Rascal Flatts - Why

You must^F have been in a place so dark ^F You couldn’t feel the^F light Re^Dmaching for you th^Grough that ^Fadd9stormy cloud^F Now here we are gathered in our^F little home ^Ftown This c^Dman’t be the way you^G meant t^Fadd9o draw a cro^Fwd

Oh w^Ghy, that’s wha^Ft I keep asking Was there an^Fything I could have s^Gaid or done Oh I had no c^Flue you were masking a tr^Foubled soul God ^Gsusonly knows^G what went wr^Dmong ^G F Dm G F a^Gnd^F w^Ghy^F y^Gou^F??^G?d leave the stage in the middle of a song

Now ^Fin my mind I’ll keep you frozen as ^Fa 17 year ^Fold ^DmRounding third to sc^Gore the w^Fadd9inning run^F You always played with passion no m^Fatter what the g^Fame When you t^Dmook the stage you sh^Gined just^Fadd9 like the sun^F

Oh w^Ghy, that’s wha^Ft I keep asking Was there a^Fnything I could have s^Gaid or done Oh I had no c^Flue you were masking a tr^Foubled soul God ^Gsusonly knows^G what went w^Dmrong ^G and w^Fhy you’d^Dm leave the stage in the^G middle of a^Dm song

Now the o^Fak trees a swaying in the e^Farly autumn br^Feeze The g^Dmolden sun is sh^Gining ^Fadd9on my face^F Tangled thoughts I hear the m^Focking bird s^Fing T^Dmhis old world really a^Gin’t that^Fadd9 bad a pla^Fce

Oh w^Ghy there’s no^F comprehending And w^Fho am I to try j^Gudge or explain But I do have one b^Furning question Who t^Fold you life wasn’t^Gsus worth the fig^Ght They were w^Dmrong They l^Fied Now you’re^Dm gone and we^F cry Fadd9(hold) Dm G It?^G??^Fs just not like you to walk away in the middle of a song

Your beau^Gtiful s^Fong ^{G F G} F G F(add9) G(sus)(G) F Your absolutely beautiful song