Harry Chapin – Why Do Little Girls (Guitar)

            Am*                 C
Why did the little girls grow crooked

            D              Am
While the little boys grew tall

                       C
The boys were taught to tumble

      D                    Am
The girls told not to fall

                           C
The girls answered the telephone

     D                    Am*
The boys answered the calls

                            Em
That's why little girls grew crooked

           G                 Am*
While the little boys grew tall

            Am*           C
Why did the little girls grow crippled

            D                 Am*
While the little boys grew strong

                   C
The boys allowed to come of age

      D                   Am*
The girls just come along

                          C
The girls were told sing harmonies

          D                    Am*
While the boys could all sing songs

                             Em
That's why little girls grew crippled

           G                 Am*
While the little boys grew strong

            Am*          C
Why did the little girls come broken

           D                 Am*
While the little boys came whole

                           C
And the little boys were all set aflame

         D                 Am*
And the girls told fan the coals

                    C
The boys were told to be themselves

      D                  Am*
The girls were told play roles

                            Em
That's why little girls came broken

            G                 Am*
While the little boys came whole

             Am*             C
Why were the little girls made frightened

   D                   Am*
To be just what they are

                     C
The boys were told to ask themselves

D             Am*
How high, how far

                      C
The girls were told to reach the shelf

          D                   Am*
While the boys were reachin' stars

                              Em
That's why little girls were frightened

   G                 Am*
To be just what they are

              C/G          Em/D
And still they bled for us all

       A/C#          Em/B
As the moon road the sky

        C
They carried our seed

G/B        D
When our need ran high

        C/E           Em/D
And they fed all our children

       A/C#          Em/B
In the night as they cried

  C        G/B
Woman kind wept

     D/A    Am*
As mankind died

             Am*           C
Why were the little girls left hurtin'

      D                Am*
When all the boys were done

                            C
And then left there in the moonlight

         D                     Am*
When the boys went to meet the sun

                      C
And when the girls were open

             D             Am*
Why had the little boys all won?

                            Em
That's why little girls were hurtin'

      G                Am*
When all the boys were done

            Am*            C
Why did the little girls grow crooked

           D                 Am*
While the little boys grew tall

                                C
It's maybe 'cause the little boys didn't have to

 D
Grow up at all