Em    C    Em    C

[Verse 1]
Em
See it coming everywhere I look
C
Falling down like rain
 Am
Kill a man over a sentence in a book
    Em
And collect a reward for his pain

[Verse 2]
 Em
Such a failing situation
                        C
And I'm sick of looking at it anywhere I go
Am
Let 'em talk and send their hate and stick to war again
 Em
Like it's the only thing they know

[Chorus]
  C
What's the reason for this again?
  Em
Right back where we've always been
   C                 Am
These excuses are wearing thin
G                          Em
So, what's the reason for this again?

C
What's the reason for this again?
Em
Can't decide, but you've got to win
  C                       Am
We're all the same, but you're not my friend
G                                Em
So, what's the reason for this again?

[Verse 3]
Em
Same shit, different century
  C
Here we go again
 Am
No parade, seeing tanks on your street
 Em
What's the mission? When's it gonna end?

[Verse 4]
   Em
How many stones do we have to line up?
 C
Before we understand
 Am
Caught up, drawing lines on a paper
  Em
At the price of the blood in the sand

[Chorus]
  C
What's the reason for this again?
  Em
Right back where we've always been
   C                 Am
These excuses are wearing thin
G                          Em
So, what's the reason for this again?

C
What's the reason for this again?
Em
Can't decide, but you've got to win
  C                       Am
We're all the same, but you're not my friend
G                                Em
So, what's the reason for this again?

[Verse 5]
Em
Step into the grinder with your brother tomorrow
  C
Kiss your mother goodbye
 Am
She'll wipe her tears with your ribbons
                  Em
And then, they'll replace you in the blink of an eye

[Verse 6]
 Em
Bite the bullet and boots on the ground
 C
These ain't sticks and stones
   Am
Flicking matches at a powder keg
  Em
While you're standing on a pile of bones

[Chorus]
  C
What's the reason for this again?
  Em
Right back where we've always been
   C                 Am
These excuses are wearing thin
G                          Em
So, what's the reason for this again?

C
What's the reason for this again?
Em
Can't decide, but you've got to win
  C                       Am
We're all the same, but you're not my friend
G                                Em
So, what's the reason for this again?

[Ending Chorus]
F
What's the reason for this again?
     Em
Can't decide, but you've got to win
 C                        Am
We're all the same, but you're not my friend
  G                            Em
So, what's the reason for this again?

  G                          Em
What's the reason for this again?
  G                          Em
What's the reason for this again?
  G                    Em
What's the reason for this?