Why, Oh, Why
Why, Oh, Why

Why, Oh, Why easy guitar chords by Pete Seeger

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    • Verse 1
    Why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why 

    Why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why 

    Because, 
    because, 
    because, 

    because 

    Goodbye, 
    goodbye, 
    goodbye 

    This 
    song 
    was written 
    around 
    1947 

    I 
    think 
    by Woody 
    Guthrie 

    for 
    his three 
    year 
    old 
    daughter, 
    Cathy 

    And 
    she'll 
    live 
    forever 

    with 
    this song. 

    Why 
    can't 
    a 
    dish break 
    a hammer? 

    Why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why? 

    Be
    cause 
    a 
    hammer's 
    a 
    hard 
    head. 

    Good
    bye, 
    goodbye, 
    goodbye. 

    Everyone. 

    Why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why? 

    Why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why? 

    Be
    cause, 
    because, 

    be
    cause, 
    be
    cause, 

    good
    bye, 
    goodbye, 
    goodbye. 

    Why 
    can't 
    a mos
    quito bite 

    an elephant? 

    Why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh why? 

    Because 
    an elephant's 
    got 

    a pretty 
    thick 
    skin. 

    Good
    bye, 
    goodbye, 
    good
    bye, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why, 

    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why, 

    Because, 
    because, 
    because, 

    because, 

    goodbye, 
    goodbye, 
    goodbye. 

    Why 
    can't 
    a 
    mouse 
    eat 
    a 
    streetcar? 

    Why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh why? 

    Because 
    a 
    mouse's 
    stomach 

    isn't 
    big 
    enough 
    to hold 
    a streetcar. 

    Good
    bye, 
    goodbye, 
    goodbye. 

    Why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why? 

    Why, 
    oh, 
    why, 
    oh, 
    why? 

    Because, 
    because, 
    be
    cause, 

    because, 

    goodbye, 
    goodbye, 
    goodbye. 

    Why 
    does 
    a cow 
    drink 
    water? 

    Why, 
    oh, 
    why, 
    oh, why? 

    Because 
    a cow 
    gets 
    thirsty 

    just 
    like 
    you or 
    me or 

    anything 
    else. 

    Goodbye, 
    goodbye, 
    goodbye. 

    Why 
    don't 
    you 
    answer 
    my 
    questions? 

    Why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh why? 

    Because 
    I 
    don't 
    know 
    the 
    answers. 

    Goodbye, 
    good
    bye, 
    goodbye. 

    You 
    know, 
    this would 
    be a wonderful 

    song 
    tomorrow 
    morning, 

    or Monday 
    morning, 
    or 
    any morning. 

    The 
    teacher 
    just 
    opens 
    his 
    mouth 

    and 
    with 
    one 
    voice 

    the whole 
    class 
    bursts 
    into 
    song. 

    Why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why, 
    oh 
    why? 

    Booy
    ah 
    why 

    So 
    he 
    says 

    Be
    cause, 
    be
    cause, 

    be
    cause, 
    because 

    Goodbye 

    Outro 1

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