Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why

      
 
 I can't tell you why
 (The Eagles)
 
 Dmaj7                        Gmaj7                 
 Look at us baby up all night tearing our love apart
 Dmaj7                                           Gmaj7             F#7sus4 F#7 
 Aren't we the same two people who lived through years in the dark?
 Bm                  A/B       Gmaj7                    F#7sus4  F#7  
 Every time I try to walk away something makes me turn around and stay
 Bm                   A/B G F#m7 
 And I can't tell you why.
 Dmaj7                                 Gmaj7                
 When we get crazy it just ain't right girl I get lonely too
 Dmaj7                                      Gmaj7  F#7sus4  F#7 
 You don't have to worry just hold on tight  'cause I love you.
 Bb                        A/B       Gmaj7                     F#7sus4 F#7 
 Nothing's wrong as far as I can see we make it harder then it has to be
     Bm               A/B        
 And I can't tell you why no baby
 Gmaj7        F#7sus4 F#7 
 I can't tell you why.....
 
 Dmaj7 x x 0 2 2 2
 Gmaj7 3 x 0 0 0 2
 F#7sus4 x 2 2 2 2 2
 F#7 2 4 2 3 2 2 
 A/B 0 2 x 2 2 0
 Bm x x 4 4 3 2
 G 3 x 0 0 0 3

 |------------|-7-7-5-|------------|-7-7-5-----------|--------------------------|
 |------------|-7-7-5-|------------|-7-7-5-----------|--------------------------|
 |------------|-7-7-6-|------------|-7-7-6-----------|--------------------------|
 |------------|-9-9-7-|------------|-9-9-7-----------|7-h9-p7-h9----------------|
 |--------7---|-9-9-7-|--------7---|-9-9-7--------7-9|-----------7-h9-9>5-7-----|
 |-7-9-10---7-|-7-7-5-|-7-9-10---7-|-7-7-5-7-9-10----|-----------------------5-7|
 |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |------------>12-12-P10-------------------|-->12-12-P10-------------------|
 |----------7-------------11-11---11--9--7-|-------------11-11---11--9--7--|
 |------7-9--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |-7-H9------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |-----10----------------|-------------------------------|
 |->12----12-P10---------|-------------------------------|
 |---------------11-9-7--|---7-9-(9)-7-(9-(9)-7-P9-7-----|
 |-----------------------|-9--------------------------9--|
 |-----------------------|-------------------------------|
 |-----------------------|-------------------------------|
 

 
 
 And this is the lead part that Don plays at the end of the song...

 |------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
 |------------------------|------------------------|----------------->12-|
 |-------------7-9->11-7--|-------------7-9->11-7--|-------------7-9-----|
 |------7-7-H9------------|------7-7-H9------------|------7-7-H9---------|
 |-7-H9-------------------|-7-H9-------------------|-7-H9----------------|
 |------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
 |--------------------|--------------------------------|-----(10----------------|
 |--------------------|--------------------------------|--------10-12-12--10-12-|
 |-7-7-H9-7-7-9->11---|---7->12->12-7-7-H9-7-7-9->11---|---7--------------------|
 |------------------7-|-9----------------------------7-|-9----------------------|
 |--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
 |--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
 |-(10---------------(10---------------(12-(12----|-------(10---------------|
 |----10-12-12-10-12----10-12-12-10-12---------10-|-10-12----10-12-12-10-12-|
 |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
 |-(10---------------(10-(10---(10-(10---(10-(10---------------|---------------|
 |----10-12-12-10-12--------10--------10---------12-10-H12-10>-|---------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------|-7-9-7---------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------|-------9->11-7-|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
 |----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
 |-------------10-|---------------|-------------10-|-----------------------8-P7--|
 |-7-9-7----------|-7-9-7---------|-7-9-7----------|-5>7-7>9>7----5>7-7-H9-7---7-|
 |-------9->11----|-------9->11-7-|-------9->11----|-5>7-7>9>7----5>7-7-H9-----7-|
 |----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
 |----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |---------------------8-P7---|---------------------8-P7---|
 |-5>7-7>9>7--5>7-7-H9-7---7--|-5>7-7>9>7--5>7-7-H9-7----7-|
 |-5>7-7>9>7--5>7-7-H9-----7--|-5>7-7>9>7--5>7-7-H9------7-|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------|
 

 
 In the original studio recording, it just keeps repaeating the last few bars and
 fades out. However, on the Eagle's live album and on "Hell Freezes Over," the
 song ends with a little ditty like this at the end...

 |-7-7-----------10-|
 |-8-7-7--------7---|
 |-----7-7-7---7----|
 |-------7-9--9-----|
 |------------------|
 |------------------|
 

 
 Legend:
 
 >N = Slide to the Nth fret
 N> = Slide from the Nth fret down
 (N = Bend string up at the Nth fret
 N) = Bend string at the Nth fret, pick and release bend
 (N) = Bend and release string at the Nth fret
 HN = Hammer on at Nth fret
 PN = Pull off at Nth fret