Chords for Daryl Hall & John Oates - Say It Isn't So

Tempo:
118.4 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Bm

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Daryl Hall & John Oates - Say It Isn't So chords
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[A]
[F#m]
[A] You [F#m] humble man, oh, oh,
[A] [G]
oh, [A]
[G]
oh.
[E] Say it.
[Em]
Say it ain't so.
[E]
Say it ain't so.
Oh, [A] oh, oh, [Em] oh, oh.
Say it ain't so.
Say it ain't so.
[A]
Say it isn't so painful to tell [Em] me that you're [C] dissatisfied.
[A]
Last time I asked you, I really got [Em] a little speechless.
I know that you lie.
[D]
That wicked thing's been happening.
You see, [Bm]
I'm going down.
[Em]
But when you play in a quiet way, the night didn't even last.
[E]
Say it.
Tell me what you [A] want, yeah, I'll do it, [Em] baby.
I promise right now.
[E]
Say it.
Who propped you [A] up when you were stopped from [Em] motivation?
Had you all the right.
[D]
I'll never [F#m] decide [D] how to win, how to win goodbye.
[Bm] [Em]
So to tell the truth, baby, I can't give up.
You ain't the same, [D]
isn't so.
It isn't so.
Say [Gm] it isn't so.
It isn't [A] so.
Ah.
[D] Say it ain't so.
It isn't [Bm] so.
Say [Gm] it isn't so.
It isn't [A] so.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
We like to be the strangers [C] at the party.
Whoever's in a shape.
[E]
Say.
You [A] like to move, the best of them you [Em] know.
Move so well.
[D]
You need someone to lean on.
I [Bm] know that there's an open door.
I know that there's a lot of people out there.
[Em]
If I made you, baby, baby, I want you even more.
[D] I don't mean to say.
It isn't [Bm] so.
Say [E] it isn't so.
It isn't [A] so.
[D] Say it isn't so.
It isn't so.
Say it [E] isn't so.
It isn't [A] so.
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh.
Don't say it, baby.
[A] No.
[G]
[A]
[Bm] [C] [G] [Em] [G]
[A] [B]
[E] [G] [D]
[A] [B]
[Em] [A] [C] [Em] [G]
[A] Oh.
[D] [A]
[G]
Oh.
[D] Oh.
Oh.
Don't say it, [Bm] baby.
Oh.
[Gm] [A]
Don't you know I won't.
[D] Say it.
Oh.
[Bm]
[E] [D] I know it.
It's so [Bm]
hard. Say it.
[E] So say it.
[A]
There must be some [D] other way.
Don't have [Bm] to.
Say it.
[E] Some other way.
Say it.
[Em] You don't [D] know how to say.
Say it.
[E] [A] Don't you know.
[D] Say it.
Oh.
Say it.
[E] Oh.
Say [A] it.
[D] [Bm]
[Gm] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[Gm] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[E]
[D] [Bm]
[A#] [A] [D]
[Bm]
[E] [D]
[Bm] [Gm]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [E]
Oh.
[A] [D]
[Em] [Bm] [G] [E]
[A]
[G] [E]
[A] [D] [Em] [A]
[Bm] [D]
[Gm] [D] [E]
[Bm] Oh.
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
E
2311
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
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To learn Daryl Hall & John Oates - (Live at The Troubadour) Say It Isnt So chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, Bm, Gm, A, D, E, D, E and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 59 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 118. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ You [F#m] humble man, oh, _ oh, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
oh, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ oh. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Say it.
[Em] _ _ _ _
Say it ain't so.
_ _ _ _ _ [E]
Say it ain't so.
Oh, [A] oh, oh, [Em] oh, oh.
Say it ain't so.
Say it ain't so.
_ _ [A] _
Say it isn't so painful to tell [Em] me that _ you're [C] dissatisfied.
_ _ [A]
Last time I asked you, I really got [Em] a little speechless.
I know that you lie.
_ _ [D] _
That wicked thing's been happening.
You see, [Bm] _
I'm going down.
_ _ _ [Em]
But when you play in a quiet way, the night didn't even last.
_ _ _ [E]
Say it.
Tell me what you [A] want, yeah, I'll do it, [Em] baby.
I promise right now.
_ _ [E]
Say it.
Who propped you [A] up when you were stopped from [Em] motivation?
Had you all the right.
_ _ [D] _
I'll never [F#m] _ _ _ decide [D] how to win, how to win goodbye.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em]
So to tell the truth, baby, I can't give up. _
_ _ _ You ain't the same, [D]
isn't so.
It isn't so.
_ Say [Gm] it isn't so.
It isn't [A] so.
_ Ah.
[D] Say it ain't so.
It isn't [Bm] so.
_ Say [Gm] it isn't so.
It isn't [A] so.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
We like to be the strangers [C] at the party.
Whoever's in a shape.
_ _ _ [E]
Say.
You [A] like to move, the best of them you [Em] know. _
_ Move so well.
_ _ [D]
You need someone to lean on.
I [Bm] know that there's an open door.
I know that there's a lot of people out there.
_ _ [Em] _
If I made you, baby, baby, I want you even more.
_ [D] I don't mean to say.
It isn't [Bm] so.
_ Say [E] it isn't so.
It isn't [A] so.
_ _ [D] Say it isn't so.
It isn't so.
_ Say it [E] isn't so.
It isn't [A] so.
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh.
Don't say it, baby.
[A] No. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Oh.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Oh.
_ _ _ _ Oh.
Don't say it, [Bm] baby.
_ Oh.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A]
Don't you know I won't.
[D] Say it.
Oh.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] I know it.
_ _ _ _ It's so [Bm]
hard. Say it.
_ [E] So say it.
[A]
There must be some [D] other way.
_ Don't have [Bm] to.
Say it.
[E] Some other way.
Say it.
[Em] You don't [D] know how to say.
Say it. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] Don't you know.
_ [D] Say it.
Oh.
Say it.
[E] Oh.
Say [A] it. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E]
Oh.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] Oh. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Daryl Hall.

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