I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY THE EAGLES Hell Freezes Over
Note to Player: Arranged for Acoustic Guitar. This is not a note-for-note copy. It is
interpretation for a single guitar and singer. Simplified a bit - but it keeps with
overall feel/tone of the song.
Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy_Griplvlk
Tabbed by BaddGuitar
Capo = 2 Tempo = 88
Intro:
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-----2-2--0---------2-2--0----------2---2-2--0---------2--2-1--0----0-----|
-----2-2--0---------2-2--0----2-2-------2-2--0---2-2------2-2--0----------|
-0---------------0------------------0------------------0------------------|
---------------0--------------0-0-0--------------0-0-0---------0----------|
Look at us baby up all night tearing our love apart
Aren't we the same two people who lived through years in the dark?
Every time I try to walk away something makes me turn around and stay
Am G (hold)
And I can't tell you why.
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----------------2-0-----0------|
-------0--------2-0------------|
-0-2-3---0---------------------|
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When we get crazy it just ain't right girl I get lonely too
(try to keep you head, little girl)
You don't have to worry just hold on tight 'cause I love you
(don't get caught in your little world)
Nothing's wrong as far as I can see we make it harder then it has to be
And I can't tell you why no baby
I can't tell you why.....
Fmaj7 G (hold)
I can't tell you why....
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--------|---------1-1---0-----------------|---------1-1---0-----------------|
--------|---------2-2---0-----------------|---------2-2---0-----------------|
------0-|---------2-2---0---------------0-|---------2-2---0---------------0-|
-0-2-3--|-0-----------------------0-2-3---|-0-----------------------0-2-3---|
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|-0--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0--------------------|--------------------|-/10-8--------------/10-8----------|
|-0--------------------|--------------------|--------9-9--7-5----------9-9--7-5-|
|-2-------7/5 5--------|------------------5-|-----------------------------------|
|-3-----------7-/5 5-3-|-5--------------7---|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|---1/5-------/7-----|-----------------------------------|
|-----8-------------------------------|-5--|
|-/10---10-8--------------------------|-5--|
|-------------9-7-5-7-b8-7-5-b8-7-5-7-|-5--|
|-------------------------------------|-7--|
|-------------------------------------|-0--|
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Every time I try to walk away something makes me turn around and stay
And I can't tell you why no no baby
I can't tell you why
I can't tell you why
I can't tell you why
Quick ending:
Am G ..ritard.. (hold)
|------------------5--5--3-----|------------------------------0---|
|-------------5----5--5--3-----|-------------5----6--5--3-\1--1---|
|---------5-7---5--5--5--4-----|---------5-7---5--7--5--4-\2--2---|
|-----5-7----------------5-----|-----5-7----------------------3---|
|--/7--------------------5-----|--/7--------------------------3---|
|------------------5--5--3-----|----------------------------------|
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Variation: The Am/G phrase can be played with a higher voicing like this:
-----5-5--3---------5-5--3---| |-----0-0-----------0-0------|
-----5-5--3---------5-5--3---| |-----1-1--3--------1-1--3---|
-----5-5--4---------5-5--4---| or |-----2-2--0--------2-2--0---|
-----------------------------| |----------0-------------0---|
-0---------------0-----------| |--0-------------0-----------|
---------------0-------------| |--------------0-------------|
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Full Ending: If you choose to play the full ending - here's a simplified
version for Acoustic Guitar. The Eagles play it with fantastic bends
that may be difficult on an acoustic. The tab below substitues literal
notes for most bended notes and simplifies it a bit. Buy and listen to
the Hell Freezes Over verison for timing and to hear the real deal.
Each chord name represents 4 beats.
|------------------------------------5-----5---3-----------------|
|------------------------------5-----5-----5---0---------------5-|
|--------------------------5-7---5---5-----5---0-----------5-7---|
|----------------------5-7---------------------0-------5-7-------|
|-------------------/7-------------------------2----/7-----------|
|------------------------------------5-----5---3-----------------|
|----5-----5---3------------------------------------------------|
|----5-----5---0---------------5-/10-8--------------------------|
|5---5-----5---0-----------5-7---------9------5h7-5-5-7-----5-7-|
|--------------0-------5-7-----------------5h7-----7-----5h7----|
|--------------2----/7------------------------------------------|
|----5-----5---3------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|/10-8----------------------8-10--|
|------9------5h7-5-5----/9-------|
|----------5h7-----7--7-----------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-8--------------8--------------8--------------12-10-12-10-12-10--------|
|---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10-------------------8-8-10-|
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|-8--------------8--------------8--8------8--8------8-8------------------|
|---8-10-10-8-10---8-10-10-8-10------10-8------10-8-----8---8h10-8\\-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------9--------------|
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|-/5--7-5---4\0------/5--7-5--4/12----/5--7-5---454\0------/5--7-5--4/12-|
|---------7-----------------7-----------------7-----------------7--------|
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|-------5/7\5--------5h7-5/7\5-h7--------5/7\5-------5/7--10\9---9-----|
|---5h7-5/7\5----5h7-5h7-5/7\5-h7----5h7-5/7\5---5h7-5/7--10\9---9-----|
|---5h7----------5h7-----------------5h7---------5h7-------------------|
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Am G Am (ritard) Fmaj7
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|----------------------------------------------6---5-----3-----\1-----1---|
|-------5/7\5--------5h7-5/7\5-------5/7\5-----7---5-----4-----\2-----2---|
|---5h7-5/7\5----5h7-5h7-5/7\5---5h7-5/7\5----------------------------3---|
|---5h7----------5h7-------------5h7----------------------------------3---|
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