Tell Me Why Chords by Neil Young

Tempo:
80.675 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

C

Gm

F

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tell Me Why - Neil Young chords
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[F] [C] [Bb] Sailing [C] hardships through broken [Gm] harbors, out on the waves [F] to the night.
[Bb] Still a [C] searcher must ride the dark [Gm] horse racing along [F] in his stride.
[C] [Gm] Tell me [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?
[Bb] [Gm]
[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 [C] loved, you can free [Gm] me
All in the way [F] that you smile
Tell [C] [Gm] me why, [Bb] tell [F] [C] [Gm] 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?
[Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] [Gm] [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 learn Neil Young - Tell Me Why chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bb, F, Bb, C, Gm, F and C in sequence. Start with a comfortable 40 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 81. Given the song's key of Gb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ Sailing [C] hardships through broken [Gm] harbors, out on the waves [F] to the night.
_ _ [Bb] _ Still a [C] searcher must ride the dark [Gm] horse racing along [F] in his stride.
_ [C] _ [Gm] Tell me [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?
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [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 _ [C] loved, you can free [Gm] me
All in the way [F] that you smile
Tell [C] _ [Gm] me why, [Bb] tell [F] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] 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?
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [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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This song was penned by Neil Young.

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