Tell Me Why Acoustic chords by Neil Young

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Intro walk up riff single notes:: F G A Bb


Verse 1:

Bb                          C              Gm                      F
Sailing heartships through broken harbors, out on the waves in the night
Bb                       C                   Gm                  F
Still the searcher must ride the dark horse, racing along in his stride


Chorus 1:

C       Gm Bb F
Tell me why...
C       Gm Bb F
Tell me why...
      Am                                 Bb
Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself
            C               Bb       Am              Dm
When you're old enough to repay but young enough to sell....

Break ((with grace notes)):

Bb  C  C Bb A : Gm  A :  F


Verse 2:

Bb                  C               Gm                   F
Tell me lies later come and see me, I'll be around for a while
Bb               C               Gm                      F
I am lonely but you can free me, all in the way that you smile


Chorus 2:

C       Gm Bb F
Tell me why...
C       Gm Bb F
Tell me why...
      Am                                 Bb
Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself
            C               Bb       Am              Dm
When you're old enough to repay but young enough to sell....


Break ((with grace notes)):

Bb  C  C Bb A : Gm  A :  F
Bb  C  C Bb A : Gm  A :  F

Chorus 3:

C       Gm Bb F
Tell me why...
C       Gm Bb F
Tell me why...
      Am                                 Bb
Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself
            C               Bb       Am              Dm
When you're old enough to repay but young enough to sell....


Break ((with grace notes)):

Bb  C  C Bb A : Gm  A :  F



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