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Tell Me Why tab by The Beatles

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Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me
  Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me

  Well I gave you everything I had
  But you left me sitting on my own
  Did you have to treat me oh so bad
  All I do is hang my head and moan

  Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me
  Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me

  If there's something I have said or done
  Tell me what and I'll apologize
  If you don't really can't go on
  Holding back these tears in my eyes
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  Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me
  Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me

  Well I beg you on my bended knees
  If you'll only listen to my pleas
  IF it's there something that I can do
  'cause I really can't stand it I'm so in love with you.

  Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me



  12/8

  INTRO
                             x X X x

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  X       X    x X X x X       X    x X X x
  Em      A7        Em      A7
 e|7------ ------5 ------- -------|7------ ------5 ------- -------|
 B|8-------------8----------------|8-------------8----------------|
 G|9-------------6----------------|9-------------6----------------|
 D|9-------------5----------------|9-------------5----------------|
 A|7-------------7----------------|7-------------7----------------|
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 e10------ ------9 ------- -------10------ ------9 ------- -------|
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 G|9-------------9----------------|9-------------9----------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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  X       X    x X X x X       X    x x   x
  Em      A7        Em      A7
 e|7------ ------5 ------- -------|7------ ------5 ------- -------|
 B|8-------------8----------------|8-------------8----------------|
 G|9-------------6----------------|9-------------6----------------|
 D|9-------------5----------------|9-------------5----------------|
 A|7-------------7----------------|7-------------7----------------|
 E|--------------5----------------|--------------5----------------|

 e10------ ------9 ------- -------10------ ------9 ------- -------|
 B|8-------------8----------------|8-------------8----------------|
 G|9-------------9----------------|9-------------9----------------|
 D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                         Tell   me

  CHORUS
  00:06
  D                Bm              Em
 e|2------ 2-----2 2------ 2------|2------ 2------ 2-----2 2-----0|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-------3------|3-------3-------3-----3-3-----0|
 G|2-------2-----2-2-------2------|4------ 4------ 4-----4 4-----0|
 D|0-------0-----0-0-------0------|4-------4-------4-----4-4-----2|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-----2-2-----2|
 E|-------------------------------|------------------------------0|
  why                   you  cried




 e|0-----0 0------ 0------ 0-----0|0------ 0-----0 0------ 0-----2|
 B|3-----3-0-------0-------0-----0|2-------2-----2-2-------2-----3|
 G|0-----0-0-------0-------0-----0|2-------2-----2-2-------2-----2|
 D|2-----2-2-------2-------2-----2|2-------2-----2-2-------2-----0|
 A|2-----2-2-------2-------2-----2|0-------0-----0-0-------0------|
 E|0-----0-0-------0-------0-----0|-------------------------------|
      and   why   you  lied           to




 e|2------ 2-----2 2-----2 2------|0------ ------0 ------0 0------|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-----3-3------|3-------------2-------2-2------|
 G|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|0-------------2-------2-2------|
 D|0-------0-----0-0-----0-0------|2-------------2-------2-2------|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------------0-------0-0------|
 E|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
  me                      Tell   me


  00:16

 e|2------ 2-----2 2------ 2------|2------ 2------ 2-----2 2-----0|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-------3------|3-------3-------3-----3-3-----0|
 G|2-------2-----2-2-------2------|4------ 4------ 4-----4 4-----0|
 D|0-------0-----0-0-------0------|4-------4-------4-----4-4-----2|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-----2-2-----2|
 E|-------------------------------|------------------------------0|
  why                   you  cried




 e|0-----0 0-----0 0------ 0-----3|3------ 3------ 3------ 3------|
 B|3-----3-0-----0-0-------0-----2|2-------2-------2-------2------|
 G|0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-----2|2-------2-------2-------2------|
 D|2-----2-2-----2-2-------2-----2|2-------2-------2-------2------|
 A|2-----2-2-----2-2-------2-----0|0-------0-------0-------0------|
 E|0-----0-0-----0-0-------0------|-------------------------------|
      and   why   you  lied           to  me




