Tell Me A Story
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Simplificar
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
To keep things simple, I've only tabbed out the riffs played by the second guitar the
first time they appear
in the song, but the riffs should always be played whenever that same chord progression
is used. In other
words, the riff in the intro should also be played in the verses and the riff from
chorus 1 should be played
in every chorus.
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[Intro]
D Bm G
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
G||*----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|| x
D||*----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|| 3
A||----------------------0---5--------|--5---4-----------------------------||
E||--5--------------------------------|--------------7-------5-------7-----||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#m N.C.
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
G||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
A||------4-----------4----------------|------------------------------------||
E||--5-----------5--------------------|------------------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 1]
D Bm G
What must I do to take a holiday?
D Bm G
Show me a bill that they can make me pay, ha
D Bm G
Tell me a story and
D Bm G
maybe I'll believe it
[Chorus 1]
F#m Bm
Me, I'm just a lucky guy, I'm
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
G||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
A||------4-----------4----------------|--7---5-----------------------------||
E||--5-----------5--------------------|--------------7---------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#m D
young and free, too hard to cry (too
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
G||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
A||--9--\7---7--\5---5----------------|----------5---5---------------------||
E||--------------------------7--------|--2--/5-----------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D Bm G
hard)
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
G||*----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|| x
D||*----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|| 2
A||----------------------0---5--------|--5---4-----------------------------||
E||--5--------------------------------|--------------7-------5-------7-----||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 2]
D Bm G
Lorna from my school she's twenty one
D Bm G
She's good looking and American, so
D Bm G
Tell me a story, hey
D Bm G
man, I ain't complaining
[Chorus 2]
F#m Bm
Me, I'm just a lucky guy
F#m D
I'm young and hard, too tough to cry (too
D Bm G
tough)
[Bridge]
A C#m A C#m
Standing in a show, the lights ain't
G Bm F#m
low, they're shining down on me I like, I
A F#m D G Gsus4 G
like it, just like I like I
A F#m D G Gsus4 G
like it I'm taking like I
A F#m D G Gsus4 G
find it
[Verse 3]
D Bm G
What did they do to chill the joy away?
D Bm G
What did they do to say you had to pay and pay and pay and
D Bm G
tell me stories You know I
D Bm G
never did believe them, never
[Chorus 3]
F#m Bm
Me, I'm just a lucky guy
F#m D
I'm young and free, too dumb to cry
D
-----15p-14-------------||
-------------15---------||
-----------------14-----||
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+ 3 + 4 +
[Solo]
D Bm G
e||-----------------------------------|--14---------10------12-------9-----||
B||-17b19-----------------------------|-------------10------10------10-----||
G||-----------------------------14----|----\11--11--11------11-------9-----||
D||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A C#m A C#m G
e||-----------------------------------|------------------9-------9---------||
B||-------------------------10--10----|-----------------10------10---------||
G||-----------------/9---9------------|--------------9---9-------9---------||
D||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bm F#m
e||--7-------------------7------------|------------------------------------||
B||--8-------------------8------------|----------7---7-------------10------||
G||--7-------------------7------------|-/6---6-----------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A F#m D G Gsus4 G
e||--9--------------------------------|---------10-------9-------7---------||
B||-10--------------10--10------------|---------10------10-------8---------||
G||--9------/9---9--------------------|----/11-----------9-------7---------||
D||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A F#m D G Gsus4 G
e||--9--------------------------------|---------10-------9-------7---------||
B||-10--------------10--10------------|---------10------10-------8---------||
G||--9------/9---9--------------------|----/11-----------9-------7---------||
D||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A F#m D G Gsus4 G
e||--9--------------------------------|------------------------------------||
B||-10--------------10--10------------|-----------------10------10---------||
G||--9------/9---9--------------------|------------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 4]
D
e||----------
B||-10-------
G||--9--b11--
D||----------
A||----------
E||----------
1 +
D Bm G
What must I do to take a holiday?
D Bm G
Show me a bill that they can make me pay, ha
D Bm G
Tell me a story and
D Bm G
maybe I'll believe it
[Chorus 4]
F#m Bm
Me, I'm just a lucky guy
F#m D
I'm young and free, too hard to cry
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How to play Tell Me A Story
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 E. 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.