JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Why" merupakan lagu dari penyanyi papan atas asal Kanada, Shawn Mendes, yang mengawali karier pada 2013.
Lagu ini ditulis oleh Shawn Mendes dengan bantuan produsernya, Teddy Geiger, dan Scott Harris.
Berdurasi 3 menit 58 detik, lagu "Why" dipilih sebagai trek kedelapan dalam album studio ketiganya, Shawn Mendes (2018).
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu This Is What It Takes - Shawn Mendes
Simak lirik dan chord lagu "Why" dari Shawn Mendes berikut ini.
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7
I know a girl, she's like a curse
F
We want each other, no one will break first
Am
So many nights, trying to find someone new
Dm/F
They don't mean nothing compared to her, and I know
[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7
When people ask about us, now, we just brush it off
F
I don't know why we act like it means nothing at all
Am
I wish that I could tell you that you're all that I want, yeah
Dm/F
[Chorus]
Cmaj7
I pretend that
F
I'm not ready
Am
Why do we put each other through hell?
Dm/F
Why can't we just get over ourselves?
Cmaj7
And you say "hi" like
F
You just met me
Am
Why do we put each other through hell?
Dm/F
Why can't we just get over ourselves?
Cmaj7
Why can't we just get over ourselves?
[Instrumental]
F Am Dm/F
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7
When I hear you sing, it gets hard to breathe
F
Can't help but think every song's about me
Am
And every line, every word that I write
Dm/F
You are the muse in the back of my mind, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7
Don't wanna ask about it 'cause you might brush it off
F
I'm afraid you think that it means nothing at all
Am
I don't know why I won't admit that you're all I want
Dm/F
[Chorus]
Cmaj7
I pretend that
F
I'm not ready
Am
Why do we put each other through hell?
Dm/F
Why can't we just get over ourselves?
Cmaj7
And you say "hi" like
F
You just met me
Am
Why do we put each other through hell?
Dm/F
Why can't we just get over ourselves?
[Instrumental]
Cmaj7 F Am Dm/F x2
[Chorus]
Cmaj7
I pretend that
F
I'm not ready
Am
Why do we put each other through hell?
Dm/F
Why can't we just get over ourselves?
Cmaj7
And you say "hi" like
F
You just met me
Am
Why do we put each other through hell?
Dm/F
Why can't we just get over ourselves?
[Outro]
Cmaj7
I know a girl, she's like a curse
F
We want each other, no one will break first
Am
So many nights, trying to find someone new
Dm/F
They don't mean nothing compared to you