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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Date: Sunday, 12.09.2004
Tabbed by Peter Tuyp(peter.tuyp@wxs.nl)
Subject: Neil Young - Tell me why
Drop guitar tuning one tone
> = down stroke
< = up stroke (or pick)
t = thumb
Verse 1:
C D
t t t t > t > t < > < t < t < t > t < > t > t < >
|---------0-----0---0-0-0---0---0---2---2-2---2---2-2-|
|---------1-----1---1-1-1---1---1---3---3-3---3---3-3-|
|---------0-----0-4-------2---0-----2-----2---2-----2-|
|---------2-0h2-2-----------------0---------0---------|
|---0-2-3-3---------------------------0---------0-----|
|-3---------------------------------------------------|
Sailing heartships through broken harbours
Am7 G
t > t > t > t > < t > t > < t > t t
|---0-----0---0-----0-0---3-----3-3---3------|
|---1-----1---1-----1-1---0-----0-0---0------|
|---0-----0---0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0------|
|---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2-2---0-----0-0---0----0-|
|-0---------0-------------2-0h2-2-2---2-0h2--|
|-----------------------3-3-----3-3-3-3------|
Out on the waves in the night
C D
|---0-----0---0-0-0---0---0---2---2-2---2---2-2-|
|---1-----1---1-1-1---1---1---3---3-3---3---3-3-|
|---0-----0-4-------2---0-----2-----2---2-----2-|
|---2-0h2-2-----------------0---------0---------|
|-3-3---------------------------0---------0-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Stil the searcher must ride the dark horse
Am7 G
|---0-----0---0-----0-0---3-----3-3---3-------|
|---1-----1---1-----1-1---0-----0-0---0-----0-|
|---0-----0---0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0-----0-|
|---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2-2---0-----0-0---0-----0-|
|-0---------0-------------2-0h2-2-2---2-0h2---|
|-----------------------3-3-----3-3-3-3-------|
Racing along in his fright
Chorus:
D Am7 C G
t > t > < t > t > > > > > > < > < t
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---3---3-3---3-----1-1-0-3-0-1-1-1-0---|
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-0-------------0h2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-----0-----0---------3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------3-|
Tell me why
D Am7 C G
t > t > < t > t > > > > > t > t
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-0-0-3---3---|
|---3---3-3---3-----1-1-1-1-0---0---|
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-0-0-0---0---|
|-0-------------0h2-2-2-2-2-0---0---|
|-----0-----0---------3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------------------3---3-|
Tell me why
Gmaj7 C D C Bm Em
> > < > > < > < > > < > > < > < > > < > > > < > > > < > t > < t > < t > <
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Is it hard to make arangements with your-
self, when you're
old enough to
repay but
young enough to
sell
Solo 1:
C D
|---------0-----0---0-0-0---0---0---2---2---2-------|
|---------1-----1---1-1-1---1---1---3---3---3-------|
|---------0-----0-4-------2---0-----2---2---2-------|
|---------2-0h2-2-----------------0-------0---------|
|---0-2-3-3---------------------------0-------3-2-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Am7 G
|-0-----0---0---------3-------------3-|
|-1-----1---1---------0-------------0-|
|-0-----0---0---------0---------0---0-|
|-2-0h2-2-0-2-----0---0-----0h2-----0-|
|-------------0h2-----2-0h2---------2-|
|-------------------3-3-----------3-3-|
Verse 2:
C D
|---------0-----0---0-0-0---0---0---2---2-2---2---2-2-|
|---------1-----1---1-1-1---1---1---3---3-3---3---3-3-|
|---------0-----0-4-------2---0-----2-----2---2-----2-|
|---------2-0h2-2-----------------0---------0---------|
|---0-2-3-3---------------------------0---------0-----|
|-3---------------------------------------------------|
Tell me lies later, come and see me
Am7 G
|---0-----0---0-----0-0---3-----3-3---3------|
|---1-----1---1-----1-1---0-----0-0---0------|
|---0-----0---0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0------|
|---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2-2---0-----0-0---0----0-|
|-0---------0-------------2-0h2-2-2---2-0h2--|
|-----------------------3-3-----3-3-3-3------|
All be around for a while
C D
|---0-----0---0-0-0---0---0---2---2-2---2---2-2-|
