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