I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY THE EAGLES Hell Freezes Over Note to Player: Arranged for Acoustic Guitar. This is not a note-for-note copy. It is interpretation for a single guitar and singer. Simplified a bit - but it keeps with overall feel/tone of the song. Tabbed by BaddGuitar Capo = 2 Tempo = 88 Intro: Am G Am G Am G Am G/E
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-----2-2--0---------2-2--0----2-2-------2-2--0---2-2------2-2--0----------|
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Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Look at us baby up all night tearing our love apart Cmaj7 Fmaj7 E7sus E7 Aren't we the same two people who lived through years in the dark? Am G Fmaj7 E7sus E7 Every time I try to walk away something makes me turn around and stay Am G (hold) And I can't tell you why.
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Cmaj7 Fmaj7 When we get crazy it just ain't right girl I get lonely too (try to keep you head, little girl) Cmaj7 Fmaj7 E7sus E7 You don't have to worry just hold on tight 'cause I love you (don't get caught in your little world) Am G Fmaj7 E7sus E7 Nothing's wrong as far as I can see we make it harder then it has to be Am G And I can't tell you why no baby Fmaj7 G E7 I can't tell you why..... Fmaj7 G (hold) I can't tell you why.... Am G Am G
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-0-2-3--|-0-----------------------0-2-3---|-0-----------------------0-2-3---|
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Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
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|-0--------------------|--------------------|-/10-8--------------/10-8----------|
|-0--------------------|--------------------|--------9-9--7-5----------9-9--7-5-|
|-2-------7/5 5--------|------------------5-|-----------------------------------|
|-3-----------7-/5 5-3-|-5--------------7---|-----------------------------------|
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Fmaj7 E7sus E7 Am
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|-/10---10-8--------------------------|-5--|
|-------------9-7-5-7-b8-7-5-b8-7-5-7-|-5--|
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Am G Fmaj7 E7sus E7 Every time I try to walk away something makes me turn around and stay Am G And I can't tell you why no no baby Fmaj7 G E7 I can't tell you why Fmaj7 G I can't tell you why Fmaj7 G Am G I can't tell you why Quick ending: Am G ..ritard.. (hold)
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|---------5-7---5--5--5--4-----|---------5-7---5--7--5--4-\2--2---|
|-----5-7----------------5-----|-----5-7----------------------3---|
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=========================================================================== Variation: The Am/G phrase can be played with a higher voicing like this: Am G Am G
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=========================================================================== Full Ending: If you choose to play the full ending - here's a simplified version for Acoustic Guitar. The Eagles play it with fantastic bends that may be difficult on an acoustic. The tab below substitues literal notes for most bended notes and simplifies it a bit. Buy and listen to the Hell Freezes Over verison for timing and to hear the real deal. Each chord name represents 4 beats. Am G Am G
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|--------------------------5-7---5---5-----5---0-----------5-7---|
|----------------------5-7---------------------0-------5-7-------|
|-------------------/7-------------------------2----/7-----------|
|------------------------------------5-----5---3-----------------|
Am G Am G
|----5-----5---3------------------------------------------------|
|----5-----5---0---------------5-/10-8--------------------------|
|5---5-----5---0-----------5-7---------9------5h7-5-5-7-----5-7-|
|--------------0-------5-7-----------------5h7-----7-----5h7----|
|--------------2----/7------------------------------------------|
|----5-----5---3------------------------------------------------|
Am G
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|/10-8----------------------8-10--|
|------9------5h7-5-5----/9-------|
|----------5h7-----7--7-----------|
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Am G Am G
|-8--------------8--------------8--------------12-10-12-10-12-10--------|
|---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10-------------------8-8-10-|
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Am G Am G
|-8--------------8--------------8--8------8--8------8-8------------------|
|---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10------10-8------10-8-----8---8h10-8\\-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------9--------------|
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Am G Am G Am G Am G
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|-/5--7-5---4\0------/5--7-5--4/12----/5--7-5---454\0------/5--7-5--4/12-|
|---------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7--------|
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Am G Am G
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|-------5/7\5--------5h7-5/7\5-h7--------5/7\5-------5/7--10\11-11-----|
|---5h7-5/7\5----5h7-5h7-5/7\5-h7----5h7-5/7\5---5h7-5/7--10\11-11-----|
|---5h7----------5h7-----------------5h7---------5h7-------------------|
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Am G Am (ritard) Fmaj7
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|-------5/7\5--------5h7-5/7\5-------5/7\5-----7---5-----4-----\2-----2---|
|---5h7-5/7\5----5h7-5h7-5/7\5---5h7-5/7\5----------------------------3---|
|---5h7----------5h7-------------5h7----------------------------------3---|
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