Tell Me Why Chords by Neil Young

Tempo:
80.775 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

C

Gm

F

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tell Me Why chords
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[C] [Bb] Sailing [C] hardships through broken [Gm] harbors
Out on the waves [F] in the night
[Bb] Still the [C] searcher must ride the dark [Gm] horse
Racing along [F] in his stride
[C] [Gm] Tell me [Bb] why, [F] tell [C] [Gm] me [Bb] why
[F]
Is it hard to make arrangements [Bb] with yourself
[C] When you're old [Bb] enough to repay
[Am] But young [Dm] enough to sell?
[Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] Tell me lies [C] later, come and see [Gm] me
I'll be around [F] for a while
[Bb] I am lonely [C] but you can free [Gm] me
All in the way [F] that you smile
Tell [C] [Gm] me [Bb] why, [F] tell [C] [Gm] me why
[F] Is it hard to make arrangements [Bb] with yourself
[C] When you're old [Bb] enough to repay
[A] But young [C] enough to [Dm] sell?
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [Gm]
[F] [C] Tell me [Gm] [Bb] why, [F] [C] [Gm] tell me why
[F] Is it hard to make arrangements [Bb] with yourself
[C] When you're old [Bb] enough to repay
[Am] But young [Dm] enough to sell?
[G] [Bb] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
[F]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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To start learning Neil Young - Tell Me Why chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, F, Bb, C, Gm, F and C in sequence. For best results, commence at 40 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 81. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Gb Major in mind.

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[C] _ [Bb] _ Sailing [C] hardships through broken [Gm] harbors
Out on the waves [F] in the night _
_ [Bb] _ Still the [C] searcher must ride the dark [Gm] horse
Racing along [F] in his stride
_ [C] _ [Gm] Tell me [Bb] why, [F] tell _ [C] _ [Gm] me [Bb] why
_ [F] _
Is it hard to make arrangements [Bb] with yourself
[C] When you're old [Bb] enough to repay
[Am] But young [Dm] enough to sell?
_ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Tell me lies [C] later, come and see [Gm] me
I'll be around [F] for a while
_ _ [Bb] _ I am lonely [C] but you can free [Gm] me
All in the way [F] that you smile
Tell [C] _ [Gm] me [Bb] why, [F] tell _ [C] _ [Gm] me why
_ [F] Is it hard to make arrangements [Bb] with yourself
_ [C] When you're old [Bb] enough to repay
[A] But young [C] enough to [Dm] sell?
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Tell me [Gm] [Bb] why, _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] tell me why
_ [F] _ Is it hard to make arrangements [Bb] with yourself
_ [C] When you're old [Bb] enough to repay
[Am] But young [Dm] enough to sell?
_ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _

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