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Why – Michael Card
Key C (Live version is in Bb
AmWhy did Em7it have Amto be a friend  Em7who chCose to betEm7ray the AmLord
AmWhy did Em7he use a Amkiss to show thEm7em? ThCat's not wEm7hat a kiAmss is for
COnly a friend can betrGay a friend, a strAmanger has nothing to gEain
AmAnd only Em7a frienAmd comes Em7close enough to Cever cause Em7so much Ampain
AmAnd why Em7did therAme have to be thoEm7rny, cCrown pressEm7ed upon AmHis head
AmIt shoulEm7d have bAmeen the royal onEm7e, madCe of jewelEm7s and goAmld instead
CIt had to be a crown oGf thorns, because Amin this life that we lEive
AmFor all Em7who seek Amto love, a thorEm7n is aCll the worEm7ld has tAmo give
AmAnd why Em7did it hAmave to be  a heaEm7vy, crCoss He was Em7made to Ambare
AmAnd why did they Em7nail His fAmeet and handsEm7, when His lovCe would have held Em7Him thereAm  
CIt was a cross for on Ga cross, a tAmhief was supposed to Epay
AmAnd JesuEm7s had coAmme into the worlEm7d, to Csteal everEm7y heart Amaway
AmYes, JesEm7us had cAmome into the worEm7ld to Csteal everEm7y heart Amaway
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I'm submitting this because the previous submission was both incomplete and incorrect
with some unexpected key changes in the chords unexplained. After listening to the first
recording of this song in the album "Known by the Scars" 1984 it seemed he first wrote it in C. 
In the live album "Circles in the Sand" he plays it half a step down
in Bb possibly to accommodate his accompaniment.

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Why

by Michael Card

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Why – Michael Card

Key C (Live version is in Bb

Am Em7 Am Em7 C Em7 Am

Why did it have to be a friend who chose to betray the Lord

Am Em7 Am Em7 C Em7 Am

Why did he use a kiss to show them? That's not what a kiss is for

C G Am E

Only a friend can betray a friend, a stranger has nothing to gain

Am Em7 Am Em7 C Em7 Am

And only a friend comes close enough to ever cause so much pain

Am Em7 Am Em7 C Em7 Am

And why did there have to be thorny, crown pressed upon His head

Am Em7 Am Em7 C Em7 Am

It should have been the royal one, made of jewels and gold instead

C G Am E

It had to be a crown of thorns, because in this life that we live

Am Em7 Am Em7 C Em7 Am

For all who seek to love, a thorn is all the world has to give

Am Em7 Am Em7 C Em7 Am

And why did it have to be a heavy, cross He was made to bare

Am Em7 Am Em7 C Em7 Am

And why did they nail His feet and hands, when His love would have held Him there

C G Am E

It was a cross for on a cross, a thief was supposed to pay

Am Em7 Am Em7 C Em7 Am

And Jesus had come into the world, to steal every heart away

Am Em7 Am Em7 C Em7 Am

Yes, Jesus had come into the world to steal every heart away

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I'm submitting this because the previous submission was both incomplete and incorrect

with some unexpected key changes in the chords unexplained. After listening to the first

recording of this song in the album "Known by the Scars" 1984 it seemed he first wrote it in C.

In the live album "Circles in the Sand" he plays it half a step down

in Bb possibly to accommodate his accompaniment.

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