Tell Me Why Chords by Genesis
Tempo:
120.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Bm
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[Bm]
[G] [D] [Em]
Mother's crying in her sleep, children dying at their feet.
[Bm] Tell me why, oh [G] tell me [D] why.
[G]
[Em] People starving everywhere, there's too much food but there's none to spare.
[Bm] Tell me why, oh [G] tell me why.
[D] Can you see that [G] shaft of sunlight?
[D] Can you see [G] it in my [D] eyes?
I can feel the [Bm] fire that's burning.
[D] I know it burns [Bm] so deep, so [A] [G] deep within my heart.
[Em]
But [D] before my eyes, for [G] some it's too late.
[A] It seems there's no one listening.
[Em] People sleeping in the streets, no roof above, no food to eat.
[Bm] Tell me [D] why, [Bm]
oh [G] tell me why.
I [Em] see the questions in their eyes, listen to their children's cries.
[Bm] Tell me why, please [G] tell me [D] [G] why.
[D] If there's a God, [G] is he watching?
[D] Can he give [G] a ray of [D] hope?
So [A] much pain, [Bm] so much sorrow.
[D] Tell me what does [Bm] he see?
[D] When [G] he looks at [Em] you, [G]
[Em] when [D] he looks at me.
[G] What would he say?
[A] It seems there's no one listening.
[D] [C]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] Who [G] would think it still could happen, [D] even in [C] this [D] time and place.
Politicians, [C] they may save [G] themselves,
[Bm]
but they [Am] won't save their face.
[C]
[Am] So hope against hope, it's not too [Em] late.
[Bm]
[G] [A] [D] [G]
[Em] You say there's nothing you can do.
There's one roof for them and one for you.
[Bm] Tell me why, just [G] tell me why.
[D] Can you see that [G]
shot of sunlight?
[Bm] [D] Can you see [G] it in my [D] eyes?
I can feel that [Bm]
fire that's burning.
[D] Anger and hope [Bm] so deep, [D] so [Em] deep within my heart.
But [D] before my eyes,
[G] it's too late.
[A] It seems there's no one listening.
[Em] Hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me.
[Bm] They [D] cry, [Bm]
[G] they cry.
[Em] Hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me.
[Bm] They cry, [G] they cry.
[Em] Hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me, [Bm] they cry, [G] they [D] cry.
[G] [Em]
[Bm]
[G] [D] [Em]
Mother's crying in her sleep, children dying at their feet.
[Bm] Tell me why, oh [G] tell me [D] why.
[G]
[Em] People starving everywhere, there's too much food but there's none to spare.
[Bm] Tell me why, oh [G] tell me why.
[D] Can you see that [G] shaft of sunlight?
[D] Can you see [G] it in my [D] eyes?
I can feel the [Bm] fire that's burning.
[D] I know it burns [Bm] so deep, so [A] [G] deep within my heart.
[Em]
But [D] before my eyes, for [G] some it's too late.
[A] It seems there's no one listening.
[Em] People sleeping in the streets, no roof above, no food to eat.
[Bm] Tell me [D] why, [Bm]
oh [G] tell me why.
I [Em] see the questions in their eyes, listen to their children's cries.
[Bm] Tell me why, please [G] tell me [D] [G] why.
[D] If there's a God, [G] is he watching?
[D] Can he give [G] a ray of [D] hope?
So [A] much pain, [Bm] so much sorrow.
[D] Tell me what does [Bm] he see?
[D] When [G] he looks at [Em] you, [G]
[Em] when [D] he looks at me.
[G] What would he say?
[A] It seems there's no one listening.
[D] [C]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] Who [G] would think it still could happen, [D] even in [C] this [D] time and place.
Politicians, [C] they may save [G] themselves,
[Bm]
but they [Am] won't save their face.
[C]
[Am] So hope against hope, it's not too [Em] late.
[Bm]
[G] [A] [D] [G]
[Em] You say there's nothing you can do.
There's one roof for them and one for you.
[Bm] Tell me why, just [G] tell me why.
[D] Can you see that [G]
shot of sunlight?
[Bm] [D] Can you see [G] it in my [D] eyes?
I can feel that [Bm]
fire that's burning.
[D] Anger and hope [Bm] so deep, [D] so [Em] deep within my heart.
But [D] before my eyes,
[G] it's too late.
[A] It seems there's no one listening.
[Em] Hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me.
[Bm] They [D] cry, [Bm]
[G] they cry.
[Em] Hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me.
[Bm] They cry, [G] they cry.
[Em] Hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me, hurry for me, [Bm] they cry, [G] they [D] cry.
[G] [Em]
Key:
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Em
A
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ Mother's crying in her sleep, _ _ children dying at their feet.
[Bm] Tell me why, _ _ _ oh [G] tell me [D] why.
[G] _
_ _ _ [Em] People starving everywhere, _ there's too much food but there's none to spare.
[Bm] Tell me why, _ _ _ oh [G] tell me why. _
_ [D] _ _ Can you see that [G] shaft of sunlight?
