From: [email protected] (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love it or leave it!))
Ask Me Why
(Lennon/McCartney)
Intro:
[this little lick also used over some E chords during verses]
E
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Verse:
E F#m G#m F#m E
I love you ‘cos you tell me things I want to know
E F#m G#m F#m E G#7
And it’s true that it really only goes to show that I know
C#m A F#m B7
That I I I I would never ever ever be blue
E F#m G#m F#m E
Now you’re mine my happiness near makes me cry
E F#m G#m F#m E G#7
And in time you’ll understand the reason why that I cry
C#m
It’s not because I’m sad
A E E+ (e.g., 076550)
But you’re the only love that I’ve ever had
Middle:
A B7 E E+
I can’t believe it’s happened to me
A B7 E B7
I can’t conceive of any more misery
Verse:
E F#m G#m F#m
Ask me why I’ll say I love you [second time jump to ending]
G#m A E E+
And I’m always thinking of you
[now repeat from the middle]
Ending:
G#m A E A
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