Tell Me

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D Hm D Hm
D A D
Why plant a seed deep in the ground
D G D
Why why why
D A D
Why put a stone on a grave in town
D G D
Why why why
D G D
Tell me, tell me, tell me
A
Tell me why it's so
D G D
Tell me, tell me, tell me
A
Tell me so I'll know
D A D
Why does a wedding ring have the hardest stone
D G D
Why why why
D A D
Why does a little dog bury its bone
D G D
Why why why
Em A
So the river will not drown it
D Hm
So the highway won't take it
Em A
And the dust will not cover it
D Hm
And the sun will not blind it
Em A D
And the wind won't blow it away
Why put a song bird in a cage
Why write i love you on every page
Tell me why it's so
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Tell me so I'll know
Why does a bird build its nest so high
Why hold a baby when a baby cries
So the river will not drown it
So the highway won't take it
And the dust will not cover it
And the sun will not blind it
And the wind won't blow it away
So the river will not drown it
So the highway won't take it
And the dust will not cover it
And the sun will not blind it
And the wind won't blow it away

Tell Me chords and lyrics

Free chords for Tell Me by Tom Waits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

D Hm D Hm
Why put a song bird in a cage
Why write i love you on every page
Tell me why it's so
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Tell me so I'll know
Why does a bird build its nest so high
Why hold a baby when a baby cries
So the river will not drown it
So the highway won't take it
And the dust will not cover it
And the sun will not blind it
And the wind won't blow it away
So the river will not drown it
So the highway won't take it
And the dust will not cover it
And the sun will not blind it
And the wind won't blow it away

Tell Me Chords by Tom Waits

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What key is "Tell Me" in?

The chords for "Tell Me" show the original chord names (including D, Hm, A, G, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.