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Please Tell Me Why:Dave Clark Five.
#18 CASH BOX and # 28 on BB Hot 100 on
EPIC Records in 1966.
INTRO:  C   D  C.. G   C  G  
#1.
CI don't Gknow why Cshe won't Flove me, CLord, Gplease tell 
me Cwhy.G  
CMaybe Git's that Cshe don't Flove me..Ccould it Gbe she's Cshy.
#2.
Dm7If she's shy then I'll Gunderstand, I'll make the Dfirst 
move and Ghold her hand.
CBut if I'm Gwrong then CI'll be Fmad..Cla-Gda-da-da-Cda.
BRIDGE:
BbI've been Ebtrying, Foh, so Chard, but she Gdon't seem to 
Cnotice.
BbI sit Ebnext to Fher in Cclass, but Gshe can't see my Cmotive.
INTERLUDE:  D   C  G.. C   G  C  
#3.
CDo you Gthink she Chas a Fboy..Cif she Ghas, then I'm Cdone.
GCause Cif he Gcatches Cme with Fher, I Cthink I'll Ghave to Crun.
Dm7If she's Gpassive, she'll understand..I'll value my Dlove,
but not in her Ghands.
OUTRO:
CBut if I'm Gwrong then CI'll be Fmad..Cla-Gda-da-da-Cda.
CLa-Gda-da-da-Cda..Cla-Gda-da-da-Cda..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Please Tell Me Why

by The Dave Clark Five

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Dm7

Please Tell Me Why:Dave Clark Five.

#18 CASH BOX and # 28 on BB Hot 100 on

EPIC Records in 1966.

C D C G C G

INTRO: ..

#1.

C G C F C G

I don't know why she won't love me, Lord, please tell

C G

me why.

C G C F C G C

Maybe it's that she don't love me..could it be she's shy.

#2.

Dm7 G D

If she's shy then I'll understand, I'll make the first

move and hold her hand.

C G C F C G C

But if I'm wrong then I'll be mad..la-da-da-da-da.

BRIDGE:

Bb Eb F C G

I've been trying, oh, so hard, but she don't seem to

notice.

Bb Eb F C G C

I sit next to her in class, but she can't see my motive.

D C G C G C

INTERLUDE: ..

#3.

C G C F C G C

Do you think she has a boy..if she has, then I'm done.

G C G C F C G C

Cause if he catches me with her, I think I'll have to run.

Dm7 G D

If she's passive, she'll understand..I'll value my love,

but not in her hands.

OUTRO:

C G C F C G C

But if I'm wrong then I'll be mad..la-da-da-da-da.

C G C C G C

La-da-da-da-da..la-da-da-da-da..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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