• Song:

    Tell Me Why

  • Artist:

    Genesis

Em7            Em6           Em7             Em6
mothers crying in the street children dying at their feet

Bm             G
tell me why oh tell me why

Em7             Em6                Em7                      Em6 
people starving everywhere theres too much food but theres none to spare

Bm              G
tell me why oh tell me why

Bm                G               Bm               G   
can you see that shaft of sunlight can you see it in my eyes

D               G                  D                 G
i can feel the fire thats burning anger and hope so deep

           Em7       Em6   Em7  D
so deep within my heart    but before my eyes

        G                 A                          A7
oh for some its too late cause it seems theres no one listening 

Em7              Em6           Em7               Em6
people sleeping in the streets no roof above no food to eat

Bm            G
tell me why oh tell me why

Em7               Em6            Em7              Em6
see the questions in their eyes listen to their childrens cries

Bm            G   
tell me why oh tell me why

Bm               G              Bm           G
if theres a god is he watching can he give a ray of hope

D                 G              D                   G
so much pain and so much sorrow tell me what does he see

         Em7       Em6  Em7    D
when he looks at you    when he looks at me

     G                A                  A7          G
what would he say it seems theres no one listening

D          G       C            D          C        G        D
who would think it still could happen even in this time and place

D                 C6             G6
politicians they may save themselves

Bm                 Am           C
ah but they wont save their face

    Am           Am6
so hope against hope its not too late


Em7 Em6  Em7  Em6  Bm

Em7                   Em6
you say thers nothing you can do

         Em7                   Em6
is there one rule for them and one for you

Bm                G
tell me why just tell me why

Bm                G               Bm             G
can you see that shaft of sunlight can you see it in my eyes

D                G                  D                G  
i can feel the fire thats burning anger and hope so deep

             Em7    Em6    Em7    D
so deep within my heart    but before my eyes

        G                 A                        A7
oh for some its too late cos it seems thers no one listening

Em7           Em6           Em7         Em6         Bm    G
hurry for me hurry for me hurry for me hurry for me they cry  x4
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