|---1-----1---1-1-1---1---1---3---3-3---3---3-3-|
|---0-----0-4-------2---0-----2-----2---2-----2-|
|---2-0h2-2-----------------0---------0---------|
|-3-3---------------------------0---------0-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
I am lonely but you can free me
Am7 G
|---0-----0---0-----0-0---3-----3-3---3-------|
|---1-----1---1-----1-1---0-----0-0---0-----0-|
|---0-----0---0-----0-0---0-----0-0---0-----0-|
|---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2-2---0-----0-0---0-----0-|
|-0---------0-------------2-0h2-2-2---2-0h2---|
|-----------------------3-3-----3-3-3-3-------|
All in the way that you smile
Chorus:
D Am7 C G
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---3---3-3---3-----1-1-0-3-0-1-1-1-0---|
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-0-------------0h2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-----0-----0---------3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------3-|
Tell me why
D Am7 C G
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-0-0-3---3---|
|---3---3-3---3-----1-1-1-1-0---0---|
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-0-0-0---0---|
|-0-------------0h2-2-2-2-2-0---0---|
|-----0-----0---------3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------------------3---3-|
Tell me why
Gmaj7 C D C Bm Em
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Is it hard to make arangements with your-
self, when you're
old enough to
repay but
young enough to
sell
Solo 2:
C D
|---------0-----0---0-0-0---0---0---2---2---2-------|
|---------1-----1---1-1-1---1---1---3---3---3-------|
|---------0-----0-4-------2---0-----2---2---2-------|
|---------2-0h2-2-----------------0-------0---------|
|---0-2-3-3---------------------------0-------3-2-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Am7 G
|-0-----0---0---------3-------------3-|
|-1-----1---1---------0-------------0-|
|-0-----0---0---------0---------0---0-|
|-2-0h2-2-0-2-----0---0-----0h2-----0-|
|-------------0h2-----2-0h2---------2-|
|-------------------3-3-----------3-3-|
C D
|-------0-----0---0-0-0---0---0---0h2---2-3-2-0-----|
|-------1-----1---1-1-1---1---1---3-----3-3-3-3-3---|
|-------0-----0-4-------2---0-----2-----2-2-2-2-2---|
|-------2-0h2-2-----------------0---------0---------|
|---2h3-3-----------------------------0-----------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Am7 G
|-0-----0---0-----0---3-------------3-|
|-1-----1---1-----1---0-------------0-|
|-0-----0---0-----0---0---------0---0-|
|-2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2---0-----0h2-----0-|
|---------0-----------2-0h2---------2-|
|-------------------3-3-----------3-3-|
Chorus:
D Am7 C G
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---3---3-3---3-----1-1-0-3-0-1-1-1-0---|
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-0-------------0h2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-----0-----0---------3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------------3-|
Tell me why
D Am7 C G
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-0-0-3---3---|
|---3---3-3---3-----1-1-1-1-0---0---|
|---2---2-2---2-----0-0-0-0-0---0---|
|-0-------------0h2-2-2-2-2-0---0---|
|-----0-----0---------3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------------------3---3-|
Tell me why
Gmaj7 C D C Bm Em
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Is it hard to make arangements with your-
self, when you're
old enough to
repay but
young enough to
sell
Outro:
C D
|---------0-----0---0-0-0---0---0---2---2---2-------|
|---------1-----1---1-1-1---1---1---3---3---3-------|
|---------0-----0-4-------2---0-----2---2---2-------|
|---------2-0h2-2-----------------0-------0---------|
|---0-2-3-3---------------------------0-------3-2-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Am7 G
|-0-----0---0-------------------------3-|
|-1-----1---1-------------------------0-|
|-0-----0---0---------------------0---0-|
|-2-0h2-2-0-2-----0-------0h2-2h4-----0-|
|-------------0h2-----0h2-------------2-|
|-------------------3---------------3-3-|
very very good tab
agreed.. this is an excellent tab-job . :)
thanks sounds beautifull and helped me improve a lot with this song i love