Key: D
Introduction: D Bm D Bm
D A D
Why plant a seed deep in the ground
D G D
Why why why
D A D
Why put a stone on a grave in town
D G D
Why why why
D G D
Tell me, tell me, tell me
A
Tell me why it's so
D G D
Tell me, tell me, tell me
A
Tell me so I'll know
D A D
Why does a wedding ring have the hardest stone
D G D
Why why why
D A D
Why does a little dog bury its bone
D G D
Why why why
Em A
So the river will not drown it
D Bm
So the highway won't take it
Em A
And the dust will not cover it
D Bm
And the sun will not blind it
Em A D
And the wind won't blow it away
Why put a song bird in a cage