Tell me why (video) (intro)

(D7) - - - G E E7

1. Tell me why, though I try to forget,

C Cm

tell me why, why I think of you yet ?

G E A A7 D

I know I'll never be free, what has happened to me?

D7 G E E7

2. Tell me why, when we danced until three,

C Cm

tell me why, why my heart couldn't see ?

G E A D G

I never dreamed of romance, never gave it a chance.

Dm G C

When I think of how you looked that day,

Dm G C

in your gown of silk and lace,

Em A7 D

should have known the day you came my way,

Em A7 Am

that this was the time and the place.

D7 G E E7

3. Tell me why I keep fooling my heart,

C Cm

when I know, it was love from the start ?

G E A D G

Why don't we give it a try? If you know, tell me why. + CHORUS

D7 G E E7

4. Tell me why I keep fooling my heart,

C Cm

when I know, it was love from the start ?

G E A D Dm - E

Why don't we give it a try? If you know, tell me wh......y,

Am D G

tell me - - - tell me - - - why.

(orig. = capo 3rd) (The Four Aces)