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Barbara Dickson - Tell Me It's Not True
CAPO: 5th Fret
[INTRO:]    C    F  C  
[VERSE 1:] 
Tell me Emit's not FtrueC  
Say it's Emjust a FstoGry
CSomething on the Fnews
CTell me it's not FtrueC  
Though it's Emhere beFfore Gme
EmSay it's just a Cdream
EmSay it's just a Cscene
From an old FmoCvie of years aGgo
CFrom an old FmoCvie of Marilyn MonGroe
[VERSE 2:] 
CSay it's Emjust some Fclowns
Two Cplayers Emin the FlimeGlight
EmBring the curtain Fdown
CSay it's Emjust Ctwo Fclowns
Who Ccouldn't Emget their Flines Gright
EmSay it's just a Amshow
EmOn the radiAmo
That we can turn FovCer and start Gagain
That Cwe can turn FovCer; it's only a Ggame____
[VERSE 3:] 
CTell me Emit's not Ftrue
CSay I Emonly Fdreamed Git
And Emmorning will come Fsoon
CTell me Emit's not Ftrue
Say Cyou Emdidn't Fmean Git
EmSay it's just preAmtend
EmSay it's just the Amend
Of an old FmoCvie from years aGgo___
CFrom an old FmoCvie of Marilyn MonGroe_____
[VERSE 4:]      (## fade to end ##)
CTell me Emit's not Ftrue
CSay I Emonly Fdreamed Git
And Emmorning will come Fsoon
CTell me Emit's not Ftrue
Say Cyou Emdidn't Fmean Git
EmSay it's just preAmtend

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Tell Me Its Not True

by Barbara Dickson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Barbara Dickson - Tell Me It's Not True

CAPO: 5th Fret

C F C

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

Em F C

Tell me it's not true

Em F G

Say it's just a story

C F

Something on the news

C F C

Tell me it's not true

Em F G

Though it's here before me

Em C

Say it's just a dream

Em C

Say it's just a scene

F C G

From an old movie of years ago

C F C G

From an old movie of Marilyn Monroe

[VERSE 2:]

C Em F

Say it's just some clowns

C Em F G

Two players in the limelight

Em F

Bring the curtain down

C Em C F

Say it's just two clowns

C Em F G

Who couldn't get their lines right

Em Am

Say it's just a show

Em Am

On the radio

F C G

That we can turn over and start again

C F C G

That we can turn over; it's only a game____

[VERSE 3:]

C Em F

Tell me it's not true

C Em F G

Say I only dreamed it

Em F

And morning will come soon

C Em F

Tell me it's not true

C Em F G

Say you didn't mean it

Em Am

Say it's just pretend

Em Am

Say it's just the end

F C G

Of an old movie from years ago___

C F C G

From an old movie of Marilyn Monroe_____

[VERSE 4:] (## fade to end ##)

C Em F

Tell me it's not true

C Em F G

Say I only dreamed it

Em F

And morning will come soon

C Em F

Tell me it's not true

C Em F G

Say you didn't mean it

Em Am

Say it's just pretend

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