[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
[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