Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Bm Bsus2 Bm G A G
Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6
Mothers crying in the street, children dying at their feet
Bm Bsus2 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 Bsus2 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 Dmaj7 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 Bsus2 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 Bsus2 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 Dmaj7 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 Gmaj7
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 Bsus2 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 Bsus2 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 Dmaj7 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 Bsus2 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 Bsus2 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 Bsus2 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