Intro
C# A#m (2x)
C# A#m
There's a reason for a snowfall,
C# A#m
A# reason why a tree's tall,
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A# reason why a star is bright.
F# D#m
A# reason why the moon glows,
C# D#m
A# reason why the wind blows,
C# A#m C#
A# reason why it's dark at night.
Chorus:
G# F#
But I don't know why I should cry
G# F#
Just because you said goodbye
C# A#m Dm(7)
There must be a reason,
G# C#
I’d like to know why.
A#m Dm(7) G#
Oh why, oh I’d like to know
C# A#m
There's a reason for a sunbeam,
C# A#m
A# reason for a daydream,
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A# reason why the desert's dry.
F# D#m
A# reason why a stream falls,
F# D#m
A# reason why there's rainbows,
C# A#m C#
A# reason for a cloudy sky.
(Repeat Chorus Except Last 2 Lines)
G# C#-F-C-C7
I'd like to know why.
Bridge:
F# Fm
There was a time when I could smile,
F# Fm
We'd sit and talk of us awhile,
F# Fm
Times I never got your love
D# G# F#
And thanked my lucky stars above
(Repeat 1st Stanza & Chorus)
CODA: (FADE)
C# A#m Dm(7)
There must be a reason,
G# C#
I'd like to know why (why, oh,
A#m Dm(7) (G)
why, why I'd like to know).
G# C-Am-Dm(7)
Please tell me why,
G# C-Am-Dm(7)-G-
I wanna know why…