Why Does It Go On? chords by Rod Stewart

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Verse 1
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 (G major)  (A major)  (G major) (Barry Mason)
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[B side of Columbia  (A major) 
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 (G major) DB 7766, 1965]
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You  (A major) know it ain't right to  (G major) beat a
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man when he's down  (A major)  (G major) 
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Know  (A major) it ain't right to  (G major) eat when
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the hunger's around  (A major) 
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It  (D major) keeps on worryin' me,  (E major) 
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as all  (A major) around I see  (F sharp minor) 
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And still it goes  (A major) on
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Why  (G major) does it go  (A major) on ?
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 (G major) Why does it go  (A major) on  (G major)  (A major)  (G major) ?

Verse 2
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You  (A major) know it ain't right to  (G major) take
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another man's life  (A major)  (G major) 
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You  (A major) know it ain't right to take  (G major) 
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another man's wife  (A major) 
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Keeps  (D major) gettin' through to me,  (E major) 
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as everywhere  (A major) I see  (F sharp minor) 
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Why does it go on  (A major) ?
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Why  (G major) does it go  (A major)  (G major) on ?
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Why does it go  (A major) on ?

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Verse 3

They don't want love today

It's headin' all the way

They'll burn your book

and pencil boy

Throw your mind away

Verse 4
E 
 (E major) 
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A  (A major) man don't steal,
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but  (G major) has to work for his pay  (A major) 
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(let me tell you  (G major) one thing)
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A  (A major) poker man deals  (G major) from
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the top when he plays  (A major) 
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But  (D major) all good things we take  (E major) 
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We don't build,  (A major) we just break (F sharp minor) 
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Why does it go  (A major) on ?
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 (G major) Why does it go  (A major) on ?
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A 
 (G major) Why does it go  (A major) on ?

Verse 5
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They don't  (B minor) want love today  (F sharp minor) 
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 (A major) It's  (B minor) headin' all the way  (F sharp minor) 
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They'll  (B minor) burn your book and pen (A major) cil  (F sharp minor) boy
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 (A major) Throw  (B major) your mind away
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 (D major) 

Verse 6
E 
 (E major) 
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A  (A major) man don't steal,
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but  (G major) has to work for his pay  (A major) 
G 
(let me tell you  (G major) one thing)
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G 
A  (A major) poker man deals  (G major) from
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the top when he plays  (A major) 
D 
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But  (D major) all good things we take  (E major) 
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We don't build,  (A major) we just break (F sharp minor) 
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Why does it go  (A major) on ?
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 (G major) Why does it go  (A major) on  (G major) ?
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Why does it go on  (A major) ? yeah
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 (G major) 