ABBA, Why Did It Have To Be Me (1976)
Key: :[G] (w: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus)
INTRO: [G x4]
VERSE 1:
[G] When you were lonely, you
[D] needed a man
[G] Someone to lean on, well
[D] I understand
[C] It's only natural
But
[D7] why did it have to be me
[G] [D]
VERSE 2:
[G] Nights can be empty,
[D] nights can be cold
[G] So you were looking for
[D] someone to hold
[C] That's only natural
But
[D7] why did it have to be me
[G] [G7]
BRIDGE 1:
[C] I was so lonesome, I was blue
[G] I couldn't help it, it had to be you
And
[D7] I always thought you knew the reason
[G] why
[G7]
[C] I only wanted a little love affair
[A7] Now I can see you are beginning to care
But
[G] baby, be-
[C]-lieve me
[A7] It's better
[G] to forget me
BREAK: [C] [G] [D7] [G] //
[D]
VERSE 3:
[G] Men are toys in the
[D] game that you play
[G] When you get tired, you
[D] throw them away
[C] That's only natural
But
[D7] why did it have to be me
[G] [G]
BREAK: [A] [A]
VERSE 4:
[A] Falling in love with a
[E] woman like you
[A] Happens so quickly, there's
[E] nothing to do
[D] It's only natural
But
[E7] why did it have to be me
[A] [A7]
BRIDGE 2:
[D] I was so lonesome, I was blue
[A] I couldn't help it, it had to be you
And
[E7] I always thought you knew the reason
[A] why
[A7]
[D] I only wanted a little love affair
[B7] Now I can see you are beginning to care
But
[A] baby,
[D] believe me
[B7] It's better
[A] to forget me
BREAK: [D] [A] [E7] [A] :
[x3]