Cody Johnson - Understand Why: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Understand Why" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Understand Why Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Cody Johnson

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Understand Why" smoothly on your guitar.

G
I wish I had a third floor motel room
On the dark side of the moon
C                                    G
Up there with the satellites in the sky
         D                  C                      G
If you knew anything about her, you'd understand why

I used to believe in love
And all that forever stuff
But now I'm startin' to think it was one big lie
If you knew anything her, you'd understand why

Chorus:
         C                              G
She's a seawall on the coast in stormy weather
           C                     G
She's that C22, go-to jukebox song
   Am                            G
I had small town dreams of us together
          Em      D
But now she's gone

I don't dance with 90 proof
Or smoke weed like I used to
But right now I sure could use the high
If you knew anything about her,
you'd understand why, yeah

Chorus:
Yeah she's a seawall on the coast in stormy weather
She's that C22, go-to jukebox song
I had small-town dreams of us together
But now she's gone

I wish I had a third floor motel room
On the dark side of the moon
Up there with the satellites in the sky
If you knew anything about her,
you'd understand why
If you knew anything about her
You'd understand why

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Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Understand Why" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Understand Why" by Cody Johnson.

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