I can't tell you why
(The Eagles)
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--|---7-9-(9)-7-(9-(9)-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|--------------------|--------------------------------|-----(10----------------|
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|-(10---------------(10---------------(12-(12----|-------(10---------------|
B|----10-12-12-10-12----10-12-12-10-12---------10-|-10-12----10-12-12-10-12-|
G|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-(10---------------(10-(10---(10-(10---(10-(10---------------|---------------|
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|------------------|
Legend:
>N = Slide to the Nth fret
N> = Slide from the Nth fret down
(N = Bend string up at the Nth fret
N) = Bend string at the Nth fret, pick and release bend
(N) = Bend and release string at the Nth fret
HN = Hammer on at Nth fret
PN = Pull off at Nth fret
