Artist: They Might Be Giants Song: Why Must I be Sad Album: John Henry (Intro riff then) D Em F C D Em F C Verse:

^DNo ^Dmaj7more Mister ^GmNice ^Gm7Guy ^CI ^C7love the ^Fdead ^A ^DI've been ^Dmaj7thinking a^Gmbout ^Gm7it Now I under^Cstand ^C7what he ^Fsaid ^A

Pre Chorus:

^DAsk ^Emme ^Fnow ^CI ^Dunder^Emstand the ^Fwords that ^CAlice ^Dsaid I ^Emkick the ^Frocks be^Cneath me ^DI squint ^Emat the ^Fsun ^C

Chorus:

^DSad, ^Gsad, ^F#msad, ^Bmsad ^EmWhy must ^GI be ^Asad' ^DThe rows of ^Gdande^F#mlions ^Bmgrowing ^Emall a^F#mround me ^GWhy must ^AI be ^Dsad'^Em ^F ^C ^D ^Em ^F ^C

Verse 2: No one knows these things but me and him so I'm writing everything down in a spiral notebook in the hopes that one day other people will feel as low as this Pre Chorus: Ask me now I understand the words that Alice said I kick the rocks beneath me I squint at the sun Chorus: Sad, sad, sad, sad Why must I be sad' The rows of dandelions growing all around me Why must I be sad' Bridge/Verse: Dm Dm/Bd Dm/B Dm/C No more Mister Nice Guy Bdm Bdm7 Fm Dd I love the dead

^Ddim7I've been thin^Edim7king about it Ddim7 F+ A Now I understand what he said

Pre Chorus: Ask me now I understand the words that Alice said I kick the rocks beneath me I squint at the sun Chorus: Sad, sad, sad, sad Why must I be sad' The rows of dandelions growing all around me Why must I be sad' Why must I be sad' Why must I be sad' Why must I be sad' Why must I be sad' Why must I be sad' Why must I be sad' Why must I be sad'

They Might Be Giants - Why must i be sad