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          Tell Me Why – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Titus Turner
Recorded in 1957
From: "The Other Sides – Worldwide Gold Award Hits Volume 2"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Verse]
Every Ctime I look at someone Gnew
G7Tell me G7why I think of Cyou
C7Then you sometimes ask me FbyF7  
You're playing with Clove
G7Darling tell me Cwhy (F7tell me Cwhy)
[Middle 8]
You Fleft me all alone
To Ccry over you
My D7heart is torn and broken
GThere's nothing left to do
[Verse]
CIn my Fprayers, I'll mention Gyou
G7When you're G7gone I feel so Cblue
C7Why can't I have all of FyouF7  
Oh, someCbody, G7please tell me why
[Coda] a cappella
(FTell me Bwhy-Cy)

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Tell Me Why

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Tell Me Why – Elvis Presley

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Written by: Titus Turner

Recorded in 1957

From: "The Other Sides – Worldwide Gold Award Hits Volume 2"

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

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[Verse]

C G

Every time I look at someone new

G7 G7 C

Tell me why I think of you

C7 F F7

Then you sometimes ask me by

You're playing with love

G7 C F7 C

Darling tell me why (tell me why)

[Middle 8]

You left me all alone

To cry over you

My heart is torn and broken

There's nothing left to do

[Verse]

C F G

In my prayers, I'll mention you

G7 G7 C

When you're gone I feel so blue

C7 F F7

Why can't I have all of you

C G7

Oh, somebody, please tell me why

[Coda] a cappella

F B C

(Tell me why-y)

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