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Tell Me Why

Neil Young
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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D-DU-UDU
Sailing  heartships through broken  harbors
Out  on the waves  in the night
Still  the searcher must ride  the dark horse
Racing  along  in his stride
Tell  me why
 Tell me why
 Is it hard  to make arrangements with yourself
 When you're old  enough to repay  but young  enough to sell
Tell  me lies later come  and see me
I'll  be around  for a while
I  am lonely but you  can free me
All  in the way  that you smile
Tell  me why
 Tell me why
 Is it hard  to make arrangements with yourself
 When you're old  enough to repay  but young  enough to sell
 2x

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Readable chord sheet for Tell Me Why by Neil Young

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

[E]       [F#] [Ab] [A]

[C]Sailing heartships through [D]broken harbors
[Am]Out on the [C]waves in the [G]nigh[C]t [G]
[C]Still the searcher must [D]ride the dark horse
[Am]Racing a[C]long in his [G]stride

[D]Tell me [Am]why[C]  [G]     [D]
Tell me [Am]why [C]    [G]
Is it [Bm]hard to make arrangements with your[C]self
When you're [D]old enough to re[C]pay but [Bm]young enough to [Em]sell

[C] [D] [Am] [G] [D]

[C]Tell me lies later [D]come and see me
[Am]I'll be a[C]round for a [G]while[C]  [G]
[C]I am lonely but [D]you can free me
[Am]All in the [C]way that you [G]smile

[D]Tell me [Am]why[C]  [G]     [D]
Tell me [Am]why [C]    [G]
Is it [Bm]hard to make arrangements with your[C]self
When you're [D]old enough to [C]repay but [Bm]young enough to [Em]sell

[C] [D] [Am] [G] [D] 2x

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