Dont Tell Me
View chords used in this chart
Buddy Miller vocals/electric guitar
Emmylou Harris acoustic guitar/harmony
Steve Fishell steel guitar
Brady Blade drums
Darul Johnson bass
Phil Madeira organ
John Schreiner piano
D A G D A G
D A
Tell my heart to stop beating
Bm G
Tell my mind not to think
D A
Throw a stone in the ocean
Bm G
Tell that stone not to sink
G D A Asus
Tell the world to stop turning round
G Bm A
Tell the sky not to be so blue
G D A Asus G
Tell the rain to start falling down like tears
D A Asus G
But don't tell me to stop loving you
D A Asus D G
Don't tell me to stop loving you
A Asus
Tell the past to be forgotten
Bm G
Tell my life not to exist
D A Asus
Tell a promise made to be unspoken
Bm G
And my lips not to have been kissed
G D A
Tell the world to stop turning round
G Bm A
Tell the sky not to be so blue
G D A G
Tell the rain to start falling down like tears
D A Asus G
But don't tell me to stop loving you
D A Asus D
Don't tell me to stop loving you
G
I can't do it
D A Asus A
I can't stop it's something that love has sealed
G D A Asus A
Only the broken hearted know the way I feel
SOLO
G D A
Tell the world to stop turning round
G Bm A
Tell the sky not to be so blue
G D A G
Tell the rain to start falling down like tears
D A Asus G
But don't tell me to stop loving you
D A Asus D G D
Don't tell me to stop loving you
From Buddy Miller "Poison Love" CD
Hightone Records 1997
Tinker Tunes/Martha Road Music
http://www.nashville.net/~kate/buddym.html
How to play Dont Tell Me
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.