Tell Me Why
GenesisVersion1
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mothers crying in the street children dying at their feet
tell me why oh tell me why
people starving everywhere theres too much food but theres none to spare
tell me why oh tell me why
can you see that shaft of sunlight can you see it in my eyes
i can feel the fire thats burning anger and hope so deep
so deep within my heart but before my eyes
oh for some its too late cause it seems theres no one listening
people sleeping in the streets no roof above no food to eat
tell me why oh tell me why
see the questions in their eyes listen to their childrens cries
tell me why oh tell me why
if theres a god is he watching can he give a ray of hope
so much pain and so much sorrow tell me what does he see
when he looks at you when he looks at me
what would he say it seems theres no one listening
who would think it still could happen even in this time and place
politicians they may save themselves
ah but they wont save their face
so hope against hope its not too late
you say thers nothing you can do
is there one rule for them and one for you
tell me why just tell me why
can you see that shaft of sunlight can you see it in my eyes
i can feel the fire thats burning anger and hope so deep
so deep within my heart but before my eyes
oh for some its too late cos it seems thers no one listening
hurry for me hurry for me hurry for me hurry for me they cry x4
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Readable chord sheet for Tell Me Why by Genesis
[Em7]mothers crying [Em6]in the street [Em7]children dying a[Em6]t their feet [Bm]tell me why oh [G]tell me why [Em7]people starving [Em6]everywhere theres t[Em7]oo much food but theres n[Em6]one to spare [Bm]tell me why oh t[G]ell me why [Bm]can you see that s[G]haft of sunlight[Bm] can you see it i[G]n my eyes [D]i can feel the f[G]ire thats burning a[D]nger and hope so d[G]eep so deep wit[Em7]hin my hea[Em6]rt [Em7]but b[D]efore my eyes oh for s[G]ome its too late c[A]ause it seems theres no one[A7] listening [Em7]people sleeping i[Em6]n the streets [Em7]no roof above no f[Em6]ood to eat [Bm]tell me why oh[G] tell me why [Em7]see the questions [Em6]in their eyes l[Em7]isten to their ch[Em6]ildrens cries [Bm]tell me why oh[G] tell me why [Bm]if theres a god i[G]s he watching c[Bm]an he give a [G]ray of hope [D]so much pain and s[G]o much sorrow t[D]ell me what does he [G]see when he l[Em7]ooks at yo[Em6]u [Em7]when he[D] looks at me what [G]would he say it s[A]eems theres no one [A7]listening [G] [D]who would t[G]hink it [C]still could h[D]appen even [C]in this t[G]ime and p[D]lace [D]politicians they m[C6]ay save themsel[G6]ves [Bm]ah but they wont sa[Am]ve their face[C] so h[Am]ope against h[Am6]ope its not too late [Em7] [Em6] [Em7] [Em6] [Bm] [Em7]you say thers nothing [Em6]you can do is there [Em7]one rule for them and [Em6]one for you [Bm]tell me why just t[G]ell me why [Bm]can you see that s[G]haft of sunlight[Bm] can you see it[G] in my eyes [D]i can feel the fi[G]re thats burning an[D]ger and hope so d[G]eep so deep withi[Em7]n my he[Em6]art [Em7]but bef[D]ore my eyes oh for s[G]ome its too late c[A]os it seems thers no one [A7]listening [Em7]hurry for me h[Em6]urry for me hu[Em7]rry for me h[Em6]urry for me [Bm]they c[G]ry x4