Chords for Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey - Why Must I Always Explain?
Tempo:
83.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] You can [Eb] take all [Bb] the pain [Eb] inside of [Bb] me
[Dm] Put it in a big brown [Eb] bag [F]
[Bb] for me
[F] Scatter [Cm] it [Eb] all [Bb] the [Eb] time
[Bb] Drop [F] it straight onto [Eb] the deep blue [Bb] sea
[Gm] She's [F]
[Bb] [F] an angel [Eb] of the first [F] degree
She's [Bb] an angel of the sea
[F] She's a sea [Eb] that's not [Bb] mine
[F] Just like my lay [Eb] babies
I [Bb] love my babies
They [Dm] can't stop us [Eb] on the [Bb] road to freedom
They
[Dm] can't keep us [Eb] because our eyes [F] can see
[Bb]
Remember, [F] [Dm] [Eb] remember
[Bb] When [Eb]
[Bb] [Dm] nights of love were [Eb] set [Gm] up arrayed
[Bb] [F] She's my [Eb] [Bb] angel
She's [F] an angel [Eb] of the [F] first degree
She's an [Bb] angel [Gm] of the sea
[F] She's a sweet as [Bb] jewel
Just [Dm] like my lay [Eb] babies
I love [Bb] my babies
They [F] can't stop [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F] us [Eb]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] on the road to [F]
[Eb] [Gm] [Bb] freedom
Left [D] the toll line, I've [Bb] done the most
[Eb] [Bb] And [F] all my time gone
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] Tell me why I [Eb] must not [Bb] explain
Well I've [Dm] brought my soul to the crowd
[Eb] But I know what they're [Bb] calling
[Dm] Most young ladies [Eb] like nothing [F] but love
[Bb]
Like what happened to the [F] parasites
[Eb] And people that just [Bb] drained
[Eb]
[Bb] Tell me [F] why I must not [Eb] [Bb] always explain
Why, [F] why, why, why, why, why [Cm] must I [Bb] always explain
Over, [Dm] [Eb] [Dm] over, over again
It's [Bb] just my job to know [Dm] [Eb] how to sweep the [Bb] rain
No, [F] no, why [Eb] must I [Bb] always explain
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [F]
[Gm] [A] [Bb] [Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] I've [Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] [F] [Bb] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] been there
I've been there
[F] I've been there
[Eb] I've been [Bb] there
I've [F] been there
They [Eb] don't even want [F] to know
[Bb] It can make [F] you dizzy
[Eb] It can drive you [Gm] insane
[Bb] Tell me [Dm] why I must not [Eb]
[Bb] always explain
I've been everywhere once
And there's always somebody to see
I never turned out to [F] be who they [Gm] wanted me to be
[Dm] [Bb] And still I've been [F]
[Eb] time and time and [Bb] time again
Tell me why I must not always explain
Why, [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Dm] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [C] [Bb] why, why, why, why, why must I always explain
Well
[B] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] I've [Dm] brought my soul [Eb] to the crowd
[F] But I [Bb] know what [Dm] they're calling
Most [Eb]
[Bb] young [F] ladies like nothing but love
[Eb] Like what happened to the parasites
And people that just drained
[Bb] Tell [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] me why [Eb]
[F] [Bb] [F] I must not [Eb] always
[Bb] [Eb] explain
[F] Why, why, why, why, why, why must [Bb] I always explain
Why, why, [Cm] why, why, why, why must [Bb] I always explain
[N]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] You can [Eb] take all [Bb] the pain [Eb] inside of [Bb] me
[Dm] Put it in a big brown [Eb] bag [F]
[Bb] for me
[F] Scatter [Cm] it [Eb] all [Bb] the [Eb] time
[Bb] Drop [F] it straight onto [Eb] the deep blue [Bb] sea
[Gm] She's [F]
[Bb] [F] an angel [Eb] of the first [F] degree
She's [Bb] an angel of the sea
[F] She's a sea [Eb] that's not [Bb] mine
[F] Just like my lay [Eb] babies
I [Bb] love my babies
They [Dm] can't stop us [Eb] on the [Bb] road to freedom
They
[Dm] can't keep us [Eb] because our eyes [F] can see
[Bb]
Remember, [F] [Dm] [Eb] remember
[Bb] When [Eb]
[Bb] [Dm] nights of love were [Eb] set [Gm] up arrayed
[Bb] [F] She's my [Eb] [Bb] angel
She's [F] an angel [Eb] of the [F] first degree
She's an [Bb] angel [Gm] of the sea
[F] She's a sweet as [Bb] jewel
Just [Dm] like my lay [Eb] babies
I love [Bb] my babies
They [F] can't stop [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F] us [Eb]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] on the road to [F]
[Eb] [Gm] [Bb] freedom
Left [D] the toll line, I've [Bb] done the most
[Eb] [Bb] And [F] all my time gone
