...SAY IT AIN'T SO... by Murray Head
---------------------...............

*from 'Say It Ain't So' (1975)*


Intro:

D  Am, Em  C  G

Verse 1:

D
 Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Am
 Say it ain't so,
Em
 That's not what I wanna hear Joe,
        C              G
Ain't I got a right to know?

D
 Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Am
 Say it ain't so,
Em
 I'm sure they're,
Telling us lies Joe,
       C                G
Please tell us it ain't so.

Verse 2:

     D
They told us that our hero,
Has played his trump card;
   Am
He doesn't know how to go on,
      Em
We're clinging to his charm,
And determined smile,
        C                  G
But the good ol' days have gone.

Interlude:

D  Am, Em  C  G

Verse 3:

    D
The image and the Empire,
May be falling apart,
                     Am
The money has gotten scarce,
Em
 One man's word,
Held the country together,
        C                G
But the truth is getting fierce.

D
 Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Am
 Say it ain't so,
Em
 We pinned our hopes on you Joe,
            C           G
And they're ruining our show.

Interlude:

D  Am, Em  C  G

Break:

Bm7  F#m
 Ooh babies,
          Em
Don't you think;
                A
We're gonna get burned?

Bm7  F#m
 Ooh babies,
          Em
Don't you think;
                Am
We're gonna get burned?
                C
We're gonna get turned,
                Am
We're gonna get learned,
                     C
Yes, we're gonna get turned.

C                Am
 We're gonna get burned
                C
We're gonna get learned,
                     Am
Yes, we're gonna get burned.
                C
We're gonna get burned,
                Am
We're gonna get learned,
                     C
Yes, we're gonna get turned,
                Am
We're gonna get burned.

*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 4:

E
 Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Bm
 Say it ain't so,
F#m
 That's not what I wanna hear Joe,
        D              A
Ain't I got a right to know?

E
 Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Bm
 Say it ain't so,
F#m
 I'm sure they're,
Telling us lies Joe,
       D                A
Please tell us it ain't so.

Verse 5:

     E
They told us that our hero,
Has played his trump card;
   Bm
He doesn't know how to go on,
      F#m
We're clinging to his charm,
And determined smile,
        D                  A
But the good ol' days have gone.

E
 Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Bm
 Say it ain't so,
F#m
 We pinned our hopes on you Joe,
            D           A
And they're ruining our show.

Verse 6:

    E
The image and the Empire,
May be falling apart,
                     Bm
The money has gotten scarce,
F#m
 One man's word,
Held the country together,
        D                A
But the truth is getting fierce.

E
 Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Bm
 Say it ain't so,
F#m
 That's not what I wanna hear Joe,
        D              A
Ain't I got a right to know?

E
 Say it ain't so Joe, please,
Bm
 Say it ain't so,
F#m
 I'm sure they're,
Telling us lies Joe,
       D                A
Please tell us it ain't so.

Outro:

E  Bm, F#m  D  A

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   D       Am      Em      C       G

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  x02210  022000  x32010  320003

   Bm7     F#m     A       E       Bm

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x24232  244222  x02220  022100  x24432


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)