Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
Rate for accuracy
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Key: Bm
Why
intro:
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-------1------4---|
E |--2-3-2-1------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-4------3-------|
repeat 4 times
B |---------------------7-----|
F#|-------------11--10--10----|
D |-------0-10--0---0---0-----|
A |-----9---------------------|
E |---7-----------------------|
A |---------------------------|
Repeat 8 times
Verse 1:
B |---------------|
F#|---------------|
D |---------------|
A |--2-2-2-2------|
E |--2-2-2-2------|
A |--2-2-2-2------|
Repeat 4 times
Why do people have to live outside?
In the brutal heat or when it’s below freezing
There are people that are made to live outside
Why?
Verse 2:
B |--------------0-----|
F#|--------------0-----|
D |--------------0-----|
A |--2-2-2-2-----0-----|
E |--2-2-2-2-----0-----|
A |--2-2-2-2-----------|
Repeat 4 times
Why do people have to live outside
When there are buildings all around us
With heat on and no one inside
Why?
Chorus:
B |---------------------12-12-11p10------|----------------------15-15-14p13-p0---|
F#|-----------12-11----------------------|-------------12-11---------------------|
D |-----15----------12--------------15---|------15----------12-------------------|
A |--14----14----------------------------|---14----14----------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Repeat 4 times
Why?
Why?
Why do people have to live outside?
Why?
Why?
Why do people have to live outside?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Verse 3:
B |--------------------------------------0-----|
F#|--------------------------------------0-----|
D |--------------------------------------0-----|
A |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------2-----|
E |--0-0-0-0-----------------------------0-----|
A |--2-2-2-2----------------------------2------|
Why do people havе to live outside? In Tents,
B |-------------------0-----|
F#|-------------------0-----|
D |-------------------0-----|
A |--3-2-1------------1-----|
E |--3-2-1------------0-----|
A |--3-2-1------------1-----|
undеr bridges Living with nothing
B |--------------------------------------0-----|
F#|--------------------------------------0-----|
D |--------------------------------------0-----|
A |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------2-----|
E |--0-0-0-0-----------------------------0-----|
A |--2-2-2-2----------------------------2------|
and horribly suffering
Why?
Why do people have to live
B |-------------------0-----|
F#|-------------------0-----|
D |-------------------0-----|
A |--3-2-1------------1-----|
E |--3-2-1------------0-----|
A |--3-2-1------------1-----|
outside?
B |---(0)----|
F#|---(0)----|
D |---(0)----|
A |---(1)----|
E |---(0)----|
A |---(1)----| ***let ring from previous chord****
We have the resources
We have the means
Verse 4:
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-------1------4---|
E |--2-3-2-1------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-4------3-------|
***repeat 4 times***
Why?
Why?
Why?
B |--------------0-----|
F#|--------------0-----|
D |--------------0-----|
A |--2-2-2-2-----0-----|
E |--2-2-2-2-----0-----|
A |--2-2-2-2-----------|
***Repeat 4 times***
Why do people have to live outside?
I couldn't survive out on the streets
Why?
B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |--3-2-1----1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1------|
E |--0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0------|
A |--3-2-1----1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1------|
Why do people have to live outside?
B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |--3-2------1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1------|
E |--3-3------1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1------|
A |--3-2------1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1------|
I couldn't survive out on the streets
I've never had to push all of my shit around
B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
A |--3-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
E |--3-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
A |--3-2------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
in a shopping cart, have you?
B |-------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------12-12-12-12----|
D |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----17b19----17-17-17-17--|
A |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
E |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
A |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------|
Have you ever had ringworm?
Scabies?
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-------1------4---|
E |--2-3-2-1------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-4------3-------|
Have you ever had to live outside?
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-------1------4---|
E |--2-3-2-1------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-4------3-------|
I don't want to live outside
Chorus 2:
B |-------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------|
D |-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
A |--3-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
E |--3-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
A |--3-2------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
B |-------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------12-12-12-12----|
D |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----17b19----17-17-17-17--|
A |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
E |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
A |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------|
Why?
Why?
Why do people have to live outside?
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-------1------4---|
E |--2-3-2-1------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-4------3-------|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-------1------4---|
E |--2-3-2-1------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-4------3-------|
Outro:
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |----------------1------4---|
E |---------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-4------3-------|
Horror story
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-1---0-1--------|
Real American horror story
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-1---0-1--------|
And it's a fuckin' tragedy
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |----------------1------4---|
E |---------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-4------3-------|
Fuckin' tragedy
Every day
Every day
B |---------------0.-------------0.---|
F#|---------------0.-------------0.---|
D |---------------0.-------------0.---|
A |---------------0.---1------4--0.---|
E |-----------------------------------|
A |--2-3-2-1-0-4----------3-----------|
People have to live outside
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
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| p Pull-off
| (n) Ghost note
| b Bend
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Song History
Published: July 9, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025