Wherefore & Why chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot

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Key: F major
Verse 1
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Bm
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Bm
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When I woke this mornin',
D
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something inside of me
Verse 2
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Told me this would be my day
Verse 3
D
I heard the mornin' train,
I felt the wind change
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E
Too many times I'm on my way
Verse 4
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D
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Come on sunshine, what can you show me
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Where can you take
Verse 5
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me to
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make me understand
D
The wind can
Verse 6
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shake me,
D
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brothers, forsake me
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The rain can
Verse 7
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touch me but
Bm
can I touch the rain
Esus4
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Verse 8
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D
Then I saw the sunrise
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above the cotton sky
Verse 9
Like a candy cane delight
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D
I saw the milkman, I saw the business man
Verse 10
E
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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
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To know the wherefore and the why
Verse 12
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D
So many times now, oh Lord,
I can't remember
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E
If it's September or July
Verse 13
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D
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Come on sunshine, what can you show me
D
Where can you take
Verse 14
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me to
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make me understand
D
The wind can shake
Verse 15
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me,
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brothers, forsake me
D
The rain can
Verse 16
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Bm
touch me but can I touch
Interlude 1
the rain
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Esus4
E
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D
Esus4
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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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D
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Come on sunshine, what can you show me
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Where can you take
Verse 20
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me
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to make me understand
Verse 21
E
D
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The wind can shake me,
D
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brothers, forsake me
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The rain can
Verse 22
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touch me but
Bm
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Esus4
can I touch the rain
Verse 23
E
So much to lose,
Esus4
so much to gain
Outro 1
Esus4
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Bm
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D
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Bm
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