Intro
Gm Gm
[Verse 1]
Gm Adim
I’ve asked my angels, why?
D Gm
But they don’t know.
Cm
What for do mothers cry
F7 A#
And rivers flow?
Dm G Cm
Why are the skies so blue and mountains high?
Cm/A# Adim7 D Gm
What for is your love always passing by?
Gm Adim
I’ve asked my uncle Joe,
D7 Gm
But he can’t speak.
Cm
Why does the wind still blow
F7 A#
And blood still leaks?
Ddim7 G7 Cm
So many questions now with no reply,
Cm/A# Adim7 D7 Gm
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 1]
Gm D7
What for are we living?
Gm Cm
What for are we crying?
F7 A#
What for are we dying?
Adim7 D7 Gm
Only Mr. God knows why
D7
What for are we living?
Gm Cm
What for are we dreaming?
F7 A#
What for are we losing?
Adim7 D7 Eb
Only Mr. God knows why
D Gm
But his phone today is out of range.
[Verse 2]
Gm Adim7
The sun in colour black
D7 Gm
Is rising high,
Cm
The time is turning back,
F7 A#
I wonder why.
Ddim7 G7 Cm
So many questions now with no reply,
Cm/A# Adim7 D7 Gm
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 2]
Gm D7
What for are we living?
Gm Cm
What for are we crying?
F7 A#
What for are we dying?
Adim7 D7 Gm
Only Mr. God knows why
Gm D7
What for are we living?
Gm Cm
What for are we dreaming?
F7 A#
What for are we losing?
Adim7 D7 Gm
Only Mr. God knows why
Gm D7
What for are we living?
Gm Cm
What for are we crying?
F7 A#
What for are we dying?
Adim7 D7 Gm
Only Mr. God knows why
Gm D7
What for are we living?
Gm Cm
What for are we dreaming?
F7 A#
What for are we losing?
Adim7 Dsus4 D7 Gm
Only God knows why...