Tell Me Why Chords by Tony Joe White

Tempo:
86.1 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

Bm

C#m

F#

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tony Joe White - Tell Me Why chords
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[F#m]
[C#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [B]
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#] [F#m]
[E]
[F#]
[F#m] I'm
[F#] going to sing a little bit of the song.
Hanging [A] out [B] in the garage.
[C#m] Turning up the microphone [F#] until it's cool.
[Bm] [F#]
[F#m] Basement on the [C#m] satellite.
Talking to who knows who.
[Bm] You're trying to tell the [F#] drummer how you [F#m] feel.
It's all [Bm] about the song.
[F#] Keeping it simple.
[Bm] Gotta have passion.
[F#m] Gotta have sense.
[C#m] Tell me why.
[Bm] Sometimes it makes you [F#m] crazy.
[E] It almost does.
No [Bm] one will know.
Not [F#m] even your lady.
Living hard and moving [C#m] fast.
You are a dying breed.
[Bm] Ain't no way to know [F#m] where you're going.
Fly out to the edge of the earth.
[C#m] Look down on the curve.
[D] And you know [F#] you're still afraid [F#m] of falling.
[Bm] Need hope.
It's hard [F#m] to come by.
And it [Bm] takes courage to dust off [F#m] your dreams.
[F#] Tell [C#m] me why.
[Bm] Sometimes it makes [F#m] you crazy.
[C#m] It almost does.
No one [Bm] will know.
Not even [F#m] your old lady.
[C#m]
[F#m]
[C#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[F#] [C#m] [F#]
From the time you leave your mother's [C#m] womb.
Cry out [E] to the world.
[B] Your place of [F#] refuge no [F#m] longer exists.
Branded by the [C#m] stars.
Captured by the moon.
[B] Do you think you could [F#m] even make a wish?
[C#m] Tell me why.
[Bm] It all just [F#m] makes you crazy.
It [C#m] almost does.
[Bm] No one will know.
Not even [F#m] your old lady.
[C#m] Tell me why.
[Bm] Sometimes it [F#m] just gets crazy.
It [C#m] almost does.
No [Bm] one will know.
[F#m] Not even your old lady.
[E]
[Bm] [F#m]
[C#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[E]
[Bm] [F#m]
[E]
[Bm] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#m]
[C#m] [Bm]
[F#m]
[E]
[Bm] [F#m]
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Key:  
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
E
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F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
C#m
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To learn Tony Joe White - Tell Me Why chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, Bm, F#m, C#m, F#m, C#m and Bm of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 43 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 86 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F# Minor.

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[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] I'm _ _ _
[F#] _ _ going to sing a little bit of the song.
Hanging [A] out [B] in the garage.
[C#m] Turning up the microphone [F#] until it's cool.
[Bm] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Basement on the [C#m] satellite.
Talking to who knows who.
[Bm] You're trying to tell the [F#] drummer how you [F#m] feel.
It's all [Bm] about the song.
_ [F#] Keeping it simple.
_ [Bm] Gotta have passion.
_ [F#m] Gotta have sense.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Tell me why.
_ [Bm] Sometimes it makes you [F#m] crazy.
_ _ _ _ [E] It almost does.
No [Bm] one will know.
Not [F#m] even your lady. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Living hard and moving [C#m] fast.
You are a dying breed. _
[Bm] Ain't no way to know [F#m] where you're going. _
Fly out to the edge of the earth.
[C#m] Look down on the curve.
[D] And you know [F#] you're still afraid [F#m] of falling. _
[Bm] Need hope.
_ It's hard [F#m] to come by.
And it [Bm] takes courage to dust off [F#m] your dreams. _ _
_ _ [F#] Tell [C#m] me why. _ _
[Bm] Sometimes it makes [F#m] you crazy. _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] It almost does.
No one [Bm] will know.
Not even [F#m] your old lady. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ [F#]
From the time you leave your mother's [C#m] womb.
Cry out [E] to the world.
[B] Your place of [F#] refuge no [F#m] longer exists.
Branded by the [C#m] stars.
Captured by the moon.
[B] Do you think you could [F#m] even make a wish? _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Tell me why.
[Bm] It all just [F#m] makes you crazy. _
_ _ It [C#m] almost does.
[Bm] No one will know.
Not even [F#m] your old lady. _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] Tell me why. _ _
[Bm] Sometimes it [F#m] just gets crazy. _
_ _ It [C#m] almost does.
No [Bm] one will know.
[F#m] Not even your old lady. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was featured on the The Shine album.

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