Am*                 C
Why did the little girls grow crooked
            D              Am
While the little boys grew tall
                       C
The boys were taught to tumble
      D                    Am
The girls told not to fall
                           C
The girls answered the telephone
     D                    Am*
The boys answered the calls
                            Em
That's why little girls grew crooked
           G                 Am*
While the little boys grew tall

[Interlude]
Am*  C  G  D  Am*    

[Verse 2]
            Am*           C
Why did the little girls grow crippled
            D                 Am*
While the little boys grew strong
                   C
The boys allowed to come of age
      D                   Am*
The girls just come along
                          C
The girls were told sing harmonies
          D                    Am*
While the boys could all sing songs
                             Em
That's why little girls grew crippled
           G                 Am*
While the little boys grew strong

[Interlude]
Am*  C  G  D  Am*    

[Verse 3]
            Am*          C
Why did the little girls come broken
           D                 Am*
While the little boys came whole
                           C
And the little boys were all set aflame
         D                 Am*
And the girls told fan the coals
                    C
The boys were told to be themselves
      D                  Am*
The girls were told play roles
                            Em
That's why little girls came broken
            G                 Am*
While the little boys came whole

[Interlude]
Am*  C  G  D  Am*    

[Verse 4]
             Am*             C
Why were the little girls made frightened
   D                   Am*
To be just what they are
                     C
The boys were told to ask themselves
D             Am*
How high, how far
                      C
The girls were told to reach the shelf
          D                   Am*
While the boys were reachin' stars
                              Em
That's why little girls were frightened
   G                 Am*
To be just what they are

[Interlude]
Am*  C  G  D  Am*    

[Bridge]
              C/G          Em/D
And still they bled for us all
       A/C#          Em/B
As the moon road the sky
        C
They carried our seed
G/B        D
When our need ran high
        C/E           Em/D
And they fed all our children
       A/C#          Em/B
In the night as they cried
  C        G/B
Woman kind wept
     D/A    Am*
As mankind died

[Interlude]
Am*  C  G  D  Am*    

[Verse 5]
             Am*           C
Why were the little girls left hurtin'
      D                Am*
When all the boys were done
                            C
And then left there in the moonlight
         D                     Am*
When the boys went to meet the sun
                      C
And when the girls were open
             D             Am*
Why had the little boys all won?
                            Em
That's why little girls were hurtin'
      G                Am*
When all the boys were done

[Interlude]
Am*  C  G  D  Am*    

[Outro]
            Am*            C
Why did the little girls grow crooked
           D                 Am*
While the little boys grew tall
                                C
It's maybe 'cause the little boys didn't have to
 D
Grow up at all