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On the D Chord hammer on 3 fret of the e string
[Intro]
C  G  Em  D
C  G  Em  D
[Verse]
I got to Clet it go
I got to Ggive it upEm  D  
Gonna Ctake a ride
In my Gpickup truckEm  D  
Because it's Cone in five
Maybe Gone in tenEm  D  
That you and Ci are
Gonna get back toGgether againEm  D  
I'm gonna Croll one up
I'm gonna Gburn one downEm  D  
Gonna take a Cleft
Into the shady Gpart of townEm  D  
And Cjamie on the corner
Gonna hook Gme upEm  D  
Ain't nothing Ci can do
But go and Gget messed upEm  G  
[Chorus]
Because Amtell me why
You and Gi keep wasting our EmtimeG  
AmAin't no use trying to Gread
Your godEmdamn mindD  
And Ci can't work it if Emyou
Can't work it Dout
Tell me what it's all aCbout
Darling, Gtell me what it's all aEmboutD  
[Verse]
And now i'm Cbroken down
I got to Gtake it slowEm  G  
Gonna catch a Amgreyhound
Into GchicagoEm  D  
And the Cwindy little city
Gonna Gblow it awayEm  D  
CAll my disillusion and Gall my pain
EmAll my disillusion and Dall my pain
[Chorus]
Because Amtell me why
You and Gi keep wasting our EmtimeG  
AmAin't no use trying to Gread
Your godEmdamn mindD  
And Ci can't work it if Emyou
Can't work it Dout
Tell me what it's all aCbout
Darling, Gtell me what it's all aEmboutD  
[Pre-Chorus]
  Amso tangled up in Emyou
I can't Amseparate the Gtwo
Where do i end and Dyou begin
Where do i end and Gyou begin
Where do i end and Dyou begin
Where do i end and Gyou begin
Where do i end and Dyou begin
[Chorus]
AmTell me why
You and Gi keep wasting our EmtimeG  
AmAin't no use trying to Gread
Your godEmdamn mindD  
And Ci can't work it if Emyou
Can't work it Dout
Tell me what it's all aCbout
[Outro]
Darling, Gtell me what it's all aEmboutD  
Darling, Gtell me what it's all aEmboutD  
Darling, Gtell me what it's all aEmboutD  
Darling, Gtell me what it's all aEmboutD  

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Tell Me Why

by John Butler Trio

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On the D Chord hammer on 3 fret of the e string

[Intro]

C G Em D

[Verse]

I got to let it go

G Em D

I got to give it up

Gonna take a ride

G Em D

In my pickup truck

Because it's one in five

G Em D

Maybe one in ten

That you and i are

G Em D

Gonna get back together again

I'm gonna roll one up

G Em D

I'm gonna burn one down

Gonna take a left

G Em D

Into the shady part of town

And jamie on the corner

G Em D

Gonna hook me up

Ain't nothing i can do

G Em G

But go and get messed up

[Chorus]

Because tell me why

G Em G

You and i keep wasting our time

Am G

Ain't no use trying to read

Em D

Your goddamn mind

C Em

And i can't work it if you

Can't work it out

Tell me what it's all about

G Em D

Darling, tell me what it's all about

[Verse]

And now i'm broken down

G Em G

I got to take it slow

Gonna catch a greyhound

G Em D

Into chicago

And the windy little city

G Em D

Gonna blow it away

C G

All my disillusion and all my pain

Em D

All my disillusion and all my pain

[Chorus]

Because tell me why

G Em G

You and i keep wasting our time

Am G

Ain't no use trying to read

Em D

Your goddamn mind

C Em

And i can't work it if you

Can't work it out

Tell me what it's all about

G Em D

Darling, tell me what it's all about

[Pre-Chorus]

Am Em

so tangled up in you

Am G

I can't separate the two

Where do i end and you begin

[Chorus]

Tell me why

G Em G

You and i keep wasting our time

Am G

Ain't no use trying to read

Em D

Your goddamn mind

C Em

And i can't work it if you

Can't work it out

Tell me what it's all about

[Outro]

G Em D

Darling, tell me what it's all about

G Em D

Darling, tell me what it's all about

G Em D

Darling, tell me what it's all about

G Em D

Darling, tell me what it's all about

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