The Airborne Toxic Event - Why why why

^Bb It was a summer's day when you first ^Ebwalked away At the t^Fime, I wasn't feeling so b^Bbad

Just like ^Ebevery big convers^Fation that we ever ha^Bbd And you know how a thing like that can be ^Ebsuch a terrible s^Fhame Because it makes you feel ^Bbmean Your ^Ebeyes were so ^Fvery ^Bbgreen ^{Eb F}

And it's ^Gmfoolish to ^Fthink you would ^Ebever consider it ^Fagain After two or three ^Gmdrinks All the books on the ^Fsubject say just ^Ebmove along Give your^Fself some time to ^Gmthink They say follow your ^Fheart but if your ^Ebheart never kn^Few Where to ^Gmgo,^F or ^Ebwhy

You're just saying goo^Bbdbye To ^Ebpeople whose every ^Fword is just a^Bb lie Like a ^Ebguilty man who ^Fknows he's gonna ^Bbfry I was h^Eboping to catch that old ^Fdreamy look in your ^Bbeye ^{Eb F}

And it's ^Gmfoolish to ^Fneed any ^Ebsign you'd consider me ag^Fain After smoking some ^Gmweed All our friends all ^Fsupport our view And every ^Ebtired and desperate w^Ford we ever ^Gmbleat They say follow your ^Fheart but if your ^Ebheart never kn^Few Where to ^Gmgo,^F or ^Ebwhy

You're just saying go^Bbodbye To ^Ebpeople whose every wo^Frd is just a ^Bblie And you ^Ebwonder just a little if your ^Fsoul isn't starting t^Bbo die And you ^Ebspend every waking mo^Fment wondering w^Bbhy ^EbWhy why ^Fwhy why^Bb why ^EbWhy why ^Fwhy why^Gm why

^Bb It was a winter's day when I finally ^Ebrealized I was the o^Fne always walking aw^Bbay That you tried so many times and I'd ig^Ebnored every wo^Frd that you had to s^Bbay And you know how a thing like that can be ^Ebsuch a terrible sh^Fame Because it makes you feel^Bb old And your ^Ebwords were so ^Fvery^Bb cold ^{Eb F}

And it's ^Gmfoolish to ^Fthink you can ^Ebbury it all In some ^Fendless draft of ^Gmdrink Every person you ^Fmeet can tell you're a ^Ebship taking water in a sto^Frm And you're starting to ^Gmsink If you follow your ^Fheart then you're ^Ebbound to bec^Fome something ^Gmelse^F You take ^Ebone hard ^Flook at your^Gmself^{F Eb}

And you say^Bb I'm Gonna do ^Ebeverything you said that I c^Fouldn't do when I was h^Bbigh Now I'll ^Ebwrite your name in ^Fstars across the ^Bbsky And we'll^Eb meet somewhere som^Feday and you'll ask me^Bb why ^EbWhy why ^Fwhy why^Bb why ^EbWhy why ^Fwhy why^Bb why ^EbWhy why ^Fwhy why^Bb why