If You Know Why Chords & Tabs
Band: The Waking Eyes
Song: If You Know Why
OK, I couldn't quite figure out everything, and I don't know how much of this is right,
but it sounds OK to me.
Chords used:
F#m: 244222
B: X24442
D: XX0232
E: 022100
C#: X46664
A: X02220
Intro: F#m
Verse:
F#m B D F#m
Breakin' it lightly across your back and mine.
F#m B D E
Twistin' it slowly as we reach for the line.
F#m B D F#m
Yes they're screamin' it softly now so we can't hear the way.
B D
And it's never too late. Never.
C#
If we don't take the time to create.
e|---5-9---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---------------------------------------|
B|-7-----6-----5-----4-----3-----3-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Why don't you, why don't you come back love?
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--------9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--2--9--2------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--2--7--2------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5--0-----0------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
A B D E
If you know why we walk the broken road.
A B D E
Could you get by if I would take the load?
A B D E
Pushin' it through avoid a situation.
A B
What's it to you?
F#m B D F#m
Runnin' on empty with a long way to go.
F#m B D E
Nothin' upsets me but the fact that I know.
F#m B D F#m
They're just hanging it over our heads till the old engine blows.
B D
And its never too late. Never.
C#
If we don't take the time to create.
e|---5-9---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7---------------------------------------|
B|-7-----6-----5-----4-----3-----3-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Why don't you, why don't you bring back love?
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--------9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--2--9--2------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--2--7--2------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5--0-----0------------------------------------------------------------|
(Rusty plays something in the background here, i'm not sure exactly how it goes, but it
sounds like this)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_waking_eyes/if_you_know_why_tab.html ]
e|---------17------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----17---17---17-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----16---16---16----etc.-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----18---18---18-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A B D E
If you know why we walk the broken road.
A B D E
Could you get by if I would take the load?
A B D E
Pushin' it through avoid a situation.
A B D E
What's it to you if it was my creation. My creation.
Solo:
e|-8----8--7--5--7-10----10-8-----17----17----14--14-------------------------|
B|---10---------------10-------14----14----17--------14----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Why do we pretend that the waiting is only frustrating to us?
e|-8----8--7--5--7-10----10-8-------(I couldn't quite figure out this part)--|
B|---10---------------10-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A B D E
If you know why we walk the broken road.
A B D
Could you get by if I'm alone?
A B D E
If you know why we walk the broken road.
A B D E
Could you get by if I would take the load?
A B D E
Pushin it through avoid a situation.
A B D E
What's it to you?
A E B D E
Bring me back love. Why don't you bring me back?
A E B D E
Bring me back love. Why don't you bring me back?
A E B D E
Bring me back love. A funny situation.
A E B D E
Bring me back love. Yeah, if it was my creation.
A E B D E
Bring me back love. Why don't you bring me back?
A E B D E
Bring me back love. Can you bring me back, can you bring me back love?
A E B D E
Bring me back love. Bring me back baby I need it.
A E B D E
Bring me back love. Why don't you bring me back love?
e|--8----8--10-----10--8----8--7--5--7--9--------------------------------------|
B|----10-------10--------10----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
