Strawberry Alarm Clock - Curse of the witches

^DmWhy? Why? ^CWhy? Why? ^FWhy? ^AmWhy? [Verse 1] It was ^Dm21 years ag^Co (long ago) ^Fmother spoke to ^Amme (long ago) And said ^Dmthe duration of the ^Cseed to the ^Froot of our family ^Amtree Was ^Dmstruck with the curse of the ^Cwitches ^Fblackened and ^Amevil They were ^Dmthen proved and ^Ccondemned by the ^FQuakers and Puri^Amtans "I ^Dmthought our branches and ^Csprouts were ever clear, but ^Fone leaf is ^Amdark"

With ^Bbtear in eye, and heart of love, she ^Amsaid she would leave ^BbThen with a questioned expression she asked: "^AmDo you believe?" ^{Gbm D Gbm D Gbm D Gbm D Gbm}She was sen^Dtenced by ^Gbmher accus^Ders, ^Gbmto be sec^Dretly ^Gbmburned to the ^Dstake ^GbmTill^{D Gbm}deat^Dh ^Gbmcome^Ds ^{Gbm D}

^AbmBut as the ^Dbyears went by, ^Bbmeverything got so much ^Ebbetter for me I ^Abmfound a wife who ^Dbhad my child, they were ^Bbmperfect healthy and we ^Ebgot so wealthy ^AbmOnce strange thing ^Dbhappened though As my ^Bbmdaughter reached ^Ebsix years old She ^Abmhad trouble ^Dbgetting along with ^Bbmone boy who ^Ebsang his song She ^Abmthen wished that ^Dbhe would die ^BbmAnd ^Amthe ^Abmnext ^Gmday ^Gbmhe w^Fmas ^Emdead

^DmThe people of the ^Ctown ^Fsaid she must ^Ampay For ^Dmhaving the curse of the ^Cwitch she must be ^Fburned at the ^Amstake Her ^Dmmother and I we ^Cfought and screamed ^Ffor her to ^Amlive But ^Dmwhen the judge ^Chad his say, quote: "^FTo end her curse-filled ^Amlife, ^Dmshe ^Cmust ^Fdie..." ^Am

With ^Bbtears in eye and hearts of love, we^Am said she had to leave ^BbThen with a questioned expression she asked: "^AmDo you believe?" ^{Gbm D Gbm D Gbm D Gbm D Gbm}She was ^Dsentenced by ^Gbmher accus^Ders t^Gbmo be secr^Detly ^Gbmburned to the ^Dstake ^GbmTill^{D Gbm}deat^Dh ^Gbmcome^Ds ^{Gbm D}

^DmWhy? Why? Why? W^Chy? ^FWhy? ^AmWhy? ^DmMy wife, she couldn't take ^Cit, her ^Fheart was much too ^Amweak It was the ^Dmday her heart stopped ^Cbeating I ^Fknew it was too ^Amlate ^DmWithout a friend to ^Ctalk^F to there is no reason to ^Amspeak ^DmThe love I had for the ^Ctown had ^Fcompletely turned to ^Amhate

With ^Bbtear in eye and no heart at all, I ^Amknew I would leave Then ^Bblooked, looked up to the sky and asked: "^AmWho can I believe?"^{Gbm D Gbm D Gbm D Gbm D Gbm}Everything hurts ^Dso much ^GbmI can't take ^Dit To ^Gbmbe happy ^DI'll have ^Gbmto wai^Dt ^Gbmtill^D d^Gbmeath^{D Gbm}come^Ds ^{Gbm D Gbm}