Why Didn't I Think Of That
By: Doug Stone
Key of D
Intro: D, A, G, A, D, A, G, A
D A G A D G A
He sends her roses and lines he composes, things a lady loves
D A G A D G A
Well he's there to hold her when she needs a shoulder if life gets too
rough
G A D G A D
Oh now that she's left I keep kicking myself whenever I start thinking
back
G A D G A D
He says he needs her, tells her he loves her, why didn't I think of
that?
D A G A D G A
When she gets down well he's always around her, he makes her smile again
D A G A D G A
He mends her heartaches, remembers her birthday, and tries to be a
friend
G A D G A D
Now that she's gone I know what I did wrong, it's all so simple in fact
G A D G A D DA
Well he says he wants her, can't live without her, why didn't I think of
that?
Chorus:
Bm A G A D DA
Ooh I've been watching every move that he makes
Bm A Em D G
Ooh I've been thinking, it could have been different somehow
Em D A
If I'd known what I know now
D A G A D G A
He sings her love songs and tells her his love's strong, things she
needs to know
D A G A D G A
He tries to please her, he calls for no reason, just to say hello
G A D G A D
He says he loves her and he'll never leave her and I never will get her
back
G A D G A D DA
I did my best, thought of everything else, why didn't I think of that?
Chorus
sing first verse again in a key a half step up G-G#, A-A#, D-D#
G# A# D# G# A# D#
He says he loves her and he'll never leave her, why didn't I think of
that?
Jason A. Wendtland