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