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Hall & Oates - Say It Isn't So
Intro: Amaj7/G6  
Verse:
Amaj9Say it isn't so Cmaj7painful to tell me that you're dissatisfied.
Amaj9Last time I asCmaj7ked you I really got a lame excuse. I know
that you lied.
Dmaj7Now wicked tBmhings can happen...you see 'em goin' down in
war.
Em7But when you A7susplay in a quieA9t way that bites it even more.
Amaj9Tell me what Cmaj7you want yeah I'll do it baby I promise right now.
Amaj7Who propped you up Cmaj7when you were stopped low motivation had you on the ground.
Dmaj7I know your fBmirst reaction you slide away hide away goodbye.
EmBut if there's A7susa doubt maybe I can give out a thousand
reasons A9why you have DMto say it isn't so...
Chorus:
			            BmEm7b5        A7  
(it isn't so). Say it isn't so (it isn't so).
			  			DM   			   BmEm7b5
Now say it isn't so (it isn't so). Say it isn't so (it isn't
A7so.)
The next verse and chorus have the same chord changes.
Lyrics as follows:
We like to be the strangers at the party, two rebels in a shell.
You like to move with the best of them you know we move so well.
Don't need someone to lean on. I know that there's an open door.
But if I'm faced with being replaced I want you even more so baby say it isn't so...
Chorus
Bridge: Switches between Amaj7 and G6 for three bars.
Bm7/AWhy you gonna go do you hafta say you wanna go ooh ooh baby say it isn't...
Chorus: D/Bm/Em7b5/A7  
Vocal ad lib, repeat until fade.

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Say It Isnt So

by Hall & Oates

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

Amaj9

Cmaj7

Dmaj7

Em7

A7sus

Bm7/A

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Hall & Oates - Say It Isn't So

Amaj7 G6

Intro: /

Verse:

Amaj9 Cmaj7

Say it isn't so painful to tell me that you're dissatisfied.

Amaj9 Cmaj7

Last time I asked you I really got a lame excuse. I know

that you lied.

Dmaj7 Bm

Now wicked things can happen...you see 'em goin' down in

war.

Em7 A7sus A9

But when you play in a quiet way that bites it even more.

Amaj9 Cmaj7

Tell me what you want yeah I'll do it baby I promise right now.

Amaj7 Cmaj7

Who propped you up when you were stopped low motivation had you on the ground.

Dmaj7 Bm

I know your first reaction you slide away hide away goodbye.

Em A7sus

But if there's a doubt maybe I can give out a thousand

A9 DM

reasons why you have to say it isn't so...

Chorus:

Bm A7

Em7b5

(it isn't so). Say it isn't so (it isn't so).

DM Bm

Em7b5

Now say it isn't so (it isn't so). Say it isn't so (it isn't

so.)

The next verse and chorus have the same chord changes.

Lyrics as follows:

We like to be the strangers at the party, two rebels in a shell.

You like to move with the best of them you know we move so well.

Don't need someone to lean on. I know that there's an open door.

But if I'm faced with being replaced I want you even more so baby say it isn't so...

Chorus

Bridge: Switches between Amaj7 and G6 for three bars.

Bm7/A

Why you gonna go do you hafta say you wanna go ooh ooh baby say it isn't...

D Bm A7

Chorus: //Em7b5/

Vocal ad lib, repeat until fade.

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