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Why Bother by John-Allison Weiss


                       Why Bother


Capo:no capo
  
- Intro: G 
 
- Verse 1:
 
G                 Bm           Cadd9             G
I'm not a mystery everything I think is written down
Bm               Cadd9         G
keeping me from keeping you around
Bm             Cadd9         G      Bm   Cadd9
can't keep my feet on the ground
 
 
               G           Bm         Cadd9    G
and there's a million ways I can mess it up I always do
Bm           Cadd9        G
making plans and making them too soon
Bm           Cadd9              G    Bm   Cadd9
I can't make much sense out of you
 
 
 
 
 
- Chorus:
 
Cadd9      D            G                Em7
why bother, Cause I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work
    Cadd9            D             G                Em7
and why bother, Cause I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk
Cadd9   D        G         Em7
  and I like you, but what can I do
         Cadd9         D                 G
there's too much space to make you stay
 
 
 
 
- Post-Chorus:  G
 
 
 
 
- Verse 2:
 
G                              Bm           Cadd9      G
and there's a price to pay for doing what I do but I can't stop
  Bm           Cadd9             G
I open up my heart like it's my job
  Bm                Cadd9        G        Bm   Cadd9
I tell myself it's over but it's not
 
 
             G              Bm            Cadd9                  G
I've got a running list of all the times I've tried to break my fall
    Bm                  Cadd9                 G
and all the times I've wished that you would call
    Bm                  Cadd9            G        Bm   Cadd9
and all the times I've wished for you at all
 
 
 
 
- Chorus:
 
Cadd9      D            G                Em7
why bother, Cause I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work
    Cadd9            D             G                Em7
and why bother, Cause I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk
Cadd9   D        G         Em7
  and I like you, but what can I do
         Cadd9         D                 G
there's too much space to make you stay
 
 
 
 
 
- Instrumental: G G G G
                G G G G
                G G Bm Cadd9
                G G Bm Cadd9
                G G Bm Cadd9
                G G Bm Cadd9
                Cadd9 D G Em7
                Cadd9 D G Em7
                Cadd9 D G Em7
                Cadd9 D G G
 
 
 
 
- Verse 3
 
           G      Bm           Cadd9            G
I'm not a mystery everything I think is written down
     Bm           Cadd9            G
yeah everything I think is written down
Bm           Cadd9            G       Bm  Cadd9
keeping me from keeping you around
 
 
 
 
- Chorus:
 
Cadd9      D            G                Em7
why bother, Cause I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work
    Cadd9            D             G                Em7
and why bother, Cause I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk
Cadd9       D        G         Em7
  and I like you, but what can I do
         Cadd9         D                 Em7
there's too much space to make you stay
         Cadd9         D                 G
there's too much space to make you stay
 
 



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version 2 



 
Capo 3rd Fret  (she plays it on 2nd fret sometimes too but the EP version is 
3rd)
  
 
      ***RELATIVE TO CAPO***
 
     E     Ab    A     B     Db
   --0-- --0-- --0-- --0-- --0--
   --0-- --0-- --0-- --0-- --0--
   --9-- --5-- --6-- --8-- --6--
   --9-- --6-- --7-- --9-- --6--
   --7-- --6-- --7-- --9-- --4--
   --0-- --4-- --5-- --7-- --0-- 
 
 
 
The picking is fairly random and you can pick up the general idea just by 
listening to the song.
Something like this works for the verse:
 
e------------------|-----------------|
B--------0---------|-----------------|
G----9-------9-----|-------5-------6-|
D------9---9-----9-|---6-------7-----|
A--------------7---|-----------------|
E--0---------------|-4---4---5---5---|
 
And the chorus is like this:
 
e------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B--------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
G----6-------6-----|---8-------8-----|---9-------9-----|---6-------6-----|
D------7---7-----7-|-----9---9-----7-|-----9---9-----9-|-----6---6-----6-|
A--------------7---|-------------7---|-7-----------7---|-4-----------4---|
E--5---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
 
VERSE 1
 
E                 Ab           A                E
I'm not a mystery everything I think is written down
 
Ab              A           E
keeping me from keeping you around
 
Ab            A           E
can't keep my feet on the ground
 
E                          Ab            A           E
and there's a million ways I can mess it up I always do
 
Ab               A               E
making plans and making them too soon
 
Ab                A            E
I can't make much sense out of you
 
 
CHORUS
 
Ab  A            B            E                Db             A
      why bother   I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work
 
               B              E                    Db             A
and why bother   I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk
 
      B        E              Db
and I like you   but what can I do
 
        A                 B            E
there's too much space to make you stay
 
 
 
VERSE 2
 
E                              Ab           A              E
and there's a price to pay for doing what I do but I can't stop
 
  Ab         A                  E
I open up my heart like it's my job
 
  Ab               A             E
I tell myself it's over but it's not
 
E                          Ab                 A                 E
I've got a running list of all the times I've tried to break my fall
 
    Ab                 A                     E
and all the times I've wished that you would call
 
    Ab                 A                 E
and all the times I've wished for you at all
 
 
 
CHORUS
 
Ab  A            B            E                Db             A
      why bother   I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work
 
               B              E                    Db             A
and why bother   I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk
 
      B        E              Db
and I like you   but what can I do
 
        A                 B            E
there's too much space to make you stay
 
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL
E  Ab  A  E
Ab  A  E
Ab  A  E
Ab  A  B  E  Db
A  B  E  Db
A  B  E  Db
A  B  E
 
 
VERSE
 
E                 Ab           A                E
I'm not a mystery everything I think is written down
 
     Ab           A                E
yeah everything I think is written down
 
Ab              A           E
keeping me from keeping you around
 
 
 
CHORUS
 
 
Ab  A            B            E                Db             A
      why bother   I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work
 
               B              E                    Db             A
and why bother   I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk
 
      B        E              Db
and I like you   but what can I do
 
        A                 B            Db
there's too much space to make you stay
 
        A                 B            E
there's too much space to make you stay






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