Intro
Cm Cm
[Verse 1]
Cm Adim
I’ve asked my angels, why?
G Cm
But they don’t know.
Fm
What for do mothers cry
A#7 Eb
And rivers flow?
Gm C Fm
Why are the skies so blue and mountains high?
Fm/Eb Adim7 G Cm
What for is your love always passing by?
Cm Adim
I’ve asked my uncle Joe,
G7 Cm
But he can’t speak.
Fm
Why does the wind still blow
A#7 Eb
And blood still leaks?
Ddim7 C7 Fm
So many questions now with no reply,
Fm/Eb Adim7 G7 Cm
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 1]
Cm G7
What for are we living?
Cm Fm
What for are we crying?
A#7 Eb
What for are we dying?
Adim7 G7 Cm
Only Mr. God knows why
G7
What for are we living?
Cm Fm
What for are we dreaming?
A#7 Eb
What for are we losing?
Adim7 G7 Ab
Only Mr. God knows why
G Cm
But his phone today is out of range.
[Verse 2]
Cm Adim7
The sun in colour black
G7 Cm
Is rising high,
Fm
The time is turning back,
A#7 Eb
I wonder why.
Ddim7 C7 Fm
So many questions now with no reply,
Fm/Eb Adim7 G7 Cm
What for do people live until they die?
[Chorus 2]
Cm G7
What for are we living?
Cm Fm
What for are we crying?
A#7 Eb
What for are we dying?
Adim7 G7 Cm
Only Mr. God knows why
Cm G7
What for are we living?
Cm Fm
What for are we dreaming?
A#7 Eb
What for are we losing?
Adim7 G7 Cm
Only Mr. God knows why
Cm G7
What for are we living?
Cm Fm
What for are we crying?
A#7 Eb
What for are we dying?
Adim7 G7 Cm
Only Mr. God knows why
Cm G7
What for are we living?
Cm Fm
What for are we dreaming?
A#7 Eb
What for are we losing?
Adim7 Gsus4 G7 Cm
Only God knows why...