The Beatles - Tell Me Why Tab

    THE BEATLES - TELL ME WHY (Lennon & McCartney) From A HARD
                  DAY'S NIGHT album. Released on March, 20th,
                  1964.

    ----------------------------------------------------------

    Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me
    Tell me why you cried, and why you lied to me

    Well I gave you everything I had
    But you left me sitting on my own
    Did you have to treat me oh so bad
    All I do is hang my head and moan

    Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me
    Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me

    If there's something I have said or done
    Tell me what and I'll apologize
    If you don't really can't go on
    Holding back these tears in my eyes

    Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me
    Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me

    Well I beg you on my bended knees
    If you'll only listen to my pleas
    IF it's there something that I can do
   'cause I really can't stand it I'm so in love with you.

    Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me

    12/8

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                                                  Tell      me

    CHORUS
    00:06
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            and     why     you   lied                      to


  
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    me                                            Tell      me

    00:16


  
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0       0       0       0      
  
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0     0 0     0 0       0      
                               
            and     why     you   lied                      to    me


  
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                                                          Well    gave
                                                            I
    VERSE
    00:25


  
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2       2     2 2     2 2     0
  
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      3       3       3 3     3
3       3     3 3     3 3     3
  
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4       4     4 4     4 4     0
  
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          you             I       had                       but   you
            everything


  
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2       2     2       2 2     0
  
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0       0     0       0 0      
  
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    left  me        on    my      own                     Did     have
            sitting                                         you


  
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2       2     2       2 2     0
  
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3       3     3       3 3     3
  
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          to      me      so      bad                       All   I
            treat   oh


  
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    do    is      my      and     moan              Tell    me
            hang    head

    CHORUS
    00:37


  
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2       2       2     2 2     0
  
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3       3       3     3 3     0
  
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    why                                     you   cried


  
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            and     why     you   lied                      to


  
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    me                                            Tell      me

    00:16


  
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            and     why     you   lied                      to    me


  
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                                                          If      some..
                                                            there's

    VERSE
    00:56
    ... thing I have said or done
    Tell me what and I'll apologize
    If you don't really can't go on
    Holding back these tears in my eyes

    CHORUS
    01:08
    Tell me why you cried and why you lied to me
    Tell me why you cried and why you lied to ..


  
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2       2     2       2 2      
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    me                                                    Well    I

    MIDDLE
    01:27


  
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    beg   you     my             knees                      If    you'll
            on      bended


  
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    only    listen  to    my      pleas                  If is    there


  
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    something       I       could   do                      'cause
            that                                                  I'm


  
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    really  can't   stand it        so      in      love    with
                            I'm

                                    x  x  x x  x  x X  X  X X  X  X


  
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    you                                             Tell    me

    CHORUS
    01:43


  
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2       2       2     2 2     0
  
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3       3       3     3 3     0
  
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    why                                     you   cried


  
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0       0     0 0       0      
  
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            and     why     you   lied                      to


  
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    me                                            Tell      me

    00:16


  
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    why                                     you   cried


  
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            and     why     you   lied                      to    me


  
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                                   (.


  
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        B  Bend
        R  Release
        /  Slide up
        \  Slide down
        H  Hammer-on
        P  Pull-off
        ~  Vibrato
        +  Harmonic
        x  Mute note
        .  Play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^  Ties two notes together
        (. Pause