John Butler Trio - Tell Me Why

[ intro ]
C G Em D
C G Em D
[ verse ]
C
i got to let it go
G Em D
i got to give it up
C
gonna take a ride
G Em D
in my pickup truck
C
because it’s one in five
G Em D
maybe one in ten
C
that you and i are
G Em D
gonna get back together again

C
i’m gonna roll one up
G Em D
i’m gonna burn one down
C
gonna take a left
G Em D
into the shady part of town
C
and jamie on the corner
G Em D
gonna hook me up
C
ain’t nothing i can do
G Em G
but go and get messed up
[ chorus ]
Am
because tell me why
G Em G
you and i keep wasting our time
Am G
ain’t no use trying to read
Em D
your goddamn mind
C Em
and i can’t work it if you
D
can’t work it out
C
tell me what it’s all about
G Em D
darling , tell me what it’s all about
[ verse ]
C
and now i’m broken down
G Em G
i got to take it slow
Am
gonna catch a greyhound
G Em D
into chicago
C
and the windy little city
G Em D
gonna blow it away
C G
all my disillusion and all my pain
Em D
all my disillusion and all my pain
[ chorus ]
Am
because tell me why
G Em G
you and i keep wasting our time
Am G
ain’t no use trying to read
Em D
your goddamn mind
C Em
and i can’t work it if you
D
can’t work it out
C
tell me what it’s all about
G Em D
darling , tell me what it’s all about
[ pre – chorus ]
Am Em
so tangled up in you
Am G
i can’t separate the two
D
where do i end and you begin
G
where do i end and you begin
D
where do i end and you begin
G
where do i end and you begin
D
where do i end and you begin
[ chorus ]
Am
tell me why
G Em G
you and i keep wasting our time
Am G
ain’t no use trying to read
Em D
your goddamn mind
C Em
and i can’t work it if you
D
can’t work it out
C
tell me what it’s all about
[ outro ]
G Em D
darling , tell me what it’s all about
G Em D
darling , tell me what it’s all about
G Em D
darling , tell me what it’s all about
G Em D
darling , tell me what it’s all about