Don’t Ask Me Why

DON’T ASK ME WHY             BILLY JOEL

KEY OF B FLAT


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All the wait-ers in your grand ca-fe

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Leave their ta-bles when you blink

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Ev-ry dog must have it’s ev-ry-day

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Ev-ry drunk must have his drink

(CHORUS)

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Don't wait for an-swers

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Just take your chan-ces

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Don't ask me why


VERSE 2 same as 1
All your life you had to stand in line
Still you're standing on your feet
All your choices made you change your mind
Now your calender's complete


(CHORUS)

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You can say the hu-man heart

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Is on-ly make be-lieve

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And I am on-ly fight-ing fire with fire

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But you are still a vic-tim

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Of the ac-cid-ents you leave

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As sure as I'm a vic-tim of de-si-re

VERSE 4

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All the ser-vants in your new ho-tel

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Throw their ros-es at your feet

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Fool them all but ba-by  I  can tell

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You're no strang-er to the street

(CHORUS)


Verse 5 same as 4
Yesterday you were an only child
Now your ghosts have gone away
You can kill them in the classic style
Now you, "parlez vous francais"

(CHORUS TO END)