Woody Guthrie – Why Oh Why (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Woody Guthrie
(1944/45 recording from the 1997 Album THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND: THE ASH RECORDINGS, VOL. 1)
[Intro]
D G D G D A D
[Verse 1]
D Why can't a dish break a hammer? G D Why oh why oh why? G D 'Cause a hammer's a hard head. A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 2]
D Why, oh why, oh why oh, why? G D Why, oh why, oh why? G D Because because because because A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 3]
D Why can't a bird eat an elephant? G D Why, oh why, oh why? D 'Cause an elephant's got a pretty hard skin. A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 4]
D Why can't a mouse eat a streetcar? G D Why, oh why, oh why? D 'Cause a mouse's stomach could never get big enough to hold a streetcar A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 5]
D Why does a horn make music? G D Why, oh why, oh why? D Because the horn-blower blows it A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 6]
D Why does a cow drink water? G D Tell me why n why? G D Because the cow gets thirsty just like you or me or anybody else A D Goodye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 7]
D Why, oh why, oh why oh, why? G D Why, oh why, oh why? D Because because because because A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 8]
D Why don't you answer my questions? G D Why, oh why, oh why? G D 'Cause I don't know the answers A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 9]
D What make the landlord take money? G D Why, oh why, oh why? G I don't know that one myself A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 10]
D Why's there no pennies for ice cream G D Why, oh why, oh why? G D You put all the pennies in the telephone A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 11]
D Why can't a rabbit chase an eagle? G D Tell me why, oh why? D 'Cause the last rabbit that took out and chased after an eagle didn't come D Out so good and that's why rabbits don't chase after eagles that's all D I know about rabbits and eagles A D Because because because
[Verse 12]
D Why ain't my grandpa my grandma? G D Why, oh why, oh why? G D Same reason your dad's not your mommy A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 13]
D Why couldn't the wind blow backwards? D Why, oh why, oh why? D 'Cause it might backfire and hurt somebody and if it D Hurt somebody it'd keep on hurting them A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye
[Verse 14]
D Why, oh why, oh why oh, why? G D Why, oh why, andh why? G Because because because because A D Goodbye goodbye goodbye