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
Gmaj7
F#7sus4
F#7
A/B
Bm
G

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3
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4
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0
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2
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4
0

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4
0

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|------------|-7-7-5-|------------|-7-75-----------|--------------------------|
|------------|-7-7-5-|------------|-7-75-----------|--------------------------|
|------------|-7-7-6-|------------|-7-76-----------|--------------------------|
|------------|-9-9-7-|------------|-9-9-7-----------|7-h9-p7h9----------------|
|--------7---|-9-9-7-|--------7---|-9-9-7--------7-9|-----------7-h99>5-7-----|
|-7-9-10---7-|-7-7-5-|-7-9-10---7-|-7-7-5-7-910----|-----------------------5-7|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------>12-12-P10-------------------|-->12-12P10-------------------|
|----------7-------------11-11---11--9--7-|-------------11-11---11-9--7--|
|------79--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7H9------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|

|-----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--|-------------79-----|
|------7-7-H9------------|------7-7-H9------------|------7-7H9---------|
|-7-H9-------------------|-7-H9-------------------|-7H9----------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|----(10----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------10-1212--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----10-12-1210-12-|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-(10---------------(10-(10---(10-(10---(10(10---------------|---------------|
|----10-12-12-10-12--------10--------10---------12-10-H1210>-|---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-7-97---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|------9->11-7-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------------|
|-------------10-|---------------|------------10-|-----------------------8-P7--|
|-7-9-7----------|-7-9-7---------|-7-9-7----------|-5>7-7>9>7----5>77-H9-7---7-|
|-------9->11----|-------9->11-7-|-------9->11----|-5>7-7>9>7----5>77-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
N>
(N
N)
(N)
HN
PN

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Slide to the Nth fret

Slide from the Nth fret down
Bend string up at the Nth fret
Bend string at the Nth fret, pick and release bend
Bend and release string at the Nth fret
Hammer on at Nth fret
Pull off at Nth fret