They Might Be Giants

Why Must I Be Sad

They Might Be Giants


Tom: Dm

D Em F C D Em F C


[Verse]
D  Dmaj7       Gm   Gm7
No more Mister Nice Guy
C C7       F    A
I love the dead
D         Dmaj7     Gm   Gm7
I've been thinking about it
           C     C7      F    A
Now I understand what he said


[Pre Chorus]
D   Em F   C
Ask me now I
D    Em        F          C     D
understand the words that Alice said
  Em       F       C
I kick the rocks beneath me
D        Em     F   C
I squint at the sun


[Chorus]
D    G    F#m  Bm
Sad, sad, sad, sad
Em       G    A
Why must I be sad?
D           G    F#m   Bm      Em   F#m
The rows of dandelions growing all around me
G        A    D   Em F C D Em F C
Why must I be sad?

[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/Bb       Dm/B Dm/C
No more Mister Nice Guy
Bdim Bdim7 Fm   Db
I    love  the dead
Ddim7         Edim7      
I've been thinking 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?