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[Intro]
FHallelujah! GHallelujah!, HalleFlu.C..G..Cjah!
[Verse - C]
CFrom the canyons of the mind we wander on and stumble blindly
AmThrough the often-tangled maze of starless nights and sunless days
While Fasking for some kind of clue or road to lead us to the truth
But who will GanCswer?
[Verse - C]
CSide by side two people stand together vowing hand-in-hand
That Amlove's imbedded in their hearts but soon an empty feeling starts
To Foverwhelm their hollow lives and when they seek the hows and whys
Who will GanCswer?
[Verse - Am]
AmOn a strange and distant hill a young man's lying very still
His Emarms will never hold his child because a bullet running wild
Has Fstruck him down. And now we cry "Dear God, Oh, why, oh, why?"
But who will GanCswer?
[Verse - Am]
AmHigh upon a lonely ledge a figure teeters near the edge
And Emjeering crowds collect below to egg him on with, "Go, man, go!"
But Fwho will ask what led him to his private day of doom
And who will GanCswer?
[Chorus]
FIf the soul is Gdarkened by a Cfear it cannot Amname
FIf the mind is Gbaffled when the Crules don't fit the Amgame
FWho will answer? GWho will answer? Who will Fan.C..G..Cswer?
FHallelujah! GHallelujah!, HalleFlu.C..G..Cjah!
--Capo 1st fret / chords in brackets--
[Verse - C# - told]
 C(C#)
In the rooms of dark and shades the scent of sandalwood pervades
 Am(A#m)
The colored thoughts in muddled heads reclining in the rumpled beds
           F(F#)
Of unmade dreams that can't come true and when we ask what we should do
     G(G#)               C(C#)
Who... Who will answer?
[Verse - A#m]
 Am(A#m)
'Neath the spreading mushroom tree the world revolves in apathy
    Em(Fm)
As overhead, a row of specks roars on, drowned out by discotheques
          F(F#)
And if a secret button's pressed because one man has been outguessed
 G(G#)      C(C#)
Who will answer?
[Verse - A#m]
 Am(A#m)
Is our hope in walnut shells worn 'round the neck with temple bells
    Em(Fm)
Or deep within some cloistered walls where hooded figures pray in halls?
    F(F#)
Or crumbled books on dusty shelves or in our stars, or in ourselves
 G(G#)      C(C#)
Who will answer?
[Chorus]
 F(F#)          G(G#)         C(C#)          Am(A#m)
If the soul is darkened by a fear it cannot name
 F(F#)          G(G#)            C(C#)               Am(A#m)
If the mind is baffled when the rules don't fit the game
 F(F#)            G(G#)                     F(F#)   C(C#)  G(G#)  C(C#)
Who will answer? Who will answer? Who will an....................swer?
 F(F#)       G(G#)             F(F#)   C(C#)  G(G#)  C(C#)
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!, Hallelu....................jah!

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Who Will Answer

by Ed Ames

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A#m

[Intro]

F G F C G C

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!, Hallelu.....jah!

[Verse - C]

From the canyons of the mind we wander on and stumble blindly

Through the often-tangled maze of starless nights and sunless days

While asking for some kind of clue or road to lead us to the truth

G C

But who will answer?

[Verse - C]

Side by side two people stand together vowing hand-in-hand

That love's imbedded in their hearts but soon an empty feeling starts

To overwhelm their hollow lives and when they seek the hows and whys

G C

Who will answer?

[Verse - Am]

On a strange and distant hill a young man's lying very still

His arms will never hold his child because a bullet running wild

Has struck him down. And now we cry "Dear God, Oh, why, oh, why?"

G C

But who will answer?

[Verse - Am]

High upon a lonely ledge a figure teeters near the edge

And jeering crowds collect below to egg him on with, "Go, man, go!"

But who will ask what led him to his private day of doom

G C

And who will answer?

[Chorus]

F G C Am

If the soul is darkened by a fear it cannot name

F G C Am

If the mind is baffled when the rules don't fit the game

F G F C G C

Who will answer? Who will answer? Who will an.....swer?

F G F C G C

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!, Hallelu.....jah!

--Capo 1st fret / chords in brackets--

[Verse - C# - told]

C C#

()

In the rooms of dark and shades the scent of sandalwood pervades

Am A#m

()

The colored thoughts in muddled heads reclining in the rumpled beds

F F#

()

Of unmade dreams that can't come true and when we ask what we should do

G G# C C#

() ()

Who... Who will answer?

[Verse - A#m]

Am A#m

()

'Neath the spreading mushroom tree the world revolves in apathy

Em Fm

()

As overhead, a row of specks roars on, drowned out by discotheques

F F#

()

And if a secret button's pressed because one man has been outguessed

G G# C C#

() ()

Who will answer?

[Verse - A#m]

Am A#m

()

Is our hope in walnut shells worn 'round the neck with temple bells

Em Fm

()

Or deep within some cloistered walls where hooded figures pray in halls?

F F#

()

Or crumbled books on dusty shelves or in our stars, or in ourselves

G G# C C#

() ()

Who will answer?

[Chorus]

F F# G G# C C# Am A#m

() () () ()

If the soul is darkened by a fear it cannot name

F F# G G# C C# Am A#m

() () () ()

If the mind is baffled when the rules don't fit the game

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

() () () () () ()

Who will answer? Who will answer? Who will an....................swer?

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

() () () () () ()

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!, Hallelu....................jah!

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