I Can't Tell You Why Tab by Eagles

I Can't Tell You Why tab by Eagles (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY          THE EAGLES

Note to Player:  Arranged for Acoustic Guitar.

Tabbed by BaddGuitar
Capo = 2   Tempo = 88

Intro:
     Am   G         Am   G              Am   G            Am   G/E
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----1-1--0---------1-1--0--------------1-1--0------------1-1--0------0-3-|
-----2-2--0---------2-2--0----------2---2-2--0---------2--2-1--0----0-----|
-----2-2--0---------2-2--0----2-2-------2-2--0---2-2------2-2--0----------|
-0---------------0------------------0------------------0------------------|
---------------0--------------0-0-0--------------0-0-0---------0----------|

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Cmaj7                        Fmaj7
Look at us baby up all night tearing our love apart
Cmaj7                                           Fmaj7             E7sus  E7
Aren't we the same two people who lived through years in the dark?
Am                  G         Fmaj7                     E7sus           E7
Every time I try to walk away  something makes me turn around and stay
    Am                 G (hold)
And I can't tell you why.

-------------------------------|
----------------1-0-------3----|
----------------2-0-----0------|
-------0--------2-0------------|
-0-2-3---0---------------------|
-------------------------------|

Cmaj7                                 Fmaj7
When we get crazy it just ain't right girl I get lonely too
                    (try to keep you head, little girl)
Cmaj7                                       Fmaj7                          E7sus E7
You don't have to worry just hold on tight                        'cause I love  you
                            (don't get caught in your little world)
Am                        G        Fmaj7                         E7sus    E7
Nothing's wrong as far as I can see    we make it harder then it has to be
    Am               G
And I can't tell you why   no baby
Fmaj7               G   E7
I can't tell you why.....
Fmaj7              G (hold)
I can't tell you why....

          Am            G                   Am            G
--------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--------|---------1-1---0-----------------|---------1-1---0-----------------|
--------|---------2-2---0-----------------|---------2-2---0-----------------|
------0-|---------2-2---0---------------0-|---------2-2---0---------------0-|
-0-2-3--|-0-----------------------0-2-3---|-0-----------------------0-2-3---|
--------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  Cmaj7                 Fmaj7                Cmaj7
|-0--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0--------------------|--------------------|-/10-8--------------/10-8----------|
|-0--------------------|--------------------|--------9-9--7-5----------9-9--7-5-|
|-2-------7/5 5--------|------------------5-|-----------------------------------|
|-3-----------7-/5 5-3-|-5--------------7---|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|---1/5-------/7-----|-----------------------------------|

  Fmaj7               E7sus  E7         Am
|-----8-------------------------------|-5--|
|-/10---10-8--------------------------|-5--|
|-------------9-7-5-7-b8-7-5-b8-7-5-7-|-5--|
|-------------------------------------|-7--|
|-------------------------------------|-0--|
|-------------------------------------|----|

Am                  G          Fmaj7                    E7sus        E7
Every time I try to walk away  something makes me turn around and stay
    Am               G
And I can't tell you why no no baby
Fmaj7               G  E7
I can't tell you why
Fmaj7              G
I can't tell you why
Fmaj7              G   Am   G
I can't tell you why

Quick ending:
                   Am    G                       ..ritard.. (hold)
|------------------5--5--3-----|------------------------------0---|
|-------------5----5--5--3-----|-------------5----6--5--3-\1--1---|
|---------5-7---5--5--5--4-----|---------5-7---5--7--5--4-\2--2---|
|-----5-7----------------5-----|-----5-7----------------------3---|
|--/7--------------------5-----|--/7--------------------------3---|
|------------------5--5--3-----|----------------------------------|

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Variation:  The Am/G phrase can be played with a higher voicing like this:

     Am   G         Am   G              Am   G        Am   G
-----5-5--3---------5-5--3---|    |-----0-0-----------0-0------|
-----5-5--3---------5-5--3---|    |-----1-1--3--------1-1--3---|
-----5-5--4---------5-5--4---| or |-----2-2--0--------2-2--0---|
-----------------------------|    |----------0-------------0---|
-0---------------0-----------|    |--0-------------0-----------|
---------------0-------------|    |--------------0-------------|

===========================================================================

Full Ending:  If you choose to play the full ending - here's a simplified
version for Acoustic Guitar.  The Eagles play it with fantastic bends
that may be difficult on an acoustic.  The tab below substitues literal
notes for most bended notes and simplifies it a bit.  Buy and listen to
the Hell Freezes Over verison for timing and to hear the real deal.

Each chord name represents 4 beats.

  Am             G               Am            G
|------------------------------------5-----5---3-----------------|
|------------------------------5-----5-----5---0---------------5-|
|--------------------------5-7---5---5-----5---0-----------5-7---|
|----------------------5-7---------------------0-------5-7-------|
|-------------------/7-------------------------2----/7-----------|
|------------------------------------5-----5---3-----------------|

 Am            G                 Am                 G
|----5-----5---3------------------------------------------------|
|----5-----5---0---------------5-/10-8--------------------------|
|5---5-----5---0-----------5-7---------9------5h7-5-5-7-----5-7-|
|--------------0-------5-7-----------------5h7-----7-----5h7----|
|--------------2----/7------------------------------------------|
|----5-----5---3------------------------------------------------|

 Am                 G
|---------------------------------|
|/10-8----------------------8-10--|
|------9------5h7-5-5----/9-------|
|----------5h7-----7--7-----------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

 Am              G              Am             G
|-8--------------8--------------8--------------12-10-12-10-12-10--------|
|---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10-------------------8-8-10-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Am             G              Am                  G
|-8--------------8--------------8--8------8--8------8-8------------------|
|---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10------10-8------10-8-----8---8h10-8\\-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------9--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Am        G       Am        G       Am        G          Am       G
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/5--7-5---4\0------/5--7-5--4/12----/5--7-5---454\0------/5--7-5--4/12-|
|---------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Am           G                   Am          G
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5/7\5--------5h7-5/7\5-h7--------5/7\5-------5/7--10\9---9-----|
|---5h7-5/7\5----5h7-5h7-5/7\5-h7----5h7-5/7\5---5h7-5/7--10\9---9-----|
|---5h7----------5h7-----------------5h7---------5h7-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Am           G               Am             (ritard)             Fmaj7
|---------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
|----------------------------------------------6---5-----3-----\1-----1---|
|-------5/7\5--------5h7-5/7\5-------5/7\5-----7---5-----4-----\2-----2---|
|---5h7-5/7\5----5h7-5h7-5/7\5---5h7-5/7\5----------------------------3---|
|---5h7----------5h7-------------5h7----------------------------------3---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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