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] Tell me why I [Eb] must not [Bb] explain
Well I've [Dm] brought my soul to the crowd
[Eb] But I know what they're [Bb] calling
[Dm] Most young ladies [Eb] like nothing [F] but love
[Bb]
Like what happened to the [F] parasites
[Eb] And people that just [Bb] drained
[Eb]
[Bb] Tell me [F] why I must not [Eb] [Bb] always explain
Why, [F] why, why, why, why, why [Cm] must I [Bb] always explain
Over, [Dm] [Eb] [Dm] over, over again
It's [Bb] just my job to know [Dm] [Eb] how to sweep the [Bb] rain
No, [F] no, why [Eb] must I [Bb] always explain
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb] [F]
[Gm] [A] [Bb] [Dm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] I've [Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] [F] [Bb] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] been there
I've been there
[F] I've been there
[Eb] I've been [Bb] there
I've [F] been there
They [Eb] don't even want [F] to know
[Bb] It can make [F] you dizzy
[Eb] It can drive you [Gm] insane
[Bb] Tell me [Dm] why I must not [Eb]
[Bb] always explain
I've been everywhere once
And there's always somebody to see
I never turned out to [F] be who they [Gm] wanted me to be
[Dm] [Bb] And still I've been [F]
[Eb] time and time and [Bb] time again
Tell me why I must not always explain
Why, [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Dm] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [C] [Bb] why, why, why, why, why must I always explain
Well
[B] [Bb]
[Dm] [Eb]
[Bb] I've [Dm] brought my soul [Eb] to the crowd
[F] But I [Bb] know what [Dm] they're calling
Most [Eb]
[Bb] young [F] ladies like nothing but love
[Eb] Like what happened to the parasites
And people that just drained
[Bb] Tell [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] me why [Eb]
[F] [Bb] [F] I must not [Eb] always
[Bb] [Eb] explain
[F] Why, why, why, why, why, why must [Bb] I always explain
Why, why, [Cm] why, why, why, why must [Bb] I always explain
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Dm
Gm
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] You can [Eb] take all [Bb] the pain [Eb] inside of [Bb] me
[Dm] Put it in a big brown [Eb] bag [F]
[Bb] for me
_ _ [F] Scatter [Cm] it [Eb] all [Bb] the [Eb] time
[Bb] Drop [F] it straight onto [Eb] the deep blue [Bb] sea
_ [Gm] She's [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] an angel [Eb] of the first [F] degree
She's [Bb] an angel of the sea
[F] She's a sea [Eb] that's not [Bb] mine
_ _ _ [F] Just like my lay [Eb] babies
I [Bb] love my babies
They [Dm] can't stop us [Eb] on the [Bb] road to freedom
They _
[Dm] can't keep us [Eb] because our eyes [F] can see
_ [Bb]
Remember, [F] _ [Dm] _ [Eb] remember
[Bb] When [Eb] _
[Bb] [Dm] nights of love were [Eb] set [Gm] up arrayed _
_ [Bb] _ [F] She's my [Eb] _ [Bb] _ angel
_ She's [F] an angel [Eb] of the [F] first degree
She's an [Bb] angel [Gm] of the sea
[F] She's a sweet as [Bb] jewel _
_ _ Just [Dm] like my lay [Eb] babies
I love [Bb] my babies
They [F] can't stop _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] us [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] on the road to _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ freedom
Left [D] the toll line, I've [Bb] done the most
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] And [F] all my time gone
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] Tell me why I [Eb] must not _ [Bb] explain
Well I've [Dm] brought my soul to the crowd
[Eb] But I know what they're [Bb] calling _ _
[Dm] Most young ladies [Eb] like nothing [F] but love
[Bb] _
Like what happened to the [F] parasites
[Eb] And people that just [Bb] drained
[Eb]
[Bb] Tell me [F] why I must not [Eb] [Bb] always explain
Why, [F] why, why, why, why, why [Cm] must I [Bb] always explain
Over, _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] [Dm] over, over again
It's [Bb] just my job to know [Dm] _ [Eb] how to sweep the [Bb] rain
_ _ No, [F] no, why [Eb] must I [Bb] always explain
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[Gm] _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I've [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb]
[Bb] been there
I've been there
[F] I've been there
[Eb] I've been [Bb] there
_ I've [F] been there
They [Eb] don't even want [F] to know
_ _ [Bb] It can make [F] you dizzy
[Eb] It can drive you [Gm] insane
_ [Bb] Tell me [Dm] why I must not [Eb]
[Bb] always explain
I've been everywhere once
