Why
Rascal Flatts
Unstoppable
Transcribed by: Steven P.
G 320003
C x32010
Em 022000
D xx0232
Cadd9 x32030
G/D x55433
Bm x24432
Dsus xx0233
Em/B x22000
Am x02210
D/G 3x0232
C/G 332010
G/B x20003
Asus x02230
Em7/B x20000
Intro
G D C D G D C D
Verse 1
G
You must have been in a place so dark
C G
You couldn’t feel the light
Em D Cadd9
Reaching for you through that stormy cloud
G C G
Now here we are gathered in our little home town
G/D D Cadd9 G
This can’t be the way you meant to draw a crowd
Chorus 1
Bm C
Oh, why? That’s what I keep asking
G Dsus D
Was there anything I could have said or done?
Bm C G
Oh, I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul
Dsus D Em D
God only knows what went wrong
C Em/B Am D G
and why you’d leave the stage in the middle of a song
Interlude
D/G C/G D G D/G C/G D
Verse 2
G C G
Now in my mind I keep you frozen as a 17-year old
Em D Cadd9
Rounding third to score the winning run
G C G
You always played with passion no matter what the game
G/D D Cadd9 G
When you took the stage you shined just like the sun
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rascal_flatts/why_crd.html ]
Chorus 2
Bm C
Oh, why? That’s what I keep asking
G Dsus D
Was there anything I could have said or done?
Bm C G
Oh, I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul
Dsus D Em D
God only knows what went wrong
C G/B Am D Em
and why you’d leave the stage in the middle of a song
Interlude
D C G/B Em/B D C G/B
Asus A Asus A Em7/B C(hold)
Verse 3
G C G
Now the oak trees a-swaying in the early autumn breeze
Em D Cadd9
The golden sun is shining on my face
G C/G G
Tangled thoughts I hear the mocking bird sing
G/D D Cadd9 G
This old world really ain’t that bad a place
Chorus 3
Bm C
Oh, why? There’s no comprehending
G Dsus D
And who am I to try to judge or ex - plain
Bm C
But I do have one burning question
G Dsus D
Who told you life wasn’t worth the fight
Em D
They were wrong
C
They lied
Em D C
Now you’re gone and we cry
G/B Am D G D/G C
It’s just not like you to walk away in the middle of a song
D G D/G C D
Your beaut - i - ful song
G D/G C Dsus D G
Your absolutely beaut – i - ful song
This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. Since
U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.
In order to play the D/G, you may need to use your thumb to fret
the G on the 6th string, 3rd fret.