Why Things Happen

Em D G C Em D G C C Em D You’ll never know when your last breaths, G C Gonna fade like a July sunset Em D Or how a tragedy like gravity G C Holds still while the world keeps spinnin’ Em D It’s hard not to question circumstances, G C That leave you with nothin’ to say Em D Is there some kind of message? Some kind of lesson? C Damn life’s hard to explain Em D Oh God tell me why things happen G C Things happen like they do Em D Leaves you thinking ‘bout how time leaves you G C It gets you all confused Em D In a blink of a moment, gone ‘for you know it G C Hits you right out of the blue Em D Wonderin’ why things happen, C Em D G C Things happen like they do-o-o Em D How a child that’s just been named G C Can then be pulled from the arms of a mother Em D Or a cross on the side of a two-lane road G C Holds a memory of somebody’s brother Em You try not to question D God and his judgement, C But damn it I don’t understand Em D Somebody tell me why things happen G C Things happen like they do Em D Leaves you thinking ‘bout how time leaves you G C It gets you all confused Em D In a blink of a moment, gone ‘for you know it G C Hits you right out of the blue Em D Wonderin’ why things happen, C Em D Things happen like they do-o-o G C Em D G C Am Your heart keeps on beatin’ G Through all of those feelings C That you thought you’d never get through Am There must be a reason G Our yes are not seeing C Everything we want them to, uh Em D G C So tell me why things happen, yeah yeah, yeah Em D Tell me why things happen G C Things happen like they do Em D Leaves you thinking ‘bout how time leaves you G C It gets you all confused Em D In a blink of a moment, gone ‘for you know it G C Hits you right out of the blue Em D Wonderin’ why things happen, C Em D Things happen like they do-o-o G Things happen C Em D C Things happen, oh yeah