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Hollies - Say It Ain't So, Jo
CAPO: 6th Fret
INTRO:     G      Dm      Am    F    C      G      Dm      Am    F  C  
CHORUS:
GSay it ain't so Jo, please, Dmsay it ain't soAm  
That's not what I wanna hear, Jo, and I Fgot a right to Cknow
GSay it ain't so Jo, please, Dmsay it ain't soAm  
I'm sure they're telling us lies, Jo, please, Ftell us it ain't Cso-oh
They Gtold us that our hero has played his trump card
He Dmdoesn't know how to go on
We're Amclinging to his charm and determined smile
The Fgood old days have gCone
INTERLUDE:     G      Dm      Am    F  C  
The Gimage and the empire may be falling apart
The Dmmoney has gotten scarce
AmOne man's word held the country together
But the Ftruth is getting fiCerce
SEMI-CHORUS
GSay it ain't so Jo, please, Dmsay it ain't soAm  
We pinned our hopes on you, Jo, and they're Fruining our Cshow-oh
INTERLUDE:     G    Am     Dm  C  
BRIDGE:
EmOooh, Bmbaby don't you Amthink
We're gonna get Dburned
EmOooh, Bmbaby don't you Amthink
We're gonna get burned
We're gonna get turned
We're gonna get burned
Yes, we're gonna get Fturned
We're gonna get burned
We're gonna get Cturned
Yes, we're gonna get Fburned
We're gonna get Dmburned
We're gonna get Amburned
Yes, we're gonna get Fturned
We're gonna get burned
                   **Key Change - Up 2 Semitones**
CHORUS:
ASay it ain't so Jo, please, Emsay it ain't soBm  
That's not what I wanna hear, Jo, and I Ggot a right to Dknow
ASay it ain't so Jo, please, Emsay it ain't soBm  
I'm sure they're telling us lies, Jo, please, Gtell us it ain't Dso-oh
CHORUS:      (## fade to end ##)
ASay it ain't so Jo, please, Emsay it ain't soBm  
That's not what I wanna hear, Jo, and I Ggot a right to Dknow
ASay it ain't so Jo, please, Emsay it ain't soBm  
I'm sure they're telling us lies, Jo, please, Gtell us it ain't Dso-oh

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Say It Aint So Jo

by The Hollies

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

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Hollies - Say It Ain't So, Jo

CAPO: 6th Fret

G Dm Am F C G Dm Am F C

INTRO:

CHORUS:

G Dm Am

Say it ain't so Jo, please, say it ain't so

F C

That's not what I wanna hear, Jo, and I got a right to know

G Dm Am

Say it ain't so Jo, please, say it ain't so

F C

I'm sure they're telling us lies, Jo, please, tell us it ain't so-oh

They told us that our hero has played his trump card

He doesn't know how to go on

We're clinging to his charm and determined smile

F C

The good old days have gone

G Dm Am F C

INTERLUDE:

The image and the empire may be falling apart

The money has gotten scarce

One man's word held the country together

F C

But the truth is getting fierce

SEMI-CHORUS

G Dm Am

Say it ain't so Jo, please, say it ain't so

F C

We pinned our hopes on you, Jo, and they're ruining our show-oh

G Am Dm C

INTERLUDE:

BRIDGE:

Em Bm Am

Oooh, baby don't you think

We're gonna get burned

Em Bm Am

Oooh, baby don't you think

We're gonna get burned

We're gonna get turned

We're gonna get burned

Yes, we're gonna get turned

We're gonna get burned

We're gonna get turned

Yes, we're gonna get burned

We're gonna get burned

Yes, we're gonna get turned

We're gonna get burned

**Key Change - Up 2 Semitones**

CHORUS:

A Em Bm

Say it ain't so Jo, please, say it ain't so

G D

That's not what I wanna hear, Jo, and I got a right to know

A Em Bm

Say it ain't so Jo, please, say it ain't so

G D

I'm sure they're telling us lies, Jo, please, tell us it ain't so-oh

CHORUS: (## fade to end ##)

A Em Bm

Say it ain't so Jo, please, say it ain't so

G D

That's not what I wanna hear, Jo, and I got a right to know

A Em Bm

Say it ain't so Jo, please, say it ain't so

G D

I'm sure they're telling us lies, Jo, please, tell us it ain't so-oh

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