"WHY" 

(from Michael Card's _Joy in the Journey_

 loosely translated by d. baderman)



Am                 Am/G            Am/F#     G         Am

Why did it have to be a friend who chose to betray the lord.

                     Am/G 

And why did he use a kiss to show them,

     Am/F#      G       Am

 its not what a kiss is for.

C                 G   

Only a friend can betray a friend,

   F                       E

 a stranger has nothing to gain.

    Am                  Am/G  

And only a friend comes close enough,

    Am/F#      G       Am    Am/G Am/F# F G

 to ever cause so much pain.        



Am                    Am/G

Why did there have to be a thorny

 Am/F#         G        Am

 crown pressed upon his head.

                      Am/G

It should have been a royal one,

         Am/F#      G      Am

 made of jewels and gold instead.

C              G

It had to be a crown of thorns,

   F                          E

 because in this life that we live,

    Am                    Am/G

For all who would seek to love,

              Am/F#         G      Am    Am/G Am/F# F G

 the thorn is all the world has to give.



    Am                    Am/G

And why did there have to be

         Am/F#        G       Am

 a heavy cross he was made to bear.

    Am                    Am/G

And why did they nail his feet and hands

          Am/F#           G        Am

 when his love would have held him there.

C                  G

It was a cross for on a cross,

   F                    E    E

 a thief was suppose to pay.

Am               Am/G

Jesus had come into the world

    Am/F#       G     Am

 to steal every heart away.

                      Am/G

Yes, Jesus had come into the world

    Am/F#       G     Am

 to steal every heart away.









[From: dan@hwcae.az.honeywell.com (Dan Baderman)]



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..all our superstars are suicidal casualties

and our heros die in motel rooms and motorcades..

	R. Stonehill "Through the Glass Darkly"

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chords: Marek Vit (marek@geocities.com)

(from the 'Brother to Brother' CD that Michael did w/ J.M.Talbot

- it may differ slightly from the original M. Card's version)



Dm          C      Dm 

Why did it have to be a friend

      Gm        C        Dm

Who chose to betray the Lord

Dm         C      Dm        

Why did he use a kiss to show

        Gm         C       Dm

That's not what a kiss is for

 F                    C   

Only a friend can betray a friend

    Dm                      A

A stranger has nothing to gain

    Dm      C           Dm  

And only a friend comes close enough

   Gm         C        Dm

To ever cause so much pain



    Gm             F      Gm

And why did there have to be thorny

Cm              F       Gm

Crown pressed upon His head

   Gm           F        Gm

It should have been the royal one

         Cm         F      Gm

Made of jewels and gold instead

F               C 

It had to be a crown of thorns

   Dm                         A

Because in this life that we live

Dm             C       Dm

All who would seek to love

            Gm            C         Dm

A thorn is all that this world can give



(use the same chords as in the first verse)

And why did it have to be

A heavy cross He was made to bare

And why did they nail His feet and hands

His love would have held Him there

It was a cross for upon a cross

A thief was supposed to pay

And Jesus had come into the world

To steal every heart away

Yes, Jesus had come into the world

To steal every heart away



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This is how I play it. If you have any corrections, please send them to

marek@geocities.com

If you have chords of any more songs by Card or Talbot, I'll be

happy if you share them w/ me.



Marek Vit