 e|2------ 2-----2 2-----2 2------|0------ ------3 ------3 3------|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-----3-3------|3-------------2-------2-2------|
 G|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|0-------------2-------2-2------|
 D|0-------0-----0-0-----0-0------|2-------------2-------2-2------|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------------0-------0-0------|
 E|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
                             Well  gave
                              I
  VERSE
  00:25

 e|------2 ------2 ------2 2-----2|2------ 2-----2 2-----2 2-----0|
 B|------3-------3-------3-3-----3|3-------3-----3-3-----3-3-----3|
 G|------2-------2-------2-2-----4|4-------4-----4-4-----4-4-----0|
 D|------0-------0-------0-0-----4|4-------4-----4-4-----4-4-----2|
 A|------------------------------2|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2-----2|
 E|-------------------------------|------------------------------0|
     you       I    had            but  you
      everything



 e|0------ 0-----0 0-----0 0------|3------ 3-----3 ------3 3-----2|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-----3-3------|2-------2-----2-------2-2-----3|
 G|0-------0-----0-0-----0-0------|2-------2-----2-------2-2-----2|
 D|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|2-------2-----2-------2-2-----0|
 A|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|0-------0-----0-------0-0------|
 E|0-------0-----0-0-----0-0------|-------------------------------|
  left me    on  my   own           Did   have
      sitting                     you



 e|------2 ------2 ------2 ------2|2------ 2-----2 ------2 2-----0|
 B|------3-------3-------3-------3|3-------3-----3-------3-3-----3|
 G|------2-------2-------2-------4|4-------4-----4-------4-4-----0|
 D|------0-------0-------0-------4|4-------4-----4-------4-4-----2|
 A|------------------------------2|2-------2-----2-------2-2-----2|
 E|-------------------------------|------------------------------0|
     to   me   so   bad            All  I
      treat  oh



 e|0------ 0-----0 0-----0 0------|3------ 3-----3 3------ 3-----2|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-----3-3------|2-------2-----2-2-------2-----3|
 G|0-------0-----0-0-----0-0------|2-------2-----2-2-------2-----2|
 D|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|2-------2-----2-2-------2-----0|
 A|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|0-------0-----0-0-------0------|
 E|0-------0-----0-0-----0-0------|-------------------------------|
  do  is   my   and   moan       Tell  me
      hang  head

  CHORUS
  00:37

 e|2------ 2-----2 2------ 2------|2------ 2------ 2-----2 2-----0|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-------3------|3-------3-------3-----3-3-----0|
 G|2-------2-----2-2-------2------|4------ 4------ 4-----4 4-----0|
 D|0-------0-----0-0-------0------|4-------4-------4-----4-4-----2|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-----2-2-----2|
 E|-------------------------------|------------------------------0|
  why                   you  cried




 e|0-----0 0-----0 0------ 0-----0|0------ 0-----3 0------ 0-----2|
 B|3-----3-0-----0-3-------0-----0|2-------2-----2-2-------2-----3|
 G|0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-----0|2-------2-----2-2-------2-----2|
 D|2-----2-2-----2-2-------2-----2|2-------2-----2-2-------2-----0|
 A|2-----2-2-----2-2-------2-----2|0-------0-----0-0-------0------|
 E|0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-----0|-------------------------------|
      and   why   you  lied           to




 e|2------ 2-----2 2-----2 2------|0------ ------0 ------0 0------|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-----3-3------|3-------------2-------2-2------|
 G|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|0-------------2-------2-2------|
 D|0-------0-----0-0-----0-0------|2-------------2-------2-2------|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------------0-------0-0------|
 E|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
  me                      Tell   me


