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