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I was watching my TV one night when they broke in with a special report
              Em          D           C        G
About some devistating earthquake in Peru
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There were thirty thousand crushed to death, even more were buried alive
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On the Richter scale it measured 8.2
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And I said, "God, please answer me one question?"
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"Why'd they have to interrupt 'The Simpsons' just for this?"
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What a drag, 'cause I was taping it and everything
              C                     G               D
And now I'll have to wait for the rerun to see the part of the show I missed

chorus:

C              G
Why does this always happen?
Bb              F
Why does this always happen to me?
C               G
Why does this always happen?
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(Why) Why does this always happen to me?

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I was driving down the highway when all the traffic slowed to a crawl
              Em                D            C        G
There was a twelve-car pile-up, everybody dead
           Em                  D           C                G
And I saw brains and guts and vital organs splattered everywhere
            Em                  D            C        G
As well as my friend Robert's disembodied head

               C     D                G
And I thought - Poor Rob, I just had lunch with him
      C             Bb       C       G
Hey, wait a minute, he still owes me money - what a jerk
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Well, there's five bucks that I'm never gonna see again
              C                 G                       D
Plus now, on top of everything else, it looks like I'm gonna be late to work

chorus:

C              G
Why does this always happen?
Bb             F
Why does this always happen to me?
C              G
Why does this always happen?
Bb                    F
(Why) Why does this always happen to me?

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          Em           D                 C              G
Oh, the other day, my boss said we were running low on toner
Em                      D             C  G 
And he told me I should buy another case
        Em              D            C                   G
Well, I told him I was busy, but he still just kept on asking
       Em                 D                  C                  G
So, I turned around and stabbed him in the face (right in the face)

        C             D           G
Oh, and wouldn't you know it, my knife got stuck
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I guess that's probably bound to happen now and then
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But I'm afraid I may have bent the tip a little
        C                 G                 D  
And I know that blade will never ever be quite as sharp again (quite as sharp again)
Oh, tell me

C              G
Why does this always happen?
Bb             F
Why does this always happen to me?
C              G
Why does this always happen?
Bb                    F
(Why) Why does this always happen to me?

C              G
Why does this always happen?
Bb             F
Why does this always happen to me?
C              G
Why does this always happen?
Bb                    F
(Why) Why does this always happen to me?

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