  00:16

 e|2------ 2-----2 2------ 2------|2------ 2------ 2-----2 2-----0|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-------3------|3-------3-------3-----3-3-----0|
 G|2-------2-----2-2-------2------|4------ 4------ 4-----4 4-----0|
 D|0-------0-----0-0-------0------|4-------4-------4-----4-4-----2|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-----2-2-----2|
 E|-------------------------------|------------------------------0|
  why                   you  cried




 e|0-----0 0------ 0------ 0-----3|3------ 3------ 3-----3 3------|
 B|3-----3-0-------0-------0-----2|2-------2-------2-----2-2------|
 G|0-----0-0-------0-------0-----2|2-------2-------2-----2-2------|
 D|2-----2-2-------2-------2-----2|2-------2-------2-----2-2------|
 A|2-----2-2-------2-------2-----0|0-------0-------0-----0-0------|
 E|0-----0-0-------0-------0------|-------------------------------|
      and   why   you  lied           to  me




 e|2------ 2-----2 ------2 2------|0------ ------0 ------0 0------|
 B|3-------3-----3-------3-3------|3-------------2-------2-2------|
 G|2-------2-----2-------2-2------|0-------------2-------2-2------|
 D|0-------0-----0-------0-0------|2-------------2-------2-2------|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------------0-------0-0------|
 E|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
                             If   some..
                              there's

  VERSE
  00:56
  ... thing I have said or done
  Tell me what and I'll apologize
  If you don't really can't go on
  Holding back these tears in my eyes

  CHORUS
  01:08
  Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me
  Tell me why you cried and why you lied to ..



 e|2------ 2-----2 ------2 2------|2--2--2 2--2--2 2------ -------|
 B|3-------3-----3-------3-3------|1--1--1-1--1--1-1--------------|
 G|2-------2-----2-------2-2------|2--2--2-2--2--2-2--------------|
 D|0-------0-----0-------0-0------|0--0--0-0--0--0-0--------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  me                          Well  I

  MIDDLE
  01:27

 e|3-----3 ------3 3-----3 ------3|3-----3 ------3 ------3 3------|
 B|6-----6-------6-6-----6-------6|6-----6-------6-------6-6------|
 G|4-----4-------4-4-----4-------4|4-----4-------4-------4-4------|
 D|3-----3-------3-3-----3-------3|3-----3-------3-------3-3------|
 A|5-----5-------5-5-----5-------5|5-----5-------5-------5-5------|
 E|3-----3-------3-3-----3-------3|3-----3-------3-------3-3------|
  beg  you   my       knees           If  you'll
      on   bended



 e|5-----5 ------5 ------5 ------5|------5 ------5 ------5 5------|
 B|8-----8-------8-------8-------8|------8-------8-------8-8------|
 G|6-----6-------6-------6-------6|------6-------6-------6-6------|
 D|5-----5-------5-------5-------5|------5-------5-------5-5------|
 A|7-----7-------7-------7-------7|------7-------7-------7-7------|
 E|5-----5-------5-------5-------5|------5-------5-------5-5------|
  only  listen to  my   pleas         If is  there




 e|2-----2 ------2 ------- 2------|2------ ------2 ------2 2------|
 B|3-----3-------3---------3------|3-------------3-------3-3------|
 G|4-----4-------4---------4------|4-------------4-------4-4------|
 D|4-----4-------4---------4------|4-------------4-------4-4------|
 A|2-----2-------2---------2------|2-------------2-------2-2------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  something    I    could  do           'cause
      that                         I'm



 e|0------ 0-----0 ------0 0-----3|3------ 3-----3 3-----3 3------|
 B|3-------3-----3-------3-3-----2|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|
 G|0-------0-----0-------0-0-----2|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|
 D|2-------2-----2-------2-2-----2|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|
 A|2-------2-----2-------2-2-----0|0-------0-----0-0-----0-0------|
 E|0-------0-----0-------0-0------|-------------------------------|
  really can't  stand it    so   in   love  with
              I'm


                  x x x x x x X X X X X X

 e|2------ ------2 ------2 2------|------- ------- ------- -------|
 B|3-------------3-------3-3------|-------------------------------|
 G|2-------------2-------2-2------|-------------------------------|
 D|0-------------0-------0-0------|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  you                       Tell  me

