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Tell Me Why

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[Actually in Eb; play in D and capo 1, or play in C and capo 3.  I think.]
[Each chord is one measure, except "G - D" is one measure total.]
 I marked it with parentheses here.]
    D   G-     D      A      A(G)     D   G-     D      A      A(G)
[intro]
    D   G-     D      A      A(G)     D   G-     D      A  A  
[intro]
BmEverywhere I look the Bmsun is shEm7iningEm7  
BmBut it's always raining Bmhere insAideA  
Bm7I can sBm7ee you really had a Ghold on mGe
It's a Dmean old love, with a Dflame that never dAiesA  
             (G)      D   G-    D     A  A  
Won't you tell me why- yi- yi- yiy
          (G)       D   G-    D     A  A  
I can't say goodbye- yi- yi- yiy
Everywhere I go you're in my shadow
When I turn around there's no one there
And it's a real bad sign, I'm walking on a real thin line
The fool in love, the fool that never cared
So won't you tell me why-yi-yi-yiy
I can't say goodbye-yi-yi-yiy
Won't you tell me why-yi-yi-yiy
CAsk anyone you Cknow, and they'll say Glove fades awGay
But Emthis heart's crD/F#ying just like GyesterAday
[guitar solo, same chords as chorus]
And it's a real bad sign, I'm walking on a real thin line
The fool in love, the fool that never cared
So won't you tell me why-yi-yi-yiy
I won't say goodbye-yi-yi-yiy
Won't you tell me why-yi-yi-yiy
I can't say goodbye-yiyiyiyi-yiy
[instrumental, same chords as chorus; repeat and fade]
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Adam Schneider               [email protected]              U.C. Santa Cruz
          Mail me if you want guitar chords for Mary-Chapin Carpenter,
               Indigo Girls, Suzanne Vega, Lucinda Williams, etc.
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Tell Me Why

by The Judds

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Bm7

D/F#

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[Actually in Eb; play in D and capo 1, or play in C and capo 3. I think.]

[Each chord is one measure, except "G - D" is one measure total.]

I marked it with parentheses here.]

D G D A A G D G D A A G

- () - ()

[intro]

D G D A A G D G D A A

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[intro]

Bm Bm Em7 Em7

Everywhere I look the sun is shining

Bm Bm A A

But it's always raining here inside

Bm7 Bm7 G G

I can see you really had a hold on me

D D A A

It's a mean old love, with a flame that never dies

G D G D A A

() -

Won't you tell me why- yi- yi- yiy

G D G D A A

() -

I can't say goodbye- yi- yi- yiy

Everywhere I go you're in my shadow

When I turn around there's no one there

And it's a real bad sign, I'm walking on a real thin line

The fool in love, the fool that never cared

So won't you tell me why-yi-yi-yiy

I can't say goodbye-yi-yi-yiy

Won't you tell me why-yi-yi-yiy

C C G G

Ask anyone you know, and they'll say love fades away

Em D/F# G A

But this heart's crying just like yesterday

[guitar solo, same chords as chorus]

And it's a real bad sign, I'm walking on a real thin line

The fool in love, the fool that never cared

So won't you tell me why-yi-yi-yiy

I won't say goodbye-yi-yi-yiy

Won't you tell me why-yi-yi-yiy

I can't say goodbye-yiyiyiyi-yiy

[instrumental, same chords as chorus; repeat and fade]

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Adam Schneider [email protected] U.C. Santa Cruz

Mail me if you want guitar chords for Mary-Chapin Carpenter,

Indigo Girls, Suzanne Vega, Lucinda Williams, etc.

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