INTRO: ( A5 A5 ) D5 G5 2X

A5                              D5  G5
you can say your prayers
A5                              D5  G5
but you can save your cries
A5                              D5  G5
cause what's done is done
A5                              D5  G5
and i'm not here to testify
            A5     A5
so tell me why
     A5            A5
why must i stand in line
         A5     A5
tell me why
     A5            G5
why must i stand in line
        A5         D5   G5
in the hardtimes 


A5

D5                     G5
five years older and telling yourself
             A5
that you're wiser
         D5                         G5
but the mirror shows wrinkles and lines
A5

D5                     G5
five years gone and feeling lonely
    A5
and tired
   D5             G5
so will we ever find


          A5       A5
find out why   
     A5             G5
why must we stand in line
         A5      A5
tell me why ...
    A5              G5
why must we stand in line
        A5         D5   G5
in the hardtimes