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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA Em G 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.