Why chords by Carly Paoli

SimplifiedCsus4 · C · Am · F · Fm …

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Csus4
C
Am
F
Fm
Em
Bb
Ab
Eb
Cm
Ebsus4
Gm
Abm
Db
Bbm
E
Gb
Ebm
B
G#m
A#m
F#
Bbaug
C#
D#
D#m
Baug

Intro 1

Csus4

Verse 1
C 
Why is
it so scary to step forward,
leaving the past behind?
F 
C 
F 
I do so many choose to dream
Fm 
Csus4 
C 
on memories in their mind
Why wish on shooting stars that fall,
Em 
C 
Am 
C 
leaving no trail or trace at all?
Fm 
I   choose a path we know leads
Bb 
C 
Bb 
Ab 
Bb 
to a wall
Eb 
Why hold a child's hand
so tightly,
Cm 
fearful to  let them grow?
Ab 
Why do we gaze into a candle
Bb 
drawn
Ebsus4 
Eb 
Ab 
by the    warmth and glow?
Eb 
Why only say perhaps or might?
Gm 
Cm 
Why keep a lamp alight at night?
Abm 
A smile cross the room
Eb 
Db 
makes hard times seem alright
Eb 
Bbm 
Ab 
As the wind slides through the leaves
Cm 
Ab 
E 
Gb 
Ebm 
As  the last wave let your feet
B 
G#m 
A#m 
Swim, your dreams are lost and dry
F# 
Bbaug 
Bb 
Eb 
Cm 
See the rainbow in
Ab 
Eb 
Why do we let our dreams vanish,
Cm 
falter and fade away?
Eb 
Ab 
Why do we suddenly look up
Bb 
Ebsus4 
Eb 
to  find we've been led astray?
When you close your eyes
and hands to pray
Bb 
Gm 
Cm 
Believe in the word you wish and say
Abm 
Trust faith in your heart
Eb 
C# 
to chase the doubt away
D# 
A#m 
C# 
Cm 
Ice, the wind slides through the leaves.
Ab 
E 
Gb 
D#m 
Ice, the last wave at your feet.
B 
G#m 
B 
A#m 
Now I have to wonder why
F# 
Bbaug 
Bb 
Look, there's a rainbow in
Bb 
Baug 
And the sky