Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Standard - No Capo
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Why does a rose need water and a whole lot of sunshine?
One more time
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Why does a rose need water and a whole lot of sunshine?
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Why does the night need moonlight? Tell me
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Oh not for nothing, not for nothing
Verse 2:
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Why do the wheels keep rolling? Oh
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Metal down to the floor yeah, tell me
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Why do we stop at a red light, oh why
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Not for nothing, oh not for nothing
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Woah na na na na na
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Woah na na na na na
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Oh na na na na na
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Oh na na na na na
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Freedom fighters, fighting in silence
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Oh but not for nothing, no not for nothing
Verse 3:
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Why do the hands keep ticking around the clock?
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Like the sand in a hourglass, so slow but so fast
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Why are we born into sinning just to be born again?
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Not for nothing, oh not for nothing
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Oh not for nothing, oh no
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Oh not for nothing, oh not for nothing
Verse 4:
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When you see my hands up and I say I can't breathe
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That's not for nothing, oh no
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When my hands are up high and I say I can't breathe
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It's not for nothing, it's not for nothing
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Oh not for nothing, oh not for nothing
Outro:
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