why Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F]
[Dm][Am][D]
[Dm][C][Em][Dm][E][Em][E]
[A]
[Asus2][A]

[Verse 1]
We [A]rode into [D]town [E]the other [A]day
Just me and my [D]Daddy[E][A]
He said I'd [D]fi [E]nally reached that [A]age
And I could [E]ride [Em]next[A]
to [D]him on a [A]horse
That of [Bm]course was not quite as [E]wide

[Verse 2]
[A]We heard [D]a crowd of people
[E]shouting[Asus2][E]
An[A]d so we s[D]topped to find
[E]out why[Asus2][A]
And there was that [E]man[Em][A]
That my [D]dad said he [A]loved
But [Bm]today there was [D]fear in
[Bm]his eyes
[Esus4]

[Verse 3]
[Dm]
[G]So I [C]said "Daddy,
why are [G]they screaming?
[Am]Why are the faces of some
of them [C]beaming?
[F]Why is He dressed in that
[C]bright purple robe?
[Dm]I'll bet that crown hurts Him
[F]more than He [G]shows
Daddy, [C]please can't you do [G]something?
He [Am]looks as [C]though He's gonna [D]cry
you [Dm]said he was stronger
[C]than all of those [F]guys
Daddy, [E]please tell me [Am]why
[G]Why does eve[Dm]ryone wan[Gsus4]t
[C]him to die?"
[G][F][E]

[Verse 4]
[A]
Later that [D]day [E]the sky grew [Asus2]cloudy
And [A]Daddy said I [D]should [E]go in[A]side
Somehow he [D]knew [E]things
would get [A]stormy
Boy was he [Em]right
[A]But I could [D]not keep from wonder[F#m]ing
If [Bm]there was something [D]he [Bm]had [E]to hide
So [C#m]after [A]he left

[Verse 5]
[D]I h[E]ad [Asus4]to find out
[A]I was not afr[D]aid of get[E]ting los[A]t
So I followed the [Em]crowds
[A]To a hil[D]l where I knew
[F#m]men had been ki[Bm]lled
And [Dm]I heard a voice come
from [E]the cross[Dm]
[G]And it said,

[Verse 6]
[C]"Father,
why are they [G]scream[E]ing?
[Am]Why are the faces of s[C]ome
of them beaming?
[F]Why are they casting their lot
[C]s for M[Em]y rob[Am]e?[G]
[Dm]This crown of thorns hurts [Em]Me
[F]more than it [G]shows
Father, [C]please can't You do [Bm]something?[E]
I [Am]know that You [C]must hear My [D]cry
[Dm]I thought I could ha[C]ndle
the cross of this [F]size
Father, [E]remind [Am]Me why
[G]Why does eve[Dm]ryone wan[C]t
Me [D]to [Bm]die?
[Em]When will I un[D]der[F#m]stand [E]why[A]?"[G]
[A]"My precious

[Verse 7]
[D]Son, I hear them [C#dim]scream ing
[F#]I'm watc[Bm]hing the face
of the en[A]emy [D]beaming
But [G]soon I will clothe You in
[Bm]robes of My own
[Em]Jesus, this hurts Me [D]much
[G]more than You know
But [A]this [D]dark hour I must
[C#dim]do nothin[F#]g
Though I've [Bm]heard Your [E]unbearable cry
[Bm]The [Em]power in Your bloo[G]d
destroys [D]all of the lies
[G]Soon You'll see past their
[Bm]unmerciful [Em]eyes
Look there [G]below,
[C#m]see th[F#]e child[Bm]
Trembling by her father[E]'s side
Now [Em]I can te[G]ll You why[D][G]
She is why [A]You must die"

[Outro 1]
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