• Song:

    I Cant Tell You Why

  • Artist:

    Eagles

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.

Video here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy_Griplvlk

Tabbed by BaddGuitar
Capo = 2   Tempo = 88

Intro:
     Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1) G/E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (020003@1)-----1-1--0---------1-1--0--------------1-1--0------------1-1--0------0-3-|
-----2-2--0---------2-2--0----------2---2-2--0---------2--2-1--0----0-----|
-----2-2--0---------2-2--0----2-2-------2-2--0---2-2------2-2--0----------|
-0---------------0------------------0------------------0------------------|
---------------0--------------0-0-0--------------0-0-0---------0----------|

Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                      Fmaj7Look (1x3210@1)at us baby up all night tearing our love apart
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                                         Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)           E7sus (020200@1)E7Aren't (020130@1)we the same two people who lived through years in the dark?
Am (x02210@1)                G (320003@1)       Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                   E7sus (020200@1)         E7Every (020130@1)time I try to walk away  something makes me turn around and stay
    Am (x02210@1)               G(hold) (320003@1)And I can't tell you why.

-------------------------------|
----------------1-0-------3----|
----------------2-0-----0------|
-------0--------2-0------------|
-0-2-3---0---------------------|
-------------------------------|

Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                               Fmaj7When (1x3210@1)we get crazy it just ain't right girl I get lonely too
                    (try to keep you head, little girl)
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)                                     Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                        E7sus (020200@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7
You don't have to worry just hold on tight                        'cause I love  you
                            (don't get caught in your little world)
Am (x02210@1)                      G (320003@1)      Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                       E7sus (020200@1)  E7Nothing's (020130@1)wrong as far as I can see    we make it harder then it has to be
    Am (x02210@1)             GAnd (320003@1)I can't tell you why   no baby
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             G (320003@1) E7I (020130@1)can't tell you why.....
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)            G(hold) (320003@1)I can't tell you why....

          Am (x02210@1)          G (320003@1)                 Am (x02210@1)          G--------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (320003@1)--------|---------1-1---0-----------------|---------1-1---0-----------------|
--------|---------2-2---0-----------------|---------2-2---0-----------------|
------0-|---------2-2---0---------------0-|---------2-2---0---------------0-|
-0-2-3--|-0-----------------------0-2-3---|-0-----------------------0-2-3---|
--------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  Cmaj7 (x32000@1)               Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)              Cmaj7|-0--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------| (x32000@1)|-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---|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|---1/5-------/7-----|-----------------------------------|

  Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             E7sus (020200@1)E7 (020130@1)       Am|-----8-------------------------------|-5--| (x02210@1)|-/10---10-8--------------------------|-5--|
|-------------9-7-5-7-b8-7-5-b8-7-5-7-|-5--|
|-------------------------------------|-7--|
|-------------------------------------|-0--|
|-------------------------------------|----|

Am (x02210@1)                G (320003@1)        Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                  E7sus (020200@1)      E7Every (020130@1)time I try to walk away  something makes me turn around and stay
    Am (x02210@1)             GAnd (320003@1)I can't tell you why no no baby
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             G (320003@1)E7I (020130@1)can't tell you why
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)            GI (320003@1)can't tell you why
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)            G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) GI (320003@1)can't tell you why

Quick ending:
                   Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)                     ..ritard.. (hold)
|------------------5--5--3-----|------------------------------0---|
|-------------5----5--5--3-----|-------------5----6--5--3-\1--1---|
|---------5-7---5--5--5--4-----|---------5-7---5--7--5--4-\2--2---|
|-----5-7----------------5-----|-----5-7----------------------3---|
|--/7--------------------5-----|--/7--------------------------3---|
|------------------5--5--3-----|----------------------------------|

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Variation:  The Am/G phrase can be played with a higher voicing like this:

     Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) 
-----5-5--3---------5-5--3---|    |-----0-0-----------0-0------|
-----5-5--3---------5-5--3---|    |-----1-1--3--------1-1--3---|
-----5-5--4---------5-5--4---| or |-----2-2--0--------2-2--0---|
-----------------------------|    |----------0-------------0---|
-0---------------0-----------|    |--0-------------0-----------|
---------------0-------------|    |--------------0-------------|

===========================================================================

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 (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)             Am (x02210@1)          G|------------------------------------5-----5---3-----------------| (320003@1)|------------------------------5-----5-----5---0---------------5-|
|--------------------------5-7---5---5-----5---0-----------5-7---|
|----------------------5-7---------------------0-------5-7-------|
|-------------------/7-------------------------2----/7-----------|
|------------------------------------5-----5---3-----------------|

 Am (x02210@1)          G (320003@1)               Am (x02210@1)               G|----5-----5---3------------------------------------------------| (320003@1)|----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 (x02210@1)               G|---------------------------------| (320003@1)|/10-8----------------------8-10--|
|------9------5h7-5-5----/9-------|
|----------5h7-----7--7-----------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

 Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1)           G|-8--------------8--------------8--------------12-10-12-10-12-10--------| (320003@1)|---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10-------------------8-8-10-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)            Am (x02210@1)                G|-8--------------8--------------8--8------8--8------8-8------------------| (320003@1)|---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10------10-8------10-8-----8---8h10-8\\-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------9--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)        Am (x02210@1)     G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| (320003@1)|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/5--7-5---4\0------/5--7-5--4/12----/5--7-5---454\0------/5--7-5--4/12-|
|---------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)                 Am (x02210@1)        G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| (320003@1)|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5/7\5--------5h7-5/7\5-h7--------5/7\5-------5/7--10\9---9-----|
|---5h7-5/7\5----5h7-5h7-5/7\5-h7----5h7-5/7\5---5h7-5/7--10\9---9-----|
|---5h7----------5h7-----------------5h7---------5h7-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)             Am (x02210@1)           (ritard)             Fmaj7|---------------------------------------------------------------------0---| (1x3210@1)|----------------------------------------------6---5-----3-----\1-----1---|
|-------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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