Intro
C Am (2x)
C Am
There's a reason for a snowfall,
C Am
A reason why a tree's tall,
C Am C-C7
A reason why a star is bright.
F Dm
A reason why the moon glows,
C Dm
A reason why the wind blows,
C Am 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 Am Dm(7)
There must be a reason,
G C
I’d like to know why.
Am Dm(7) G
Oh why, oh I’d like to know
C Am
There's a reason for a sunbeam,
C Am
A reason for a daydream,
C Am C-C7
A reason why the desert's dry.
F Dm
A reason why a stream falls,
F Dm
A reason why there's rainbows,
C Am 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 Em
There was a time when I could smile,
F Em
We'd sit and talk of us awhile,
F Em
Times I never got your love
D G F
And thanked my lucky stars above
(Repeat 1st Stanza & Chorus)
CODA: (FADE)
C Am Dm(7)
There must be a reason,
G C
I'd like to know why (why, oh,
Am 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…