Intro
Fm Fm
[Verse 1]
Fm Adim
I’ve asked my angels, why?
C Fm
But they don’t know.
A#m
What for do mothers cry
D#7 Ab
And rivers flow?
Cm F A#m
Why are the skies so blue and mountains high?
A#m/Ab Adim7 C Fm
What for is your love always passing by?
Fm Adim
I’ve asked my uncle Joe,
C7 Fm
But he can’t speak.
A#m
Why does the wind still blow
D#7 Ab
And blood still leaks?
Ddim7 F7 A#m
So many questions now with no reply,
A#m/Ab Adim7 C7 Fm
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 1]
Fm C7
What for are we living?
Fm A#m
What for are we crying?
D#7 Ab
What for are we dying?
Adim7 C7 Fm
Only Mr. God knows why
C7
What for are we living?
Fm A#m
What for are we dreaming?
D#7 Ab
What for are we losing?
Adim7 C7 Db
Only Mr. God knows why
C Fm
But his phone today is out of range.
[Verse 2]
Fm Adim7
The sun in colour black
C7 Fm
Is rising high,
A#m
The time is turning back,
D#7 Ab
I wonder why.
Ddim7 F7 A#m
So many questions now with no reply,
A#m/Ab Adim7 C7 Fm
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 2]
Fm C7
What for are we living?
Fm A#m
What for are we crying?
D#7 Ab
What for are we dying?
Adim7 C7 Fm
Only Mr. God knows why
Fm C7
What for are we living?
Fm A#m
What for are we dreaming?
D#7 Ab
What for are we losing?
Adim7 C7 Fm
Only Mr. God knows why
Fm C7
What for are we living?
Fm A#m
What for are we crying?
D#7 Ab
What for are we dying?
Adim7 C7 Fm
Only Mr. God knows why
Fm C7
What for are we living?
Fm A#m
What for are we dreaming?
D#7 Ab
What for are we losing?
Adim7 Csus4 C7 Fm
Only God knows why...