Tell Me A Story Chords by 1927
Tempo:
112.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In my true love gone, so young [F#] and fat and warm.
[A] No time for games, they make me [F#m]
way bigger and stronger.
Then I [D] look for love, just a little [E] understanding.
That's all there can [A] be, tell me a story.
Take me [F#m] to another land, [F#]
[D] where love will fall in.
There's one I'll [A] never understand.
[E]
[A] In the counting house, the [F#] deacon's counting out.
[A] The rich take it all, giving on to the poor.
[F#] For some good [F#m] will of war.
Then I [D] found the love, it just [E] counts the [A] money.
[E] Like no one will [A] read, tell me a story.
Take me to [F#m] another land, [F#]
[D] where love will fall in.
There's one I'll [A] never understand.
[E]
Won't [A] you tell me a secret?
Take me to [B] a better place.
[D] Well, I'd rise a fire, it'd be an anthem for [A] the human race.
What about the eagle?
[F#m] What about?
What about the eagle?
[D] What about?
And what about the eagle?
[E] Won't you tell [E] me a story?
[A]
[B] [B]
[D] [G]
[A]
In the dead of night, too [F#] many people cry.
[A] And though the hat they're making, they stand for [F#] what they know [F#m] is right.
[F#m]
They're not [D] looking for love.
[D]
They just [B] want their freedom.
[A] And [G] you just can't stand by, closing your eyes [G] [E] to your future.
Let [A] me hear you, tell me a story.
Take me [F#m] to another land.
[F#]
[D] There's one I'll never
[A] understand.
[E]
[A] Won't you tell me a secret?
Take me [B] to a better place.
[Bm]
[D] Well, I'd rise a fire, it'd be an anthem [A] for the human race.
What about the eagle? [F#m] What about?
What about the eagle?
[D] What about?
And what about the eagle?
[E] Won't you tell me a story?
[A] What about?
What about?
In [F#m] our time.
What about the eagle?
[D] What about?
What about?
[A]
[A] No time for games, they make me [F#m]
way bigger and stronger.
Then I [D] look for love, just a little [E] understanding.
That's all there can [A] be, tell me a story.
Take me [F#m] to another land, [F#]
[D] where love will fall in.
There's one I'll [A] never understand.
[E]
[A] In the counting house, the [F#] deacon's counting out.
[A] The rich take it all, giving on to the poor.
[F#] For some good [F#m] will of war.
Then I [D] found the love, it just [E] counts the [A] money.
[E] Like no one will [A] read, tell me a story.
Take me to [F#m] another land, [F#]
[D] where love will fall in.
There's one I'll [A] never understand.
[E]
Won't [A] you tell me a secret?
Take me to [B] a better place.
[D] Well, I'd rise a fire, it'd be an anthem for [A] the human race.
What about the eagle?
[F#m] What about?
What about the eagle?
[D] What about?
And what about the eagle?
[E] Won't you tell [E] me a story?
[A]
[B] [B]
[D] [G]
[A]
In the dead of night, too [F#] many people cry.
[A] And though the hat they're making, they stand for [F#] what they know [F#m] is right.
[F#m]
They're not [D] looking for love.
[D]
They just [B] want their freedom.
[A] And [G] you just can't stand by, closing your eyes [G] [E] to your future.
Let [A] me hear you, tell me a story.
Take me [F#m] to another land.
[F#]
[D] There's one I'll never
[A] understand.
[E]
[A] Won't you tell me a secret?
Take me [B] to a better place.
[Bm]
[D] Well, I'd rise a fire, it'd be an anthem [A] for the human race.
What about the eagle? [F#m] What about?
What about the eagle?
[D] What about?
And what about the eagle?
[E] Won't you tell me a story?
[A] What about?
What about?
In [F#m] our time.
What about the eagle?
[D] What about?
What about?
[A]
Key:
A
D
F#m
E
F#
A
D
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In my true love gone, _ _ so young [F#] and fat and warm. _ _ _ _
[A] No time for games, they make me [F#m]
way bigger _ and stronger.
Then I [D] look for love, _ _ _ just a little [E] _ understanding.
