"Live to Tell" - Originally written by Patrick Leonard - Lyrics by Madonna Tabbed by Nellie Wilson (xnelliewilsonx@gmail.com) CAPO: 5th Fret All chords are relative to the capos position Asus2 = x02200 Esus4 = xxxx57 Csus4 = xxxx13 G2 = xxx43x Fsus2 = 133010 Dm7 = xx0230 G9 = 32000x Asus2(G) = 302200 INTRO: Asus2 Esus4 Csus4 G2 Fsus2 (2X) E-----0~---|-----7~~--|-----3~~--|----------|-------------| B-----0~---|-----5~~--|-----1~~--|----3~~---|----1~~------| G-----2~---|----------|----------|----4~~---|----0~~------| D-----2~---|----------|----------|----------|----3~~------| A-----0~---|----------|----------|----------|----3~~------| E----------|----------|----------|----------|----1~~------| Riff: E------------------------| E------------------------| B------------------------| B--1-----1-1-----1-3-1---| G------------------------| or G----2-0-----2-0---------| D------------------0-----| D------------------------| A--3-0---3-3-0---3---3---| A------------------------| E------3-------3---------| E------------------------| Verse 1: Am/G C/Dm7 C G I have a tale to tell Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well I was not ready for the fall Too blind to see the writing on the wall Chorus 1: Fsus2 C A man can tell a thousand lies Fsus2 Em I've learned my lesson well Em7 Fsus2 C Am (F) G Hope I live to tell The secret I have learned, 'till then Am Asus2 G9 F Fsus2 It will burn inside of me Coda: Asus2 Esus4 Csus4 G2 Fsus2 Verse 2: Am/G C/Dm7 C G I know where beauty lives I've seen it once, I know the warm she gives The light that you could never see It shines inside, you can't take that from me Chorus 1: Fsus2 C A man can tell a thousand lies Fsus2 Em I've learned my lesson well Em7 Fsus2 C Am (F) G Hope I live to tell The secret I have learned, 'till then Am Asus2 G9 F Fsus2 It will burn inside of me Coda: Asus2 Esus4 Csus4 G2 Fsus2 Chorus 2: Fsus2 C The truth is never far behind Fsus2 Em You kept it hidden well Em7 Fsus2 C Am (F) G If I live to tell The secret I knew then Will I Am G9 F Fsus2 ever have the chance again Coda: Asus2 Esus4 Csus4 G2 Fsus2 Bridge: F G Asus2 Asus2(G) I ran away, I'd never have the strength - To go very far F G Asus2 F How would they hear the beating of my heart F G Asus2 Asus2(G) Will it grow cold, the secret that I hide, will I grow old F G9 Am How will they hear, When will they learn, How will they know Am/G C/Dm7 C G Chorus 1: Fsus2 C A man can tell a thousand lies Fsus2 Em I've learned my lesson well Em7 Fsus2 C Am (F) G Hope I live to tell The secret I have learned, 'till then Am Asus2 G9 F Fsus2 It will burn inside of me Chorus 2: Fsus2 C The truth is never far behind Fsus2 Em You kept it hidden well Em7 Fsus2 C Am (F) G If I live to tell The secret I knew then Will I Am G9 F Fsus2 ever have the chance again ** This version is streamlined for the acoustic guitar and is not supposed to be entirely correct with what is heard on the album.