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Intro
[Em7] - [G] - [D] - [Cadd9]
[Em7]SHE SAID SHE LOVED ME
[G]ALL NIGHT LONG
[D]I COULDN'T HELP BUT LET HER [Cadd9]STRING MY HEART ALONG
[Em7]I KNEW BETTER
[G]I STILL DO
[D]BUT IM NOT THE FIRST MAN [Cadd9]WHOSE EVER PLAYED THE FOOL
[G]SO TELL ME [D]WHY DO I KEEP HOLDING ON
[Em7]OH WHY DO I [Cadd9]KEEP STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF A LOADED GUN
[G]TELL ME WHY CAN'T [D] I JUST LET GO
[Cadd9]IF SOMEBODY KNOWS, WELL THEN TELL ME
[Em7]I WONT POINT THE FINGER
[G]BUT I'LL TAKE THE BLAME
[D]CUZ I SAW HER COMING FROM A [Cadd9]MILLION MILES AWAY
[Em7]I SHOULD HAVE FOUGHT THE FEELING
[G]BUT I GAVE IN
[D]CUZ THOSE LYING BLUE EYES KEPT ON [Cadd9]PULLING ME BACK IN
[G]SO TELL ME [D]WHY DO I KEEP HOLDING ON
[Em7]OH WHY DO I [Cadd9]KEEP STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF A LOADED GUN
[G]TELL ME WHY I [D]CAN'T JUST LET GO OH
[Cadd9]IF SOMEBODY KNOWS, WELL THEN TELL ME
SOLO [Em7-G-D-Cadd9] X2
[G]SO TELL ME [D]WHY DO I KEEP HOLDING ON
[Em7]OH WHY DO I [Cadd9]KEEP STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF A LOADED GUN
[G]TELL ME WHY I [D]CAN'T JUST LET GO
[Cadd9]IF SOMEBODY KNOWS
IF SOMEBODY KNOWS
[Em7]THEN TELL ME [G] [D] [Cadd9]
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST TELL ME IF YOU KNOW?

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Tell Me

by Jake Owen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

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Intro

Em7 G D Cadd9

[] - [] - [] - []

Em7

[]SHE SAID SHE LOVED ME

[]ALL NIGHT LONG

D Cadd9

[]I COULDN'T HELP BUT LET HER []STRING MY HEART ALONG

Em7

[]I KNEW BETTER

[]I STILL DO

D Cadd9

[]BUT IM NOT THE FIRST MAN []WHOSE EVER PLAYED THE FOOL

G D

[]SO TELL ME []WHY DO I KEEP HOLDING ON

Em7 Cadd9

[]OH WHY DO I []KEEP STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF A LOADED GUN

G D

[]TELL ME WHY CAN'T [] I JUST LET GO

Cadd9

[]IF SOMEBODY KNOWS, WELL THEN TELL ME

Em7

[]I WONT POINT THE FINGER

[]BUT I'LL TAKE THE BLAME

D Cadd9

[]CUZ I SAW HER COMING FROM A []MILLION MILES AWAY

Em7

[]I SHOULD HAVE FOUGHT THE FEELING

[]BUT I GAVE IN

D Cadd9

[]CUZ THOSE LYING BLUE EYES KEPT ON []PULLING ME BACK IN

G D

[]SO TELL ME []WHY DO I KEEP HOLDING ON

Em7 Cadd9

[]OH WHY DO I []KEEP STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF A LOADED GUN

G D

[]TELL ME WHY I []CAN'T JUST LET GO OH

Cadd9

[]IF SOMEBODY KNOWS, WELL THEN TELL ME

Em7 G D Cadd9

SOLO [---] X2

G D

[]SO TELL ME []WHY DO I KEEP HOLDING ON

Em7 Cadd9

[]OH WHY DO I []KEEP STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF A LOADED GUN

G D

[]TELL ME WHY I []CAN'T JUST LET GO

Cadd9

[]IF SOMEBODY KNOWS

IF SOMEBODY KNOWS

Em7 G D Cadd9

[]THEN TELL ME [] [] []

WHY CAN'T YOU JUST TELL ME IF YOU KNOW?

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