Neil Young - Tell Me Why: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Tell Me Why" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# C Sailing heartships through broken harbors Gm F Out on the waves in the night A# C Still the searcher must ride the dark horse Gm F Racing alone in his fright Chorus: C Gm A# F C Tell me why Gm A# F Tell me why F A# Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself C A# When you're old enough to repay Am Dm but young enough to sell Tell me lies later, come and see me I'll be around for a while I am lonely but you can free me All in the way that you smile Chorus - x2 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  A#  C  Dm  F  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Tell Me Why" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Tell Me Why" by Neil Young.