Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm B9 Bm G A G Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Mothers crying in the street, children dying at their feet Bm B9 Bm G A G Tell me why, oh, tell me why Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 People starving everywhere, there's too much food but there's none to spare Bm B9 Bm G A G Tell me why, oh, tell me why Bm7 D G Bm D G Can you see that shaft of sunlight? Can you see it in my eyes? D A G D A G I can feel the fire that's burning, anger and hope so deep Em7 Em6 Em7 D D7M D So deep within my heart but before my eyes G A6 A A6 A7 Oh, for some it's too late 'cause it seems there's no-one listening Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 People sleeping in the streets, no roof above, no food to eat Bm B9 Bm G A G Tell me why, oh, tell me why Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 See the questions in their eyes, listen to their children's cries Bm B9 Bm G A G Tell me why, please tell me why Bm7 D G Bm D G If there's a God, is He watching? Can he give a ray of light? D A G D A G So much pain and so much sorrow, tell me what does He see Em7 Em6 Em7 D D7M D When He looks at you? When He looks at me? G A6 A A6 A7 G What would He say? It seems there's no-one listening D G C G D C G D G Who would think it still could happen even in this time and place? D C6 G7M Politicians, they may save themselves Bm7 Am C Ah, but they won't save their face Am9 Am6 So hope against hope, it's not too late Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm B9 Bm G A G Em7 Em6 You say there's nothing you can do Em7 Em6 Is there one rule for them and one for you? Bm B9 Bm G A G Tell me why, just tell me why Bm7 D G Bm D G Listen, can you see that shaft of sunlight? Can you see it in my eyes? D A G D A G I can feel the fire that's burning, anger and hope so deep Em7 Em6 Em7 D D7M D So deep within my heart but before my eyes G A6 A A6 A7 Oh, for some it's too late 'cause it seems there's no-one listening Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm B9 Bm G A G "Hurry for me, hurry for me and hurry for me, hurry for me", they cry, they cry Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm B9 Bm G A G "Hurry for me, hurry for me and hurry for me, hurry for me", they cry, they cry Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm B9 Bm G A G "Hurry for me, hurry for me and hurry for me, hurry for me", they cry, they cry Em7 Em6 "Hurry for me, hurry for me" Em6: 022020 A6: 002222 Am9: 575557 Am6: 575755