I Can't Tell You Why chords by The Swon Brothers (Official Version)

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Bm7
A/B
F#m7
Dmaj7
Gmaj7
F#7sus4
F#7

Intro 1

Verse 1
Dmaj7 
 (D minoraj7) Look     at us baby, up all night
Gmaj7 
 (G minoraj7) Tearing  our love apart
Dmaj7 
 (D minoraj7) Aren't   we the same two people
Gmaj7 
Who live through years  (G minoraj7) in the dark?
F#7sus4 
F#7 
 (F sharp7sus4) Oh,          (F sharp7) oh

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Chorus 1

Every time I try to walk away

Something makes me

turn around and stay

And I can't tell you why

Verse 2
Dmaj7 
 (D minoraj7) When     we get crazy, it just ain't right
Gmaj7 
Girl,  (G minoraj7) I get lonely, too
Dmaj7 
You  (D minoraj7) don't have to worry
Just hold on tight
Gmaj7 
(...in your  (G minoraj7) little world)
F#7sus4 
F#7 
'Cause I  (F sharp7sus4) love         (F sharp7) you

Chorus 2
Bm7 
 (B minor7) Nothing's wrong as far
A/B 
as  (A/B) I     can see (I can see)
Gmaj7 
F#7sus4 
F#7 
 (G minoraj7) We make it harder than it  (F sharp7sus4) has         to be  (F sharp7) 
Bm7 
A/B 
And I  (B minor7) can't tell you why  (A/B) 
Gmaj7 
F#m7 
F#7 
No, no, baby,  (G minoraj7) I        can't tell you why  (F sharp minor7)  (F sharp7) 
Gmaj7 
F#m7 
I  (G minoraj7) can't tell you why  (F sharp minor7) 

Solo 1

Verse 3
Dmaj7 
 (D minoraj7) Look     at us baby, up all night
Gmaj7 
 (G minoraj7) Tearing  our love apart
Dmaj7 
 (D minoraj7) Aren't   we the same two people
Gmaj7 
Who live through years  (G minoraj7) in the dark?
F#7sus4 
F#7 
 (F sharp7sus4) Oh,          (F sharp7) oh

Chorus 3
Bm7 
A/B 
 (B minor7) Every time I try to  (A/B) walk  away
Gmaj7 
 (G minoraj7) Something makes me
F#7sus4 
F#7 
turn a (F sharp7sus4) round       and stay  (F sharp7) 
Bm7 
A/B 
And I  (B minor7) can't tell you why  (A/B) 
Gmaj7 
F#m7 
F#7 
No, no, baby,  (G minoraj7) I        can't tell you why  (F sharp minor7)  (F sharp7) 
Gmaj7 
F#m7 
I  (G minoraj7) can't tell you why  (F sharp minor7) 
Gmaj7 
F#m7 
Bm7 
 (G minoraj7) I        can't tell you why  (F sharp minor7)  (B minor7) 

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Bm7
A/B
F#m7
Dmaj7
Gmaj7
F#7sus4
F#7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D majorBPM: 85

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
A/B: x-2-x-2-2-0
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
F#7sus4: 2-4-2-4-2-2
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of I Can't Tell You Why by The Swon Brothers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Swon Brothers's performance.