Why Do Little Girls Chords by Harry Chapin

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] Why did the little girls grow crooked [Bm] while the little [D] boys [A] grew tall?
The boys were taught [Em] to tumble and [D] the girls [A] told not to fall.
The girls answered the telephones, [D] the boys answered the [A] calls.
That's why little [E] girls grew [G] crooked while the little [D] boys [A] grew tall.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
[A] Why did the little girls [C] grow crippled [G] while the little [D] boys [A] grew strong?
The boys allowed [Em] to come of age, [D] the girls just trom [Am] along.
The girls worked to sing [D] harmonies while the boys [A] could all sing songs.
That's why little [Em] girls grew crippled while [D] the little boys [A] grew strong.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] Why did [E] the little girls come broken [D] while the little boys [A] came whole?
And the little [Em] boys all were set aflame [Bm] and the girls told [Em] famicles.
[Am] The boys [Em] were told to be themselves, [Bm] the girls were told [Em] play roles.
That's why little girls came broken [G] while the little boys [A] came whole.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] Why were the little girls [Em] made [D] frightened to be just what [A] they are?
The boys were told [C] to ask themselves, [G] how [Am] high, how far?
The girls were told to reach the shelves [D] while the boys were reaching the [A] stars.
That's why little [Em] girls were frightened to be [D] just what [Am] they [A] are.
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] [C] And still they bled for us [G] all as [A] the moon rode the [Em] sky.
[C] They carried our [G] seed when [D] our need ran high.
And [C] they fed all our [Em] children in [A] the night as they [Em] cried.
_ [C] _ [G] Womankind wept [D] as mankind [A] _ died.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [A] Why were the little [C] girls left hurting [G] when all the [Am] boys were done?
And then [C] left there in the moonlight [G] when the boys went to [Am] meet the sun.
And when the girls were open, [G] why had the little [Am] boys all won?
That's why little [C] girls were hurting [D] when all the boys were [A] done.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] Why did the little girls grow [Em] crooked while the little boys grew [A] tall?
It's maybe because the [C] little boys didn't ever [D] have to grow up at [B] _ _ all.
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ Where are the little [Em] girls?
_ _ [A] _ _ Where are the little girls?
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ They are all good crooked.
_ [B] _ [A] They're crippled.
We left them [D] crooked.
_ [G] We made them [A] frightened.
_ [B] They are all hurting.
_ Where are [A] the little girls?
[B] Where are the little girls?
You [A] know they're crooked, _ crippled.
_ _ _ _ The little girls.
Yeah, the little girls. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _