(Dmaj7)Look at us, ba by, up all night
(Gmaj7)tear in’ our love a part.
(Dmaj7)Aren’t we the same two peo ple who lived through years
in the dark?
(F#7sus)Oh.
Ev ’ry time I try to (A)walk a way,
some thing makes me turn a (F#7sus)round and stay,
and I can’t tell you why.
(Dmaj7)When we get cra zy, it just (Try ain’t to right.
keep your head, (Gmaj7)Girl, I get lone lit tle girl.) ly, too.
You don’t have to wor ry.
Just hold (Don’t on get tight, caught in your
lit tle world.
’cause I (F#7)love Oh.) you.
Noth ing’s wrong as far as (A)I can see.
We make it hard er than it (F#7sus)has to be,
and I can’t tell you why.
No, ba by, (Gmaj7)I can’t tell you why.
I can’t tell you why.
No, no, ba by, (Gmaj7)I can’t tell you why.
I can’t tell you why.
(Gmaj7)I can’t tell you why.
This page shows “I Can't Tell You Why” by Eagles in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 92 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.