Genesis - Tell Me Why Chords & Tabs

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
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         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


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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