[Intro] F Gm C [x2] [Verse 1] F Gm C Another white Christmas F Gm C Another night missing you F Gm C Another cold morning F Gm C Another slow burn [Chorus] F Gm C Why'd you have to leave on Christmas Eve? F Gm C Now, every year, they laugh and cheer and I feel incomplete F Gm C Bb All the gifts I get won't help me to forget Bbm F Gm C Why, oh, why'd you have to leave me? [Verse 2] F Gm C Another 'lone season F Gm C I'm left with another numb feeling F Gm C It's just another thing left for me to wonder Bb C F Am When everybody else is thinking 'bout each other [Bridge] F C#m F Am F Every December, I'll remember you Bb Bbm You'll be here forever with me [Chorus] F Gm C Why'd you have to leave on Christmas Eve? F Gm C Now, every year, they laugh and cheer and I feel incomplete F Gm C Am Bb All the gifts I get won't help me to forget Bbm F Dm Bb C F Dm Why, oh, why'd you have to leave? [Outro] Bb C Why'd you have to leave me? F Dm Gm C Why? Why? Oh, why, oh, why, oh F Dm Bb C Why? Why? Oh, why, oh, why, oh, why? F Dm Gm C Why? Why? Oh, why, oh, why, oh, why? F Dm Bb C Why? Why? Oh, why, oh, why, oh, why? F Dm Bb C Why? Why? Oh, why, oh, why, oh F Dm Bb C Bb Bbm* Why? Why? Why, oh, why'd you have to leave?
The Neighbourhood – Whyd You Have To Leave Chords on Piano & Ukulele
How to play Whyd You Have To Leave: key, chords and progression
Whyd You Have To Leave by The Neighbourhood is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 8 chords: F, Gm, C, Bb, Bbm, Am, C#m and Dm.
Listen for F – Gm – C – F (I – ii – V – I in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – reh – soh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Dm, G, F, Fm, Em, Abm, Am (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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Whyd You Have To Leave chords: questions
What key is Whyd You Have To Leave in?
Whyd You Have To Leave by The Neighbourhood is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).
What chords are in Whyd You Have To Leave?
Whyd You Have To Leave uses 8 chords: F, Gm, C, Bb, Bbm, Am, C#m, Dm.
What is the chord progression of Whyd You Have To Leave?
The main progression is F – Gm – C – F (I – ii – V – I).
Is Whyd You Have To Leave easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Dm, G, F, Fm, Em, Abm, Am (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).
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