Sabrina Carpenter - Why: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Why" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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 G                             Em
You like New York City in the daytime
Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                         Em
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                 A
I don't, I need it on

You like the light coming through the windows
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
You ignore the music on the radio
I don't, I sing along

G               Em      Bm              A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
     G             Em         Bm  A
And you don't ask for me to change

Chorus:
                        Em
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm                A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              Em
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              Em
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                   A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              Em
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no

No no no no
Em
We like it in the daytime
Bm                A
We like it in the end of time
No no no no
Em
We like it in the daytime
Bm                A
We like it in the end of time

Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
I have cold blood even in a sweater
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
I don't, I know you know

I don't ask for you to change, baby, no, no, no
And you don't ask for me to change

Chorus:
Tell me how we're not alike
But we work so well and we don't even know why
Funny how the stars crossed right
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
You can call it fire and ice
But we work so well and we don't even know why
We don't even know why, no, no (No, no, no)
We don't even know why, no, no, no

No, no, no, no
We like it in the daytime (We don't even know)
We like it in the end of time (We don't even know)
No, no, no, no
We like it in the daytime
(We don't even know, know, know,
know, know, know, know, know, know)
We like it in the end of time

G                         Em
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G         Em                      Bm               A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine

G                         Em
Somehow we end up on the same side
(up on the same side)
Bm                 A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
(Think that we'd be alright)
G        Em                       Bm               A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine

Chorus:
(Oh) Tell me how we're not alike
But we work so well and we don't even know why
('Cause we work so well and
we don't even know why, why)
Funny how the stars crossed right
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
(But we don't even know why)
You can call it fire and ice
But we work so well and we don't even know why
('Cause we work so well and
we don't even know why, why)
We don't even know why, no, no
We don't even know why, no, no, no

No, no, no, no
We like it in the daytime (Oh)
We like it in the end of time
(We don't even know why)
No, no, no, no
We like it in the daytime
We like it in the nighttime


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Why" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Why" by Sabrina Carpenter.