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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[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.
[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
G
Em
D
C#
A
G
Em
[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. _ _ _ _ _
[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. _ _ _ _ _