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TELL THE TRUTH – Derek and the Dominos
(Clapton/Whitlock)
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs [1970]
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Tabbed by: varannion
Email: dm_hughes1@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Slide guitar solos (not included here) in open E tuning (E B E Ab B E)
Intro
Uh! Choo!
E7#9
e|-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------8--------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------7--------------|
D|---------2--2-------2--2-------|---------6--------------|
A|----2h4--------4p2--------4p2--|---------7--------------|
E|-------------------------------|--0---------------------|
Ow!
G Ab A
e|-------------------------------|---------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------------|--------------------|
D|---------2--2-------2--2-------|---------------|--2----4----2----4--|
A|----2h4--------4p2--------4p2--|---------------|--0----0----0----0--|
E|-------------------------------|--0------3--4--|--------------------|
Tell me who’s been foolin’ you
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----2----4----2----4--|--2----4----2----4--|--2----4----2----4--|
A|----0----0----0----0--|--0----0----0----0--|--0----0----0----0--|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E7
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----2----4----2----4--|--2----4----2----4--|--2----4----2----4--|
E|----0----0----0----0--|--0----0----0----0--|--0----0----0----0--|
Tell the truth
A
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--2----4----2----4--|--2----4----2----4--|
A|----2----4----2----4--|--0----0----0----0--|--0----0----0----0--|
E|----0----0----0----0--|--------------------|--------------------|
Now who’s been foolin’ you hoo hoo?
B
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----2----4----2----4--|--2----4----2----4--|--4----6----4----6--|
A|----0----0----0----0--|--0----0----0----0--|--2----2----2----2--|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----4----6----4----6--|--4----6----4----6--|--4----6----4----6--|
A|----2----2----2----2--|--2----2----2----2--|--2----2----2----2--|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Verse 1
A7 E7
Yeah, you sit there lookin’ so cool
A7 E7
While the whole show is passin’ you by
A7 E7 G
Better come to terms with your fellow man soon, ‘cause
D
The whole world is shakin’ now
E B E B E B G
Can you feel it?
D
A new dawn is breakin’ now
B7
Can you see it?
Chorus
A
Tell the truth
E7
Tell me who’s been foolin’ you?
A
Tell the truth
B7
Now who’s been foolin’ who?
Verse 2
A7 E7
It doesn’t matter just who you are
A7 E7
Or where you’re goin’ or been
A7 E7 G
Open your eyes and look into your heart, Lord
D
The whole world is shakin’ now
E B E B E B G
Can’t you feel it?
D
A new dawn is breakin’ now
B7
Can’t you see it?
I said see it, yeah
Can’t you see it?
Can’t you see it, yeah?
Can’t you see it?
I can see it, yeah
C C# G# A Bb B7
Slide guitar solo
Chorus
A
Tell the truth
E7
Tell me who’s been foolin’ you?
A
Tell the truth
B7
Now who’s been foolin’ who?
Verse 3
A7 E7
Hear what I say, ‘cause every word is true
A7 E7
You know I wouldn’t tell you no lies
A7 E7 G
Your time is comin’, gonna be soon, boy
D
The whole world is shakin’ now
E B E B E B G
Can’t you feel it?
D
A new dawn is breakin’ now
B7
Can’t you see it?
I said see it, yeah
Can’t you see it?
Can’t you see it, yeah?
Can’t you see it?
I said see it, yeah
Can’t you see it?
I said see it, yeah
Can’t you see it?
I said see it, yeah
Can’t you see it?
I said see it, yeah
B7 G
Slide guitar solo
Outro
D
The whole world is shakin’ now
E B E B E B G
Can’t you feel it?
D
A new dawn is breakin’ now
B7
Can’t you see it?
I said see it, yeah
Can’t you see it?
Can’t you see it, yeah?
Can’t you see it?
Can’t you see it, yeah
Can’t you see it?
Can’t you see it, yeah
Can’t you see it?
Can’t you see it, yeah
Can’t you see it?
Can’t you see it, yeah
B7
Slide guitar solo
G D
E B E B E B G
D
E bss
e|----0-----------------|------------------|------------------------0---|
B|----0-----------------|------------------|------------------------0---|
G|----1-----------------|------------------|------------------------1---|
D|----2--(2)------------|--2----------3/5--|--2--0----------------------|
A|----2—-(2)------------|--2---------------|--------4--2--0-------------|
E|----0—-(0)------------|--0---------------|-----------------3--0—-(0)--|
====================================================================== 03 April 2010