  CHORUS
  01:43

 e|2------ 2-----2 2------ 2------|2------ 2------ 2-----2 2-----0|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-------3------|3-------3-------3-----3-3-----0|
 G|2-------2-----2-2-------2------|4------ 4------ 4-----4 4-----0|
 D|0-------0-----0-0-------0------|4-------4-------4-----4-4-----2|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-----2-2-----2|
 E|-------------------------------|------------------------------0|
  why                   you  cried




 e|0-----0 ------0 ------- 0------|3------ 3-----3 3------ 3------|
 B|3-----3-------3---------3------|2-------2-----2-2-------2------|
 G|0-----0-------0---------0------|2-------2-----2-2-------2------|
 D|2-----2-------2---------2------|2-------2-----2-2-------2------|
 A|2-----2-------2---------2------|0-------0-----0-0-------0------|
 E|0-----0-------0---------0------|-------------------------------|
      and   why   you  lied           to




 e|2------ 2-----2 2-----2 2------|0------ ------0 ------- -------|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-----3-3------|3-------------2----------------|
 G|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|0-------------2----------------|
 D|0-------0-----0-0-----0-0------|2-------------2----------------|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------------0----------------|
 E|-------------------------------|0------------------------------|
  me                      Tell   me


  00:16

 e|2------ 2-----2 2------ 2------|2------ 2------ 2------ 2------|
 B|3-------3-----3-3-------3------|3-------3-------3-------3------|
 G|2-------2-----2-2-------2------|4------ 4------ 4------ 4------|
 D|0-------0-----0-0-------0------|4-------4-------4-------4------|
 A|-------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  why                   you  cried




 e|0------ 0-----0 ------0 0------|3------ 3-----3 3-----3 3------|
 B|3-------3-----3-------3-3------|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|
 G|0-------0-----0-------0-0------|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|
 D|2-------2-----2-------2-2------|2-------2-----2-2-----2-2------|
 A|2-------2-----2-------2-2------|0-------0-----0-0-----0-0------|
 E|0-------0-----0-------0-0------|-------------------------------|
      and   why   you  lied           to  me




 e|2------ ------2 ------- -------|1------ ------1 ------- -------|
 B|3-------------3----------------|3-------------3----------------|
 G|4-------------4----------------|3-------------3----------------|
 D|4-------------4----------------|3-------------3----------------|
 A|2-------------2----------------|1-------------1----------------|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 e|7------ ------7 ------- -------|6------ ------6 ------- -------|
 B|7-------------7----------------|6-------------9----------------|
 G|7-------------7----------------|7-------------7----------------|
 D|9-------------9----------------|8-------------6----------------|
 A|9-------------9----------------|8-------------8----------------|
 E|7-------------7----------------|6-------------6----------------|



                  (.

 e|0------ ------2 ------- -------|2------ ------- ------- -------|
 B|3-------------2----------------|3------------------------------|
 G|0-------------2----------------|2------------------------------|
 D|2-------------2----------------|0------------------------------|
 A|2-------------0----------------|-------------------------------|
 E|0------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 e|5------ ------5 ------- -------|5------ ------- ------- -------|
 B|5-------------7----------------|7------------------------------|
 G|7-------------6----------------|7------------------------------|
 D|5-------------5----------------|7------------------------------|
 A|7-------------7----------------|5------------------------------|
 E|5-------------5----------------|-------------------------------|








    B Bend
    R Release
    / Slide up
    \ Slide down
    H Hammer-on
    P Pull-off
    ~ Vibrato
    + Harmonic
    x Mute note
    . Play note like a dot in standard notation
    ^ Ties two notes together
    (. Pause

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