INTRO: Bb Eb Ebm F
#1.
[F]Tell [D]me [F]why, [Bb]though I try to for[Fm]get?
[Bb]Tell [G]me [Bb]why, why I [Eb]think of [Bb]you [F]yet?
[D]I know I'll [Bb]never [F]be [G]free..[C]what has
happened to [F]me?
#2.
Tell [Bb]me [F]why, when we [Bb]danced until [Fm]three?
[Bb]Tell me [Ab]why, [Eb]why my heart couldn't [Ab]see?
[Bb]I [Bbm]never [Bb]dreamed of [Gm7]ro...[G]mance..[Bb]nev..[G]er [F]gave
it a [Bb]chance.
BRIDGE:
[Bb]When I [F]think [Fm]of [Eb]how [Bb]you [Eb]looked that [Db]day,
in your [Eb]gown of [Bb]silk and [Eb]lace.
Should have [Bb]known the [Am7]day you [F]came my way,
that [Gm7]this was the [C]time and the [F]place.
#3.
Tell me [Dm7]why, I [Bb]keep [Dm7]fooling my [Ab]heart?
[Bb]When I [Eb]know [Bb]it was love [F]from the [Ab]start?
Why [D]don't we [Bb]give it a [Gm7]try..[Bb]if [Gm]you [F]know,
tell me [Bb]why?[Gb]
#4.
[Gb]Tell me [Ebm7]why, I [B]keep [Ebm7]fooling my [A]heart?
[B]When I [E]know [B]it was love [Gb]from the [A]start?
Why [B]don't we [Ebm]give it a [Abm7]try..[B]if [Abm]you [Gb]know,
tell me [Ab]why?
OUTRO:
[Dbm]Tell me..[Eb]tell [Gb]me [B]why?[G]..[B]..[G]..[C]..[B]...(Fade.)
#1.
[F]Tell [D]me [F]why, [Bb]though I try to for[Fm]get?
[Bb]Tell [G]me [Bb]why, why I [Eb]think of [Bb]you [F]yet?
[D]I know I'll [Bb]never [F]be [G]free..[C]what has
happened to [F]me?
#2.
Tell [Bb]me [F]why, when we [Bb]danced until [Fm]three?
[Bb]Tell me [Ab]why, [Eb]why my heart couldn't [Ab]see?
[Bb]I [Bbm]never [Bb]dreamed of [Gm7]ro...[G]mance..[Bb]nev..[G]er [F]gave
it a [Bb]chance.
BRIDGE:
[Bb]When I [F]think [Fm]of [Eb]how [Bb]you [Eb]looked that [Db]day,
in your [Eb]gown of [Bb]silk and [Eb]lace.
Should have [Bb]known the [Am7]day you [F]came my way,
that [Gm7]this was the [C]time and the [F]place.
#3.
Tell me [Dm7]why, I [Bb]keep [Dm7]fooling my [Ab]heart?
[Bb]When I [Eb]know [Bb]it was love [F]from the [Ab]start?
Why [D]don't we [Bb]give it a [Gm7]try..[Bb]if [Gm]you [F]know,
tell me [Bb]why?[Gb]
#4.
[Gb]Tell me [Ebm7]why, I [B]keep [Ebm7]fooling my [A]heart?
[B]When I [E]know [B]it was love [Gb]from the [A]start?
Why [B]don't we [Ebm]give it a [Abm7]try..[B]if [Abm]you [Gb]know,
tell me [Ab]why?
OUTRO:
[Dbm]Tell me..[Eb]tell [Gb]me [B]why?[G]..[B]..[G]..[C]..[B]...(Fade.)
