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Dire Straits - Why Worry Chords

Chord reference D, A7, G, E7, Bm7, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]Baby, [A7]I see this world has made you [D]sad [A7] Some people can be [D]bad [G] The things they [E7]do, the things they [A]say [Bm7] [A7] But [D]baby, [A7]I’ll wipe away those bitter [D]tears [A7] I’ll chase away those restless [D]fears [G]

That turn your [E7]blue skies into [A]grey [Bm7] [A7] Why [D]worry, [G]there should be [A]laughter after [D]pain [G] There should be [A]sunshine after [D]rain [G] These things have [A]always been the [D]same [G] So why [A]worry [D]now [G] Why [A]worry [D]now [G] [A]

[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [A] [A]

[D]Baby, [A7]when I get down I turn to [D]you [A7] And you make sense of what I [D]do [G] I know it [E7]isn’t hard to [A]say [Bm7] [A7] But [D]baby, [A7]just when this world seems mean and [D]cold [A7] Our love comes shining red and [D]gold [G] And all the [E7]rest is by the [A]way [Bm7] [A7]

Why [D]worry, [G]there should be [A]laughter after [D]pain [G] There should be [A]sunshine after [D]rain [G] These things have [A]always been the [D]same [G] So why [A]worry [D]now [G] Why [A]worry [D]now [G] [A]

[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [G] [G] [A] [A]

Artist Dire Straits
Album Brothers in Arms
Genres Rock
Year 1985
Key D

How to Play Why Worry on Guitar?

Dire Straits - Why Worry can be played in the key of D using the D, A7, G, E7, Bm7, Bm chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For Bm7, To play Bm7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, let A, D, B ring open, mute G, high E.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Why Worry with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.