Intro
G#m G#m
[Verse 1]
G#m Adim
I’ve asked my angels, why?
D# G#m
But they don’t know.
C#m
What for do mothers cry
F#7 Cb
And rivers flow?
D#m G# C#m
Why are the skies so blue and mountains high?
C#m/Cb Adim7 D# G#m
What for is your love always passing by?
G#m Adim
I’ve asked my uncle Joe,
D#7 G#m
But he can’t speak.
C#m
Why does the wind still blow
F#7 Cb
And blood still leaks?
Ddim7 G#7 C#m
So many questions now with no reply,
C#m/Cb Adim7 D#7 G#m
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 1]
G#m D#7
What for are we living?
G#m C#m
What for are we crying?
F#7 Cb
What for are we dying?
Adim7 D#7 G#m
Only Mr. God knows why
D#7
What for are we living?
G#m C#m
What for are we dreaming?
F#7 Cb
What for are we losing?
Adim7 D#7 Fb
Only Mr. God knows why
D# G#m
But his phone today is out of range.
[Verse 2]
G#m Adim7
The sun in colour black
D#7 G#m
Is rising high,
C#m
The time is turning back,
F#7 Cb
I wonder why.
Ddim7 G#7 C#m
So many questions now with no reply,
C#m/Cb Adim7 D#7 G#m
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 2]
G#m D#7
What for are we living?
G#m C#m
What for are we crying?
F#7 Cb
What for are we dying?
Adim7 D#7 G#m
Only Mr. God knows why
G#m D#7
What for are we living?
G#m C#m
What for are we dreaming?
F#7 Cb
What for are we losing?
Adim7 D#7 G#m
Only Mr. God knows why
G#m D#7
What for are we living?
G#m C#m
What for are we crying?
F#7 Cb
What for are we dying?
Adim7 D#7 G#m
Only Mr. God knows why
G#m D#7
What for are we living?
G#m C#m
What for are we dreaming?
F#7 Cb
What for are we losing?
Adim7 D#sus4 D#7 G#m
Only God knows why...