C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't living but you do not die
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't laughing but you do not cry
C
Cry for the young man
Dsus4
Who's fighting for your mind
F
Cry for the old man
C
Who's just passed its time
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't living but you do not die
Oh, tell me why...
[Verse]
C Dsus4
Tell me why the leaves, will they fall with your breath
F C
And if the leaves don't fall, they leave your breath to rest
C Dsus4
Your rebellion puts he up to the test
F
To the nation for evaluation
C Dsus4
While she wild with their radio station
F C
Now I'm done playing their game, oh, yeah
C Dsus4 F C
Just searching for shade and you could tie that your tired mind that you break up to the side
[Chorus]
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't living but you do not die
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't laughing but you do not cry
C
Cry for the young man
Dsus4
Who's fighting for your mind
F
Cry for the old man
C
Who's just passed its time
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't living but you do not die
Oh, tell me why...
[Verse 2]
C Dsus4 F
Die with the mass man, the gas man, the tax man
C Dsus4
He springs taxes on tax men while reaching out with their own hands
F
Singing to the systematic
C
Static television addict
C
Sitting on your attic
Dsus4 F C
Can't seem to see all the plastic in the water bay
Dsus4 F
You wouldn't want that for your daughter babe
C
Technological advances make no logical advances
Dsus4 F
Forget what you learned that you know that I love for you to
[Chorus]
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't living but you do not die
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't laughing but you do not cry
C
Cry for the young man
Dsus4
Who's fighting for your mind
F
Cry for the old man
C
Who's just passed its time
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't living but you do not die
Oh, tell me why...
[Chorus]
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't living but you do not die
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't laughing but you do not cry
C
Cry for the young man
Dsus4
Who's fighting for your mind
F
Cry for the old man
C
Who's just passed its time
C Dsus4
Tell me why, tell me why
F C
You ain't living but you do not die
