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