[D] Can you see [G] it in my [D] eyes?
I can feel the [Bm] fire that's burning.
[D] I know it burns [Bm] so deep, so [A] [G] deep within my heart.
[Em] _
_ But [D] before my eyes, _ _ for [G] some it's too late. _
_ _ _ [A] It seems there's no one listening.
[Em] People sleeping in the streets, _ _ no roof above, no food to eat.
[Bm] Tell me [D] why, _ [Bm] _
_ oh [G] tell me why.
I _ _ _ [Em] see the questions in their eyes, _ listen to their children's cries.
[Bm] Tell me why, _ _ _ please [G] tell me [D] _ [G] why.
_ _ [D] If there's a God, [G] is he watching?
[D] Can he give [G] a ray of [D] hope?
So [A] much pain, [Bm] so much sorrow.
[D] Tell me what does [Bm] he see?
[D] When [G] he looks at [Em] you, _ [G] _
_ [Em] when [D] he looks at me. _ _
_ _ [G] What would he say? _
_ _ _ [A] It seems there's no one listening.
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] Who [G] would think it still could happen, [D] even in [C] this [D] time and place.
_ _ _ Politicians, [C] they may save _ [G] themselves,
_ _ [Bm]
but they [Am] won't save their face.
[C] _
_ _ [Am] So hope against hope, it's not too [Em] late. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] You say there's nothing you can do.
There's one roof for them and one for you.
[Bm] Tell me why, _ _ _ just [G] tell me _ why.
_ [D] _ _ Can you see that [G]
shot of sunlight?
[Bm] [D] Can you see [G] it in my [D] eyes?
I can feel that [Bm]
fire that's burning.
[D] Anger and hope [Bm] so deep, [D] so [Em] deep within my heart. _
_ But [D] before my eyes, _
_ _ _ [G] _ it's too late.
_ _ _ [A] It seems there's no one listening.
[Em] _ Hurry for me, hurry for me, _ hurry for me, hurry for me.
[Bm] They [D] cry, _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] they cry. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Hurry for me, hurry for me, _ hurry for me, hurry for me.
[Bm] They cry, _ _ _ _ [G] they _ cry. _
_ _ _ [Em] Hurry for me, hurry for me, _ hurry for me, hurry for me, [Bm] they cry, _ _ _ _ [G] they [D] cry.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ Mother's crying in her sleep, _ _ children dying at their feet.
[Bm] Tell me why, _ _ _ oh [G] tell me [D] why.
[G] _
_ _ _ [Em] People starving everywhere, _ there's too much food but there's none to spare.
[Bm] Tell me why, _ _ _ oh [G] tell me why. _
_ [D] _ _ Can you see that [G] shaft of sunlight?
[D] Can you see [G] it in my [D] eyes?
I can feel the [Bm] fire that's burning.
[D] I know it burns [Bm] so deep, so [A] [G] deep within my heart.
[Em] _
_ But [D] before my eyes, _ _ for [G] some it's too late. _
_ _ _ [A] It seems there's no one listening.
[Em] People sleeping in the streets, _ _ no roof above, no food to eat.
[Bm] Tell me [D] why, _ [Bm] _
_ oh [G] tell me why.
I _ _ _ [Em] see the questions in their eyes, _ listen to their children's cries.
[Bm] Tell me why, _ _ _ please [G] tell me [D] _ [G] why.
_ _ [D] If there's a God, [G] is he watching?
[D] Can he give [G] a ray of [D] hope?
So [A] much pain, [Bm] so much sorrow.
[D] Tell me what does [Bm] he see?
[D] When [G] he looks at [Em] you, _ [G] _
_ [Em] when [D] he looks at me. _ _
_ _ [G] What would he say? _
_ _ _ [A] It seems there's no one listening.
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] Who [G] would think it still could happen, [D] even in [C] this [D] time and place.
_ _ _ Politicians, [C] they may save _ [G] themselves,
_ _ [Bm]
but they [Am] won't save their face.
[C] _
_ _ [Am] So hope against hope, it's not too [Em] late. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] You say there's nothing you can do.
There's one roof for them and one for you.
[Bm] Tell me why, _ _ _ just [G] tell me _ why.
_ [D] _ _ Can you see that [G]
shot of sunlight?
[Bm] [D] Can you see [G] it in my [D] eyes?
I can feel that [Bm]
fire that's burning.
[D] Anger and hope [Bm] so deep, [D] so [Em] deep within my heart. _
_ But [D] before my eyes, _
_ _ _ [G] _ it's too late.
_ _ _ [A] It seems there's no one listening.
[Em] _ Hurry for me, hurry for me, _ hurry for me, hurry for me.
[Bm] They [D] cry, _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] they cry. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Hurry for me, hurry for me, _ hurry for me, hurry for me.
[Bm] They cry, _ _ _ _ [G] they _ cry. _
_ _ _ [Em] Hurry for me, hurry for me, _ hurry for me, hurry for me, [Bm] they cry, _ _ _ _ [G] they [D] cry.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _