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Question (Moody Blues)
C / G7sus / G / F /
Eb / F / Eb / D / G7sus / C / Cdim / G7sus / C / / /
[ ](x3) Aaahhhhhhh [ ](x2)
Cdim G7sus C Cdim G7sus C
Why do we never get an answer, when we're knocking at the door
With a thousand million questions, about hate and death and war
Cause when we stop and look around us, there is nothing that we need
In a world of persecution, that is burning in its greed
Eb / F / Eb / D / G7sus / C / Cdim / G7sus / C / / /
[ ](x2) Aaahhhhhhh [ ](x2)
Cdim G7sus C Cdim G7sus C / /
Why do we never get an answer, when we're knocking at the door
Because the truth is hard to swallow, that's what the war of love is for
F C / / F C / / F C / /
F C G7sus C
It's not the way that you say it, when you do those things to me
It's more the way that you mean it, when you tell me what will be
And when you stop and think about it, you won't believe it's true
That all the love you've been giving, has all been meant for you
F C G7 C (add f)
I'm looking for, someone to change my life
F C G7 C F
I'm looking for a miracle in my life, and if you could see
C G C
What it's done to me, to lose the love I knew, you'd safely lead me through
F C G7sus C
Between the silence of the mountains, and the crashing of the sea
There lies a land I once lived in, and she's waiting there for me
But in the grey of the morning, my mind becomes confused
Between the dead and the sleeping, and the road that I must choose
F C G7 C (add f)
I'm looking for, someone to change my life
F C G7 C F
I'm looking for a miracle in my life, and if you could see
G7 C
What it's done to me, to lose the love I knew
F C
You'd safely lead me to, the land that I once knew
G C
To learn as we grow old, the secrets of our soul
F C G7sus C
It's not the way that you say it, when you do those things to me
It's more the way you really mean it, when you tell me what will be
C / G7sus / G / F /
Eb / F / Eb / D / G7sus / C / Cdim / G7sus / C / / /
[ ](x3) Aaahhhhhhh [ ](x2)
Cdim G7sus C Cdim G7sus C
Why do we never get an answer, when we're knocking at the door
With a thousand million questions, about hate and death and war
Cause when we stop and look around us, there is nothing that we need
In a world of persecution, that is burning in its greed
Eb / F / Eb / D / G7sus / C / Cdim / G7sus / C / / /
[ ](x2) Aaahhhhhhh [ ](x3)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Put your problems out with the cat -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Written by: Mick Anderson hsteinke@extro.ucc.su.oz.au
or manderso@ntnecss1.telecom.com.au
Assisted by: Ria Heeringa
Shelley Giblin
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Must be lamb today cause beef was last week =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
From: Brent Curry
QUESTION
by the Moody Blues
C G7/C G7 F
Eb F Eb D 3X
G7 C Cdim G7 C F C
Cdim G7 C F C
Cdim G7 C F C Cdim G7 C F
Why do we never get an answer when we're knocking at the door?
C Cdim G7 C F C Cdim G7 C
There's a thousand million questions about hate and death and war.
F C Cdim G7 C F C Cdim G7 C F
'Cause when we stop and look around us, there is nothing that we need
C Cdim G7 C F C Cdim G7 C
In a world of persecution that is burning in its greed.
F C Eb F Eb D
Ah,--------------------
G7 C F C Cdim G7 C F C Cdim G7 C F
Ah, ah, ah.
C Cdim G7 F C Cdim G7 C F
Why do we never get an answer when we're knocking at the door?
C Cdim G7 F C Cdim G7 C
Because the truth is hard to swallow, That's what the war of love is for!
F/C C Dm/C C Dm/C C
F C/E G7sus4 C
It's not the way that you say it when you do those things to me,
Dm C/E F C/E G7 C
It's more the way that you mean it when you tell me what will be.
Dm C/E F C/E G7sus4 C
And when you stop and think about it, you won't believe it's true,
Dm C/E F C/E G7 C
That all the love you've been giving has all been meant for you.
G7 C Csus4 C
I'm looking for someone to change my life,
G7 C
I'm looking for a miracle in my life
F/C C F C
And if you could see what it's done to me
G7 C
To lose the love I knew you'd safely lead me through.
Dm C/E F C/E G7sus4 C
Between the silence of the mountains and the crashing of the sea,
Dm C/E F C/E G7 C
There lies a land I once lived in and she's waiting there for me.
Dm C/E F C/E G7sus4 C
But in the gray of the morning, my mind becomes confused,
Dm C/E F C/E G7 C
Between the dead and the sleeping and the road that I must choose.
G7 C Csus4 C
I'm looking for someone to change my life,
G7 C
I'm looking for a miracle in my life
F/C C F G7
And if you could see what it's done to me
C Dm C/E F
To lose the love I knew you'd safely lead me to
C
the land that I once knew
G C
To learn as we grow old the secrets of our soul.
Dm C/E F C/E G7sus4 C
It's not the way that you say it when you do those things to me,
Dm C/E F C/E G7 C
It's more the way you really mean it when you tell me what will be.
repeat beginning part and fade.
C x32O1O G7/C x3OOO1 G7 32OOO1
F 133211 Eb x11343 D xxO232
Cdim xx1212 F/C x33211 Dm/C x3O231
C/E O32O1O G7sus4 33OO11 Csus4 xx3O13
Dm xxO231
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Mike Average |
#1 by Mike Murphy at Jan 16, 1972 at 1:24 AM EST |
| Hmm, a break-up song, eh? I never quite thought of it that way, but I can see how others might. I think it's maybe a little different that that. I think it's about living in the real world (which is fast, hectic, sometimes violent, etc.) but WANTING to slow things down to appreciate the love of another. Possibly the song is about the search for that time/place (i.e. utopia) but never being able to find it. Musically the song takes that same journey. Real life rushing by... finally some time for love (when the songs slows down).... then the hectic real life comes crashing back again. | |
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metal-cat Average |
#2 by metal-cat stepheria at Apr 23, 1979 at 4:34 AM EST |
| I think chub nailed this one...that's what i was thinking reading through the lyrics too. | |
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Bobby Wanna Be |
#3 by Bobby Warneke at Dec 25, 2001 at 2:20 PM EST |
| I always liked the Moody Blues music and lyrics; but that guy that sings falsetto is kind of irritating. | |
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Kornowski - Wanna Be |
#4 by Kornowski - Im не русский, Бог Черт возьми! at Aug 26, 2003 at 1:22 AM EST |
| This is by far the best break up song I have every heard. The lyrics are deep and actually mean something and the music powerful and yet simple at the same time. | |
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Dudey Average |
#5 by Dudey at Apr 6, 2004 at 12:44 AM EST |
| Maybe it is a song where falling in love is the metaphor about how we get silence from the powers that are, or vice versa. I think in the end...we are left with questions about the song's meaning itself. It's likely why the song is titled as such. I love the Moody Blues. | |
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