That's Why I Love Mankind
Randy Newman

capo 3

Intro: Am (w/riff)

Am
  Cain slew Abel, Seth knew not why
Dm                                     Am
  If the children of Israel 'sposed to multiply
Esus2      E          Am  E     Am
  Why must any of the children die?
     E
So I asked the Lord
(damp)
And the Lord said

Am          E7       Am         E7        Am A7
  Man means nothing,   he means less to me
Dm                  A7                    Dm       A7      Dm
  Than the lowliest cactus flower, or the humblest yucca tree
Esus2                E          Am            C7/G         F7
  Chases 'round this desert, he thinks that's where I'll be
E7                        Am (w/riff)
  That's why I love mankind

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  I recoil in horror   from the foulness of thee
Dm                         A7   Dm        A7     Dm
  From the squalor and the fear   and the misery
       Esus2               E          Am          C7/G     F7
How we laugh up here in heaven at the prayers you offer me
E7
  That's why I love mankind

Am
  The Christians and the Jews were havin' a jamboree
Dm                                       Am
  The Buddhists and the Hindus joined on satellite TV
                  Esus2              E             Am  E     Am
They picked their four greatest priests and they began to speak
            Am
They said Lord, a plague is on the world, Lord no man is free
Dm                                      Am
  The temples that we built to you have tumbled into the sea
  Esus2                E                     Am          E       Am
Lord if you won't take care of us, won't you please just let us be
             E             B    E
And the Lord said, and the Lord said

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  I burn down your cities,   how blind   you must be
Dm                     A7                    Dm     A7         Dm
  I take from you your children and you say,   "How blessed are we"
Esus2             E        Am       C7/G      F7
  You all must be crazy to put your faith in me
E7                        Am               Dm
  That's why I love mankind - you really need me
Am               E7       Am (w/riff 2x; 2nd time slow to last note)
  That's why I love mankind