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Tell Me Why

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Fmajor
90BPM
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[Intro]
F
[Verse]
What is deeper than the Bbsea?
GmWhat is Chigher than a Ftree?C  
And Fwhat is louder than a Bbhorn?
GmWhat is Csharper than a Fthorn?
[Verse]
What is whiter than the Bblight?
GmWhat is Cdarker than the Fnight?C  
And Fwhat is colder than the Bbclay?
GmWhat is Cbroader than the Dmway?
[Chorus]
DmTell Cme Bbwhy, so many questions
Tell Cme Bbwhy the devil lies
Tell Cme Bbwhy
FWho will Eblive or Bbwho will Gdie?
DmTell Cme Bbwhy, so many questions
Tell Cme Bbwhy the devil lies
Tell Cme Bbwhy
FWhich way Ebleads to BbparaGdise?
DmTell Cme Bbwhy
Tell Cme Fwhy
[Verse]
Hell is deeper than the Bbsea
GmHeaven is Chigher than a FtreeC  
And Fthunder is louder than a Bbhorn
GmHunger is Csharper than a Fthorn
[Verse]
Truth is whiter than the Bblight
The Gmdevil is Cdarker than the FnightC  
And Fdeath is colder than the Bbclay
GmLove is Cbroader than the Dmway
[Chorus]
DmTell Cme Bbwhy, so many questions
Tell Cme Bbwhy the devil lies
Tell Cme Bbwhy
FWho will Eblive or Bbwho will Gdie?
DmTell Cme Bbwhy, so many questions
Tell Cme Bbwhy the devil lies
Tell Cme Bbwhy
FWhich way Ebleads to BbparaGdise?
DmLive Cor Bbdie
Tell Cme Fwhy
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