Why Does It Go On? chords by Rod Stewart
Verse 1
G
A
G
(Barry Mason)
A
[B side of Columbia
G
DB 7766, 1965]
A
G
You know it ain't right to beat a
A
G
man when he's down
A
G
Know it ain't right to eat when
A
the hunger's around
D
E
It keeps on worryin' me,
A
F#m
as all around I see
A
And still it goes on
G
A
Why does it go on ?
G
A
G
A
G
Why does it go on ?
Verse 2
A
G
You know it ain't right to take
A
G
another man's life
A
G
You know it ain't right to take
A
another man's wife
D
E
Keeps gettin' through to me,
A
F#m
as everywhere I see
A
Why does it go on ?
G
A
G
Why does it go on ?
A
Why does it go on ?
Verse 3
Bm
F#m
They don't want love today
A
Bm
It's headin' all the way
F#m
Bm
They'll burn your book
F#m
and pencil boy
B
Throw your mind away
D
Verse 4
E
A
A man don't steal,
G
A
but has to work for his pay
G
(let me tell you one thing)
A
G
A poker man deals from
A
the top when he plays
D
E
But all good things we take
A
F#m
We don't build, we just break
A
Why does it go on ?
G
A
Why does it go on ?
G
A
Why does it go on ?
Verse 5
Bm
F#m
They don't want love today
A
Bm
F#m
It's headin' all the way
Bm
A
F#m
They'll burn your book and pencil boy
A
B
Throw your mind away
D
Verse 6
E
A
A man don't steal,
G
A
but has to work for his pay
G
(let me tell you one thing)
A
G
A poker man deals from
A
the top when he plays
D
E
But all good things we take
A
F#m
We don't build, we just break
A
Why does it go on ?
G
A
G
Why does it go on ?
A
Why does it go on ? yeah
G
Why Does It Go On?
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