Why

Busted

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Em    D    C  (x2) 
 
 
Em    D      C     D 
Look at me up in the sky 
Em    D       C        D 
I watch the world just pass me by 
Em    D     C       D 
And all my feelings give me away 
Em    D    C    D 
It's happening more everyday 
 
 
G                   C 
Loving you could be so easy 
G                   C 
Loving you could be so great 
G                   C 
Loving you could be so easy 
G                   C 
Loving you could be so great 
 
 
G                 D 
But how can I try to explain 
Em              C                 G 
Your story never seems to stay the same 
              D                 C 
You're out of touch and I'm out of time 
G                 D 
Just talk to me a while 
Em                C               G 
And joke about the things we used to see 
       D              C 
It's so hard for me to smile 
 
 
Am              Em  C 
I've never felt so alone 
Am                             C 
After all of this there's so much left to lose 
Am              Em      C 
And I've taken pieces home 
Am                  C 
I promise you I never meant to 
 
 
G                 D 
But how can I complain? 
Em          C                G 
When everybody seems to know my name 
             D                 C 
You're out of luck and I'm out of line 
G                  D 
It's such a selfish compromise 
Em               C                   G 
Self indulgent, useless, bunch of lies 
           D                   C 
I never thought you would believe 
 
 
Am                    Em 
Hold me now don't wake me up 
Am                    Em 
Pull me down and then back up 
Am                 Em 
All again for all to see 
Am                     Em 
Low down whisper and guilty stare 
Am                         Em 
Your stagnant beauty makes me glare 
Am                Em 
Silly games in the sun 
 
Solo (2x)  
B-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-- 
G-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12- 
In the sun 
In the sun 
Oh in the sun 
 
 
G                 D 
But how can I complain? 
Em          C                G 
When everybody seems to know my name 
             D                 C 
You're out of luck and I'm out of line 
G                  D 
It's such a selfish compromise 
Em               C                   G 
Self indulgent, useless, bunch of lies 
           D                   C 
I never thought you would believe 
 
 
Go! 
 
B------------------8-8-7-8------------------------------------------------- 
G--9-7---9-9-7---9---------9-7---9-9-7---7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-11 
D------9--------9-----------------9---------9------------------------ 
 
 
Am, G, C (x2) 
 
 
G                   C 
Loving you could be so easy 
G                   C 
Loving you could be so great 
G                   C 
Loving you could be so easy 
G                   C 
Loving you could be so great 
 
 
Em        D           C       D              
Maybe a change would keep me high 
Em        D          C             D              
Stop me thinking and wondering why

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Chord set

Em · D · C · G · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.