Tell Me Why Chords

by Genesis
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author billy the bean [pro] 263. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

Chords

Em7
Em6
Bm
G
D
A
A7
C
C6
G6
Am
Am6

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Em7            Em6           Em7             Em6
mothers crying in the street children dying at their feet
 
Bm             G
tell me why oh tell me why
 
Em7             Em6                Em7                      Em6
people starving everywhere theres too much food but theres none to spare
 
Bm              G
tell me why oh tell me why
 
Bm                G               Bm               G
can you see that shaft of sunlight can you see it in my eyes
 
D               G                  D                 G
i can feel the fire thats burning anger and hope so deep
 
           Em7       Em6   Em7  D
so deep within my heart    but before my eyes
 
        G                 A                          A7
oh for some its too late cause it seems theres no one listening 
 
Em7              Em6           Em7               Em6
people sleeping in the streets no roof above no food to eat
 
Bm            G
tell me why oh tell me why
 
Em7               Em6            Em7              Em6
see the questions in their eyes listen to their childrens cries
 
Bm            G
tell me why oh tell me why
 
Bm               G              Bm           G
if theres a god is he watching can he give a ray of hope
 
D                 G              D                   G
so much pain and so much sorrow tell me what does he see
 
         Em7       Em6  Em7    D
when he looks at you    when he looks at me
 
     G                A                  A7          G
what would he say it seems theres no one listening
 
D          G       C            D          C        G        D
who would think it still could happen even in this time and place
 
D                 C6             G6
politicians they may save themselves
 
Bm                 Am           C
ah but they wont save their face
 
    Am           Am6
so hope against hope its not too late
 
 
Em7 Em6  Em7  Em6  Bm
 
Em7                   Em6
you say thers nothing you can do
 
         Em7                   Em6
is there one rule for them and one for you
 
Bm                G
tell me why just tell me why
 
Bm                G               Bm             G
can you see that shaft of sunlight can you see it in my eyes
 
D                G                  D                G
i can feel the fire thats burning anger and hope so deep
 
             Em7    Em6    Em7    D
so deep within my heart    but before my eyes
 
        G                 A                        A7
oh for some its too late cos it seems thers no one listening
 
Em7           Em6           Em7         Em6         Bm    G
hurry for me hurry for me hurry for me hurry for me they cry  x4 
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