Dennis Brown - Tell Me Why Chords

Tempo:
98.85 bpm
Chords used:

F

A

G

Em

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dennis Brown - Tell Me Why chords
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[A#m] [F] [Em]
[A] [F] Why, why?
[G]
Oh, [F] oh, oh, oh.
[Em]
[A] [F]
Where [Em] did all the [A] love go?
[F] Where [G] is that smile that [F] moves?
[Em] Everyone is [A] in love, [F] I'm out of love, yeah.
Why?
Why [Em] can't it be what [A] you want?
Tell [F] me why!
Why can't [G] you say [C#] what you [F] want?
Where did [G] all the freedom [A] go?
[F] I don't know where is the justice today, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Em]
yeah.
[A] Oh, oh, [F] oh, why?
[G]
[A#] [F] Heaven [Em] must have sent [A] your [F] love.
Why I [G] feel so good today?
[F] You have [Em] taken away [A] my [F] tears.
You remove all my doubt and fear.
Why can't [G] we be [A] what we want?
Tell [F] me why!
Why can't [G] we say what we [C#] want to [F] say?
Where did [G] all the [A] freedom go?
[F] I don't know where is the justice today, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Em] yeah, [A] [F] yeah.
[Em]
[A#] [F] [G]
[A] [F]
Walk a [G] mile in [A] my shoes.
[F] See if [G] you can take [A] the fall.
[F] Feel the [G] wear and tear [A] of my soul.
[F] The pain I feel and the agony I feel.
Feeling and [G] emotion [A] comes naturally.
[F] Knowing you're far [G]
reaching, [C#] ever pleasing.
[F] And now I know the [G] feeling is [A] getting stronger.
[F] I better let it go.
Tell me why!
Why can't [Em] we be [A] what we want?
Tell [F] me why!
Why can't [Em] we say what [C#] we want to [F] say?
Where did [Em] all the freedom [A] go?
[F] I don't know where is the justice today, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [G]
[A] yeah.
Tell [F] me why!
[Em] Why can't we be [A] what we want to [F] be?
Why can't [G] we say what [A] we want to say?
[F] I want love.
I want love.
Where did [Em] all the love [A] go?
I [F] want love.
Where is [Em] the smile of [G] youth?
[F] [G] Everybody's [A] in love.
[F] I want love.
Why!
Why [Em] can't we be what [A] we want [F] to be?
Why!
Why [G] can't we say what we [C#] want [F] to say?
Where [G] did all the [A] freedom [D] go?
[A#] [N]
Key:  
F
134211111
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
C#
12341114
F
134211111
A
1231
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Dennis Brown, John Holt - Tell Me Why chords, practice the chord sequence G, A, F, Em, G, F, Em and A. Set your pace at 49 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 99. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[A#m] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [F] Why, why?
_ _ [G] _
_ Oh, [F] oh, oh, oh.
[Em] _
_ [A] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Where [Em] did all the [A] love go?
_ [F] _ _ Where [G] is that smile that [F] moves?
_ _ [Em] Everyone is [A] in love, [F] I'm out of love, yeah. _
_ _ _ Why?
Why [Em] can't it be what [A] you want?
Tell [F] me why!
Why can't [G] you say [C#] what you [F] want?
Where did [G] all the freedom [A] go?
[F] I don't know where is the justice today, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Em]
yeah.
[A] Oh, oh, [F] oh, why?
_ _ [G] _
_ [A#] _ _ [F] _ _ Heaven [Em] must have sent [A] your [F] love.
Why I [G] feel so good today?
[F] _ You have [Em] taken away [A] my [F] tears.
You remove all my doubt and fear.
_ Why can't [G] we be [A] what we want?
Tell [F] me why!
Why can't [G] we say what we [C#] want to [F] say?
Where did [G] all the [A] freedom go?
[F] I don't know where is the justice today, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Em] yeah, _ [A] _ _ [F] _ yeah.
_ [Em] _
_ [A#] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Walk a [G] mile in [A] my shoes.
[F] _ _ See if [G] you can take [A] the fall.
[F] _ _ Feel the [G] wear and tear [A] of my soul.
[F] The pain I feel and the agony I feel.
Feeling and [G] emotion [A] comes naturally.
[F] _ Knowing you're far [G]
reaching, [C#] ever pleasing.
[F] And now I know the [G] feeling is [A] getting stronger.
[F] _ I better let it go.
Tell me why!
Why can't [Em] we be [A] what we want?
Tell [F] me why!
Why can't [Em] we say what [C#] we want to [F] say?
Where did [Em] all the freedom [A] go?
[F] I don't know where is the justice _ today, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [G] _
[A] yeah.
Tell [F] me why!
[Em] Why can't we be [A] what we want to [F] be?
Why can't [G] we say what [A] we want to say?
[F] I want love.
I want love.
_ _ Where did [Em] all the love [A] go?
I [F] want love.
Where is [Em] the smile of [G] youth?
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] Everybody's [A] in love.
[F] I want love. _ _ _
_ _ Why!
Why [Em] can't we be what [A] we want [F] to be?
Why!
Why [G] can't we say what we [C#] want [F] to say?
Where [G] did all the [A] freedom [D] go?
[A#] _ _ _ _ [N] _

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