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Tell Me Why

by The Beatles

Written by: Lennon & McCartney

TELL ME WHY Lennon & McCartney The Beatles E A F#m Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7 Tell me ||: why yy yy yy. | yy you^cried dd dd | / and why you | li ee dd t^o | A F#m Bm7 E7 A F#m | m^e ee ee ee | / / Tell me | why yy yy yy.| yy you^cried dd dd | Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7 A F#m | / and why you | li ee dd t^o | me ee ee ee | Bm7 E7 A F#m | / / / Well^I | gave^you every thing I | h^ad dd dd But^you | | / / / If^its | something that^Ive said or | do^ne ee ee Tell^me | Bm7 E7 A | left^me sitting ^on my ^own | nn nn / Did^you | have^to^treat^me oh so | | what^and I'll^a ^po lo ^gize | ee ee / If^you | dont^I really cant go | F#m Bm7 | b^ad dd dd All^I | do^is^hang^my ^head and ^moan | | o^n nn nn Holding | (back these tears) ^in my ^eyes | E7 1. | nn nn Tell me :|| E7 A F#m Bm7 2. | ss ss Tell me | why yy yy yy.| yy you^cried dd dd | / and why you | E7 Bm7 E A F#m Bm7 E7 A F#m | li ee dd t^o | m^e ee ee ee | / / Tell me | why yy yy yy.| yy you^cried dd dd | Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7 A F#m | / and why you | li ee dd t^o | me ee ee ee | A7 D7 | / / / Well^I | beg^you^on^my ben ded | kn^ees ss ss If^you'll | E7 F#m | only listen ^to my ^pleas | ss ss ss Is^there | any thing I can | Bm E7 Bm7 E7 | (d^o^o) oo oo cause^I | really cant stand^it I'm | so in love wi^th | A E7 A F#m | you uu uu uu.| uu uu uu / | / / Tell me | why yy yy yy.| yy you^cried dd dd | Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7 A | / and why you | li ee dd t^o | me ee ee ee.| ee ee ee / ||

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Tell Me Why is performed by The Beatles and written by Lennon & McCartney. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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