Tell Me That It Isn't True Words and music Bob Dylan Released on Nashville Skyline (1969) Tabbed by Eyolf ?strem Capo 3rd fret (sounding key F major) The G/b in the last line of the verses does contain a Bm somewhere (which actually turns it into a Gmaj7 of some sort) D Dsus4 : . . . . . . . ||-(2)------2-2---2-|-3---2---3---2---|| ||*(3)----------3---|----------------*|| ||-(2)--------------|-----------------|| ||--0---------------|-----------------|| ||*-----------------|----------------*|| ||------------------|-----------------|| D A Em D I have heard rumors all over town, D A Em D They say that you're planning to put me down. G F#m A All I would like you to do, G/b Em D Is tell me that it isn't true. They say that you've been seen with some other man, That he's tall, dark and handsome, and you're holding his hand. Darlin', I'm a-countin' on you, Tell me that it isn't true. G F#m Em D To know that some other man is holdin' you tight, F# Bm Em F#m Em It hurts me all over, it doesn't seem right. All of those awful things that I have heard, I don't want to believe them, all I want is your word. So darlin', you better come through, Tell me that it isn't true. [instrumental break] All of these awful things that I have heard, I don't want to believe them, all I want is your word. So darlin', I'm countin' on you, Tell me that it isn't true. F# Bm Em F#m [three suggestions for the ending:] D/g G6 D D G6 D : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-0----------------|-----------------|2h4-2--------------|| |/4-2-0-2---0-----|---4-2-/4---------|-4-2-0-2---0-0---|------2-h4---------|| |-------------2---|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| or: D/g G6 D D G6 D : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . |-2-0---0---------|-3-2-0-2----------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-3---3-0---3-0---|-------3----------|-------0---------|-------------------|| |-0-----0---------|-4-2-0-2----------|-2-----0---------|-2h4-2-------------|| |-----------------|-------0----------|-4-2-0-2---0-----|-------2-h4--------|| |-----------------|------------------|-------------2---|-------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| This is actually played on a guitar capoed on the 1st fret, something like: : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-(0)---------------|| |-----------------|-0-0-0--0---------|-----------------|--------(0)--------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|4h6-4--------------|| |/6-4-2-4---2-----|-7-6-4-h6---------|-----------------|------4-h6---------|| |-------------4---|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-4-2-0-2---0-0---|-------------------||