Chords for Harry Chapin - Why Do the Little Girls
Tempo:
90.3 bpm
Chords used:
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E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [G]
[A] [Em]
[Am] [E]
[A] [F] [E]
[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.
[D]
[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.
[C] [G]
[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.
[Bm]
[Am] [E]
[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.
[C] [G]
[A] [C] [G]
[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.
[E]
[G] [D] [A] [Em]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[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.
[Am]
[E] [A] [Am]
[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.
[Am] [E] [Am]
[E]
[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.
[A]
[A] [Em]
[Am] [E]
[A] [F] [E]
[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.
[D]
[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.
[C] [G]
[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.
[Bm]
[Am] [E]
[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.
[C] [G]
[A] [C] [G]
[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.
[E]
[G] [D] [A] [Em]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[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.
[Am]
[E] [A] [Am]
[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.
[Am] [E] [Am]
[E]
[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.
[A]
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[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
[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.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[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.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[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.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[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.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[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.
_ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[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.
_ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[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. _
[Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[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.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
[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.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[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.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[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.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[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.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[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.
_ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[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.
_ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[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. _
[Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[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.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _