Why Bother

Intro: G 

verse 1: 

G                 Bm           Cadd9             G 
I'm not a mystery everything I think is written down 
Bm               Cadd9         G 
keeping me from keeping you around 
Bm             Cadd9         G      Bm   Cadd9 
can't keep my feet on the ground 


               G           Bm         Cadd9    G 
and there's a million ways I can mess it up I always do 
Bm           Cadd9        G 
making plans and making them too soon 
Bm           Cadd9              G    Bm   Cadd9 
I can't make much sense out of you 



Cadd9      D            G                Em7 
why bother, Cause I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work 
    Cadd9            D             G                Em7 
and why bother, Cause I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk 
Cadd9   D        G         Em7 
  and I like you, but what can I do 
         Cadd9         D                 G 
there's too much space to make you stay 



Pos-Chorus:  G 




verse 2: 

G                              Bm           Cadd9      G 
and there's a price to pay for doing what I do but I can't stop 
  Bm           Cadd9             G 
I open up my heart like it's my job 
  Bm                Cadd9        G        Bm   Cadd9 
I tell myself it's over but it's not 


             G              Bm            Cadd9                  G 
I've got a running list of all the times I've tried to break my fall 
    Bm                  Cadd9                 G 
and all the times I've wished that you would call 
    Bm                  Cadd9            G        Bm   Cadd9 
and all the times I've wished for you at all 


 

Cadd9      D            G                Em7 
why bother, Cause I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work 
    Cadd9            D             G                Em7 
and why bother, Cause I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk 
Cadd9   D        G         Em7 
  and I like you, but what can I do 
         Cadd9         D                 G 
there's too much space to make you stay 





Instrumental: G G G G 
                G G G G 
                G G Bm Cadd9  
                G G Bm Cadd9   
                G G Bm Cadd9   
                G G Bm Cadd9 
                Cadd9 D G Em7 
                Cadd9 D G Em7 
                Cadd9 D G Em7 
                Cadd9 D G G 




verse 3 

           G      Bm           Cadd9            G 
I'm not a mystery everything I think is written down 
     Bm           Cadd9            G 
yeah everything I think is written down 
Bm           Cadd9            G       Bm  Cadd9 
keeping me from keeping you around 




Cadd9      D            G                Em7 
why bother, Cause I'd rather call it off than wait for it to work 
    Cadd9            D             G                Em7 
and why bother, Cause I bet you're better off with some other hopeless jerk 
Cadd9       D        G         Em7 
  and I like you, but what can I do 
         Cadd9         D                 Em7 
there's too much space to make you stay 
         Cadd9         D                 G 
there's too much space to make you stay