Why chords by Helloween

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
EbmEbm Eb7sus2 EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2
EbmEbm Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F

Verse 1:
EbmEbm     Eb7sus2
Father, it's time
    EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2
Have a heart for your
EbmEbm       Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F
Child who cries in pain
EbmEbm       Eb7sus2
Not a new sign
   EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2
But a strike that'll
EbmEbm       Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F
Blow those fools away
EbmEbm       Eb7sus2
Open your eyes
     EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2
If you've got any you
EbmEbm       Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F
Just look for too long a time
   EbmEbm      Eb7sus2
They spit on your name
    EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2
Doin' everything
EbmEbm       Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F
Darnned as highest crime

Pre-Chorus 1:
AbmAbm           DbDb
They believe they could walk on the water
AbmAbm          DbDb
Playin 'Godsleep with the devils' daughter
AbmAbm               DbDb
Killed your son and might kill mine but you don't mind

Chorus 1:
EbmEbm     BB
Why, Lord, why
     DbDb Bb majorBb GbGb Db/F
Tell me why
     EbmEbm
In these lonely days
   BB
I'd need your answer
 DbDb        Bb/DBb/D Bb majorBb
There's a reason why

Interlude:
EbmEbm Eb7sus2Ebm Ebsus2Ebsus2
EbmEbm Eb7sus2Gb5 Db/F

Verse 2:
EbmEbm       Eb7sus2
How could you fail?
      EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2
Still it's time, turn
   EbmEbm     Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F
The black into the light
EbmEbm       Eb7sus2
Why do you wait?
    EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2
Do you look down and
EbmEbm       Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F
Laugh at what you find?

Pre-Chorus 1:
AbmAbm            DbDb
Can't you see they are mistreating their daughters
AbmAbm           DbDb
They believe they could walk on the water
AbmAbm                 DbDb
They killed your son and might kill mine but you don't mind

Chorus 1:
EbmEbm     BB
Why, Lord, why
     DbDb Bb majorBb GbGb Db/F
Tell me why
     EbmEbm
In these lonely days
   BB
I'd need your answer
 DbDb        Bb/DBb/D Bb majorBb
There's a reason why

Chorus 2:
EbmEbm     BB
Why, Lord, why
      Bb/DBb/D Bb majorBb GbGb Db/F
Tell me why
    EbmEbm
Your the only light
  BB
Forever lasting
DbDb       Bb/DBb/D Bb majorBb
Tell me father, why
Bb majorBb Ab/C Bb/DBb/D B/Eb Db/F GbGb

Solo:
BB DbDb GbGb Db/F EbmEbm
BB DbDb BbmBbm EbmEbm
BB DbDb GbGb Db/F EbmEbm DbDb
BB DbDb BB DbDb EbmEbm Db/F GbGb AbmAbm BbmBbm

Chorus 1:
EbmEbm     BB
Why, Lord, why
     DbDb Bb majorBb GbGb Db/F
Tell me why
     EbmEbm
In these lonely days
   BB
I'd need your answer
 DbDb        Bb/DBb/D Bb majorBb
There's a reason why

Chorus 2:
EbmEbm     BB
Why, Lord, why
      Bb/DBb/D Bb majorBb GbGb Db/F
Tell me why
    EbmEbm
Your the only light
  BB
Forever lasting
DbDb       Bb/DBb/D Bb majorBb
Tell me father, why

Outro:
EbmEbm Eb7sus2 EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2  EbmEbm Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F
EbmEbm Eb7sus2 EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2  EbmEbm Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F
EbmEbm Eb7sus2 EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2  EbmEbm Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F
Father it's time
EbmEbm Eb7sus2 EbmEbm Ebsus2Ebsus2  EbmEbm Eb7sus2 Gb5Gb5 Db/F
Father it's time ...