Steeleye Span - Tell me why

What is deeper than the ^Bbsea? ^GmWhat is ^Chigher than a ^Ftree? ^C And ^Fwhat is louder than a ^Bbhorn? ^GmWhat is ^Csharper than a ^Fthorn?

What is whiter than the ^Bblight? ^GmWhat is ^Cdarker than the ^Fnight? ^C And ^Fwhat is colder than the ^Bbclay? ^GmWhat is ^Cbroader than the ^Dmway?

^DmTell ^Cme ^Bbwhy, so many questions Tell ^Cme ^Bbwhy the devil lies Tell ^Cme ^Bbwhy ^FWho will ^Eblive or ^Bbwho will ^Gdie? ^DmTell ^Cme ^Bbwhy, so many questions Tell ^Cme ^Bbwhy the devil lies Tell ^Cme ^Bbwhy ^FWhich way ^Ebleads to ^Bbpara^Gdise? ^DmTell ^Cme ^Bbwhy Tell ^Cme ^Fwhy

Hell is deeper than the ^Bbsea ^GmHeaven is ^Chigher than a ^Ftree ^C And ^Fthunder is louder than a ^Bbhorn ^GmHunger is ^Csharper than a ^Fthorn

Truth is whiter than the ^Bblight The ^Gmdevil is ^Cdarker than the ^Fnight ^C And ^Fdeath is colder than the ^Bbclay ^GmLove is ^Cbroader than the ^Dmway

^DmTell ^Cme ^Bbwhy, so many questions Tell ^Cme ^Bbwhy the devil lies Tell ^Cme ^Bbwhy ^FWho will ^Eblive or ^Bbwho will ^Gdie? ^DmTell ^Cme ^Bbwhy, so many questions Tell ^Cme ^Bbwhy the devil lies Tell ^Cme ^Bbwhy ^FWhich way ^Ebleads to ^Bbpara^Gdise? ^DmLive ^Cor ^Bbdie Tell ^Cme ^Fwhy