Tell Me Chords

by Tom Waits
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author romelf [a] 103. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

Chords

D
A
G
Em

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D Hm D Hm
 
D                         A                 D
Why plant a seed deep in the ground
D     G     D
Why why why
D                               A          D
Why put a stone on a grave in town
D     G     D
Why why why
 
D                       G    D
Tell me, tell me, tell me
                         A
Tell me why it's so
D                       G    D
Tell me, tell me, tell me
                       A
Tell me so I'll know
 
D                                      A                        D
Why does a wedding ring have the hardest stone
D     G     D
Why why why
D                                A          D
Why does a little dog bury its bone
D     G     D
Why why why
 
       Em                    A
So the river will not drown it
           D                   Hm
So the highway won't take it
          Em                   A
And the dust will not cover it
           D                  Hm
And the sun will not blind it
             Em              A         D
And the wind won't blow it away
 
 
Why put a song bird in a cage
Why write i love you on every page
 
Tell me why it's so
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Tell me so I'll know
 
Why does a bird build its nest so high
Why hold a baby when a baby cries
 
So the river will not drown it
So the highway won't take it
And the dust will not cover it
And the sun will not blind it
And the wind won't blow it away
 
So the river will not drown it
So the highway won't take it
And the dust will not cover it
And the sun will not blind it
And the wind won't blow it away
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