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TELL ME WHY - Los Lonely Boys
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Tabbed By: Robert Garcia
E-mail: [email protected]
"TELL ME WHY"
LOS LONELY BOYS 2003
Tuning: 1/2 step down: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
w/ slight distortion/sustain & 'dirty tone'
notes: [h] hammer on
[FB] full bend
[~] vibrato
Am [5 5 5 7 x x] Dm [5 6 5 7 x x]
riff (A)
Eb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-5----|----------5----5-5-5-5-5------|
Bb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-6----|----------5----5-5-5-5-6------|
Gb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-5----|----------5----5-5-5-5-5------|
Db|----------------7---7---7----|---------------7---7---7------|
Ab|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|--3[h]5----------------------|--3[h]5-----------------------|
[FB]
Eb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
Bb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-6-----------------------------------|
Gb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-5-------7[9]7---5-----5-------------|
Db|----------------7---7---7------------------7----------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3[h]5-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
Bb|------5-5-5-5-6----------------8------10~~-10~~-------------|
Gb|------5-5-5-5-5-----[slide]-9-----9-------------------------|
Db|------7---7---7---------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
[FB]release
Eb|------5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
Bb|------5-5-5-5-6---------------------------------------------|
Gb|------5-5-5-5-5----7[9]7--5---5--7[9]5----------------------|
Db|------7---7---7-------------7-----------7-5---5-6-7-6-5-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------7-----------6---|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Gb|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
Db|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
Ab|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
Eb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
(use riff A throughout verse)
[Am]We've been together for [Dm]years,
[Am]You for me and me for [Dm]you, my dear,
[Am]It seems you're changin' your [Dm]song,
[Am]Your tune is flat and all the [Dm]words are wrong.
[C]Please [G]tell me [E]why___________?
You never acted like this,
You never turned away from my kiss,
Who am I with I can't tell?
Our life was good but now it's something else,
Please tell me why____________?
CHORUS: Play riff (B) during chorus [x3] [ending chord]
Eb|------x-x--------5-5--------x-x------x-x--------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Bb|------5-5--------0-0--------8-8------0-0--------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Gb|------0-0--------5-5--------6-6------5-5--------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Db|------5-5--------4-4----5-6-7-7------4-4--------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
Ab|------4-4----3-4-5-5--------0-0--3-4-5-5--------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Eb|--3-4-5-5--------x-x--------x-x------x-x--------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Why do you hurt me the way that you do?
That's not fair I wouldn't do it to you,
Our bed's__ so cold,__ and covered in lies,
Oh why_________?
Tell me why____?
(Guitar solo)
(translated)
Why do you act like you do?
Why do you always lie to me?
It hurts deep in my heart,
It hurts with such a great passion,
Please tell me why_________?
CHORUS: riff (B)
Why do you hurt me the way that you do?
That's not fair I wouldn't do it to you,
Our bed's__ so cold__and covered in lies,
Oh, why_______________?
Hey, hey,...
[Outro solo Am Dm]...yeah!_________. Tell me why?____________?
ending riff:
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----4-7---4-7----7-4---7-4---7-4---7-4-------------------------|
Db|--6------6-----------6-----6-----6-----6--7[slide toward neck]-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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