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Tell Me Why

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Step 1 / 35Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

She plays it with capo first fret.
The song is played basically with a typical country 2/4 strumming 
including some hammer-on variations like they are shown in the Intro tabs below.
to the following G chord.
[Intro]
Picking:
e|---------|-C-------------------------|-D--2---2----2-----|
B|---------|----1------1--------------|---3---3----3-----|
G|---------|----0------0--ho2-2-------|---2---2----2-----|
D|---------|----2--ho2-2--------ho2-0-|-0--------0-------|
A|----0--2-|-3------------------------|-----0--------3-2-|
E|-3-------|--------------------------|------------------|
e|-Am--------------------------|-G--3--------------------|
B|---1-------1-----1---------|---0--------------------|
G|---2-------2-----2---------|---0--------------------|
D|---2--ho2--2-----2-----ho2-|---0------ho2-----------|
A|-0------------0-----ho2----|---2--ho2----------0-2--|
E|---------------------------|-3------------3--3------|
C[VeCrse D1]D  Am  Am  G  G  
 CSailing heartships through D- broken harbors
AmOut on the waves in the nigGhtG  
 CStill the searcher must D- ride the dark horse
AmRacing alone in his frGightG  
[Chorus]
  DTell me AmwhyC  G  
  DTell me AmwhyC  G  
Is it Gmaj7hard to make arrangements with yourseClfC  
When you're oDld enough to Crepay but yBmoung enough to sEmell
[Interlude 1]
C[VCersDe D2]Am  Am  G  G  
 CTell me lies later D- come and see me
AmI'll be around for a whGileG  
 CI am lonely but D- you can free me
AmAll in the way that you sGmile
[Chorus]
  DTell me AmwhyC  G  
  DTell me AmwhyC  G  
Is it Gmaj7hard to make arrangements with yourseClfC  
When you're oDld enough to Crepay but yBmoung enough to sEmell
[Interlude 2]
C C  D D Am Am  G G
C[CChorDusD]Am  Am  G  G  
  DTell me AmwhyC  G  
  DTell me AmwhyC  G  
Is it Gmaj7hard to make arrangements with yourseClfC  
When you're oDld enough to Crepay but yBmoung enough to sEmell
[Outro]
C C  D D Am Am  G G

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Tell Me Why

by Norah Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

She plays it with capo first fret.

The song is played basically with a typical country 2/4 strumming

including some hammer-on variations like they are shown in the Intro tabs below.

to the following G chord.

[Intro]

Picking:

C D

e|---------|--------------------------|---2---2----2-----|

B|---------|----1------1--------------|---3---3----3-----|

G|---------|----0------0--ho2-2-------|---2---2----2-----|

D|---------|----2--ho2-2--------ho2-0-|-0--------0-------|

A|----0--2-|-3------------------------|-----0--------3-2-|

E|-3-------|--------------------------|------------------|

Am G

e|---------------------------|---3--------------------|

B|---1-------1-----1---------|---0--------------------|

G|---2-------2-----2---------|---0--------------------|

D|---2--ho2--2-----2-----ho2-|---0------ho2-----------|

A|-0------------0-----ho2----|---2--ho2----------0-2--|

E|---------------------------|-3------------3--3------|

C C D D Am Am G G

[Verse 1]

C D

Sailing heartships through - broken harbors

Am G G

Out on the waves in the night

C D

Still the searcher must - ride the dark horse

Am G G

Racing alone in his fright

[Chorus]

D Am C G

Tell me why

D Am C G

Tell me why

Gmaj7 C C

Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself

D C Bm Em

When you're old enough to repay but young enough to sell

[Interlude 1]

C C D D Am Am G G

[Verse 2]

C D

Tell me lies later - come and see me

Am G G

I'll be around for a while

C D

I am lonely but - you can free me

Am G

All in the way that you smile

[Chorus]

D Am C G

Tell me why

D Am C G

Tell me why

Gmaj7 C C

Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself

D C Bm Em

When you're old enough to repay but young enough to sell

[Interlude 2]

C C D D Am Am G G

[Chorus]

D Am C G

Tell me why

D Am C G

Tell me why

Gmaj7 C C

Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself

D C Bm Em

When you're old enough to repay but young enough to sell

[Outro]

C C D D Am Am G G

About Tell Me Why Chords by Norah Jones

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