Em7            Em6 (022020@1)         Em7             Em6mothers (022020@1)crying in the street children dying at their feet

Bm (x24432@1)           Gtell (320003@1)me why oh tell me why

Em7             Em6 (022020@1)              Em7                      Em6 (022020@1)people starving everywhere theres too much food but theres none to spare

Bm (x24432@1)            Gtell (320003@1)me why oh tell me why

Bm (x24432@1)              G (320003@1)             Bm (x24432@1)             G (320003@1) 
can you see that shaft of sunlight can you see it in my eyes

D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)               Gi (320003@1)can feel the fire thats burning anger and hope so deep

           Em7       Em6 (022020@1) Em7  Dso (xx0232@1)deep within my heart    but before my eyes

        G (320003@1)               A (x02220@1)                        A7oh (x02020@1)for some its too late cause it seems theres no one listening 

Em7              Em6 (022020@1)         Em7               Em6people (022020@1)sleeping in the streets no roof above no food to eat

Bm (x24432@1)          Gtell (320003@1)me why oh tell me why

Em7               Em6 (022020@1)          Em7              Em6see (022020@1)the questions in their eyes listen to their childrens cries

Bm (x24432@1)          G (320003@1) 
tell me why oh tell me why

Bm (x24432@1)             G (320003@1)            Bm (x24432@1)         Gif (320003@1)theres a god is he watching can he give a ray of hope

D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)                 Gso (320003@1)much pain and so much sorrow tell me what does he see

         Em7       Em6 (022020@1)Em7    Dwhen (xx0232@1)he looks at you    when he looks at me

     G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)                A7 (x02020@1)        Gwhat (320003@1)would he say it seems theres no one listening

D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)        C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)      Dwho (xx0232@1)would think it still could happen even in this time and place

D (xx0232@1)               C6 (03221x@1)           G6politicians (320000@1)they may save themselves

Bm (x24432@1)               Am (x02210@1)         Cah (x32010@1)but they wont save their face

    Am (x02210@1)         Am6so (x02212@1)hope against hope its not too late


Em7 Em6  Em7  Em6  Bm

Em7                   Em6you (022020@1)say thers nothing you can do

         Em7                   Em6is (022020@1)there one rule for them and one for you

Bm (x24432@1)              Gtell (320003@1)me why just tell me why

Bm (x24432@1)              G (320003@1)             Bm (x24432@1)           Gcan (320003@1)you see that shaft of sunlight can you see it in my eyes

D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)
i can feel the fire thats burning anger and hope so deep

             Em7    Em6 (022020@1)  Em7    Dso (xx0232@1)deep within my heart    but before my eyes

        G (320003@1)               A (x02220@1)                      A7oh (x02020@1)for some its too late cos it seems thers no one listening

Em7           Em6 (022020@1)         Em7         Em6 (022020@1)       Bm (x24432@1)  Ghurry (320003@1)for me hurry for me hurry for me hurry for me they cry  x4