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Glen Campbell
1983 Television Special
Intro     C   F   C   F   C   F   C   F   D#   F   D#   D   D#   F   D#   D   G   C   D#   C   F   C  F  
Chorus 1
CWhy do we Fnever get an Canswer
When we're Fknocking at the Cdoor
With a Fthousand million Cquestions
About Fhate and death and Cwar
And when we D#stop and look around Cus
There is Fnothing that we Cneed
In a Fworld of perseCcution that is Fburning in its CgreedD#  
Riff    F    D#    D    D#    F    D#    D    G    C    F     C     F    C  F  
Verse 1
CWhy do we Fnever get an Canswer
When we're Fknocking at the Cdoor
Because the Ftruth is hard to Cswallow
That's what the Fwar of love is Cfor
Verse 3
It's not the Amway that you Csay it
When you Fsay those things to Cme
It's more the Fway that you mean Cit
When you Ftell me what will CbeF  C  
Verse 4
And we Fstop and think aCbout it
You Fwon't believe it's Ctrue
That all the Flove you've been gCiven
Has Fall been meant for CyouF  C  
Verse 5
I'm looking Gfor someone to change my Clife
I'm looking Gfor a miracle in my Clife
    (walk up to F)  F                     C
And if you could    see what it's done to me
To lose the love I Gknew
Could safely see me CthroughF  C  
Verse 6
Between the Fsilence of the Cmountains
And the Fcrashing of the Csea
AmLies a lFand I once Clived in
And she's Gwaiting there for CmeF  C  
Verse 7
But in the Fgrey of the Cmorning
My Fmind becomes Cconfused
Between the Fdead and the Csleeping
And the Froad that I must Cchoose
Bridge
I'm looking Gfor someone to change my Clife
I'm looking Gfor a miracle in my lCife
    (walk up to F) F                     G
And if you could   see what it's done to me
To lose the G7love you Cknew
     (walk up to F)   F
Could safely lead you to
The land that I once Cknew
To find as we grow oGld
The secrets G7of our Csouls
Riff  C   F   C   F   C   F   C   F   D#   F   D#   D   D#   F   D#   D   G   C   D#   C   F   C  F  
Chorus 2
CWhy do we Fnever get an Canswer
When we're Fknocking at the Cdoor
With a Fthousand million Cquestions
About Fhate and love and Cwar
When we Fstop and look aroCund us
There is Fnothing that we Cneed
In a Fworld of perseCcution that is Fburning in its Cgreed
Riff outro   D#    F    D#    D    D#    F    D#    D    G    C    F    C    F  C  
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Question

by Glen Campbell

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Question

Glen Campbell

1983 Television Special

C F C F C F C F D# F D# D D# F D# D G C D# C F C F

Intro

Chorus 1

C F C

Why do we never get an answer

F C

When we're knocking at the door

F C

With a thousand million questions

F C

About hate and death and war

D# C

And when we stop and look around us

F C

There is nothing that we need

F C F C D#

In a world of persecution that is burning in its greed

F D# D D# F D# D G C F C F C F

Riff

Verse 1

C F C

Why do we never get an answer

F C

When we're knocking at the door

F C

Because the truth is hard to swallow

F C

That's what the war of love is for

Verse 3

Am C

It's not the way that you say it

F C

When you say those things to me

F C

It's more the way that you mean it

F C F C

When you tell me what will be

Verse 4

F C

And we stop and think about it

F C

You won't believe it's true

F C

That all the love you've been given

F C F C

Has all been meant for you

Verse 5

G C

I'm looking for someone to change my life

G C

I'm looking for a miracle in my life

(walk up to F) F C

And if you could see what it's done to me

To lose the love I knew

C F C

Could safely see me through

Verse 6

F C

Between the silence of the mountains

F C

And the crashing of the sea

Am F C

Lies a land I once lived in

G C F C

And she's waiting there for me

Verse 7

F C

But in the grey of the morning

F C

My mind becomes confused

F C

Between the dead and the sleeping

F C

And the road that I must choose

Bridge

G C

I'm looking for someone to change my life

G C

I'm looking for a miracle in my life

(walk up to F) F G

And if you could see what it's done to me

G7 C

To lose the love you knew

(walk up to F) F

Could safely lead you to

The land that I once knew

To find as we grow old

G7 C

The secrets of our souls

C F C F C F C F D# F D# D D# F D# D G C D# C F C F

Riff

Chorus 2

C F C

Why do we never get an answer

F C

When we're knocking at the door

F C

With a thousand million questions

F C

About hate and love and war

F C

When we stop and look around us

F C

There is nothing that we need

F C F C

In a world of persecution that is burning in its greed

D# F D# D D# F D# D G C F C F C

Riff outro

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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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