I Cant Tell You Why

by Eagles

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4.6 (90)

Tuning: E A D G B E

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v1 v2 v3 v4

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Dmaj7 Gmaj7

Look at us baby up all night tearing our love apart

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#7sus4 F#7

Aren't we the same two people who lived through years in the dark?

Bm A/B Gmaj7 F#7sus4 F#7

Every time I try to walk away something makes me turn around and stay

Bm A/B G F#m7

And I can't tell you why.

Dmaj7 Gmaj7

When we get crazy it just ain't right girl I get lonely too

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#7sus4 F#7

You don't have to worry just hold on tight 'cause I love you.

Bb A/B Gmaj7 F#7sus4 F#7

Nothing's wrong as far as I can see we make it harder then it has to be

Bm A/B

And I can't tell you why no baby

Gmaj7 F#7sus4 F#7

I can't tell you why.....

Dmaj7 x x 0 2 2 2

Gmaj7 3 x 0 0 0 2

F#7sus4 x 2 2 2 2 2

F#7 2 4 2 3 2 2

A/B 0 2 x 2 2 0

Bm x x 4 4 3 2

G 3 x 0 0 0 3

e|------------|-7-7-5-|------------|-7-7-5-----------|--------------------------|
B|------------|-7-7-5-|------------|-7-7-5-----------|--------------------------|
G|------------|-7-7-6-|------------|-7-7-6-----------|--------------------------|
D|------------|-9-9-7-|------------|-9-9-7-----------|7-h9-p7-h9----------------|
A|--------7---|-9-9-7-|--------7---|-9-9-7--------7-9|-----------7-h9-9\5-7-----|
E|-7-9-10---7-|-7-7-5-|-7-9-10---7-|-7-7-5-7-9-10----|-----------------------5-7|

e|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------/12-12-P10-------------------|--/12-12-p10-------------------|
G|----------7-------------11-11---11--9--7-|-------------11-11---11--9--7--|
D|------7-9--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-7-h9------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|-----10----------------|-------------------------------|
B|-/12----12-p10---------|-------------------------------|
G|---------------11-9-7--|---7-9br9--7-b9br9--7-p9-7-----|
D|-----------------------|-9--------------------------9--|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------------|

And this is the lead part that Don plays at the end of the song...

e|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------/12-|
G|-------------7-9-/11-7--|-------------7-9-/11-7--|-------------7-9-----|
D|------7-7-h9------------|------7-7-h9------------|------7-7-h9---------|
A|-7-h9-------------------|-7-h9-------------------|-7-h9----------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------------------|-----b10----------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------10-12-12--10-12-|
G|-7-7-h9-7-7-9-/11---|---7-/12-/12-7-7-h9-7-7-9-/11---|---7--------------------|
D|------------------7-|-9----------------------------7-|-9----------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|

e|-b10---------------b10---------------b12-b12----|-------b10---------------|
B|----10-12-12-10-12----10-12-12-10-12---------10-|-10-12----10-12-12-10-12-|
G|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-b10---------------b10-b10---b10-b10---b10-b10---------------|---------------|
B|----10-12-12-10-12--------10--------10---------12-10-h12-10\-|---------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|-7-9-7---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------9-/11-7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|

e|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------10-|---------------|-------------10-|-----------------------8-p7--|
G|-7-9-7----------|-7-9-7---------|-7-9-7----------|-5/7-7/9\7----5/7-7-h9-7---7-|
D|-------9-/11----|-------9-/11-7-|-------9-/11----|-5/7-7/9\7----5/7-7-h9-----7-|
A|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------|

e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------8-p7---|---------------------8-p7---|
G|-5/7-7/9\7--5/7-7-h9-7---7--|-5/7-7/9\7--5/7-7-h9-7----7-|
D|-5/7-7/9\7--5/7-7-h9-----7--|-5/7-7/9\7--5/7-7-h9------7-|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

In the original studio recording, it just keeps repaeating the last few bars and

fades out. However, on the Eagle's live album and on "Hell Freezes Over," the

song ends with a little ditty like this at the end...

e|-7-7-----------10-|
B|-8-7-7--------7---|
G|-----7-7-7---7----|
D|-------7-9--9-----|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| \ Slide down

| / Slide up

| b Bend

| br Bend release

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