Why

[G] [D] [C] [D] [G] [D] [C] [D]

You must[G] have been in a place so dark    [C]
You couldn’t feel the l[G]ight
Re[Em]aching for you th[D]rough that [Cadd9]stormy cloud[G]
Now here we are gathered in our[C] little home [G]town
This c[Em]an’t be the way you m[D]eant to [Cadd9]draw a crowd[G]

Oh w[D]hy, that’s what [C]I keep asking
Was there an[G]ything I could have s[D]aid or done
Oh I had no c[C]lue you were masking a tr[G]oubled soul
God [Dsus4]only knows [D]what went wro[Em]ng  [D]
     [C]         [Am]                     [D]           [G]
a[D]nd[C] w[D]hy[G] y[D]ou[C]’d[D] leave the stage in the middle of a song

Now [G]in my mind I’ll keep you frozen as a [C]17 year ol[G]d
[Em]Rounding third to sc[D]ore the w[Cadd9]inning run[G]
You always played with passion no m[C]atter what the g[G]ame
When you t[Em]ook the stage you sh[D]ined just[Cadd9] like the sun[G]

Oh w[D]hy, that’s what [C]I keep asking
Was there a[G]nything I could have s[D]aid or done
Oh I had no c[C]lue you were masking a tr[G]oubled soul
God [Dsus4]only knows [D]what went wr[Em]ong  [D]
and w[C]hy you’d l[Am]eave the stage in the m[D]iddle of a s[Em]ong

[D] [C] [G] [Em] [D] [C] [G]
[D] [Em]    [D]   [Am] [C]

Now the o[G]ak trees a swaying in the e[C]arly autumn br[G]eeze
The g[Em]olden sun is sh[D]ining [Cadd9]on my face[G]
Tangled thoughts I hear the m[C]ocking bird s[G]ing
T[Em]his old world really a[D]in’t that b[Cadd9]ad a place[G]

Oh w[D]hy there’s no c[C]omprehending
And w[G]ho am I to try j[D]udge or explain
But I do have one b[C]urning question
Who t[G]old you life wasn’t w[Dsus4]orth the fight [D]
They were w[Em]rong
They l[C]ied
Now you’re g[Em]one and we c[C]ry
              [Cadd9]        [Am]               [D]
It’[D]s [C]just not like you to walk away in the middle of a song

Your beau[D]tiful s[G]ong    [D]      [C]        [D]

Your abs[G]olutel[D]y [Cadd9]       [D] beauti[D]ful    [G] song