...SAY IT AIN'T SO... by Murray Head
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*from 'Say It Ain't So' (1975)*
Intro:
D Am, Em C G
Verse 1:
D
Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Am
Say it ain't so,
Em
That's not what I wanna hear Joe,
C G
Ain't I got a right to know?
D
Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Am
Say it ain't so,
Em
I'm sure they're,
Telling us lies Joe,
C G
Please tell us it ain't so.
Verse 2:
D
They told us that our hero,
Has played his trump card;
Am
He doesn't know how to go on,
Em
We're clinging to his charm,
And determined smile,
C G
But the good ol' days have gone.
Interlude:
D Am, Em C G
Verse 3:
D
The image and the Empire,
May be falling apart,
Am
The money has gotten scarce,
Em
One man's word,
Held the country together,
C G
But the truth is getting fierce.
D
Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Am
Say it ain't so,
Em
We pinned our hopes on you Joe,
C G
And they're ruining our show.
Interlude:
D Am, Em C G
Break:
Bm7 F#m
Ooh babies,
Em
Don't you think;
A
We're gonna get burned?
Bm7 F#m
Ooh babies,
Em
Don't you think;
Am
We're gonna get burned?
C
We're gonna get turned,
Am
We're gonna get learned,
C
Yes, we're gonna get turned.
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C Am
We're gonna get burned
C
We're gonna get learned,
Am
Yes, we're gonna get burned.
C
We're gonna get burned,
Am
We're gonna get learned,
C
Yes, we're gonna get turned,
Am
We're gonna get burned.
*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 4:
E
Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Bm
Say it ain't so,
F#m
That's not what I wanna hear Joe,
D A
Ain't I got a right to know?
E
Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Bm
Say it ain't so,
F#m
I'm sure they're,
Telling us lies Joe,
D A
Please tell us it ain't so.
Verse 5:
E
They told us that our hero,
Has played his trump card;
Bm
He doesn't know how to go on,
F#m
We're clinging to his charm,
And determined smile,
D A
But the good ol' days have gone.
E
Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Bm
Say it ain't so,
F#m
We pinned our hopes on you Joe,
D A
And they're ruining our show.
Verse 6:
E
The image and the Empire,
May be falling apart,
Bm
The money has gotten scarce,
F#m
One man's word,
Held the country together,
D A
But the truth is getting fierce.
E
Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Bm
Say it ain't so,
F#m
That's not what I wanna hear Joe,
D A
Ain't I got a right to know?
E
Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Bm
Say it ain't so,
F#m
I'm sure they're,
Telling us lies Joe,
D A
Please tell us it ain't so.
Outro:
E Bm, F#m D A
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Am Em C G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 x02210 022000 x32010 320003
Bm7 F#m A E Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x24232 244222 x02220 022100 x24432
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