_ That's all there can [A] be, tell me a story. _
Take me [F#m] to another land, [F#] _ _ _
_ [D] where love will fall in.
There's one I'll [A] never _ understand.
[E] _ _ _
[A] In the counting house, _ _ the [F#] deacon's counting out. _ _ _
[A] The rich take it all, giving on to the poor.
[F#] For some good [F#m] will of war.
Then I [D] found the love, _ _ _ it just [E] counts the _ [A] money.
[E] Like no one will [A] read, tell me a story.
_ Take me to [F#m] another land, [F#] _ _ _
[D] where love will fall in.
_ There's one I'll [A] never _ understand.
[E] _ _
Won't [A] you tell me a secret?
_ Take me to [B] a better place. _ _ _
[D] Well, I'd rise a fire, it'd be an anthem for [A] the human race.
What about the eagle? _
[F#m] What about?
What about the eagle? _
[D] What about?
_ And what about the eagle? _
_ [E] _ _ Won't you tell [E] me a story?
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In the dead of night, _ _ too [F#] many people cry. _ _ _
_ [A] And though the hat they're making, they stand for [F#] what they know [F#m] is right.
[F#m]
They're not [D] looking for love.
_ [D] _ _ _
They just [B] want their freedom. _ _ _
[A] And [G] you just can't stand by, closing your eyes [G] _ [E] to your future. _
Let [A] me hear you, tell me a story. _
Take me [F#m] to another land.
[F#] _ _ _
[D] There's one I'll never _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ understand.
_ [E] _ _
[A] Won't you tell me a secret? _
Take me [B] to a better place.
_ [Bm] _
[D] Well, I'd rise a fire, it'd be an anthem [A] for the human race.
What about the eagle? [F#m] What about?
_ What about the eagle?
_ [D] _ _ What about?
And what about the eagle?
_ [E] _ _ _ Won't you tell me a story?
[A] What about?
_ What about?
In [F#m] our time.
_ What about the eagle?
[D] What about?
_ What about? _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In my true love gone, _ _ so young [F#] and fat and warm. _ _ _ _
[A] No time for games, they make me [F#m]
way bigger _ and stronger.
Then I [D] look for love, _ _ _ just a little [E] _ understanding.
_ That's all there can [A] be, tell me a story. _
Take me [F#m] to another land, [F#] _ _ _
_ [D] where love will fall in.
There's one I'll [A] never _ understand.
[E] _ _ _
[A] In the counting house, _ _ the [F#] deacon's counting out. _ _ _
[A] The rich take it all, giving on to the poor.
[F#] For some good [F#m] will of war.
Then I [D] found the love, _ _ _ it just [E] counts the _ [A] money.
[E] Like no one will [A] read, tell me a story.
_ Take me to [F#m] another land, [F#] _ _ _
[D] where love will fall in.
_ There's one I'll [A] never _ understand.
[E] _ _
Won't [A] you tell me a secret?
_ Take me to [B] a better place. _ _ _
[D] Well, I'd rise a fire, it'd be an anthem for [A] the human race.
What about the eagle? _
[F#m] What about?
What about the eagle? _
[D] What about?
_ And what about the eagle? _
_ [E] _ _ Won't you tell [E] me a story?
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In the dead of night, _ _ too [F#] many people cry. _ _ _
_ [A] And though the hat they're making, they stand for [F#] what they know [F#m] is right.
[F#m]
They're not [D] looking for love.
_ [D] _ _ _
They just [B] want their freedom. _ _ _
[A] And [G] you just can't stand by, closing your eyes [G] _ [E] to your future. _
Let [A] me hear you, tell me a story. _
Take me [F#m] to another land.
[F#] _ _ _
[D] There's one I'll never _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ understand.
_ [E] _ _
[A] Won't you tell me a secret? _
Take me [B] to a better place.
_ [Bm] _
[D] Well, I'd rise a fire, it'd be an anthem [A] for the human race.
What about the eagle? [F#m] What about?
_ What about the eagle?
_ [D] _ _ What about?
And what about the eagle?
_ [E] _ _ _ Won't you tell me a story?
[A] What about?
_ What about?
In [F#m] our time.
_ What about the eagle?
[D] What about?
_ What about? _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _