Chords for Murray Head - Say It Ain't So, Joe 1976
Tempo:
145.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
Em
C
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[G] [Am]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[D] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
[Em] That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [C] ain't I got a right [G] to know?
[D] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
[Em] I'm sure they're telling us lies, Joe, [C] please, tell us it [G] ain't so
They [D] told us that our hero, they [Bm] played his trump card
[Am] He doesn't know how to go on
[Em] They're clinging to his charm and the diamond spot
[C] But the good old [G] days are gone
[D]
[Am]
[F#] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] The image and the image may be falling apart
[Am] From all they have stolen scares
[E] One [Em] man's words held the country together
But [C] the truth is [G] getting fierce
[D]
[Am]
[E] [Em]
[C] [G]
[Bm]
[F#m] So
[Em]
[C]
[Am]
[Em]
go [C] look up and shout it [Am] out,
[Em]
[C]
[Am]
[Em]
[C]
[Am]
[E] Joe
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m]
[D] I got a right to [A] know
[E] So they've got the leader, has said his trump card
[Bm] He doesn't know [F#m] how, they're clinging to his charm
But the diamond spot, [D] the good old days [A] are gone
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] I've been wrong, Joe, [D] and they're ruining [A] our show
[E] The image and the image may be falling apart
[Bm] From all they have stolen scares
[F#m] One man's words held the country together
[D] But the truth is getting [A]
fierce
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say
[F#m] it ain't so
That's not what I want out here, Joe
[D] And I got a right [A] to know
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] I'm sure they're telling us, Joe, [D] please, tell us it [A]
[E] ain't so
[Bm]
[F#m]
[G] [Am]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[D] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
[Em] That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [C] ain't I got a right [G] to know?
[D] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
[Em] I'm sure they're telling us lies, Joe, [C] please, tell us it [G] ain't so
They [D] told us that our hero, they [Bm] played his trump card
[Am] He doesn't know how to go on
[Em] They're clinging to his charm and the diamond spot
[C] But the good old [G] days are gone
[D]
[Am]
[F#] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] The image and the image may be falling apart
[Am] From all they have stolen scares
[E] One [Em] man's words held the country together
But [C] the truth is [G] getting fierce
[D]
[Am]
[E] [Em]
[C] [G]
[Bm]
[F#m] So
[Em]
[C]
[Am]
[Em]
go [C] look up and shout it [Am] out,
[Em]
[C]
[Am]
[Em]
[C]
[Am]
[E] Joe
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m]
[D] I got a right to [A] know
[E] So they've got the leader, has said his trump card
[Bm] He doesn't know [F#m] how, they're clinging to his charm
But the diamond spot, [D] the good old days [A] are gone
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] I've been wrong, Joe, [D] and they're ruining [A] our show
[E] The image and the image may be falling apart
[Bm] From all they have stolen scares
[F#m] One man's words held the country together
[D] But the truth is getting [A]
fierce
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say
[F#m] it ain't so
That's not what I want out here, Joe
[D] And I got a right [A] to know
[E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
[F#m] I'm sure they're telling us, Joe, [D] please, tell us it [A]
[E] ain't so
[Bm]
[F#m]
Key:
D
Am
Em
C
Bm
D
Am
Em
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, _ say it ain't so
_ [Em] That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [C] ain't I got a right [G] to know?
_ _ [D] _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
_ _ [Em] _ I'm sure they're telling us lies, Joe, [C] please, tell us it [G] ain't so
_ They [D] told us that our hero, they [Bm] played his trump card
[Am] He doesn't know how to go on
_ [Em] They're clinging to his charm and the diamond spot
[C] But the good old [G] days are _ _ gone
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] The image and the image may be falling apart
[Am] From all they have stolen scares _
_ [E] One [Em] man's words held the country together
But [C] the truth is [G] getting _ fierce
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] So _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
go [C] look up and _ _ _ _ shout it [Am] out, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Joe
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say _ it ain't so
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ I got a right to [A] know
_ [E] So they've got the leader, has said his trump card
[Bm] He doesn't know _ _ _ _ [F#m] how, they're clinging to his charm
But the diamond spot, [D] _ the good old days [A] are gone
_ [E] _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't _ so
[F#m] _ _ I've been wrong, _ Joe, [D] and they're ruining [A] our show
_ [E] The image and the image may be falling apart
[Bm] From all they have stolen scares
_ _ [F#m] _ One man's words held the country together
[D] But the truth is getting [A] _ _
fierce
[E] _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ it ain't so
That's not what I want out here, Joe
[D] And I got a right [A] to know _
_ _ [E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
_ [F#m] _ _ I'm sure they're telling us, Joe, [D] please, tell us it [A] _ _
_ _ [E] ain't so _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, _ say it ain't so
_ [Em] That's not what I wanna hear, Joe, [C] ain't I got a right [G] to know?
_ _ [D] _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Am] please, say it ain't so
_ _ [Em] _ I'm sure they're telling us lies, Joe, [C] please, tell us it [G] ain't so
_ They [D] told us that our hero, they [Bm] played his trump card
[Am] He doesn't know how to go on
_ [Em] They're clinging to his charm and the diamond spot
[C] But the good old [G] days are _ _ gone
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] The image and the image may be falling apart
[Am] From all they have stolen scares _
_ [E] One [Em] man's words held the country together
But [C] the truth is [G] getting _ fierce
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] So _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
go [C] look up and _ _ _ _ shout it [Am] out, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Joe
Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say _ it ain't so
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ I got a right to [A] know
_ [E] So they've got the leader, has said his trump card
[Bm] He doesn't know _ _ _ _ [F#m] how, they're clinging to his charm
But the diamond spot, [D] _ the good old days [A] are gone
_ [E] _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't _ so
[F#m] _ _ I've been wrong, _ Joe, [D] and they're ruining [A] our show
_ [E] The image and the image may be falling apart
[Bm] From all they have stolen scares
_ _ [F#m] _ One man's words held the country together
[D] But the truth is getting [A] _ _
fierce
[E] _ Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ it ain't so
That's not what I want out here, Joe
[D] And I got a right [A] to know _
_ _ [E] Say it ain't so, Joe, [Bm] please, say it ain't so
_ [F#m] _ _ I'm sure they're telling us, Joe, [D] please, tell us it [A] _ _
_ _ [E] ain't so _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _