Buddy Holly - Nanci Griffith - Tell Me How Chords

Tempo:
115.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buddy Holly - Nanci Griffith - Tell Me How chords
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[E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m]
[D] [E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m]
[D] [E] [A] Tell me how [E] to keep your love [F#m] You know how [E] I need your [A] love
Tell me how [D] you keep the love [A] within your [E] heart from [F#m] me
[D] [E] [A] Don't you know [E] that I love you [F#m] Let me show [E] why I'm true, blind
[A] And when I know [D] a love is true [A] Don't keep your [E] love from [A]
me
[E] [F#m] You take me today [A] The [E] time to love [A] is now
[C#m] [F#m] Put a sway, you'll love my way [Bm] Then I say
Tell [E] me [Bm] how, [E] [A] tell me how [E] to keep your love [F#m] You know how [E] I need your [A] love
Tell me how [D] you keep the love [A] within your [E] heart [F#m] from me
[A] [E] [A] [F#m]
[D]
[Bm] [E] [Bm] [E]
[A] Tell me how [E] to keep your [F#m] love You know how [E] I need your [A] love
Tell me how you [D] keep the love [A] within [E] your heart from [A] me
[G#m] [F#m]
If you take me today [A]
The [E] time to love [A] is now
[C#m] [F#m]
Put a sway, you'll love my way [Bm] Then I say
Tell [E] me how, [A]
tell me how [E] to keep your love [F#m]
You know how [E] I need your love
[A]
Tell me how [D] you keep the love [A] within your [E] heart from [A] me
Tell [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [E] [A]
me how [D] you keep my love within [A]
your [E] heart from [F#m] me
[D] [E] [A] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [E] [A]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To start learning Nanci Griffith - Tell Me How chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, E, A, E, A, D, F#m, A, E and F#m in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 115. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ [A] Tell me how [E] to keep your love _ [F#m] You know how [E] I need your [A] love
Tell me how [D] you keep the love [A] within your [E] heart from [F#m] me
_ [D] _ [E] _ [A] Don't you know [E] that I love you [F#m] Let me show [E] why I'm true, blind
[A] And when I know [D] a love is true [A] Don't keep your [E] love from [A]
me
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ You take me today _ [A] The [E] time to love [A] is now
_ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ Put a sway, you'll love my way [Bm] Then I say
Tell [E] me [Bm] how, [E] _ _ [A] tell me how [E] to keep your love [F#m] You know how [E] I need your [A] love
Tell me how [D] you keep the love [A] within your [E] heart [F#m] from me _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
[A] Tell me how [E] to keep your [F#m] love You know how [E] I need your [A] love
Tell me how you [D] keep the love [A] within [E] your heart from [A] me
[G#m] _ [F#m]
If you take me _ today [A]
The [E] time to love [A] is now
[C#m] _ [F#m] _
Put a sway, you'll love my way [Bm] Then I say
Tell [E] me how, _ [A]
tell me how [E] to keep your love [F#m]
You know how [E] I need your love
[A]
Tell me how [D] you keep the love [A] within your [E] heart from [A] me
_ Tell _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A]
me how [D] you keep my love within [A]
your [E] heart from [F#m] me
[D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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