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Tell Me Why

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[Intro]
Dm Am A# Dm
Dm C A# F
[Verse]
DmTired of all this Amwaiting
A#I'm tired of growing Dmold
DmThe moment is getting Clate and
A#I think we should Fgo
DmThere's something insAmide you
ThaA#t's taking its tDmoll
DmThere's something inCside you
I, A#I think you Fknow
[Chorus]
A#So tell me why you Dmleft me here alCone
You know I'm A#sick of all the stoFries
AmNow its time to gCo
And you A#think I underDmstand you but I Cdon't
AmAnd yoA#u don't Dmknow what this is Clike
[Break]
Dm Am A# Dm
Dm C A# F
[Verse]
DmIn the shadows on the Amoutside
A#I'm taking a fDmall
DmAnd you say you're going to Csave me
but A#honey you don't knoFw
DmI'm way beyond your gAmrasp now
A#I'm beyond your contDmrol
DmAnd if I left an empty Cspace here well
A#Its nothing you cant Fsew
[Chorus]
So tA#ell me why I jDmust can't let yoCu go
You know A#ive been around the Fworld
Fand not seen Amone like you Cbefore
And after A#all this DmI still love you CsoAm  
And yA#ou don't kDmnow what this is Flike
[Bridge]
CThere A#must have been sometFhing that you could CsayDm  
There muA#st have been sometFhing that you could sCayDm  
EveryA#one who tried to Flove you
You pushed them all awCay
There musA#t have been sometFhing that you could sCay
[Outro]
Ah-oA#oooooFoooooooCoooooooDmooooooo
Ah-oA#oooooFoooooooCoooooooDmooooooo
Ah-oA#oooooFoooooooCoooooooDmooooooo
Ah-oA#oooooFoooooooDmoooooooCooooooo
Ah-oA#oooooFoooooooCoooooooDmooooooo
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About Tell Me Why Chords by Nine Pound Shadow

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