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