Madonna - Live To Tell Chords & Tabs

"Live to Tell"
 - Originally written by Patrick Leonard
 - Lyrics by Madonna

Tabbed by Nellie Wilson (xnelliewilsonx@gmail.com)

CAPO: 5th Fret
All chords are relative to the capos position

Asus2 = x02200
Esus4 = xxxx57
Csus4 = xxxx13
G2 = xxx43x
Fsus2 = 133010
Dm7 = xx0230
G9 = 32000x
Asus2(G) = 302200


INTRO:

      Asus2     Esus4      Csus4       G2        Fsus2     (2X)

 E-----0~---|-----7~~--|-----3~~--|----------|-------------|
 B-----0~---|-----5~~--|-----1~~--|----3~~---|----1~~------|
 G-----2~---|----------|----------|----4~~---|----0~~------|
 D-----2~---|----------|----------|----------|----3~~------|
 A-----0~---|----------|----------|----------|----3~~------|
 E----------|----------|----------|----------|----1~~------|

Riff:

 E------------------------|    E------------------------|
 B------------------------|    B--1-----1-1-----1-3-1---|
 G------------------------| or G----2-0-----2-0---------|
 D------------------0-----|    D------------------------|
 A--3-0---3-3-0---3---3---|    A------------------------|
 E------3-------3---------|    E------------------------|

Verse 1:
Am/G             C/Dm7         C   G
I have          a tale        to tell
Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
            I was not ready for the fall
Too blind to see the writing on the wall

Chorus 1:
 Fsus2             C
A man can tell a thousand lies
 Fsus2                   Em
I've learned my lesson well
      Em7      Fsus2           C       Am       (F)  G
Hope I live to tell The secret I have learned, 'till then
        Am  Asus2  G9   F  Fsus2
It will burn inside of me

Coda: Asus2  Esus4  Csus4  G2  Fsus2

Verse 2:
Am/G             C/Dm7         C   G
I know       where beauty      lives
I've seen it once, I know the warm she gives
        The light that you could never see
It shines inside, you can't take that from me
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/madonna/live_to_tell_tab.html ]
Chorus 1:
 Fsus2             C
A man can tell a thousand lies
 Fsus2                   Em
I've learned my lesson well
      Em7      Fsus2           C       Am       (F)  G
Hope I live to tell The secret I have learned, 'till then
        Am  Asus2  G9   F  Fsus2
It will burn inside of me

Coda: Asus2  Esus4  Csus4  G2  Fsus2

Chorus 2:
 Fsus2             C
The truth is never far behind
 Fsus2              Em
You kept it hidden well
      Em7      Fsus2           C       Am       (F)  G
If I live to tell The secret I knew then Will I
      Am      G9       F    Fsus2
ever have the chance again

Coda: Asus2  Esus4  Csus4  G2  Fsus2

Bridge:
      F         G            Asus2                 Asus2(G)
I ran away, I'd never have the strength - To go very far
            F           G            Asus2      F
How would they hear the beating of my heart
            F        G           Asus2                 Asus2(G)
Will it grow cold, the secret that I hide, will I grow old
              F                G9                   Am
How will they hear, When will they learn, How will they know

Am/G    C/Dm7    C     G

Chorus 1:
 Fsus2             C
A man can tell a thousand lies
 Fsus2                   Em
I've learned my lesson well
      Em7      Fsus2           C       Am       (F)  G
Hope I live to tell The secret I have learned, 'till then
        Am  Asus2  G9   F  Fsus2
It will burn inside of me

Chorus 2:
 Fsus2             C
The truth is never far behind
 Fsus2              Em
You kept it hidden well
      Em7      Fsus2           C       Am       (F)  G
If I live to tell The secret I knew then Will I
      Am      G9       F    Fsus2
ever have the chance again


** This version is streamlined for the acoustic guitar and is not supposed to be 
entirely correct with what is heard on the album.