Tell Me Chords by Al Jarreau

Tempo:
140.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

Em

D

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Jarreau - Tell Me chords
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[Em] [A] [Em] [G]
[C#] [A] [Em] [G]
[C#] [A] [Em] [G]
[C#] [A] [Em]
Do you have a [A] reason [G] why you say you wanna [A] look [Em] around?
[G]
Tell me what [A] takes [Em] you far [G] away,
[C#] leading you [A] on the [G] road again.
[Am]
[D] Things [Am] you do, [C] easy,
[D] [F#]
[G] get people [A] wanting it on [G] display.
Stumbling [A] around and [Em] around, [G] [Am]
[Gm] do you use the most [C] approach?
[Gm] No more [F#] saying it, [D] don't [Am] you know you gotta love [C#] me?
[A] [G] You gotta want [C#] me, [A] [G]
tell me what [A] I should [G] say or do.
[Em] How do I catch your eye?
I'm in the [A] darkest hour [G] of the day, [Em] ready to give you all I've got.
[G] [Am]
Gathered a [D] thousand stars [C] for you,
[Am] to light [D] up the [F#] sky.
[Em] Do you [A] dream about [G] me too?
[Em] Tell me at the end of the night, [Gm]
do you use the most [C] approach?
[A#] No more [Am] saying it, don't you know you gotta love [C#] me?
[A] You [G] gotta want [C#] me.
[A]
There's a sparrow [D] without a wing, [C#]
[G] there's a song with no one [D] to sing.
[C#]
[F#m] There's a [Am] fool on the hill, who thinks [B] he's doing [D] fine.
You [E]
[A] wonder, well, [D] in the lonely night, [C#]
[G] singing songs on the [D] death of night.
[C#]
[Am] Everything seems to be alright, [B] but not [D] inside.
Whatever will [C#] win.
[A] [G]
[Em] [A] [Em] [G]
Such a little [A] view, I won't [G] hesitate,
[Em] let you make the rhyme.
[G]
We get to [A] take the hand of fate, [G] while we are [A] in our prime.
[C]
[D] You please sing with the hay, let your heart beat like mine.
[C] [F#m]
[A] [G] [A] Sneeze your step [G] through the hay, please make it [A] dance [Em] in time.
[G] [Am]
[Gm] Do do do, say what you [C] want, [A#] come on say [D] it.
Don't you know [Am] you gotta love [Em] me?
[A] [G] You gotta want [C#] me.
[A]
There's a sparrow [D] without a wing, [C#]
[F#m] there's a song [Em] with no [D] one to sing.
[C#]
[F#m] There's a [Am] fool on the hill, who thinks [B] he's doing [D] fine.
You [E]
[A] wonder, well, [D] in the lonely night, [C#]
[F#m] singing songs [Em] on the [D] death of night.
[C#]
[Am] Everything seems to be alright, [B] but not [D] inside.
[Am] You [D]
[Em] tell me what it is and why [G] you say it.
You wanna [A] look [Em] around,
[G] tell me what [A] takes you far [G] away.
Leaving me on [Em] the run.
[G] [Am]
[D] Should do [C] or say, I'm in a [D] future rhyme.
[C] [F#]
[Em] Do a little [A] view, I won't [G] hesitate, let you make [A] the rhyme.
[G]
[Gm] Do do do, say what [C] you want, [Gm] come on [Am] say it.
Don't you know you gotta [C#] love me?
[A] You [G] gotta want [Em] me.
[A] [Em]
[A] I'm a [G] swallow, [Em] I'm a swallow.
[A] [Em]
[A] [G]
[C#] [A] [G] [Am]
[D] [C]
[Am] [D] [F#]
[G] [A]
[G] [Em] [Gm]
[C] Do do [Am] do, say what you want, come on say it.
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
C#
12341114
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Al Jarreau - Tell Me chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, G, Em, A, G, A, G and C#. Set your pace at 70 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 140. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
Do you have a [A] reason [G] why you say _ you wanna [A] look [Em] around?
_ [G] _ _
Tell me what [A] takes [Em] you far [G] away, _
[C#] leading you [A] on the [G] road again.
[Am] _
_ _ [D] Things [Am] you do, [C] easy, _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] get people [A] wanting it on [G] display. _
Stumbling [A] around and [Em] around, [G] _ [Am]
[Gm] do you use the most [C] approach?
[Gm] No more [F#] saying it, [D] don't [Am] you know you gotta love [C#] me?
_ _ [A] _ [G] You gotta want [C#] me, _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _
tell me what [A] I should [G] say or do.
[Em] How do I catch your eye? _ _
I'm in the [A] darkest hour [G] of the day, [Em] ready to give you all I've got.
[G] _ [Am] _
_ Gathered a [D] thousand stars [C] for you, _
[Am] to light [D] up the [F#] sky. _ _
[Em] Do you [A] dream about [G] me too?
[Em] Tell me at the end of the night, [Gm] _
do you use the most [C] approach?
[A#] No more [Am] saying it, don't you know you gotta love [C#] me?
_ _ [A] _ You [G] gotta want [C#] me.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
There's a sparrow [D] without a wing, _ [C#]
[G] there's a song with no one [D] to sing.
_ [C#]
[F#m] There's a [Am] fool on the hill, who thinks [B] he's doing [D] _ fine.
_ _ You [E]
[A] wonder, well, [D] in the lonely night, _ _ [C#]
[G] singing songs on the [D] death of night.
_ [C#]
[Am] Everything seems to be alright, [B] but not [D] inside.
_ _ _ Whatever will [C#] win.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
Such a little [A] view, I won't [G] hesitate, _
[Em] let you make the rhyme.
[G] _ _
We get to [A] take the hand of fate, [G] while we are [A] in our prime.
[C] _ _
_ _ [D] You please sing with the hay, let your heart beat like mine.
[C] _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ [G] [A] Sneeze your step [G] through the hay, please make it [A] dance [Em] in time.
[G] _ [Am]
[Gm] Do do do, say what you [C] want, _ [A#] come on say [D] it.
_ Don't you know [Am] you gotta love [Em] me?
_ _ [A] _ [G] You gotta want [C#] me.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
There's a sparrow [D] without a wing, _ [C#]
[F#m] there's a song [Em] with no [D] one to sing.
_ [C#]
[F#m] There's a [Am] fool on the hill, who thinks [B] he's doing [D] _ fine.
_ _ You [E]
[A] wonder, well, [D] in the lonely night, _ [C#]
[F#m] singing songs [Em] on the [D] death of night.
_ [C#]
[Am] Everything seems to be alright, [B] but not [D] inside.
_ _ _ [Am] You [D] _
[Em] tell me what it is and why [G] you say it.
You wanna [A] look [Em] around, _ _
[G] tell me what [A] takes you far [G] away.
Leaving me on [Em] the run.
[G] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] Should do [C] or say, _ I'm in a [D] future rhyme.
[C] _ [F#] _
[Em] Do a little [A] view, I won't [G] hesitate, _ let you make [A] the rhyme.
[G] _
[Gm] Do do do, say what [C] you want, _ [Gm] come on [Am] say it.
_ Don't you know you gotta [C#] love me?
_ _ [A] _ You [G] gotta want [Em] me.
_ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ I'm a [G] swallow, [Em] I'm a swallow.
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Do do [Am] do, say what you want, come on say it. _ _ _ _ _

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