumental]
D G C A
D G C A
[Verse 2]
D
You didn't really die
G
Although it seems as if you did
C
Why would you have to hide
A D
And who stayed on with you while you hid?
G
Through all those silent nights
C A
That silence sure can be real loud
A D
Louder than anything
[Instrumental]
D G C A
D G C A
[Verse 3]
D
You didn't really die
G
So what am I do do with
C
The memories of ours
A D
I chronicled and buried in the back yard
G
Dig them up today
C
Attach a note that says they're yours
A D
Leave them at the door of the supply store
G
And hope that when you come along
C
You bring yourself to read of them
A D G C
And wonder from precisely that there moment on...
[Outro]
C A
Why would I want to die?
D G C
Why would I want to die?
C A
Why would I want to die?
D G C
Why would I want to die?
C A
Why would I want to die?