Intro
E5   E5   E5   E5 
 
Verse
E5 
Birds flying down 
 
Come the morning 
E5 
Wakes you up under the sky 
E5 
Leave my sorrow behind 
                  E5 
It only weighs me down 
                    G   F 
I feel so bad inside 
E5 
Birds flying home 
 
Come the morning 
Asus2/E 
Raise you up under the sky 
E5 
Leave my sorrow behind 
                  Asus2/E 
It only weighs me down 
                     G   F 
I feel so bad inside 
 
Chorus
E5         Asus2/E   E5  Asus2/E 
Tell me why, tell me why Lord 
E5          Asus2/E E5         Asus2/E 
I must learn how to cry 
       E5        Asus2/E   E5 
Before I can see where I'm going 
Asus2 E5          Asus2/E        Asus2/E E5    Asus2/E E5   Asus2/E 
Lord  why does my sorrow make me feel so good 
 
Verse
  E5 
A new day dawns 
               Asus2/E 
Loneliness has been silent enough 'round here 
E5 
Sunlight blinds our eyes 
              Asus2/E                           Esus2   Asus2 
Everything is coming home to stay for good this time 
 
Chorus
E5         Asus2/E   E5  Asus2/E 
Tell me why, tell me why Lord 
E5          Asus2/E E5         Asus2/E 
I must learn how to cry 
       E5        Asus2/E   E5 
Before I can see where I'm going 
Asus2 E5          Asus2/E        E5        Asus2/E 
Lord  why does my sorrow make me feel so good 
E5          Asus2/E        E5        Asus2/E 
Why does my sorrow make me feel so good 
E5          Asus2/E        E5        Asus2 
Why does my sorrow make me feel so good 
E5          Asus2/E        E5        Asus2/E 
Why does my sorrow make me feel so good 
E5          Asus2/E 
Why does my sorrow make me feel so good 
 
Chorus
E5         Asus2/E   E5  Asus2/E 
Tell me why, tell me why Lord 
E5          Asus2/E E5         Asus2/E 
I must learn how to cry 
       E5        Asus2/E   E5 
Before I can see where I'm going 
Asus2 E5          Asus2/E        E5        Asus2/E 
Lord  why does my sorrow make me feel so good 
 
Outro
E5 
Birds flying home 
E5 
And I'm leaving my sorrow behind