What For chords by
James

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Today,

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I won`t think of any sad things

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Will not think of torture,

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or the rape of nature

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Just today, I won`t touch

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those sickening papers

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Will just let myself get swept

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away by this beautiful day

Verse 2

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What for, tell oh me, tell oh me, what for

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What for, tell oh me, tell oh me, what for

Verse 3

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The sunset tonight is beyond all words,

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in the sky above the square

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The starling spiral dancing on air.

Verse 4

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What for, tell oh me, tell oh me, what for

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What for, tell oh me, tell oh me,

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what for

Interlude 1

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I will pass

Verse 5

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through the glass

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into air past those birds

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In the square, I am sun,

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I am sky in my mind`s eye

Verse 6

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Today, I will dive into foaming seas

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Sick fish, myself,

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and some strange debris.

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I would prefer to be anywhere

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away from here

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Oh I would prefer to be

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anywhere away from here

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I would prefer to be

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anywhere away from here

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I would prefer to be anywhere

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away from here

Verse 7

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What for, tell oh me tell oh me, what for

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What for, tell oh me, tell oh me, what for

Verse 8

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I will pass through the glass

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into air past those birds

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In the square I am sun I am sky

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Verse 9

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What for, tell oh me tell oh me, what for

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What for, tell oh me, tell oh me, what for

Outro 1

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Chords

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The original key of What For by James is C major.

The primary chords used in What For are G, C, F.

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