{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":681871,"song":"Why","artist":"Nichole Nordeman","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11580542-why-chords-by-nichole-nordeman/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/681871?type=chord","rating":4.86372,"votes":18,"content":"[Intro]\r\n  [ch]Cm[/ch]     [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Cm[/ch]     [ch]F/A[/ch]  \r\n [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Eb/G[/ch]    [ch]Ddim[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  \r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\nC+2               F        G/B\r\nWe rode into town the other day,\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    Just me and my daddy.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nHe said I’d finally reached the age[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nAnd I could ride next to him on a horse[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThat of course was not quite as wide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/E[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe heard a crowd of people shouting,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/E[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nAnd so we stopped to find out why.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nThere was that man that my dad said he loved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                              [ch]Gsus[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Bb/D[/ch] \r\nBut today there was fear in his eyes.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Bb/D[/ch]\r\nSo I said, “Daddy why are they screaming? [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                    [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]         [ch]Eb/G[/ch]\r\nWhy are the faces of some of them beaming?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                        [ch]Eb/G[/ch]\r\nWhy is he dressed in that bright purple robe?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]                            [ch]Ab[/ch]            [ch]Bb/D[/ch]\r\nI’ll bet that crown hurts him more than he shows.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                    [ch]Bb/D[/ch]\r\nDaddy, please, can’t you do something?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]               [ch]Eb/G[/ch]        [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nHe looks as though he’s gonna cry. [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]                       [ch]Eb/G[/ch]\r\nYou said he was stronger than all of those guys.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]           [ch]G/B[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]       [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]\r\nDaddy please tell me why,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Eb[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nWhy does everyone want him to die?”[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n(same chords as VERSE 1)\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLater that day the sky grew cloudy[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C/E[/ch]       CFA         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd Daddy said I should go inside.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\nSomehow he knew things could get stormy.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Gm[/ch]    EGC        [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBoy, was he right! But I could not keep from wonderin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf there was something he had to hide[/tab]\r\n             CFA    G/B\r\nSo after he left I had to find out.\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]          CFA       [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was not afraid of getting lost.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nSo I followed the crowds to a hill where I knew men[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nhad been killed,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]            CFA            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I heard a voice call from the cross[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n(same chords except where noted)\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Bb/D[/ch]\r\nAnd he said, “Father why are they screaming?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                      [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]       [ch]Eb/G[/ch]\r\nWhy are the faces of some of them beaming?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                          [ch]Eb/G[/ch]\r\nWhy are they casting their lots for my robe?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]                             [ch]Ab[/ch]                [ch]Bb/D[/ch]\r\nThis crown of thorns hurts me more than it shows.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Eb[/ch]                    [ch]Bb/D[/ch]\r\nFather, please, can’t You do something?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]              [ch]Eb/G[/ch]         [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nI know that You must hear my cry.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]                           [ch]Eb/G[/ch]\r\nI thought I could handle a cross of this size.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]      [ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Eb/G[/ch]   [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nFather remind me why, why does everyone want me to die[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/D[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]F/A[/ch]        [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]Bb/C[/ch]  [ch]Bb/D[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch] \r\nOh, when will I understand why?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy precious Son, I hear them screaming,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                        [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\nand I’m watching the face of the enemy beaming.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut soon I will clothe You in robes of my own.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                        [ch]Bb/D[/ch]\r\nJesus, this hurts Me much more than You know.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/E[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Edim[/ch]\r\nBut this dark hour I must do  nothing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]F/C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThough I’ve heard Your unbearable cry.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                          [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nThe pow’r in Your blood destroys all of the lies.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSoon You’ll see past their unmerciful eyes.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]Bb/F[/ch]   [ch]Edim[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nLook there below, see the child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nTrembling by her father’s side.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]F/A[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nNow I can tell You why, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb/D[/ch]       [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]F/A[/ch] \r\nShe is why You must die.[/tab]\r\n\r\n [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]C/E[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n  Cm     Ab     Cm     F/A  \n Fm   Eb/G    Ddim   G      C  \n\n[Verse 1]\nC+2               F        G/B\nWe rode into town the other day,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n(same chords as VERSE 1)\n\n\n\n\n\n             CFA    G/B\nSo after he left I had to find out.\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n(same chords except where noted)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Bb  C/E    D","chords":["Cm","Ab","F/A","Fm","Eb/G","Ddim","G","C","F","G/B","C/E","Gm","Dm","Gsus","Bb/D","Eb","Eb/Bb","Bb","F/C","C/D","Bb/C","Em","A","Edim"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}