Chords for Harry Chapin - Why Do the Little Girls

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