Intro: Gm | Gm

     Gm               Am5-
I’ve asked my angels, why?
D              Gm
Hut they don’t know.
                    Cm
What for do mothers cry
F7         B
And rivers flow?
                     Dm  G              Cm
Why are the skies so blue and mountains high?
Cm/B       Am75-            D       Gm
What for is your love always passing by?

     Gm             Am5-
I’ve asked my uncle Joe,
D7           Gm
Hut he can’t speak.
                        Cm
Why does the wind still blow
F7              B
And blood still leaks?
                  Dm75- G7       Cm
So many questions now with no reply,
Cm/B       Am75-         D7       Gm
What for do people live until they die?

Chorus:
  Gm          D7
     What for are we living?
  Gm          Cm
     What for are we crying?
  F7          B
     What for are we dying?
     Am75-    D7        Gm
     Only Mr. God knows why.

              D7
     What for are we living?
  Gm          Cm
     What for are we dreaming?
  F7          B
     What for are we losing?
     Am75-    D7        Eb
     Only Mr. God knows why.

                   D             Gm
   Hut his phone today is out of range.

Gm                Am75-
The sun in colour black
D7        Gm
Is rising high,
                    Cm
The time is turning back,
F7       B
I wonder why.
                  Dm75- G7       Cm
So many questions now with no reply,
Cm/B       Am75-         D7       Gm
What for do people live until they die?

Chorus:
     What for are we living?
     What for are we crying?
     What for are we dying?
     Only Mr. God knows why.

     What for are we living?
     What for are we dreaming?
     What for are we losing?
     Only Mr. God knows why.

     What for are we living?
     What for are we crying?
     What for are we dying?
     Only Mr. God knows why.

     What for are we living?
     What for are we dreaming?
     What for are we losing?
     Am75-    D7        Eb
     Only Mr. God knows why.
          Dsus4 D7  Gm
     Only God knows why...