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Tell It To Your Heart

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Lou Reed
"Tell It To Your Heart"
From "Mistrial" (1986)
[Intro]
     C                     Am7           C                 Am7
e|-------3---3---3-----------3---3---3--------3---3---3----------3---3---3--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0---0---0----0------0---0---0--------0---0---0----0-----0---0---0----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-3----------------3--0--------------0-3----------------3--0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------3---3---3-----------3---3---3--------3---3---3----------3---3---3--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0---0---0----0------0---0---0--------0---0---0----0-----0---0---0----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-3----------------3--0--------------0-3----------------3--0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
     C                     Am7           C                 Am7
e|-------3---3---3-----------3---3---3--------3---3---3----------3---3---3--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0---0---0----0------0---0---0--------0---0---0----0-----0---0---0----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-3----------------3--0--------------0-3----------------3--0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    C                  Am7                 F
e|-------3---3---3-------3---3---3------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------1------1----1---1----------------|
G|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---------2------2----2---2------------------|
D|-------------------------------------3------3-----------------------------|
A|-0-3-------------3-0---------------3--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Fm                               C  G  C/E           Dm
e|-----------------------------------0--3---3---3--------1--1---1----1------|
B|---------1----------------1--------1--0---1-----1------3----3---3---------|
G|-------1---1------------1---1------0--0---0-------0----2------------------|
D|-----3-------3--------3-------3-------0---2------------0------------------|
A|---3-----------3----3--------------3--2-----------------------------------|
E|-1----------------1-------------------3-----------------------------------|
   Dm              G
e|-1--1---1---1----3---3----3----3---3---3----3----3-----------------------|
B|-3----3---3------0-----0----0------0-----0----0--------------------------|
G|-2---------------0-----------------0-------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------0-----------------0-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2-----------------2-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-----------------3-------------------------------------|
[Verse]
CI'm staring through a telAm7escope at night
Cat a large light in the Am7sky
CIts spinning lights remiAm7nded me of yFou
FmA star spinning in orbit lightiCng uGp thC/Ee sky
DmOr maybe it was not a star at Gall
[Verse]
CI'm standing by the Hudson RAm7iver's edge at night
Clooking out across the JerseAm7y shore
CAt a neon light spellAm7ing out some cola's Fname
FmAnd I thought your name should be dancing
Cbeamed Gfrom sC/Eatellites
DmLarger than any billboard in TGimes Square
[Chorus]
Tell it to your Fheart, pleFase doGn't be C/Eafraid
I'm the one who lGoves you in each and eveFry way
Tell it to your Fheart, pleFase doGn't be afC/Eraid
New York City loDmversG  
CTell it to your heart, please don'Am7t be afraid
CTell it to your heartAm7  
[Verse]
CI'm up on the roof, it's Am75 a.m.
CI guess I couldn't sleepAm7  
CAnd I see this spinning Am7light that I saw laFst week
FmMaybe I should wake you up but by then Cit mGight bC/Ee gone
DmYou never know what you see when you look up iGn the sky
[Verse]
CI ran outside down a darAm7kened street
Clistening to my boot heeAm7ls click
CMy leather jacket squeaAm7ked, I needed a cigaFrette
FmWhen I turned the corner my spinning light Cwas iGn the C/Estreet
DmThey were filming a commercial on GTV
[Chorus]
Tell it to your Fheart, pleFase doGn't be C/Eafraid
We're no teenage Gmovie that ends in trageFdy
Tell it to your Fheart, pleFase doGn't be afC/Eraid
New York City loDmversG  
[Chorus]
Tell it to your Fheart, pleFase doGn't be C/Eafraid
I'm the one who lGoves you in each and eveFry way
Tell it to your Fheart, pleFase doGn't be afC/Eraid
New York City loDmversG  
CTell it to your heart, please don'Am7t be afraid
Am7Tell it to your heCart

