Why, Oh, Why chords by Pete Seeger
Verse 1
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Why, oh why, oh why, oh why
Why, oh why, oh why
Because, because, because,
because
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Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
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This song was written around 1947
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I think by Woody Guthrie
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for his three year old daughter, Cathy
And she'll live forever
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with this song.
Why can't a dish break a hammer?
Why, oh why, oh why?
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Be cause a hammer's a hard head.
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Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.
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Everyone.
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Why, oh why, oh why, oh why?
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Why, oh why, oh why?
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Because, because,
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because, because,
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goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.
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Why can't a mosquito bite
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an elephant?
Why, oh why, oh why?
Because an elephant's got
a pretty thick skin.
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Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, oh why, oh why,
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Em
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C
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oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why,
Because, because, because,
because,
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goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.
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Why can't a mouse eat a streetcar?
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Why, oh why, oh why?
Because a mouse's stomach
isn't big enough to hold a streetcar.
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Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.
Why, oh why, oh why, oh why?
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Why, oh, why, oh, why?
C
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Because, because, because,
because,
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goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.
Why does a cow drink water?
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Why, oh, why, oh, why?
Because a cow gets thirsty
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just like you or me or
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anything else.
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Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.
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Why don't you answer my questions?
Why, oh why, oh why?
Because I don't know the answers.
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Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.
You know, this would be a wonderful
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song tomorrow morning,
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or Monday morning, or any morning.
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The teacher just opens his mouth
and with one voice
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the whole class bursts into song.
Why, oh why, oh why, oh why?
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Booyah why
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So he says
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Because, because,
because, because
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Goodbye
Outro 1
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Why, Oh, Why
Pete Seeger
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