Garbage - Why Do You Love Me 2005

Garbage was a an American band comprising Scottish Shirley Manson (vocals), Duke Erickson (guitar, bass, keyboards), Steve Marker (guitar, keyboards) and Butch Vig (drums, percussion). They performed between 1993 and 2005, then during 2007 and reformed in 2022. One of their biggest hits was Do You Love. A number of videos of the song are presented below.

Lyrics and chords

Em              C          G               D    (x4)
I'm no barbie doll, I'm not your baby girl

Em              C          G               B
I've done ugly things and I have made mistakes

Em              C          G               D
And I am not as pretty as those girls in magazines

Em              C          G               B
I am rotten to my core if they're to be believed

     C                                      D             (x2)
So what if I'm no baby bird hanging upon your every word?
Nothing ever smells of roses that rises out of mud

[Chorus]

Em                        C
Why do you love me? Why do you love me?

G                              D
Why do you love me? it's driving me crazy   (x3)

Em              C         G             D
Why do you love me? Why do you love me?

[Verse]

       Em               C          G               D    (x4)
You're not some baby boy, Why you acting so surprised?

Em                      C          G               B
You're sick of all the rules, Well I'm sick of all your lies.

Em                      C          G               D
Now I've held back a wealth of shit, I think I'm gonna choke

Em                      C          G               B
I'm standing in the shadows with the words stuck in my throat

             C                                      D                (x2)
Does it really come as a surprise when I tell you I don't feel good?
Nothing ever came from nothing man. Oh man, ain't that the truth

[Chorus]

Em                        C
Why do you love me? Why do you love me?
G                              D
Why do you love me? it's driving me crazy   (x3)

Em              C         G             D
Why do you love me? Why do you love me?

Em                      C               G                 D
I get back up and I do it again, I get back up and I do it again
I get back up and I do it again, I get back up and I do it, I do it again
 
I think you're sleeping with a friend of mine
I have no proof but I think that I'm right
And you've still got the most beautiful face
It just makes me sad most of the time

Em                      C               G                 D
I get back up and I do it again, I get back up and I do it again
I get back up and I do it again, I get back up and I do it, I do it again

[Chorus]

Em                        C
Why do you love me? Why do you love me?

G                              D
Why do you love me? it's driving me crazy   (x3)

Em              C         G             D
Why do you love me? Why do you love me?

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Videos 

* Garbage - Why Do You Love Me, official studio video, 2005, YouTube, duration: 3.51 minutes.

* Why Do You Love Me, Rove Live, Australia, 2005, YouTube, duration: 3.54 minutes.

* Why Do You Love Me, Glastonbury 2005, YouTube, duration, 4.07 minutes.

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Last updated: 14 July 2025

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