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Tell It To Your Heart

by Lou Reed

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

C/E

Lou Reed

"Tell It To Your Heart"

From "Mistrial" (1986)

[Intro]

C Am7 C Am7

e|-------3---3---3-----------3---3---3--------3---3---3----------3---3---3--|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----0---0---0----0------0---0---0--------0---0---0----0-----0---0---0----|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-0-3----------------3--0--------------0-3----------------3--0-------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------3---3---3-----------3---3---3--------3---3---3----------3---3---3--|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----0---0---0----0------0---0---0--------0---0---0----0-----0---0---0----|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-0-3----------------3--0--------------0-3----------------3--0-------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

C Am7 C Am7

e|-------3---3---3-----------3---3---3--------3---3---3----------3---3---3--|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----0---0---0----0------0---0---0--------0---0---0----0-----0---0---0----|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-0-3----------------3--0--------------0-3----------------3--0-------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C Am7 F

e|-------3---3---3-------3---3---3------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------1------1----1---1----------------|

G|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---------2------2----2---2------------------|

D|-------------------------------------3------3-----------------------------|

A|-0-3-------------3-0---------------3--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fm C G C/E Dm

e|-----------------------------------0--3---3---3--------1--1---1----1------|

B|---------1----------------1--------1--0---1-----1------3----3---3---------|

G|-------1---1------------1---1------0--0---0-------0----2------------------|

D|-----3-------3--------3-------3-------0---2------------0------------------|

A|---3-----------3----3--------------3--2-----------------------------------|

E|-1----------------1-------------------3-----------------------------------|

Dm G

e|-1--1---1---1----3---3----3----3---3---3----3----3-----------------------|

B|-3----3---3------0-----0----0------0-----0----0--------------------------|

G|-2---------------0-----------------0-------------------------------------|

D|-0---------------0-----------------0-------------------------------------|

A|-----------------2-----------------2-------------------------------------|

E|-----------------3-----------------3-------------------------------------|

[Verse]

C Am7

I'm staring through a telescope at night

C Am7

at a large light in the sky

C Am7 F

Its spinning lights reminded me of you

Fm C G C/E

A star spinning in orbit lighting up the sky

Dm G

Or maybe it was not a star at all

[Verse]

C Am7

I'm standing by the Hudson River's edge at night

C Am7

looking out across the Jersey shore

C Am7 F

At a neon light spelling out some cola's name

And I thought your name should be dancing

C G C/E

beamed from satellites

Dm G

Larger than any billboard in Times Square

[Chorus]

F F G C/E

Tell it to your heart, please don't be afraid

G F

I'm the one who loves you in each and every way

F F G C/E

Tell it to your heart, please don't be afraid

Dm G

New York City lovers

C Am7

Tell it to your heart, please don't be afraid

C Am7

Tell it to your heart

[Verse]

C Am7

I'm up on the roof, it's 5 a.m.

C Am7

I guess I couldn't sleep

C Am7 F

And I see this spinning light that I saw last week

Fm C G C/E

Maybe I should wake you up but by then it might be gone

Dm G

You never know what you see when you look up in the sky

[Verse]

C Am7

I ran outside down a darkened street

C Am7

listening to my boot heels click

C Am7 F

My leather jacket squeaked, I needed a cigarette

Fm C G C/E

When I turned the corner my spinning light was in the street

Dm G

They were filming a commercial on TV

[Chorus]

F F G C/E

Tell it to your heart, please don't be afraid

G F

We're no teenage movie that ends in tragedy

F F G C/E

Tell it to your heart, please don't be afraid

Dm G

New York City lovers

[Chorus]

F F G C/E

Tell it to your heart, please don't be afraid

G F

I'm the one who loves you in each and every way

F F G C/E

Tell it to your heart, please don't be afraid

Dm G

New York City lovers

C Am7

Tell it to your heart, please don't be afraid

Am7 C

Tell it to your heart

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