Chords for Say It Ain't So Joe - Murray Head (1975) - original song
Tempo:
145.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
Em
C
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[D] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
[Em] That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [C] and I've got a right [G] to know
[Cm]
[D] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
[Em]
I'm sure they're telling us lies, Joe, [C] please, tell us it [G] ain't so
[D] They told me he's not a hero, they [Bm] played his drunkards
[Am] He doesn't know how to go on
[Em]
They're taking to his charm, undetermined smile
[C] But the good old days [G] have gone
[D]
[Am] [D]
[Em] The [C]
[G]
[D] image and the image may be falling apart
[Am]
But money has gone unscarce
[E]
One [Em] man's words held the country together
But [C] the truth is [G] getting fierce
[D]
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
[Em]
In our hopes of new Joe, [C] and then ruining [G] our show
[D]
[Am] [G#] [Em]
[C]
[G] [Bm]
[F#m] [Em] We're [A] gonna get ruined
[Am] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Em] [C]
[Am]
[Em] [C]
[Am]
[Em]
[C] [Am]
[Em]
[C]
[Am] [E]
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] Say it ain't so, Joe, please, say it ain't so
That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [D] and I've got a right [A] to know
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] I'm sure they're telling us lies, [D] Joe, please, tell us it [A] ain't so
[E] So that's what leaders say to his drunkards
[Bm] He doesn't know how to go on
[F#m] They're taking to his charm, undetermined smile
[D] But the good old days [A] have gone
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] In our hopes of new [D] Joe, and then ruining [A] our show
[E] The enemy's standing, yet we're never falling apart
[Bm] But money has gone [F#m] unscarce
One man's words held the country together
[D] But the truth is [A] getting [E] fierce
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] That's not what I wanna hear, [D] Joe, and I've got a right [A] to know
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] I'm sure they're telling us lies, [D] Joe, please, tell us it [A]
[E]
[Bm]
[F#m] ain't so
[D] [A]
[E]
[N]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[D] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
[Em] That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [C] and I've got a right [G] to know
[Cm]
[D] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
[Em]
I'm sure they're telling us lies, Joe, [C] please, tell us it [G] ain't so
[D] They told me he's not a hero, they [Bm] played his drunkards
[Am] He doesn't know how to go on
[Em]
They're taking to his charm, undetermined smile
[C] But the good old days [G] have gone
[D]
[Am] [D]
[Em] The [C]
[G]
[D] image and the image may be falling apart
[Am]
But money has gone unscarce
[E]
One [Em] man's words held the country together
But [C] the truth is [G] getting fierce
[D]
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
[Em]
In our hopes of new Joe, [C] and then ruining [G] our show
[D]
[Am] [G#] [Em]
[C]
[G] [Bm]
[F#m] [Em] We're [A] gonna get ruined
[Am] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Em] [C]
[Am]
[Em] [C]
[Am]
[Em]
[C] [Am]
[Em]
[C]
[Am] [E]
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] Say it ain't so, Joe, please, say it ain't so
That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [D] and I've got a right [A] to know
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] I'm sure they're telling us lies, [D] Joe, please, tell us it [A] ain't so
[E] So that's what leaders say to his drunkards
[Bm] He doesn't know how to go on
[F#m] They're taking to his charm, undetermined smile
[D] But the good old days [A] have gone
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] In our hopes of new [D] Joe, and then ruining [A] our show
[E] The enemy's standing, yet we're never falling apart
[Bm] But money has gone [F#m] unscarce
One man's words held the country together
[D] But the truth is [A] getting [E] fierce
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] That's not what I wanna hear, [D] Joe, and I've got a right [A] to know
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] I'm sure they're telling us lies, [D] Joe, please, tell us it [A]
[E]
[Bm]
[F#m] ain't so
[D] [A]
[E]
[N]
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[D] _ _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so _ _
[Em] _ That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [C] and I've got a right [G] to know
_ [Cm] _
[D] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
_ [Em]
I'm _ sure they're telling us lies, Joe, [C] please, tell us it [G] ain't so
[D] They told me he's not a hero, they [Bm] played his drunkards
[Am] He doesn't know how to go on
[Em]
They're taking to his charm, undetermined smile
[C] But the good old days [G] have gone _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ The _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] image and the image may be falling apart
[Am]
But money has gone _ unscarce
_ [E]
One [Em] man's words held the country together
But [C] the truth is [G] getting _ fierce
[D] _
_ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't _ so
[Em] _
_ In our hopes of new Joe, [C] and then ruining [G] our show
_ _ [D] _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [Em] _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
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[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] We're _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] gonna get _ ruined
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Bm] _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so _
[F#m] Say it ain't so, Joe, please, say it ain't so
That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [D] and I've got a right [A] to know _ _
[E] _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so _ _
[F#m] _ _ I'm sure they're telling us lies, [D] Joe, please, tell us it [A] ain't so _ _
[E] So that's what leaders say to his drunkards
[Bm] He doesn't know how to go _ on
[F#m] They're taking to his charm, undetermined smile
[D] But the good old days [A] have gone _
[E] _ _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so _
[F#m] _ _ In our hopes of new [D] Joe, and then ruining [A] our show _
[E] The enemy's standing, yet we're never falling apart
[Bm] But money has gone _ _ _ [F#m] unscarce
One man's words held the country together
[D] But the truth is [A] getting _ _ [E] fierce
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so _
[F#m] _ _ That's not what I wanna hear, [D] Joe, and I've got a right [A] to know _
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so _ _
[F#m] _ I'm sure they're telling us lies, [D] Joe, please, tell us it [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ ain't so _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so _ _
[Em] _ That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [C] and I've got a right [G] to know
_ [Cm] _
[D] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
_ [Em]
I'm _ sure they're telling us lies, Joe, [C] please, tell us it [G] ain't so
[D] They told me he's not a hero, they [Bm] played his drunkards
[Am] He doesn't know how to go on
[Em]
They're taking to his charm, undetermined smile
[C] But the good old days [G] have gone _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ The _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] image and the image may be falling apart
[Am]
But money has gone _ unscarce
_ [E]
One [Em] man's words held the country together
But [C] the truth is [G] getting _ fierce
[D] _
_ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't _ so
[Em] _
_ In our hopes of new Joe, [C] and then ruining [G] our show
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] We're _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] gonna get _ ruined
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so _
[F#m] Say it ain't so, Joe, please, say it ain't so
That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [D] and I've got a right [A] to know _ _
[E] _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so _ _
[F#m] _ _ I'm sure they're telling us lies, [D] Joe, please, tell us it [A] ain't so _ _
[E] So that's what leaders say to his drunkards
[Bm] He doesn't know how to go _ on
[F#m] They're taking to his charm, undetermined smile
[D] But the good old days [A] have gone _
[E] _ _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so _
[F#m] _ _ In our hopes of new [D] Joe, and then ruining [A] our show _
[E] The enemy's standing, yet we're never falling apart
[Bm] But money has gone _ _ _ [F#m] unscarce
One man's words held the country together
[D] But the truth is [A] getting _ _ [E] fierce
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so _
[F#m] _ _ That's not what I wanna hear, [D] Joe, and I've got a right [A] to know _
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so _ _
[F#m] _ I'm sure they're telling us lies, [D] Joe, please, tell us it [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ ain't so _ _ _ _ _
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