Intro
Dm Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm Adim
I’ve asked my angels, why?
A Dm
But they don’t know.
Gm
What for do mothers cry
C7 F
And rivers flow?
Am D Gm
Why are the skies so blue and mountains high?
Gm/F Adim7 A Dm
What for is your love always passing by?
Dm Adim
I’ve asked my uncle Joe,
A7 Dm
But he can’t speak.
Gm
Why does the wind still blow
C7 F
And blood still leaks?
Ddim7 D7 Gm
So many questions now with no reply,
Gm/F Adim7 A7 Dm
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 1]
Dm A7
What for are we living?
Dm Gm
What for are we crying?
C7 F
What for are we dying?
Adim7 A7 Dm
Only Mr. God knows why
A7
What for are we living?
Dm Gm
What for are we dreaming?
C7 F
What for are we losing?
Adim7 A7 A#
Only Mr. God knows why
A Dm
But his phone today is out of range.
[Verse 2]
Dm Adim7
The sun in colour black
A7 Dm
Is rising high,
Gm
The time is turning back,
C7 F
I wonder why.
Ddim7 D7 Gm
So many questions now with no reply,
Gm/F Adim7 A7 Dm
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 2]
Dm A7
What for are we living?
Dm Gm
What for are we crying?
C7 F
What for are we dying?
Adim7 A7 Dm
Only Mr. God knows why
Dm A7
What for are we living?
Dm Gm
What for are we dreaming?
C7 F
What for are we losing?
Adim7 A7 Dm
Only Mr. God knows why
Dm A7
What for are we living?
Dm Gm
What for are we crying?
C7 F
What for are we dying?
Adim7 A7 Dm
Only Mr. God knows why
Dm A7
What for are we living?
Dm Gm
What for are we dreaming?
C7 F
What for are we losing?
Adim7 Asus4 A7 Dm
Only God knows why...