Gavin Degraw - Why Do The Men Stray Chords & Tabs

 
I know this isnt the correct way to play it, but its much easier 
and it sounds really similar to the real version. hope you like it!


intro 2x
    F             G                    C                   Am
e-------------1---------------3-----------------0----------------0-------|
B-------------1---------------3-----------------1----------------1-------|
G-------------2---------------0-----------------0----------------2-------|
D-------------3---------0-----0-----------2-----2----------2-----2-------|
A-------3----------------------------3-----------------0-----------------|
E--1---------------3-----------------------------------------------------|




 Why do the men stray,             why do the women pray
     F             G                    C                   Am
e-------------1---------------3-----------------0----------------0-------|
B-------------1---------------3-----------------1----------------1-------|
G-------------2---------------0-----------------0----------------2-------|
D-------------3---------0-----0-----------2-----2----------2-----2-------|
A-------3----------------------------3-----------------0-----------------|
E--1---------------3-----------------------------------------------------|

   Why do the men fight             Why do the women sympathize
     F             G                    C                   Am
e-------------1---------------3-----------------0----------------0-------|
B-------------1---------------3-----------------1----------------1-------|
G-------------2---------------0-----------------0----------------2-------|
D-------------3---------0-----0-----------2-----2----------2-----2-------|
A-------3----------------------------3-----------------0-----------------|
E--1---------------3-----------------------------------------------------|


             Whoa  it   was  easier  before I loved, 
    F             G                    C                   Am
e-------------1---------------3-----------------0----------------0-------|
B-------------1---------------3-----------------1----------------1-------|
G-------------2---------------0-----------------0----------------2-------|
D-------------3---------0-----0-----------2-----2----------2-----2-------|
A-------3----------------------------3-----------------0-----------------|
E--1---------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
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             Before this heart was turned to stone
   F             G                    C                   Am
e-------------1---------------3-----------------0----------------0-------|
B-------------1---------------3-----------------1----------------1-------|
G-------------2---------------0-----------------0----------------2-------|
D-------------3---------0-----0-----------2-----2----------2-----2-------|
A-------3----------------------------3-----------------0-----------------|
E--1---------------3-----------------------------------------------------|


      Before this blood was stirred and blood was spilled
  F             G                    C                   Am
e-------------1---------------3-----------------0----------------0-------|
B-------------1---------------3-----------------1----------------1-------|
G-------------2---------------0-----------------0----------------2-------|
D-------------3---------0-----0-----------2-----2----------2-----2-------|
A-------3----------------------------3-----------------0-----------------|
E--1---------------3-----------------------------------------------------|


   No   one    was   ever   meant  to   be   alone
 F             G                    C                   Am
e-------------1---------------3-----------------0----------------0-------|
B-------------1---------------3-----------------1----------------1-------|
G-------------2---------------0-----------------0----------------2-------|
D-------------3---------0-----0-----------2-----2----------2-----2-------|
A-------3----------------------------3-----------------0-----------------|
E--1---------------3-----------------------------------------------------|


The rest of the song continues in that pattern, so just play this throughout the verses:

F             G                    C                   Am
e-------------1---------------3-----------------0----------------0-------|
B-------------1---------------3-----------------1----------------1-------|
G-------------2---------------0-----------------0----------------2-------|
D-------------3---------0-----0-----------2-----2----------2-----2-------|
A-------3----------------------------3-----------------0-----------------|
E--1---------------3-----------------------------------------------------|

Why do the birds sing
What do they call that thing
Why do the bombs boom
We're running out of living room

Our needs getting needier and needier
More lies are told until they're truth
Until the messages are massacred
Old men get all their killing done with youth

Why do the men stray
Why do the women pray
Why do the men fight
Why do the women sympathize

All these wooden houses
Light themselves on fire in turn
Oh but someday there will be nothing left to burn
Oh someday there will be nothing left to burn