Intro
C#m C#m
[Verse 1]
C#m Adim
I’ve asked my angels, why?
G# C#m
But they don’t know.
F#m
What for do mothers cry
B7 Fb
And rivers flow?
G#m C# F#m
Why are the skies so blue and mountains high?
F#m/Fb Adim7 G# C#m
What for is your love always passing by?
C#m Adim
I’ve asked my uncle Joe,
G#7 C#m
But he can’t speak.
F#m
Why does the wind still blow
B7 Fb
And blood still leaks?
Ddim7 C#7 F#m
So many questions now with no reply,
F#m/Fb Adim7 G#7 C#m
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 1]
C#m G#7
What for are we living?
C#m F#m
What for are we crying?
B7 Fb
What for are we dying?
Adim7 G#7 C#m
Only Mr. God knows why
G#7
What for are we living?
C#m F#m
What for are we dreaming?
B7 Fb
What for are we losing?
Adim7 G#7 A
Only Mr. God knows why
G# C#m
But his phone today is out of range.
[Verse 2]
C#m Adim7
The sun in colour black
G#7 C#m
Is rising high,
F#m
The time is turning back,
B7 Fb
I wonder why.
Ddim7 C#7 F#m
So many questions now with no reply,
F#m/Fb Adim7 G#7 C#m
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 2]
C#m G#7
What for are we living?
C#m F#m
What for are we crying?
B7 Fb
What for are we dying?
Adim7 G#7 C#m
Only Mr. God knows why
C#m G#7
What for are we living?
C#m F#m
What for are we dreaming?
B7 Fb
What for are we losing?
Adim7 G#7 C#m
Only Mr. God knows why
C#m G#7
What for are we living?
C#m F#m
What for are we crying?
B7 Fb
What for are we dying?
Adim7 G#7 C#m
Only Mr. God knows why
C#m G#7
What for are we living?
C#m F#m
What for are we dreaming?
B7 Fb
What for are we losing?
Adim7 G#sus4 G#7 C#m
Only God knows why...