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Tell Me Why

Bee Gees

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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E○○○
D××○
A×○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro:  B E D 
 
 
 
A 
If you think that you can hurt me 
D 
and make my cry, 
A 
tell me why, tell me why, 
B 
tell me why. 
E          A  
And if you think that you can hurt me 
D         B    D     
with lies that cry, 
A            E 
tell me why, tell me why 
A, 
tell me why. 
E  
Now I've got my reasons 
A 
for feeling this way, 
D         B      D 
day after day 
E 
and as nights go by. 
    A 
So, if you think my heart is broken 
D 
and I might die, 
A            E 
tell me why, tell me why, 
A 
tell me why. 
E                      A 
All of the world is as lonely as me, 
D         B 
day after day 
E 
and as nights go by. 
          A 
So if you think my heart is broken 
D           A 
and I might die, 
E            A 
tell me why, tell me why, 
D       A 
tell me why, 
E                    A 
tell me why, tell me why 
, 
tell me why.

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Chord set

B · E · D · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.