Wherefore & Why chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
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Gm
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3

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F
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Gm
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F
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When I woke this mornin',
Bb
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something inside of me
Verse 2
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Told me this would be my day
Verse 3
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I heard the mornin' train,
I felt the wind change
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Too many times I'm on my way
Verse 4
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Bb
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Come on sunshine, what can you show me
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Where can you take
Verse 5
F
F

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me to
G
G

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C
C

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make me understand
Bb
Bb

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The wind can
Verse 6
F
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shake me,
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F
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brothers, forsake me
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The rain can
Verse 7
F
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touch me but
Gm
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can I touch the rain
Csus4
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C
C

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Verse 8
F
F

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Bb
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Then I saw the sunrise
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above the cotton sky
Verse 9
Like a candy cane delight
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Bb
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I saw the milkman, I saw the business man
Verse 10
C
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F
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I saw the only road in sight
Verse 11
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Then I got to thinkin'
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what makes you want to go
F
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To know the wherefore and the why
Verse 12
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So many times now, oh Lord,
I can't remember
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C
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If it's September or July
Verse 13
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Bb
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F
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Come on sunshine, what can you show me
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Where can you take
Verse 14
F
F

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me to
G
G

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C
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make me understand
Bb
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The wind can shake
Verse 15
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me,
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brothers, forsake me
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The rain can
Verse 16
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Gm
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touch me but can I touch
Interlude 1
the rain
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Csus4
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F
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Bb
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Csus4
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C
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Verse 17
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Then all at once it came to me,
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I saw the wherefore
Verse 18
And you can see it if you try
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It's in the sun above,
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it's in the one you love
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You'll never know the reason why
Verse 19
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Bb
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Come on sunshine, what can you show me
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Where can you take
Verse 20
F
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me
G
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to make me understand
Verse 21
C
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Bb
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F
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The wind can shake me,
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brothers, forsake me
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The rain can
Verse 22
F
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touch me but
Gm
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C
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Csus4
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can I touch the rain
Verse 23
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So much to lose,
Csus4
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so much to gain
Outro 1
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Gm
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Bb
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Gm
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