Chords for Violent Femmes - Never Tell (Official Lyric Video)

_ _ Hey [Bb] sister
_ Have you [C] heard?
[Dm] _ Some people stand like [Bb] trees
[C] without a [Dm] word
_ _ What that [Bb] means is that some [C] people [D] don't talk _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ Oh please pardon me mister
I just didn't [A] hear you
That first time that sis said [Bb] that
_ [B] But now that
[Am] You repeated it for me
[B] I'll [C] be sure to do [A] what I [D] can
_ [Bb] _
_ [C] Yeah [D] I'll do what I can
Do what I [Bb] can
Do what [C] I can
[A] Do what I can
Do what I can
_ _ _ _ But [D] no [Bb] more [C] You understand?
[D] Do what I can
[Bb] Oh _ _ [D] _ _ please pardon me [Bb] father [C] You know
I just didn't hear you
[A] That _
[Bb] first time that [D] sis said that
But now that _
[Bb] You [C] repeated it for me
[A] I'll be [Bb] sure to do [C] what I [A] can
Yeah I'll do what I [Bb] can
Do [C] what I [A] can
Do what I can
Do what I can _
[Bb] Do [C] what I [A] can
But no [Bb] more
[C] You understand?
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ It's of utmost [A] importance we're [E] dealing with volatile [Bb] substance.
It's of utmost [A] importance we're dealing with volatile [Bb] substance.
It's of utmost [Am] importance we're dealing with volatile substance.
It's of utmost importance we're dealing with volatile [F] substance.
[G] I've had so [Bb] much [C] on my mind.
I [G] was so glad [C] when I _ _ died.
I _ _ [D] _ _ _
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[Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
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[Bb] was so glad when I died.
I was so glad when I died.
Listen [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Am] to me baby.
[B] _ Can [D] you [Am] keep a secret [Bb] for me?
[C] _ _ [D] _ [Am] Make sure no one [Bb] finds out.
[B] _ _ [D] Cause then the lights will [Bb] go out.
[C] _ _ [D] And I will find you [Bb] out.
_ [B] _ _ [D] And I will cut [G] you up.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Am] Don't ask [Bb] me why because I [B] said, I said, [D] I said.
I'm gonna do what I can, do what I [Bb] can.
Do, do, [C] do, do what I can.
[D] I'll do what I can, do what [Bb] I can.
Do, do, do, do what I can.
[E] I'll do what I can, do what I [Bb] can.
Do, do, [C] do, do what I [D] can.
I'll do what I can, do [Bb] what I can.
Do, do, do, do what I [A] can.
I'll have none of that.
[Bb] _ _ [C] You [Am] understand. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] Don't you know nothing?
[C] You never tell on [D] someone.
Don't you know [Bb] nothing?
You [C] never tell on [A] someone.
Don't you know [Bb] nothing?
You [C] never tell on [A] someone.
Don't you know [Bb] nothing?
You ain't [C] never gonna tell on [A] someone.
What are you gonna do?
You gonna [Bb] turn?
You gonna [C] turn rat face.
[D] What do you wanna do?
You wanna see?
[Bb] But [C] you look like a [A] snake.
Sink down, sink down, sink down.
Down, down to the bottom of the river.
Sink down, sink, sink down.
Down, down to the bottom of the river.
Sink down, sink, sink down.
Down, down to the bottom of the river.
Sink down, sink, sink down.
Down, down to the [Dm] bottom of the river.
Don't you know no [Bb] one?
You never tell on [D] someone.
[Dm] Don't you know no one?
[Bb] You never tell on [D] someone.
Don't you know [Bb] no one?
You never [C] tell on someone.
[Dm] Don't you know no [Bb] one?
You ain't never gonna tell [D] on someone! _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] Oh, I'll tell you what it's like.
[A] I'll tell you what it's like. _
[C] [D] Oh_
I stood right up in the heart of hell.
[B] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] I'm never [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[A] gonna fail, fail, fail, [Bb] fail.
I'm never, never, never [D] gonna fail, fail, fail, [Bb] fail.
I'm [C] never, never, never gonna [D] fail, fail, fail, [Bb] fail.
I'm [C] never, never, never gonna fail, fail, fail, fail.
[Bb]
I'm never, never, never gonna fail, fail, fail, fail.
I'm never, never, never gonna fail, fail, fail, fail.
I'm never, never, [Dm] never gonna fail, fail, fail, fail.
[Am] I'm never, never, never gonna fail, fail, fail, fail.
[Dm] I'm never, never, never gonna fail, fail, fail, fail.
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