Dont Ask Me Why

G

[Verse]
                           D
One hundred years ago in a little 
town in Minnesota
Em                           
Lived a boy who called himself 
    C
McGill.
                             G
He sat by the windowsill and dreamed
 until the day went still,
    D                              
And in the dark he'd dream a little
 C
 more.
G
Then, one day, there came along
  D                                
A girl who sang a pretty song with 
  Am                               
a freckled face; she called herself
        Em
 Marie.
     C
She said "Hey 'Gill you wouldn't 
believe
     G
What lies out there beyond those 
trees
D
Would you let me take you out to 
see?"

[Chorus 1]
   C                     G
So pack up your bags and fly,
                C                 
You've got some living before you 
G
die.
              C                    
I've got this feeling, don't ask me
 G
 why,
             D                 C
Don't ask me why, don't ask me why.

[Verse]
     G
So Marie and 'Gill, they took to the
 hills
    D
And climbed a hundred miles until 
they
Em                                
Found a spot where they could be 
  C
at ease.
It was the highest point that they 
could see,
     G
Rose far above the tallest trees,
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   D                              
So naturally they became king and 
C
queen.
      G
But before they'd laid their regal 
grounds,
    D
The sky had darkened all around,
    Em                             
The heavens broke, and rain began 
  C
to fall.
The lightening cracked, the thunder 
clapped,
    G
And soon the king and queen were 
trapped
      D                            
On an island sinking in the rising 
Em
flood.
            G
Well poor Marie, she said, "The 
end's begun!
     D
I've always had a place to run,
    Em                             
I'm certain that this night will be
     C
 our last."
But 'Gill said, "Marie, you wouldn't
 believe
     G
What lies inside of you and me.
D
Take my hand and we can be at 
peace."

[Chorus 2]
C                           G
"So lay down and close your eyes,
                C                  
You've got some dreaming before you
 G
 die.
              C                    
I've got this feeling, don't ask me
 G
 why,
             D                 C
Don't ask me why, don't ask me why.

C                           G
"So lay down and close your eyes,
                C                  
You've got some dreaming before you
 G
 die.
              C                    
I've got this feeling, don't ask me
 G
 why,
             D                 C
Don't ask me why, don't ask me why.

(For following verses)
G  C  G  D
I promise you this too shall pass, 
even if this night is our last. (x2)
I'm afraid that I've made a mistake 
choosing to stay. (x2)

For forty hours the storm raged on,
And Gill, he said, "I had it wrong
If we don't leave we're surely going
 to die."
But sweet Marie, she said, "I see 
the light
My dear McGill, you had it right,
We just needed a little faith before
 we fly!
Because I've dreamed of what this 
world could be,
In all its possibility,
And I'll be damned if I don't get to
 see.
So take my hand and hold it tight,
We're gonna make it out alright,
Jump with me and promise to 
believe."

[Chorus 1 Variation]
   C                     G
So pack up your bags and fly,
                C               
We've got some living before you 
  G
die.
              C                    
We've got this feeling, don't ask 
 G
us why,
             D                 C
Don't ask us why, don't ask us why.

   C                     G
So pack up your bags and fly,
                C               
We've got some living before you 
  G
die.
              C                    
We've got this feeling, don't ask 
 G
us why,
             D                 C
Don't ask us why, don't ask us why.