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e
tell me why.
c#m
tell me why.
a	    b
tell me why you lied.

	 e		  a
that was not a nice thing to do.
e		a
not a nice thing to do.
e	            a
it wasn't very nice of you.
e	         b
not a nice thing to do.

e
tell me why.
c#m
tell me why.
a		     b			   
tell me why when you got caught in it you told the same lie.

	 e		  a
that was not a nice thing to do.
e		a
not a nice thing to do.
e	            a
it wasn't very nice of you.
e	         b
not a nice thing to do.

e
tell me why.
c#m
tell me why.
a		     b
tell me why you made threats against the life of the prime minister of canada.

	 e		  a
that was not a nice thing to do.
e		a
not a nice thing to do.
e	            a
it wasn't very nice of you.
e	         b
not a nice thing to do.


e c#m a e
(b c c# d) e (--this is what john plays at the end; play these as barre chords and end on the 7th fret)