Intro
F#m F#m
[Verse 1]
F#m Adim
I’ve asked my angels, why?
C# F#m
But they don’t know.
Bm
What for do mothers cry
E7 A
And rivers flow?
C#m F# Bm
Why are the skies so blue and mountains high?
Bm/A Adim7 C# F#m
What for is your love always passing by?
F#m Adim
I’ve asked my uncle Joe,
C#7 F#m
But he can’t speak.
Bm
Why does the wind still blow
E7 A
And blood still leaks?
Ddim7 F#7 Bm
So many questions now with no reply,
Bm/A Adim7 C#7 F#m
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 1]
F#m C#7
What for are we living?
F#m Bm
What for are we crying?
E7 A
What for are we dying?
Adim7 C#7 F#m
Only Mr. God knows why
C#7
What for are we living?
F#m Bm
What for are we dreaming?
E7 A
What for are we losing?
Adim7 C#7 D
Only Mr. God knows why
C# F#m
But his phone today is out of range.
[Verse 2]
F#m Adim7
The sun in colour black
C#7 F#m
Is rising high,
Bm
The time is turning back,
E7 A
I wonder why.
Ddim7 F#7 Bm
So many questions now with no reply,
Bm/A Adim7 C#7 F#m
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 2]
F#m C#7
What for are we living?
F#m Bm
What for are we crying?
E7 A
What for are we dying?
Adim7 C#7 F#m
Only Mr. God knows why
F#m C#7
What for are we living?
F#m Bm
What for are we dreaming?
E7 A
What for are we losing?
Adim7 C#7 F#m
Only Mr. God knows why
F#m C#7
What for are we living?
F#m Bm
What for are we crying?
E7 A
What for are we dying?
Adim7 C#7 F#m
Only Mr. God knows why
F#m C#7
What for are we living?
F#m Bm
What for are we dreaming?
E7 A
What for are we losing?
Adim7 C#sus4 C#7 F#m
Only God knows why...