And there's always somebody to see
_ I never turned out to [F] be who they [Gm] wanted me to be
[Dm] _ [Bb] And still I've been [F] _
[Eb] time and time and [Bb] time again
Tell me why I _ must not always explain
Why, _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ [C] [Bb] why, why, why, why, why must I always explain
Well _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ I've [Dm] brought my soul [Eb] to the crowd
[F] But I [Bb] know what [Dm] they're calling
Most _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ young [F] ladies like nothing but love
[Eb] Like what happened to the parasites
And people that just drained _
[Bb] _ Tell _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] me why _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] I must not [Eb] always _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] explain
[F] Why, why, why, why, why, why must [Bb] I always explain
Why, why, [Cm] why, why, why, why must [Bb] I always explain _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] You can [Eb] take all [Bb] the pain [Eb] inside of [Bb] me
[Dm] Put it in a big brown [Eb] bag [F]
[Bb] for me
_ _ [F] Scatter [Cm] it [Eb] all [Bb] the [Eb] time
[Bb] Drop [F] it straight onto [Eb] the deep blue [Bb] sea
_ [Gm] She's [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] an angel [Eb] of the first [F] degree
She's [Bb] an angel of the sea
[F] She's a sea [Eb] that's not [Bb] mine
_ _ _ [F] Just like my lay [Eb] babies
I [Bb] love my babies
They [Dm] can't stop us [Eb] on the [Bb] road to freedom
They _
[Dm] can't keep us [Eb] because our eyes [F] can see
_ [Bb]
Remember, [F] _ [Dm] _ [Eb] remember
[Bb] When [Eb] _
[Bb] [Dm] nights of love were [Eb] set [Gm] up arrayed _
_ [Bb] _ [F] She's my [Eb] _ [Bb] _ angel
_ She's [F] an angel [Eb] of the [F] first degree
She's an [Bb] angel [Gm] of the sea
[F] She's a sweet as [Bb] jewel _
_ _ Just [Dm] like my lay [Eb] babies
I love [Bb] my babies
They [F] can't stop _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] us [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] on the road to _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ freedom
Left [D] the toll line, I've [Bb] done the most
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] And [F] all my time gone
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] Tell me why I [Eb] must not _ [Bb] explain
Well I've [Dm] brought my soul to the crowd
[Eb] But I know what they're [Bb] calling _ _
[Dm] Most young ladies [Eb] like nothing [F] but love
[Bb] _
Like what happened to the [F] parasites
[Eb] And people that just [Bb] drained
[Eb]
[Bb] Tell me [F] why I must not [Eb] [Bb] always explain
Why, [F] why, why, why, why, why [Cm] must I [Bb] always explain
Over, _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] [Dm] over, over again
It's [Bb] just my job to know [Dm] _ [Eb] how to sweep the [Bb] rain
_ _ No, [F] no, why [Eb] must I [Bb] always explain
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[Gm] _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I've [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb]
[Bb] been there
I've been there
[F] I've been there
[Eb] I've been [Bb] there
_ I've [F] been there
They [Eb] don't even want [F] to know
_ _ [Bb] It can make [F] you dizzy
[Eb] It can drive you [Gm] insane
_ [Bb] Tell me [Dm] why I must not [Eb]
[Bb] always explain
I've been everywhere once
And there's always somebody to see
_ I never turned out to [F] be who they [Gm] wanted me to be
[Dm] _ [Bb] And still I've been [F] _
[Eb] time and time and [Bb] time again
Tell me why I _ must not always explain
Why, _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ [C] [Bb] why, why, why, why, why must I always explain
Well _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ I've [Dm] brought my soul [Eb] to the crowd
[F] But I [Bb] know what [Dm] they're calling
Most _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ young [F] ladies like nothing but love
[Eb] Like what happened to the parasites
And people that just drained _
[Bb] _ Tell _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] me why _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] I must not [Eb] always _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] explain
[F] Why, why, why, why, why, why must [Bb] I always explain
Why, why, [Cm] why, why, why, why must [Bb] I always explain _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _