[G – C – D – G, mid-tempo, loose but tight] [Verse 1] Still I ask why Like a dog at the TV light Still I ask why Every single night You said it was nothing Just a little white lie But the walls got thinner And the ceiling replied Why Why Why [Verse 2] Kitchen full of silence Radio on low Your eyes were somewhere I don’t wanna know You said “Don’t be crazy” You said “Don’t be cruel” But you were digging Like a kid in a swimming pool Why Why Why [Pre-Chorus] Oh God in the static Oh God in the wires [Chorus (more melodic, slightly lifted)] I always loved you You were my pearl Shining in the corner Of a sideways world I always loved you That’s not a lie So tell me, baby Why Why Why [Bridge (quirky, rhythmic phrasing)] Tick tick tick Goes the clock in my head Click click click Every word you said Small small town Big big sky Little little secrets That multiply Why [Outro (looser, slightly chaotic vocal phrasing)] Still I ask why Still I ask why Still I ask — Don’t know why You were my pearl In a plastic sea Why Why Why
