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