"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