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Wherefore And Why

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Capo III
D Em D Em
When DI woke this morning, Emsomething inside of me, Atold me this would Embe my Dday
I heard the morning train, EmI felt the wind change, Atoo many times I'm Emon my Dway
ACome on Dsunshine, Gwhat can you Dshow me
GWhere can you Dtake me to E7make me underAstand
The Gwind can Dshake me, Gbrothers forDsake me
The Grain can Dtouch me, but Gcan I touch the Asus4rainA  
And Dthen I saw the sunrise, aEmbove the cotton sky, Alike a candy Emcane deDlight
I saw the milkman, EmI saw the business man, AI saw the only Emroad in Dsight
Then I got to thinking, Emwhat makes you want to go, Ato know the Emwherefore and the Dwhy
So many times now, Emoh lord I can t remember, Aif it's SepEmtember or JuDly
D Em A D
Then all at once it came to me, EmI saw the wherefore, Aand you can see it Emif you Dtry
It's in the sun above, Emit s in the one you love, Ayou'll never know the Emreason Dwhy
ACome on Dsunshine, Gwhat can you Dshow me
GWhere can you Dtake me to E7make me underAstand
The Gwind can Dshake me, Gbrothers forDsake me
The Grain can Dtouch me, but Gcan I touch the Asus4rainA  
So much to lose, so much to gain
D Em A Em D
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The story behind the song

Gordon Lightfoot is celebrated as a Canadian singer-songwriter whose work often explores themes of trains, shipwrecks, rivers, highways, lovers, and loneliness. This song, appearing on The United Artists Collection, emerges from an artist whose compositions have been widely recognized and covered. Playing it connects you to a tradition of evocative storytelling through music, offering a sense of vast landscapes and profound human emotion.

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