Intro: G D C D G D C D Verse: G You must have been in a place so dark C G You couldn’t feel the light Em D Cadd9 Reaching for you through that stormy cloud G C G Now here we are gathered in our little home town G D Cadd9 G This can’t be the way you meant to draw a crowd Chorus: Bm C Oh, why? That’s what I keep asking G D D Was there anything I could have said or done? Bm C G Oh, I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul D D Em D God only knows what went wrong C Em Am D G and why you’d leave the stage in the middle of a song Interlude: D C D G D C D Verse: G C G Now in my mind I keep you frozen as a 17-year old Em D Cadd9 Rounding third to score the winning run G C G You always played with passion no matter what the game G D Cadd9 G When you took the stage you shined just like the sun Chorus: Bm C Oh, why? That’s what I keep asking G D D Was there anything I could have said or done? Bm C G Oh, I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul D D Em D God only knows what went wrong C G Am D Em and why you’d leave the stage in the middle of a song Interlude: D C G Em D C G A A A A Em7 C Verse: G C G Now the oak trees a-swaying in the early autumn breeze Em D Cadd9 The golden sun is shining on my face G C G Tangled thoughts I hear the mocking bird sing G D Cadd9 G This old world really ain’t that bad a place Chorus: Bm C Oh, why? There’s no comprehending G D D And who am I to try to judge or ex - plain Bm C But I do have one burning question G D D Who told you life wasn’t worth the fight Em D They were wrong C They lied Em D C Now you’re gone and we cry G Am D G D C It’s just not like you to walk away in the middle of a song D G D C D Your beaut - i - ful song G D C D D G Your absolutely beaut – i - ful song
