Beatles - Tell Me Why Chords & Tabs

 

Tell Me Why Chords & Tabs

Beatles Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Bass Tab

Tell Me Why Bass Tab

Tell Me Why
The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on "A Hard Day's Night"
album.

Nice little song with a good walking bassline.

Intro:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-----------7---------------|-----------7---------------|
A|7--------------------------|7--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|



G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|-----------7---------------|-----------7---------------|
A|7--------------------------|7--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
                                         Tell      me

Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------4-------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------7------5-----|7------5------3------2-----|
  why                             you cried,


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|2------0-------------------|--------------2------------|
A|--------------4------2-----|0------4-------------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
         and    why    you    lied                 to


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|-----------7---------7-----|
A|5------5-------------------|7--------------------------|
E|--------------7------7-----|---------------------------|
  me?                                    Tell      me


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------4-------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------7------5-----|7------5------3------2-----|
  why                             you cried,


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|2------0-------------------|--------------2------------|
A|--------------4------2-----|0------4-------------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
         and    why    you    lied                 to


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|-----------7---------------|
A|5------5-------------------|7--------------------4-----|
E|--------------7------7-----|---------------------------|
  me?                                           Well, I gave

Verse:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------5------5------5-----|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|7------7------7------7-----|
      you everything I     had,                    but you


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|7------7------7------7-----|
A|7------7------7------7-----|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  left me sitting on my    own                  Did you have


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------5------5------5-----|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|7------7------7------7-----|
      to treat  oh, so     bad?                    All I
             me

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|7------7------7------7-----|
A|7------7------7------7-----|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  do  is hang my head and  moan             Tell   me

Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------4-------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------7------5-----|7------5------3------2-----|
  why                             you cried,


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|2------0-------------------|--------------2------------|
A|--------------4------2-----|0------4-------------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
         and    why    you    lied                 to


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|-----------7---------7-----|
A|5------5-------------------|7--------------------------|
E|--------------7------7-----|---------------------------|
  me?                                    Tell      me


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------4-------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------7------5-----|7------5------3------2-----|
  why                             you cried,


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|2------0-------------------|--------------2------------|
A|--------------4------2-----|0------4-------------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
         and    why    you    lied                 to


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|-----------7---------------|
A|5------5-------------------|7--------------------4-----|
E|--------------7------7-----|---------------------------|
  me?                                           If it's some-

Verse:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------5------5------5-----|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|7------7------7------7-----|
      thing  have   or     done,                   tell me
         I      said
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/tell_me_why_btab_ver_2.html ]
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|7------7------7------------|
A|7------7------7------7-----|---------------------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  what and   a- po- lo     gize                 And if you
         I'll

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------5------5------5-----|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|7------7------7------7-----|
  don't, really can't go   on                      holding
      I

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|7------7------7------------|
A|7------7------7------7-----|---------------------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  back   these  tears in my eyes            Tell   me

Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------4-------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------7------5-----|7------5------3------2-----|
  why                             you cried,


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|2------0-------------------|---------------------7-----|
A|--------------4------2-----|0------4------7------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
         and    why    you    lied                 to


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|-----------7---------7-----|
A|5------5-------------------|7------7-------------------|
E|--------------7------7-----|---------------------------|
  me?                                    Tell      me


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------4-------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------7------5-----|7------5------3------2-----|
  why                             you cried,


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|2------0-------------------|--------------2------------|
A|--------------4------2-----|0------4-------------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
         and    why    you    lied                 to


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------5------5------5-----|5----------5---------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------5-----|
  me?                                              Well, I'm

Bridge:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------2------5------2-----|-------2------5------2-0---|
E|3--------------------------|3------------------------3-|
  begging on my bended     knees,                  if you'll


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------4------7------4---7-|-------4------7------4-----|
E|5--------------------------|5------------------------5-|
  on- ly listen to  my     please,
                                                   Is there

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------9-------------9-----|
E|7------7------7------7-----|7-------------7----------7-|
                                                   Cause I
  a - ny thing  I      can    do?

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|7------5------4------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------7-----|5------3------2------0-----|
  really can't  stand  I'm so        in     love   with you
                    that

G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5--------------------------|7--------------------------|
E|-----------7------7--------|---------------------------|
                                            Tell   me

Refrain:
G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------4-------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------7------5-----|7------5------3------2-----|
  why                             you cried,


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|2------0-------------------|---------------------7-----|
A|--------------4------2-----|0------4------7------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
         and    why    you    lied                 to


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|-----------7---------------|
A|5------5-------------------|7--------------------------|
E|--------------7------7-----|---------------------------|
  me?                                    Tell      me


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|5------4-------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------7------5-----|7------5------3------2-----|
  why                             you cried,


G|------ ------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|2------0-------------------|--------------2------------|
A|--------------4------2-----|0------4-------------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
         and    why    you    lied                 to


G|4----- ----4- ------ ------|3----- ----3- ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  me?

Outro:
G|2----- ----2- ------ ------|------ ------ ------ ------|
D|---------------------------|0--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

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