Why?

Why?

How I ma ny times do I have to try

to (Am7)tell you but that I’m (Fmaj7)still sor ry for (G)the things (C)think I’ve done.

Ooh,

but (C)when I start to try too to tell ny you that’s when you have bet to tell off, me, hey,

this kind of (Fmaj7)see trou ble’s on (G)ly just (C)sink ing?

be gun.

This boat is sink ing, this boat is sink ing.

I tell my self too wa ma ter’s ny (Bm9)times, why don’t you ev er learn to (D)keep your big mouth shut?

That’s why it hurts so bad to (Bm7)hear the words

that keep on fall ing from your mouth,

(Fmaj7)fall ing from your mouth,

(D9)fall ing from your mouth.

Tell me Why?

Why?

How I may be blind, I may be to viciously

un (Am7)kind, you but I can (Fmaj7)still read ry what (G)you’re things (C)think ing.

done.

Ooh,

and (C)I’ve heard start it said too to ma ny times that you’d be have bet ter tell off, be sides,

why can’t you (Fmaj7)see trou ble’s this (G)boat is (C)sink ing?

be gun.

This boat is sink ing, this boat is sink ing.

Let’s go down to the wa ma ter’s edge, (Bm9)times, why don’t you ev and we can (D)cast a way those doubts.

Some things are bet ter left un (Bm7)said, the words

but they still turn me in side out.

(Fmaj7)Turn ing in side out,

(D9)turn ing in side out.

Tell me Why?

Why?

This is the book I’ve nev er read, these are the words I ne ver said, this is the path I’ll nev er tread, these are the dreams I’ll (G)dream in stead, this is the joy that’s sel dom spread, these are the tears, the tears we shed, This is the fear, this is the dread, these are the con tents of my (G)head.

These are the years that we have spent, and this is what they re pre sent, and this is how I feel.

Do you know how I (G)feel?

’Cos I don’t think you know how I feel, we shed, I don’t think you know is the dread, how I feel.

con tents of my (G)head.

I don’t think you know

how I feel.

You don’t know what I feel.