Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 There's a reason for a snowfall,

 A reason why a tree's tall,

 A reason why a star is bright.

 A reason why the moon glows,

 A reason why the wind blows,

 A reason why it's dark at night.

Chorus

  But I don't know why I should cry

  Just because you said goodbye

  There must be a reason,

  I’d like to know why.

  Oh why, oh I’d like to know

 There's a reason for a sunbeam,

 A reason for a daydream,

 A reason why the desert's dry.

 A reason why a stream falls,

 A reason why there's rainbows,

 A reason for a cloudy sky.

(Repeat Chorus Except Last 2 Lines)

 I'd like to know why.

Bridge

 There was a time when I could smile,

 We'd sit and talk of us awhile,

 Times I never got your love

 And thanked my lucky stars above

(Repeat 1st Stanza & Chorus)

Coda

(FADE)

 There must be a reason,

 I'd like to know why (why, oh,

  why, why I'd like to know).

 Please tell me why,

 I wanna know why